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Justin Steed joined Georgia Spa Company\r\nin September of 2022 as a delivery crew team member. Justin has already delivered many\r\nhot tubs, swim spas and saunas to customers, and he has been a great addition to the team. Why do\r\nyou like working for Georgia Spa Company? What\r\nwas your first job? Where\r\ndo you like to vacation? If you\r\nhad to eat one meal, every day for the rest of your life, what would it be? How do\r\nyou prefer to spend your time off? What\r\nare three things you have left on your bucket list? What is\r\na TV show you like to re-watch a lot? What is\r\nyour favorite sport? What is\r\nyour hidden talent? What is\r\nyour favorite movie? What is\r\nsomething you would tell your 13 year old self? Do you\r\nhave any pets? If so, tell us about them. What is\r\nyour favorite memory with Georgia Spa Company? What's\r\nyour favorite Hot Tub and why? On\r\nSunday, February 5, 2023, Georgia Spa Company held its annual company-wide\r\ncelebration and awards dinner at The Georgia Club in Statham. President Mark\r\nStevens, Executive Vice President Josh Kemerling, and General Manager Adam Eubanks\r\nthanked all of Georgia Spa's employees for their efforts and dedication to\r\nGeorgia Spa and presented awards in recognition of 2022 achievements.<\/span> <\/p>\r\n\r\n The\r\ncelebration also included a Casino Night, raffles, great food, a DJ and dancing.\r\nBe sure to check out the photo gallery of the celebration on Facebook!<\/strong><\/a> To our team, you're absolutely the best and we\r\nappreciate all that you do in helping our customers Bring Relaxation Home!<\/span><\/span> Here\r\nare the 2022 Georgia Spa Company award winners as voted on by their fellow\r\nemployees: Additionally, Georgia Spa Company acknowledged\r\nsales and time of service milestones at the celebration dinner: Photos taken by Alexis Peel Photography<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>","grid-image":"https:\/\/transform.octanecdn.com\/crop\/1200x675\/https:\/\/octanecdn.com\/georgiaspacompanycom\/georgiaspacompanycom_338035605.jpg","grid-alt":"Georgia Spa Company 2022 Staff Award Winners"},"published":"yes","publishdate":"2023-02-16 09:26:00","year":"2023","categories":[{"id":"443169","title":"Georgia Spa News","url":"blog\/category\/georgia-spa-news"},{"id":"443168","title":"Featured","url":"blog\/category\/featured"}],"authors":[],"filters":{"years":["2023"],"categories":["blog\/category\/georgia-spa-news","blog\/category\/featured"]}},{"id":"640012","pagetitle":"Gives Back: Canopy Life International","url":"\/blog\/gives-back-canopy-life-international","pagedata":{"preview-image":{"imagefile":"georgiaspacompanycom_938182964.jpg","alt":"Canopy Life International Academy"},"hero-image":{"imagefile":"georgiaspacompanycom_816176891.jpg","alt":"Canopy Life International Academy"},"excerpt":null,"content":" The Georgia Spa Gives Back program<\/strong><\/a><\/span> has selected Canopy Life International<\/strong><\/a> to be its recipient for the first quarter of 2023. A portion of Georgia Spa's proceeds from January to March will help support Canopy Life. <\/p>\r\n\r\n About Canopy Life International: Millions of children in rural Kenya struggle without a clear path to abundance. Through <\/span>Canopy Life International, they can achieve a thriving life where they can provide for the people they love. Canopy Life International gives students... <\/p>\r\n\r\n ...to solve start businesses, and create innovative solutions to lead their families and communities out of poverty. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Paul Rice has been named Chief Financial Officer at Georgia\r\nSpa Company.<\/p>\r\n\r\n As Georgia Spa continues to grow, Rice fills a vital and new\r\nrole with a wealth of financial experience having previously served over 20\r\nyears in the banking industry in Winder, Georgia, as Senior Vice President at\r\nFirst American Bank and Trust, Vice President of Verity Bank, and the First\r\nVice President of The Peoples Bank.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \"We feel Paul and his background will bring a unique\r\nperspective,\" said Georgia Spa Company President Mark Stevens. \"Paul's\r\nfinancial and banking experience will help Georgia Spa Company understand and\r\nprepare for growth and financial challenges in the coming years. Paul will\r\nhelp us better manage our cash flow and better position our company in the wellness\r\nmarket.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n \"With over 20 years in the financial industry, I am excited\r\nto have Paul joining the team at Georgia Spa Company,\" added Executive\r\nVice President Josh Kemerling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Rice earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and\r\nCriminal Justice in 1995 from Piedmont College, where he was member of the\r\nmen's basketball team. In 2009, he graduated from The Graduate School of\r\nBanking at Louisiana State University.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Rice and his wife, Laura, of 26 years have two daughters,\r\nErin and Madison. In his free time, Rice enjoys golf, water skiing, hunting and\r\nspending time with his family. Why did\r\nyou decide to work for Georgia Spa Company? What\r\nwas your first job? Where\r\ndo you like to vacation? If you\r\nhad to eat one meal, every day for the rest of your life, what would it be? How do\r\nyou prefer to spend your time off? What\r\nare three things you have left on your bucket list? What is\r\na TV show you like to re-watch a lot? What is\r\nyour favorite sport? What is\r\nyour hidden talent? What is\r\nyour favorite movie? What is\r\nthe best advice you've ever gotten? What is\r\nsomething you would tell your 13 year old self? What is\r\nyour favorite quote? ''The art challenges the technology and the\r\ntechnology inspires the art,'' - John Lasseter Do you\r\nhave any pets? A year later in 2020, I was leaving work and\r\ndue to the rain I decided to take a different way home. As I was driving I\r\nheard a loud crying and saw a kitten in the middle of the road. I jumped out of\r\nmy car and grabbed him. We took him to the vet, where they lost him, and two\r\nweeks later, we found him again and brought him home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n What is\r\nyour favorite memory with Georgia Spa Company? What's\r\nyour favorite hot tub? Tiffany Pritchett joined <\/span>Georgia Spa Company in November of 2021 as a sales clerk in our Buford\r\nshowroom. Tiffany enjoys learning new things that she can apply\r\nto day-to-day work. She works well on helping customers with all of their Big Green Egg<\/strong><\/a> and Bull Outdoor Kitchen<\/strong><\/a> needs as well as water care for our hot tub and swim spa customers. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n Why did\r\nyou decide to work for Georgia Spa Company? What is\r\nyour favorite memory with Georgia Spa Company?
<\/span><\/strong>They are good people to work with. I find my\r\nteam makes the work day that much more enjoyable, and my coworkers are great.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>My first job was with Ace Hardware. It was a\r\ngreat first job for me. I got to do a little bit of everything and learned a\r\nlot on the job.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>I just like to travel in general, I prefer to\r\nget far away from my day-to-day scenery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Pasta, absolutely any kind of pasta will\r\nsatisfy me for the rest of my life. It is a very filling dish and the carbs\r\ngive me the energy I need to successfully make it through the day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Car shows! I have enjoyed attending car shows\r\nas long as I can remember. I work on them in my spare time as well. I like to\r\nfind good deals, fix them up and paint them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>I only have two things on my bucket list and I\r\nintend on completing them. The first one, don't die, simple enough and the\r\nsecond, retire one day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Texas Metal is my go to show. It is a show\r\nabout Bill Carlton and his team working on cars and creating automotive\r\ndesigns.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>I am not a sports person, if car shows count\r\nas a sport, then that's my favorite sporting event to attend.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>It is not much of a hidden talent, but I can\r\npaint cars and I have been doing it for about 15-20 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Christine is my favorite movie. It's about a\r\ncar that comes alive and tries to attack everyone around it. Can you tell I\r\nhave a thing for automobiles yet?<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>I have two Frenchies and a little dog, however\r\nI only have two dogs. The other is my wife, Ashley, and our daughter, Emma's\r\ndog.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Every other Friday is definitely a good day\r\nwith Georgia Spa Company. I get my paycheck and who doesn't love that!<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>I don't have a particular tub in mind, but I am\r\na fan of the entire Hot Spring Spas<\/a> brand. Their tubs are great quality, look\r\nnice and some feature the <\/span>patented\r\nMoto-Massage<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>","grid-image":"https:\/\/transform.octanecdn.com\/crop\/1200x675\/https:\/\/octanecdn.com\/georgiaspacompanycom\/georgiaspacompanycom_528204416.jpg","grid-alt":"a man standing next to a large metal container"},"published":"yes","publishdate":"2023-02-21 08:12:00","year":"2023","categories":[{"id":"443170","title":"Employee Spotlight","url":"blog\/category\/employee-spotlight"},{"id":"443169","title":"Georgia Spa News","url":"blog\/category\/georgia-spa-news"}],"authors":[],"filters":{"years":["2023"],"categories":["blog\/category\/employee-spotlight","blog\/category\/georgia-spa-news"]}},{"id":"648916","pagetitle":"Georgia Spa Company 2022 Staff Awards","url":"\/blog\/georgia-spa-company-2022-staff-awards","pagedata":{"preview-image":{"imagefile":"georgiaspacompanycom_338035605.jpg","alt":"Georgia Spa Company 2022 Staff Award Winners"},"hero-image":{"imagefile":"georgiaspacompanycom_146691958.jpg","alt":"Georgia Spa Company 2022 Staff Award Winners"},"excerpt":null,"content":"
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\r\nTo our partners and vendors, we were excited to\r\nhave so many of you join us at this year's event. We appreciate all the support\r\nyou provide, so together we can work toward making wellness part of everyday\r\nlife for so many.<\/span><\/span>
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\r\nLastly, thank you to our customers for choosing\r\nus, and thank you for your understanding as we were closed for the day of\r\nrecognition.<\/span>
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<\/strong>Canopy Life Academy is a boarding school in Kenya, East Africa. It exists to serve vulnerable children and empower them to become Godly, innovative leaders who can end the cycle of poverty in their communities. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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<\/span><\/strong>The company invests a lot\r\ninto their employees and recognizes each individual for their strengths and abilities,\r\nwhich is not something you often see in large companies. The size of the\r\ncompany also allows me the opportunity to experience a broader marketing spectrum and learn more as I grow in my\r\ncareer field.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>I had a small part time job at a pottery\r\nstudio, but I would say my first real job was at Menchie's Frozen Yogurt. I\r\nworked as a mixologist at the Bethlehem, Georgia, location for the summer then I\r\ntransferred to the location near my college, where I became the store manager. I\r\ngot to travel and sit in on meetings with the CEO as well as discuss upcoming\r\nmarketing strategies with the marketing director, which I\r\nthought was really cool for a college student. That job also helped me land marketing\r\ninternships with Menchie's and King and Prince Seafood.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>I like to travel to new places. I like the\r\nidea of having no idea what's around the corner and just going for it. I prefer\r\ncool hiking spots especially ones with a beautiful view at the end. So I don't have one particular spot I like to travel, but if I had to pick a\r\nvacation destination, I would have to be Disney. I have so many memories there\r\nas a child having fun with my family.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Sushi! You can never\r\ngo wrong with sushi, either a roll or bowl with an iced chai to drink.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Depends, if it's a rainy day, I like to spend\r\ntime with my cats and either doodle or read a new book. If it's a nice day, I\r\nlike to go for a run and then spend my day walking my cats in their cat\r\nstroller.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>1. Jumping out of an airplane! I want to do\r\nthis because I am absolutely terrified of it.
2. Go through the police academy and serve a\r\nfew years as a reserve officer.
3. Open a business to help animals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>My current favorite is the new Netflix hit, Wednesday, but prior to that I always find myself going back to Jane the Virgin.\r\nI like movies and tv shows with a good genre mix and a lot of twists and turns\r\nwhich is probably why I enjoy both of the shows so much.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Competitive cheer is my absolute favorite\r\nsport. I did dance and gymnastics growing up and competitive cheer is the\r\nperfect blend of both. Some girls from high school and I started our high\r\nschools first competitions cheer team which is now a recognized sport at my\r\nhigh school.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>I wouldn't say it's hidden, but I can paint and\r\ndraw portraits to a certain degree. In my first year competing with my portraits,\r\nI got the lowest rank and the following year I took first place. Funny enough,\r\nI completely missed the awards presentation because I wanted food. I always pick food. I\r\nwent on to college to get a degree in art and now paint as a hobby.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Big Eyes, it's an art based movie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>''If you focus on the semi in the other lane,\r\nyou'll find yourself going towards it.'' I heard this quote in chapel back in\r\nhigh school, and I have never forgotten its message.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Don't stress the little things, you'll ruin\r\nthe moments and the memories.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/strong><\/span>I have two. ''Believe only half of what you see and\r\nnothing that you hear,'' - Edgar Allan Poe<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/strong><\/span>I have two cats I rescued. My oldest, Pumpkin,\r\nis an all black cat. I was leaving the Brunswick Theatre when my friend pointed\r\nout two kittens, and I made my\r\nfriend turn the car around. I saw an all black kitten, and I have always wanted\r\nan all black cat. Thanks to some leftover crackers in the car, we were able to\r\ncatch him. Unfortunately, his sibling got away from us. Pumpkin is what we call\r\na Covid-19 baby, which means he got so used to me being home that now he doesn't\r\nlike to be alone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>The 2022 employee appreciation rafting trip,\r\nwhen my whole boat flipped on its side and everyone except myself went into the\r\nwater.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>I am very short and like more compact spaces, so the Jetsetter<\/strong><\/a> is my top choice!<\/p>","grid-image":"https:\/\/transform.octanecdn.com\/crop\/1200x675\/https:\/\/octanecdn.com\/georgiaspacompanycom\/georgiaspacompanycom_596099301.jpg","grid-alt":"Emily Holman"},"published":"yes","publishdate":"2023-01-26 12:34:00","year":"2023","categories":[{"id":"443169","title":"Georgia Spa News","url":"blog\/category\/georgia-spa-news"},{"id":"443170","title":"Employee Spotlight","url":"blog\/category\/employee-spotlight"}],"authors":[],"filters":{"years":["2023"],"categories":["blog\/category\/georgia-spa-news","blog\/category\/employee-spotlight"]}},{"id":"630497","pagetitle":"Employee Spotlight: Tiffany Pritchett","url":"\/blog\/employee-spotlight-tiffany-pritchett","pagedata":{"preview-image":{"imagefile":"georgiaspacompanycom_488379506.jpg","alt":"Tiffany P."},"hero-image":{"imagefile":"georgiaspacompanycom_646221782.jpg","alt":"Tiffany P."},"excerpt":null,"content":"
<\/span><\/strong>I liked the sense of working together as a\r\nteam even on my first day. Everyone was so helpful and kind and I knew this\r\nwould be my new home for a long, long time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
<\/span><\/strong>Last year's company dinner! It was so cool to\r\nsee the whole Georgia Spa family in one place, having a good time and\r\ncelebrating with us!<\/p>\r\n\r\n