Meet the Team
Founded by Cary & Kim Collier
Co-Founder
Cary Collier
Cary Collier is a spa designer and project manager for CollierConcepts. He has applied his design and spa operation expertise and experience for near 400 spas in 40 countries. A native Texan, Cary has been a health club owner and has held positions as Managing Director, Director of Projects, and Spa Designer and Planner for spa projects around the world since the late 80s. He also co-founded Blu Spas, Inc., industry leader in developing and planning wellness concepts and spas for developers and operators of hospitality, mixed-use, wellness residential/community and hot springs projects.
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Cary and his wife, Kim, are credited with being amongst the original pioneers of the spa industry in Asia. He has worked on spa projects for hotels ranging in size from 2 5 rooms to 3000 rooms. In addition, he was one of the founders of the ISPA Asia Pacific and served a s V P on the Board of Directors and Advisory Board for Asian Spa Summits.
He has been a speaker for numerous conferences, including Global Wellness Summits, Hospitality Design Expo & Conference, ISPA (USA& Asia), Urban Land Institute, Cornell University and Hotel Executive. H e has served on the Editorial Advisory Board for Organic Spa Magazine, Whitefish City Planning Board, Planning & Design and Budget & Oversight Boards for the new high school in Whitefish and volunteers for the North Valley Food Bank serving the Flathead Valley in Montana.
Cary has lived in Dallas, Aspen, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Bali, Carmel and now resides in Whitefish, Montana with his wife, Kim. They have two daughters, Cierra and Asia.
Kim Collier
Co-Founder
Kim brings over 25 years of expertise to CollierConcepts. She is a former Spa Director & Consultant for Four Seasons, Regent & Intercontinental, Founder of JAMU Organic Spa Rituals, USA Certified Massage Therapist & NCBTMB Instructor, Australian Trained Esthetician, and is currently working toward a Holistic Health Practitioner Certification.
Kim has worked as Spa Director, Consultant, Trainer, and Educator in Hong Kong, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Bali, Lombok), Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Australia, Russia, Mexico, Canada, and around the USA. A partial listing of clients (past and present) have included Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Marriott, Regent, Intercontinental, Destination Hotels & Resorts, Hyatt, and Joie d e Vivre.
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With a rich respect of natural healing and solid understanding of industry trends, Kim offers our clients newsworthy spa experiences, many of which have been featured in international publications and media. Kim received the “Top 25 Trendsetter” award from Condé Nast publications and continues to speak and teach at selected venues each year.
Her specialties include product development, treatment menus, training and education programs, all with the selection of the highest quality products and amenities, retail and wellness offerings, technical and service standards. Kim enjoys collaborations that enables spas to reach their highest human and financial potential.
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A mother of two daughters, and wife of Cary Collier, Kim enjoys traveling, a s well as coming home to the outdoor playground of their mountain town of Whitefish, Montana.
Project Design & Technical Consultant
Brian Lombardi
Brian has worked with CollierConcepts a s a project consultant since early 2004 and has excelled in spa design through his firm grasp of function and technical services. Though Brian’s prior ten-year work experience was in management, he currently collaborates in the programming and design phases of CollierConcepts’ design division, working with the architects and engineers of projects regarding the intricacies of spa design. Brian has extensive experience working on Four Seasons projects and has been intimately involved in all phases of project planning for several Four Seasons projects worldwide. Fluent in English and conversational in Spanish after living 10 years in Mexico, Brian resides in Montana.
