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100% owned and operated by women and dedicated to female empowerment, today, Amani Spas is the leading hospitality African Spa brand and creator of exceptional spa and wellness experiences in sought-after destinations across the continent.
It is a spa brand that is synonymous with innovation, African luxury and authenticity, in harmony with its natural surroundings, its holistic signature treatments, impeccable service and attention to detail.
From its beginning in 2006, it has been the proud winner of 12 prestigious International Spa Awards, and today, Amani has the largest Spa footprint on the African continent.
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Amani’s vision is to be the leading luxury global hospitality wellness brand and partner of choice; a company synonymous with spa innovation, creativity and extraordinary experiences which inspires a journey of self discovery for mind, body and soul, encouraging personal development and ‘wellness as way of life’.
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Our mission is to provide exceptional services to our guests, partners and clients, which reflects our uncompromising standards of excellence and dedication to their wellbeing.
We strive to create immense value for our guests, clients and partners, and place great emphasis on nurturing these relationships and alliances, through communication and earning their trust.
Utilising our holistic experience and expertise, we aim to deliver a customized approach, combining innovative design immersed with local cultures, a sound financial and operational model and memorable guest experiences to provide an efficient and profitable business.
At Amani, we continue to build a company culture that encourages communication, positivity and empathy. Our caring attitude, combined with our professional and personal approach is intrinsic to the Amani brand, extending to our team of talent, partners and guests. We aim to empower our team to deliver consistent and impeccable wellness experiences, which inspire and delight our guests.
Ronleigh Gaddin
FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Ronleigh is an entrepreneur with 23 years’ experience throughout Africa in diverse industries in both business development and transformational roles, dedicated to female empowerment, skills development, entrepreneurship and job creation.
Ronleigh completed her Bachelor of Commerce, Legal Degree and began her career in corporate forensic investigations. In 2001, she joined Trans Africa Investments Holdings, an African entrepreneurial and Investment Company, as Managing Director. In 2004, the Company invested in Ivory Tree Game Lodge in the Pilanesberg, during which time, Ronleigh saw a gap in the market to provide Health & Beauty Spas in Game Lodges. Exercising visionary leadership, Ronleigh embraced this opportunity and in 2006, established the first Amani Safari Spa, which realised great value-add services, not only to the owners but to the Safari industry as a whole.
Over the past 13 years, Ronleigh has become a leading expert in the African spa industry with her extensive knowledge of all aspects of spa business development and operations. She is recognised for her innovation, ‘out the box’ thinking and identifying gaps in the industry.
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Our team is dedicated to the empowerment of young women, transformational training, skills development and job creation, and the conscious creation of powerful and result driven teams.
We have employed and trained thousands of women over the years who were never given the chance to be educated or developed personally, socially or financially.
The satisfaction of touching the lives of so many women and their families, has driven us to expand our training and education capacity, and with our recent SETA accreditation for Beauty and Hairdressing Skills Training Programme, we are able to do so.
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Amani continues to nurture and develop its strategic partnerships, including international organisations,
women entrepreneurial associations as well as blue chip Corporate organisations.
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Since its inception in 2006, the Amani Group has been the proud winner of 17 prestigious International Spa Awards.
With its collection of City, Safari and Resort Spas, and additional Spas under development, Amani is now represented in 11 countries across Africa, and has the largest Spa and Wellness footprint across the Continent.
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