The Happy Soul
Founded in 1999, The Happy Soul is a retailer of aromatherapy and spa
products that sell exclusively through:
- home party
- catalog
- internet sales
The Happy Soul headquarters is in Springfield, Ohio, near Dayton. Our sales
consultants are all over the United States, but are concentrated in the
Midwest.
The Happy Soul’s Mission
To provide people with the opportunity to enjoy life more through
taking time for their soul.
Our Story
One night in the spring of 1999, we had a heart-felt conversation about
the fact that life wasn’t meant to be so hurried and harried. Life
is meant to be about family and growth, faith and happiness.
The discussion turned to the matter of how to guide one’s life
with that philosophy. We wanted peace, but we also wanted to earn a living,
and we knew that we were not alone! That idea blossomed into the dream
of starting a business which would be focused on the idea of peace and
providing people with the opportunity to pursue their dream of a life
focused on their priorities.
The conversation naturally turned to luxury bath and spa products, which
we had a passion for and suited our dream of a peace inspired business.
It was from this conversation that The Happy Soul was born. Now The
Happy Soul provides women all over the United States the opportunity
to earn money while spreading the message of relaxation and pampering.
The People Behind The Happy Soul
Amy Luther, Jennifer
Knoth, and
Karen Skoglund are the founding owners
of The Happy Soul.
Director
of Marketing: Amy
Luther’s background is in Human Resources and Operations
Management. Amy is the Director of Marketing and is responsible
for all marketing materials and communications for The Happy Soul. She
has done the design and layout for each of the beautiful Happy Soul
catalogs and designed the layout of the company website.
With over 11 years of experience in Human Resources management, consulting,
and employment services, Amy most recently has been working as a Human
Resource Manager for a Dayton corporation where she has been responsible
for Union Negotiations and Arbitration. She manages a staff of
6 people and Human Resource operations at nineteen locations around the
U.S. She also is involved at her church, recently chairing the Search
Committee for a new Senior Pastor.
Luther earned a Bachelor of Arts from Muskingum College, majoring in
Business and Speech Communications with a minor in French.
Director
of Operations: Jennifer Knoth’s background is in Sales and
Management of retail account. Jen is the Director of Operations
for The Happy Soul and is responsible for shipping, new product research
and development and maintaining consultant relations. She is a
Certified Clinical Aromatherapist (CCA) and as such, she develops the
formulas for the Happy Soul aromatherapy blends.
Knoth brings over 14 years of experience in sales, mostly in the gift
industry, developing and managing retail accounts. A mother of two young children,
Jen has been involved as a Troup Leader for Girl Scouts of America.
Knoth earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Merchandising with a Business
Minor from the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. In
2005, she completed coursework at the Ohio Academy of Holistic Health
and was Certified as a Clinical Aromatherapist in 2006.
Director of Finance: Karen
Skoglund left a successful field in actuarial science to focus on the
management of The Happy Soul and pursue a career in massage therapy. Karen
is the Director of Finance and as such handles administration, genealogy/
compensation management and financial management of the business. She
developed the macro-driven program for order entry, as well as the complex
database system for management of genealogy and compensation.
In 2004, Skoglund complete coursework in Swedish Massage and passed
the Ohio State Medical Board, Limited Practice to become a Licensed Massage
Therapist. She runs a successful part-time private practice in
Westerville, Ohio where she specializes in Neuromuscular Therapy, and
aromatherapy massage. She is also very involved in her church,
volunteering in 2007 as the Moderator of Council, the church’s
administrative leadership board.
Before becoming involved with The Happy Soul and going back to school
for Massage therapy, Skoglund, an Associate of the Society of Actuaries
(ASA), Enrolled Actuary (EA), and Member of the American Academy of Actuaries
(MAAA), worked for 15 years as a pension actuary at benefits consulting
firms.
Skoglund earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Muskingum College
with a major in mathematics, and minors in French and Computer Science.
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