Retail Stars

  • Great Bay Spa & Sauna

    ByEditorial Staff

    When the founders of Great Bay Spas & Sauna approached Jamie Burson in late 2019 about buying the company, he was caught off guard. He’d been with the New England retailer since he was 20, working his way up from the warehouse to sales and management, and had always dreamed of owning the business. But when the opportunity came, it suddenly felt real.

  • Fiesta Pools & Spas

    ByEditorial Staff

    When Fiesta Pools & Spas opened in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1956, backyard pools were still a novelty, and the hot tub industry as we know it hadn’t even been born. Nearly 70 years later, the company has become a community fixture — a legacy Travis Hogan stepped into when he purchased Fiesta in 2004 at just 28 years old.

  • Cada Pools and Spas

    ByEditorial Staff

    Family has always been at the heart of Cada Pools and Spas. For brothers Tom and Brian Cada, carrying forward the business their father started has been as much about honoring tradition as it has been about adapting to change — and now the next generation is finding its place.

  • Wellness Shop

    ByMegan Kendrick

    In 2011, Jacuzzi Hot Tubs of Ontario was born.

    Now, 13 years and a pandemic later, Wasney’s business is undergoing another rebrand after more than a yearslong process. The Wellness Shop officially launched in February of 2022.