News Observer Editor David Bracken spoke with Raleigh entrepreneur Chris Parks in article, "Spa Venture Opening Soon," about getting into the massage industry after being down on his luck in corporate America. Despite two layoffs, Parks held his head up and kept moving forward. The growing massage industry captured his attention, and he says “I went from tobacco to Twinkies. I was providing somethingthat people liked but it wasn't necessarily good for them. Now I'm in anindustry where I can provide something people really love and it has excellent health benefits." Click here to view the entire article.
Spa Venture Opening SoonBy: David Bracken
To understand how Chris Parks ended up on the verge of opening a Hand & Stone spa franchise in North Raleigh, you have to go back three years.
Parks, 40, had worked in sales and marketing for the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. for more than 16 years before he was laid off in the fall of 2008. He then went to work for Hostess Brands, calling on convenience stores and pitching the company's Twinkies, CupCakes and other products.Less than a year later, Parks, who lives in Apex, was laid off again.
Parks, 40, had worked in sales and marketing for the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. for more than 16 years before he was laid off in the fall of 2008. He then went to work for Hostess Brands, calling on convenience stores and pitching the company's Twinkies, CupCakes and other products.
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