Sonal Uberoi | Commercial Sustainability, Impactful Hospitality and The ROI of Wellness
Sonal Uberoi is the founder of Spa Balance and the author of The Wellness Asset.
She hosts the Wellness in Hospitality podcast and has become the go-to expert for brands that want to integrate wellness into their DNA rather than just adding it to the amenities list.
Sonal has had a career full of juxtaposition.
A law degree. Joining Goldman Sachs. Hospitality consulting. Wellness.
And she’s had an international life; born in Kenya, educated in the UK, now living in Madrid.
All these experiences come to the fore in this conversation:
- The Goldman Sachs Mindset: How Sonal’s background in investment banking informs her approach to hospitality asset management.
- Commercial sustainability and why it’s crucial to be in tune with the numbers.
- Building a personal brand using social media, writing books, and creating evergreen assets.
- Impactful hospitality and indigenous wisdom. Timeless truths that we should all still be paying attention to.
- The importance of saying no and the power of grit and resilience.
This episode is packed with very specific tips and advice you can take for yourself and use in your business, whether wellness-orientated or not.
Sonal has had so many storied experiences and shared a fantastic amount of learnings she’s picked up along the way here.
I learnt lots, I’m sure you will too!
Podcast Timestamps
00:00 Sonal’s Journey: From Law to Wellness
04:57 Lessons from Goldman Sachs: Grit and Sustainability
10:02 The Intersection of Purpose and Profit
14:56 Mission-Driven Wellness: Reviving Traditions
19:55 Defining Wellness: Tools for Well-Being
25:07 Creating Unique Wellness Experiences
29:52 Marketing Wellness: Engaging the Consumer
34:56 Building Thought Leadership in Wellness
42:37 Building a Varied Content Ecosystem
46:03 The Journey of Writing a Book
51:45 Scaling a One-Person Operation
01:01:30 Overcoming Challenges in Entrepreneurship
01:18:40 Future Trends in Wellness and Hospitality
