Beauty Meets Business For Owner Of Woodhouse Spa In Red Bank

RED BANK, NJ — Woodhouse Spa in Red Bank now has a new owner - Jen Clarke, already an owner of multiple businesses who has a definite philosophy about beauty.

"As a Black woman, I understand the challenges that women of color face in finding spaces that prioritize self-care and provide a life that is full of ease and joy," she said in a news statement about the business.

Clarke is an experienced business owner, running multiple franchises. including a Jersey Mike's, and now Woodhouse Spa, growing her real estate portfolio, her publicist says. You can learn more about the Red Bank spa services here.

For her latest venture, she chose a spa as part of her philosophy of life well-lived:

"I wanted to help change the narrative that softness is weakness and to embrace the idea that it takes strength to intentionally design a life that is full of love, care and ease," she said.

Clarke, who says her MBA is in finance and economics and who is a former vice president at Goldman Sachs, knows a thing or two about how to design your own future.

Her business interests are wide-ranging: Clarke owns a Jersey Mike's franchise in Newark, Delaware; two coin-operated laundromats (one in Jersey City, the other in Palisades); and now the Red Bank spa.

Clarke, a resident of Cresskill in Bergen County, is also a Realtor who negotiates her own commercial real estate deals, her news release says.

"I own two commercial properties and three residential properties," she added.

She now chose to go into the wellness business "because I wanted to provide a tranquil space where women can focus on self-love and self-care," she said.

Woodhouse Spa is at 73 Broad St. in Red Bank, and is part of a franchise with multiple locations, including sites in Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and Los Angeles, the publicist for Clarke said.

She said her plans for the spa include "some renovations and will include a sauna and a salt room."

“I want to be able to give my customers a place to find solitude and rejuvenation. I look forward to delivering an experience that meets the needs of every person who visits us,” says Clarke of the franchise.

The franchise was founded in Victoria, Texas in 2001 and now has 65 spas across the country. And it has a corporate philosophy to help customers continue their self-care at home, Clarke said.

"True renewal doesn't stop when your experience ends. At Woodhouse Spa, we curate and customize each luxurious treatment in-house to deliver the exact mood you desire, now and long after you leave," Clarke says.

For more information, visit www.woodhousespas.com.

Editor's Note: This is a corrected version of the original Patch story.