30 episodes

Outside the Room is an engaging, lively podcast and virtual show, hosted by massage industry veteran CG Funk, Massage Heights Senior Vice President of Culture, and Industry Relations. It’s the first-ever podcast and virtual show for massage therapists, and estheticians designed to honor these amazing hands-on healers and highlight the importance of careers in massage, beauty, and wellness.

Each 30-minute episode will feature a regular cadence of special guests and highlight industry news, research, new innovations, and massage, skincare, and wellness stories guaranteed to inspire and educate. Outside the Room will serve as a place to learn, grow and connect helping to build a community and a resource for massage therapists and estheticians.

Outside the Room Massage Heights - CG Funk

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 5 Ratings

Outside the Room is an engaging, lively podcast and virtual show, hosted by massage industry veteran CG Funk, Massage Heights Senior Vice President of Culture, and Industry Relations. It’s the first-ever podcast and virtual show for massage therapists, and estheticians designed to honor these amazing hands-on healers and highlight the importance of careers in massage, beauty, and wellness.

Each 30-minute episode will feature a regular cadence of special guests and highlight industry news, research, new innovations, and massage, skincare, and wellness stories guaranteed to inspire and educate. Outside the Room will serve as a place to learn, grow and connect helping to build a community and a resource for massage therapists and estheticians.

    Samaji Akili- Massage Heights Journey

    Samaji Akili- Massage Heights Journey

    In this exciting episode, host, CG Funk talks to Samaji Akili and his journey from being a Massage Therapist with a Criminal Justice Degree and a Masters in Business Administration to a franchise co-owner of his very own Massage Heights Retreat. 
    About the Show:
    Outside the Room is a show designed to honor massage therapists and estheticians and highlight the importance of careers in massage, beauty, and wellness.
    Each episode features a regular cadence of special guests highlighting industry news, research, innovations, massage, skincare, and wellness stories guaranteed to inspire and educate.
    Outside the Room, hosted by massage industry veteran CG Funk, Massage Heights Senior Vice President of Culture and Industry Relations, will serve as a place to learn, grow and connect, helping to build a community and a resource for massage therapists and estheticians.

    👉 MassageHeights.com
    👉 MassageHeights.com\Careers

    • 9 min
    Brooke Riley- A career in Massage Therapy

    Brooke Riley- A career in Massage Therapy

    In this episode of Outside the Room, CG Funk is joined by Brooke Riley and talks Massage Therapy career growth and industry evolution. 
    About the Show:
    Outside the Room is a show designed to honor massage therapists and estheticians and highlight the importance of careers in massage, beauty, and wellness.
    Each episode features a regular cadence of special guests highlighting industry news, research, innovations, massage, skincare, and wellness stories guaranteed to inspire and educate.
    Outside the Room, hosted by massage industry veteran CG Funk, Massage Heights Senior Vice President of Culture and Industry Relations, will serve as a place to learn, grow and connect, helping to build a community and a resource for massage therapists and estheticians.

    👉 MassageHeights.com
    👉 MassageHeights.com\Careers

    • 10 min
    Lead Massage Therapist Maggie Crockett from Massage Heights

    Lead Massage Therapist Maggie Crockett from Massage Heights

    Join us in this exciting episode of Outside The Room as CG Funk talks with our very own Maggie Crockett. With over 20 year in the massage profession, Maggie is an expert in her field and a value to her community. 
    In June 2022 she became the lead massage therapists at Massage Heights Morristown, NJ location. "Being a Massage Therapist means that I can combine my knowledge of the body, its muscles, and systems with my intuitive ability to provide a healing and positive experience for my clients.  I strive to be totally present with my clients and be grounded completely in the moment. I am extremely proud to be a Massage Therapist and feel lucky to have a career that feels instinctive, constantly exploratory and fulfilling." says Maggie.
    About the Show:
    Outside the Room is a show designed to honor massage therapists and estheticians and highlight the importance of careers in massage, beauty, and wellness.
    Each episode features a regular cadence of special guests highlighting industry news, research, innovations, massage, skincare, and wellness stories guaranteed to inspire and educate.
    Outside the Room, hosted by massage industry veteran CG Funk, Massage Heights Senior Vice President of Culture and Industry Relations, will serve as a place to learn, grow and connect, helping to build a community and a resource for massage therapists and estheticians.

    👉 MassageHeights.com
    👉 MassageHeights.com\Careers

    • 15 min
    Bodywork for Liberation with Jonathan Grassi

    Bodywork for Liberation with Jonathan Grassi

    In this episode of Outside the Room, Jonathan Grassi, founder of Bodywork for Liberation, talks about psychosis somatic integration within the massage setting. 
    About the Show:
    Outside the Room is a show designed to honor massage therapists and estheticians and highlight the importance of careers in massage, beauty, and wellness.
    Each episode features a regular cadence of special guests highlighting industry news, research, innovations, massage, skincare, and wellness stories guaranteed to inspire and educate.
    Outside the Room, hosted by massage industry veteran CG Funk, Massage Heights Senior Vice President of Culture and Industry Relations, will serve as a place to learn, grow and connect, helping to build a community and a resource for massage therapists and estheticians.

    👉 MassageHeights.com
    👉 MassageHeights.com\Careers

    • 18 min
    Uniting Massage Therapists with Mike Hinkle | Outside the Room

    Uniting Massage Therapists with Mike Hinkle | Outside the Room

    In the most recent episode of Outside the Room, CG Funk welcomes Mike Hinkle. Mike started the World Massage Festival in 2006 to offer affordable and high quality education and creative space for therapists to connect and celebrate. CG and Mike (also founder of Massage Therapy Hall of Fame) will discuss his personal mission statement to honor those who build the bridges for massage therapy, educate the general public about massage, educate therapists about different types of massage and to have fun!
    About the Show:
    Outside the Room is a show designed to honor massage therapists and estheticians and highlight the importance of careers in massage, beauty, and wellness.
    Each episode features a regular cadence of special guests highlighting industry news, research, innovations, massage, skincare, and wellness stories guaranteed to inspire and educate.
    Outside the Room, hosted by massage industry veteran CG Funk, Massage Heights Senior Vice President of Culture and Industry Relations, will serve as a place to learn, grow and connect, helping to build a community and a resource for massage therapists and estheticians.

    👉 MassageHeights.com
    👉 MassageHeights.com\Careers

    • 22 min
    The Jacquelyn Project with Marshall Dahneke | Outside the Room

    The Jacquelyn Project with Marshall Dahneke | Outside the Room

    In the most recent episode of Outside the Room, CG Funk welcomes guest Marshall Dahneke to discuss his journey that created The Jacquelyn Project in memory of his daughter. Jacquelyn Dahneke Penrose was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, and her Dad Marshall walked the path alongside her. This included shaving his head, overhauling his diet, and even taking up one of her fitness hobbies, running. Although Marshall is mourning the recent passing of Jacquelyn, through that love The Jacquelyn Project was founded to keep her legacy alive. In this episode, Marshall discusses why he has partnered with the Massage Therapy Foundation, how that led to running the Boston Marathon this year and how massage is used to provide therapy to those suffering from cancer and cancer related challenges.
    About the Show:
    Outside the Room is a show designed to honor massage therapists and estheticians and highlight the importance of careers in massage, beauty, and wellness.
    Each episode features a regular cadence of special guests highlighting industry news, research, innovations, massage, skincare, and wellness stories guaranteed to inspire and educate.
    Outside the Room, hosted by massage industry veteran CG Funk, Massage Heights Senior Vice President of Culture and Industry Relations, will serve as a place to learn, grow and connect, helping to build a community and a resource for massage therapists and estheticians.

    👉 MassageHeights.com
    👉 MassageHeights.com\Careers

    • 15 min

Customer Reviews

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5 Ratings

5 Ratings

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Massage therapy

Really enjoy these new podcasts I hope you continue them with interesting guests. Always enjoy listening and learning and love to hear peoples stories and journeys and hey life and all the amazing thing people have done and things they have accomplished. I am currently practicing massage in a small town in the eastern sierra of California.

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