Dear MAWSPA members and guests to our website,

I am honored to take the helm as president of MAWSPA and work alongside the other dedicated MAWSPA board members to continue to move our association forward.

I realize there are very large shoes to fill succeeding Past President Dr. Baskaran Kosthi I am grateful to him for his continued leadership and commitment to the board in his extended past president position.

The strong, devoted founding members of Mawspa comprises of Puan Faridah
Fadzil, Ibu Ayu Mudiasih, former Board Members Mr. CP Saw, Madam Stella
Cheah and to an incredible person whom Mawspa is associated with Ms. Molly
Goh never ceases to amaze me. I thank them for their continued dedication to
MAWSPA.

Since 2010, Malaysian Association of Wellness & Spa had been recognized in Malaysia as the professional organization and voice of the wellness and spa industry to exchange ideas and knowledge, socialize and develop friendships and expand business opportunities.

Having been with MAWSPA since its inception, it gave me the opportunity to collaborate and consult with many members and founding members of MAWSPA.  I learned something important from that experience:

  • Membership is our Foundation.
  • Education is our Energy.
  • Advocacy is our Power.

The most valuable service we can offer our members is to actively engage them. Different members want different things out of MAWSPA. Engaging members is my top priority as president. It is front and center because that’s how each member benefits and grows their business and our industry.

To accomplish that, we need members. Everything MAWSPA does on behalf of its members and the industry depends on successful recruitment, retention and overall growth of our membership. As we grow, we become better advocates, educators, business generators, marketers, and so forth. With each new active member, we add experience, expertise, and enthusiasm.

Put simply: Membership is our foundation for everything else.

Education also is the key to an issue that threatens the very future of our industry. Where will you find qualified, trained employees? Who will carry on the work you’re doing? These are critical questions. Staffing is consistently one of the biggest problems in our industry and is becoming a bigger one and we need to work together with the relevant authorities to seriously rebranding to change the negative perception of the industry.

As an association, we must find ways to “aspire to inspire” people to join the industry as a fulfilling career.  We must do our part to end the negative reputation of the industry and educate parents about the future career prospects of the wellness and spa.

I invite each of you to become more involved in our committees and the governance of our association and the following activities in our calendar year. Your ideas and your energy are what moves us forward.

  • Create partnerships within allied associations and provide Networking opportunities for members
  • Liaise with respective authorities, ensuring standards are of international level
  • liaise with media, creating public awareness for the Malaysia Association Wellness and Spa
  • Participation in dialogues with the relevant bodies set as and linked associations and companies.
  • Priority access to information on spa industry events and developments
  • Collaboration opportunities at exhibitions, conferences and business deals
  • Events, Educational Tour and Training
  • Formation of an association Website, allowing members to be listed, spa information to be shared, Forum and FAQ, with a platform for consumers to voice complaints and compliments.

It is crucial that we work together to help define our industry, as well as educate the public so they can recognize legitimate and credible wellness and spa operators. MAWSPA collaborates with leading wellness organizations and education authorities for the benefit of the industry to ensure a consistent and unified message and development for wellness tourism.

I look forward to helping MAWSPA be of great service to its members and our industry. I can’t say it often enough: Please participate in our events, consider leadership positions and help our fellow members!

Yours sincerely

Jet Lim
President