182. Why the Best Spa Directors Struggle as Consultants

The Wellness in Hospitality Podcast · Oct 11, 2026 · 35m

I had the expertise and I also had clients. Yet my best year as a consultant still paid less than my old job as a global head of wellness.

If you've reached the top of your game and can't understand why consulting isn't paying off, this episode is for you.

I set up my consultancy in 2008, sure I'd be a brilliant consultant. I'd worked with the best brands, opened the grandest spas and been promoted all the way to global head.

Oh boy, how wrong was I.

Twice, I was forced to crawl back into full-time employment: once for two years, the next for one. For five or six years, I even taught English…