Hand & Stone featured in Mission Viejo Patch

Hand & Stone was recently featured in Mission Viejo Patch entitled "Hand & Stone Massage Mission Viejo Tripled Staff in 7 Months." Reporter Peter Schelden spoke with Hand & Stone franchisee Shahira Raineri about how she has been able to grow her business so quickly with Hand & Stone. Shahira also discusses her entrepreneurial journey which has led to her becoming a Hand & Stone business owner in Mission Viejo and Tustin. She references tools like Yelp and the local city as resources to helping her grow. Click here to read the full article.

Hand & Stone Massage Mission Viejo Tripled Staff in 7 Months

By: Peter Schelden

When it opened its first California location in December in Mission Viejo, Hand and Stone had 12 employees. Owner Shahira Raineri says she has now tripled that number and is going strong.

"OK, we're going to move 3,000 miles—it sounds crazy now that I'm saying it—and we're going to put our spa in Mission Viejo."

That's Shahira Raineri, owner of Hand and Stone, describing her decision to move out West from New Jersey and start her first business.

Hand and Stone opened last December. Back then, the business had 12 employees. In seven months, the staff has tripled, and a new location has been opened in Tustin.

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