WOMEN IN BUSINESS
CREATING MEMORIES AT
MISS AIMEE B’S
Couple takes the leap – become restaurateurs
By ERIN WILLIAMS
Though it might not be the first comparison
that comes to mind, massage therapy and tea
rooms are a lot alike. Both are places where
people come to feel relaxed and pampered;
there is a calming ambience that puts patrons
at ease; and the staff makes a strong point
of paying attention to detail, whether it is
in putting the right amount of pressure on
a certain tense spot, or making sure the
chicken salad croissant sandwich you ordered
comes out just right.
After nine years of running her own massage therapy business, St.
Charles native Brie Smithey was ready to take her talent of providing
restorative experiences to a new level. She and her husband, Zack,
discovered an opportunity to purchase Miss Aimee B’s in 2013
through Brie’s younger sister, who had worked there for a few years.
“When we see opportunity anywhere, we take it and run with it, and
that’s what we saw with Miss Aimee B’s,” said the 30-year-old. Built
in 1865, t H\