Elliot Walker is the CEO and Founder of The Massage Company which launched in Camberley, UK in March 2016.

After University in my quest to play professional rugby in Australia and as the massage therapy course I wanted to complete was full, my career started out as a Personal Trainer working daily on the beaches and hills around the capital Sydney.

On returning to London I stayed in Health & Wellbeing where I was lucky to work with 2 incredible brands. As the European Director for Skin Doctors a targeted problem-solving skincare brand I launched the brand into 30 European countries and honed my product and direct marketing skills. As owner and Managing Director for the retail and spa brand Murad I built a company that was responsible for supporting and training over 500 spa’s and retail outlets across the UK and Ireland. This included: the major department stores Harrods, John Lewis & Fenwicks; as well as retailers and independent spas and spa groups. This business was eventually bought by the global giant Unilever.

Following the sale, I left Murad to setup, with Charlie Thompson, the first Membership Based Massage Business with the express vision to franchise this business across the UK and internationally.

We are building a strong team and my focus is Franchising, Property Search and Internal Fitout of new TMC centres. Charlie (Managing Director & Founder) is responsible for the Operational side of the business.

We have successfully launched in the UK with centres open, franchisees performing ahead of budget and many thousands of customers now receiving regular massage. New concepts infrequently come to market and I am very grateful to be part of a team that is delivering success and allowing franchisees with the right business skills, personality traits and financial capital to enter into one of the fastest growing categories in the world. Spa, health and wellness is huge – India is the 10th largest market worldwide and we are very happy to be expanding across the globe with India our first international market.