Celebrate Your Staff During the Holidays
Last Updated on 6 August, 2025
With holidays like Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s around the corner, there’s plenty to celebrate. ‘Tis the season to show your gratitude and love for the people who’ve helped you build your business: your team!
Happy staff members lead to happy clients, so do everything you can to motivate them to perform, create a positive company culture, and encourage loyalty by showing your appreciation for all their hard work.
We’ve had quite a year, with COVID-19 forcing closures, taking your business online, and reopening with restrictions that are still in effect. There’s just no way you would have survived without your amazing staff!
How can you remind them why they stayed and how much you value their support and loyalty? From virtual holiday parties to staff rewards to simplifying their lives, our experts have the tips to make sure your staff knows how important they are:
Reward staff for their hard work
Whether you’ve got a yoga studio, gym, fitness boutique, martial arts dojo, dance studio, salon, or spa, your team’s got your back. And if you want to know exactly how well they’ve done, use WellnessLiving’s advanced staff reporting tools!
You’ll keep track of your team, monitor their performance, and check on staff earnings like how many clients they’re booking and the average class attendance. With pro features like ours, you’ll always know when it’s time to reward your staff members’ efforts.
It doesn’t always have to be a grand gesture. Your team will simply appreciate that you’ve noticed their hard work. Here are some of the ways you can show your gratitude:
- Send them a personalized holiday card (with WellnessLiving’s direct mail postcards).
- Offer cash bonuses based on their quarterly or annual performance.
- Reward staff with freebies or discounts on merchandise from your business, like branded water bottles, apparel, and clothing.
- Host a holiday contest or draw with a grand prize, like new home equipment or other exciting gear they can win.
You can also organize a loyalty rewards program using WellnessLiving’s all-in-one platform, where your team works towards certain goals to earn rewards. Everyone’s a winner with this one: your team stays happy and motivated and your business reaps the rewards!
Share their accomplishments on social media
Recognition is another great way to celebrate your staff! With a public declaration on social media, you can promote their expertise, grow their following, and let the world know how much they’re valued.
How is this executed? Throughout the holiday season, choose a new staff member to celebrate and share their recent accomplishments. You can highlight their new certification, position advancement, class additions, long-term loyalty, or anything else you’re proud of!
When you brag about your staff members, your business is also getting attention. It’s the perfect way to generate interest so you can build up your team as you build up your business.
Give them virtual options
Nothing says you care like the gift of efficiency this season! With businesses going online as part of the closures, have you made this transition as easy as you can for your staff members? Give them the tools they need to get the job done right!
WellnessLiving offers dynamic virtual tools like Zoom integration and FitVID on Demand, saving your staff precious time. Let’s take a closer look at how they’ll benefit your team:
- Zoom integration: Our Zoom integration offers your staff members a super simple way to livestream classes and services, with easy set up and scheduling. Your staff members can also easily invite clients to join with an email, SMS, or push notification reminder, so nobody misses out. They can track attendance and payments and grant access to clients via the Zoom waiting room. This means that no one sneaks into a class unexpectedly without registering (a possibility if you don’t have the Zoom integration).
- FitVID on Demand: Staff members will love being able to upload and store their videos right into WellnessLiving. They can contribute to your video library, deciding how clients view your classes: allow 24-hour access and organize based on the type of service or class, difficulty level, length of class, and more. Even better, FitVID on Demand is built right into your system, so you don’t even need a third-party video storage platform like YouTube or a Facebook group. It’s just that simple!
Get them a staff app
If you don’t have a staff app to manage your day-to-day tasks, it’s time to get on board! Simplify your team’s lives and make it easier for them to get the job done with WellnessLiving’s Elevate Staff App. Your team will love the freedom they get and the time they save! Here are some more perks your staff will get with a staff app:
- It’s easy to manage their schedules, book and check clients in, cancel classes, and handle their daily tasks.
- They can conveniently livestream their classes via Zoom.
- With a streamlined payment process, it’s a breeze to collect and track purchases right from the mobile store.
- It’s quick and easy to access client profiles and learn about their attendance history, payment history, and contact details to build lasting relations with them.
Give your team the tools they need to perform at their best, stay motivated, and keep giving your business their all, so you can keep celebrating their successes!
Celebrate with a virtual holiday staff party
You still want to get social, gather your team, and build your relationship with your staff members, but what if you can’t celebrate the holidays in the same room? With businesses limited to 10 people maximum at a time, it’s time to take your party online! Go virtual with a celebration that lets staff socialize and re-connect—you can even create rooms for individuals to meet up in smaller groups. Get creative with games, activities, and fun ways to show your appreciation for everything they’ve done.
How do you host a virtual staff party? WellnessLiving’s Zoom integration isn’t just for clients—set up your virtual holiday party and invite staff to join. You can even send out automated reminders and keep track of attendance, so nobody misses out on the fun!
A win for your team is a win for your business
You wouldn’t get far without the help of your team, so make sure they know how much you value them this holiday season. Reach out with a personal message, share their accomplishments with your community, improve their work-life balance, and host a party to celebrate your staff in the way they deserve.
Use the tools from WellnessLiving to make it easy! From staff apps to virtual features, WellnessLiving will help you manage your business. Learn how by booking a no-commitment demo with WellnessLiving today.
