Mary Ann
Sengvilayheuang
– Philly's Best Healing Hands
Mobile Massage Therapist/ business
owner/ Spouse
interviewed by Luke Torres
EVDG: Where are you from and what is your
nationality?
MS: Laotian which is in Southeast Asia and I am from
Willow Grove , Pa.
EVDG: What were the steps to becoming a business
owner?
MS: I saw the commercial to go to school for massage
therapist and I already knew how so my father took me
to the school. He told me he would not sign for
anything for me now that I was 18 and if I wanted to
do something with my life I had to do it on my own but
I would not be lazy. Besides that out of all of my
friends I wanted to make
a career and to make my own money.
EVDG: Is it hard to be a parent and a business owner.
MS:Yes, because we don't have a set schedule and
it's hard to find a babysitter or no one's home to stay
with your kids. You don't wanna turn down the money
but...
EVDG: How do you balance that now.
MS: I used to work 2 or 3 jobs and I felt like a part time
parent at times but since I met my husband his family has been such a big help and I would miss the events
like soccer and school but now that I am a business owner I can set my own schedule. I can sit and eat with
them , do their schoolwork and I can work when I want or not.
EVDG: Are there any goals you have for your business in the future.
MS: Yes, that is a great question . Now that I have been doing massage for 11 ½ years I was becoming
bored with my techniques so I wanted to go back to school for pet message and speech therapy. Both would
benefit my business. AS well as many of my clients are pet lovers so I would be able to offer a service
where they would get pampered and massage along with their pet.
EVDG: That sounds amazing. Is there anything you would change or do differently in your life?
MS: I would hate to say it but I would have waited to have kids until I was a little more accomplished with
my career. I became pregnant while I was in massage school then graduating was hard because no one
wanted to hire a pregnant person.