Elevate & Educate: Virtual Event Programming

Topic-focused, time-conscious, expert-led conversations.

Concluding each session with an energizing well-being practice. Tap into what’s timely and important. Elevate and Educate is your virtual pulse-check on the issues, ideas, and innovations shaping wellness in SoCal and beyond.

July 22, 2026 | 12PM - 1PM

featuring Mary Bemis

This Elevate & Educate session brings together industry leaders for an insightful panel exploring Insights, Innovation, and What’s Next in Spa & Wellness. Known for her deep perspective on the evolving spa landscape, Mary will guide a thoughtful conversation on emerging trends, shifting consumer expectations, and the ideas shaping the future of the industry. Attendees can expect a dynamic exchange of perspectives designed to spark inspiration, fresh thinking, and meaningful dialogue across the spa and wellness community.

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August 18, 2026 | 12PM - 1PM

featuring Julie Frumin, MA, LMFT

Featuring Julie Frumin, MA. LMFT and hosted by Kate Morrison of Ojai Valley Inn, this Elevate & Educate panel explores the growing conversation around skincare and beauty products for young teens and children.

Teens are absorbing anti-aging trends, cosmetic procedures, and complex routines through social media — often before they have the context to evaluate what they're seeing. Our industry has both the opportunity and the responsibility to offer something better.

This panel explores what age-appropriate teen wellness actually looks like, how to build services rooted in skin health over skin perfection, and how to speak to teens and parents in ways that build confidence rather than insecurity.

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September 8, 2026 | 12PM - 1PM

featuring Jeremy McCarthy

We are excited to welcome Jeremy McCarthy to our September Elevate & Educate session. As Founder & CEO of Leisure Alchemy, Jeremy has spent more than 30 years shaping luxury leisure and wellness experiences for leading hospitality brands including Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts and Mandarin Oriental. He is also the author of The Psychology of Spas & Wellbeing and a recognized leader in wellness innovation and positive leadership.

In our session titled “Building the Human / AI Interface,” Jeremy will explore how businesses can create meaningful synergy between human insight and AI-driven efficiency. The E&E will cover how to build a healthy relationship with AI, what should remain human-led, and how AI can help future-proof modern businesses.

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