Segerberg Spa Consulting, LLC is led by its founder, Jane Segerberg. Her commitment to excellence is the foundation of a distinquished, 30-year career of achievement and leadership in the inter-related disciplines of the wellness, hospitality and spa industries. With 18 years of Five-Star resort experience and 11 years in the spa design and consulting business, Jane is recognized as an eminent authority on spa operations and business strategies. As President of SSC, Jane directs all aspects of the firm’s consulting services including concept and facility design, operations and program development, staffing and training, marketing, facility openings and spa management.
Jane worked with Sea Island Company, Sea Island, Georgia for eight years before opening the Sea Island Spa and managing its operations for an additional ten years. Under her leadership and innovative programming and business acumen, Sea Island Spa was the first spa chosen by Travel & Leisure magazine as The Best Spa in North America, as well as receiving numerous other awards. Sea Island Spa remains on the Travel & Leisure lists of top resort spas.
As an esteemed consultant, Jane has provided design and operations expertise to a broad array of spa and resort projects, traveling extensively to spas worldwide and developing a broad knowledge and understanding of the international spa industry.
Jane recently served three elected terms as Chairman of the International Spa Association and continues to serve on the Past Chairman’s Council and the Leadership Development Task Force. She is the recipient of the prestigious ISPA Dedicated Contributor Award and is credited with the tremendous growth of ISPA. The largest spa industry trade association, ISPA has grown to be a global organization with over 3,200 members representing 86 countries. Members include spa owners, directors and service providers.
Jane was recently recognized by American Spa Magazine as one of four top spa consultants as voted by the magazine’s Professional’s Choice Awards in which readers–who are the top decision makers at resort and destination spas, day spas and medical spas–vote for their favorites in the industry. The Awards have become the standard for recognizing spa industry leaders.
As a highly sought-after consultant and lecturer, Jane has spoken internationally to various organizations and has been featured in radio, television and internet interviews including Fox TV, National Public Radio, and WebMD. As a leading authority on spa trends and programming, Jane has been widely quoted in key publications such as World Travel & Tourism Development, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Allure, American Spa, Businessweek.com,
ABC News.com, Resort & Recreation and Hotel Executive Magazine.
Jane holds a Bachelors degree in Health and Physical Education from Heidelberg University. She is certified by
The American College of Sports Medicine, Cooper Aerobics Research Institute, American Council on Exercise and has appeared in Who’s Who in American Women. She is also highly active in civic work on St. Simons Island, Georgia where she lives with her husband Eric. Jane is past president of the Board of Directors of the Brunswick, Georgia YWCA; past president of the Board of Directors of the Brunswick/Golden Isles Visitors Bureau; and twice chair of the American Cancer Society, Glynn County Unit gala benefit.