It made a lot of our customers very happy because they didn’t have to drive over in traffic just to get a massage. In 2015 we decided to expand and open our second location in Santa Monica. Our spa in Beverly Hills was a very cozy one with only 6 chairs so as you can imagine, we were booked all the time. The popularity of BAO grew quickly after that. One of our earliest and very Loyal Customers has been Tyra Banks. In our very first year, we were invited to Roger Neal’s Beauty Suites for both the Golden Globes and the Oscars. We opened our first location in Beverly Hills in November of 2010 and it very quickly became the “it” place for the celebrities to come and enjoy a relaxing foot & body massage. It dawned on me that the market could really use an upscale foot spa. I started to look into the competition here in Los Angeles and almost none of them were offering an upscale environment. It is ancient art that has been practiced in China for a very long time. Reflexology itself has been around for thousands of years. The foot spas have been around for a very long time. I thought it was simple concept and a great service to be provided to people on a daily basis. I remember she took me with her once and I instantly got hooked. At the time my mother was really into reflexology and foot massages.

I started looking into different businesses. At some point I started to think about my future and wanting a steady income to be able to support my family. Always moving from one job to another, one show would finish or get cancelled and I would have to look for another one. I graduated from film school in 2008 and started working for different production companies around town. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far. Today we’d like to introduce you to Piran Zarifian.

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