My innovative venture is to have a Mom Spa called “Ma Spa” that is just for moms with small kids. The idea came to me after a friend of mine who is married with a couple small children complained about not being able to get to a spa like she used to be able to do and get in a little pampering to make herself feel like new. She said it was so hard just to schedule time for a spa visit because she always had two young kids in tow. The idea for the Ma Spa is that it allows moms to come in, drop their kids in the childcare section and then get their spa visit going. The childcare team watches the kids while mom gets the pampering she needs and deserves. No appointments, no wait times, just in and out and no problems.

This innovative idea will make money in communities where there are a lot of new families. It can be a subscription based model: so a mom would pay a monthly subscription fee or annual fee and then have a set number of visits or hours she can spend at the spa. It will have a positive impact on the community because it focuses on women and in particularly on new mothers who deserve a helping hand now and then but who often go neglected and overlooked. By focusing on new moms, a company like Ma Spa shows the community that mothers really matter a lot—because without them, let’s be honest, none of us would be here. So this is a way to make mom feel like every day is Mother’s Day.

This idea is a good match for me just because I love giving back to the community and this feels like a great way to do it. I could even start this as a non-profit and seek donations, grants, and endowments. The aim would be to promote the health and well-being of mothers by giving them the opportunity to take the mind of the kids for a couple of hours and get in a much needed spa treatment. Just thinking of how it would make my friend or even my own mom happy makes me want to do it, and that is why it is a good fit for me.