Press Release:
RelaxAmerica Massage
featured in the July 2007 issue
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(http://www.massagemag.com)
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MT Takes Outcalls on the Road – MASSAGE Magazine July
2007
Monique Scuderi, a massage therapist in Montclair Virginia,
is driving her practice to success-literally.
In one week, Scuderi decided to change her career path (she was an office
manager for 7 years), enroll in massage school and purchase a 35-foot
recreational vehicle (RV) with the words "Stress Relief" pained across its
sides. Why such a purchase? Because 28-year-old Scuderi wanted to
tap into a market know as mobile massage, bringing massage and massage therapy
techniques directly to her clients' front doors.
"I had always received massage in a spa-type atmosphere before I decided to do
massage therapy," she says. "The reason I couldn't get a massage so often
was because of that time constraint, and I wanted to provide a solution for
people in my situation. "
After graduating from massage school in December 2006-and giving birth two weeks
later-Scuderi and her husband, Chris, renovated the RV and prepared for the
launch of her business RelaxAmerica Massage, in April.
Since then, her RV has attracted attention from people in parking lots,
neighborhoods, hotels, and in cars, who will simply pick up their cell phones
and inquire about the business. Scuderi even had one client schedule an
appointment in a parking lot, after seeing the vehicle on her way home from a
stressful day at work. Clients can also schedule appointments online at
www.relaxamericamassage.com.
Scuderi travels 20 minutes away from her home from individual clients, and up to
an hour away for corporate or group events. She provides Swedish, Ashiatsu,
pregnancy, geriatric and sports massage.
Therapists interested in working from a similar mobile
setting should "go after it with all their passion," Scuderi says. "Know
that it is possible female practitioners can drive 35-foot vehicles and achieve
their vision of running a practice from an RV."
-Jennifer Whalen
MASSAGE Magazine July 2007
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