Workshop Structure

  • 2 Topics per Workshop

    A two-hour workshop featuring a webinar and roundtable discussions, with a Q&A session to ensure the topics meet your needs.

  • Templates

    Each topic includes a template or work instruction that supports learning to integrate these approaches into your business.

  • Business Community Group

    Gain access to our Business Community Group, a dedicated space for sharing knowledge, supporting each other's growth, exchanging best practices, and networking.

Business Start-up Simplified: The Conception Series

The Conception Series provides guidance and tools to support the concept to launch planning stages. Evolve your business concept, endless thoughts, and conversations into actionable plans. The Conception Series provides a structure that organizes and evaluates the feasibility of your business concept. The feasibility step is critical in providing an educated decision determining the fate and next step whether to Go, Rework, or No-Go. The Conception Series lays out an easy-to-follow approach to crystalizing your concept, establishing a basic business planning checklist, cultivating a relevant service menu structure, and developing a feasible financial forecast.

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Meet the Instructor

Lori Vargas, MBA, CMT, CPA

MBA, CPA, CMT, NCBTMB Educator, Health Coach

Lori Vargas, MBA, CPA, is the founder and CEO of 360 Wellness Education, a leading provider of accredited training for spa, beauty, and wellness professionals. With more than 20 years of hands-on experience in the spa industry, including founding multiple spas and a massage school, she has authored over 80 online modality courses and 40 procedural guidebooks, combining her expertise in body mechanics, business strategy, and client care. Before launching 360 Wellness Education, Lori spent 14 years in corporate strategy and business development with Fortune 50 companies. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and built her company on a model that emphasizes longevity and profitability for practitioners through the 360 Method™, which blends technique, self-care, and business fundamentals. Beyond her role as an entrepreneur and educator, Lori is also an international speaker, adjunct professor, health coach, author, Ironman triathlete, and proud mom.