Born and raised in New York City, Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton is the founder and CEO of the self-care brand Chillhouse. She is also the first lady of the hospitality brand The Garret Group, where her husband is the founding partner.
Chillhouse was born when Ramirez-Fulton realized the city didn’t offer an affordable, aspirational massage place. Reflecting on her upbringing as the daughter of an esthetician, she opened Chillhouse in 2017 in Manhattan’s Lower East Side and was immediately noted as one of the innovative wellness brands of that time. Chillhouse has a flagship location in Soho, offering a suite of spa services. In addition to a physical destination, Chillhouse has a line of products ranging from press-ons to body care. The brand is carried by Target, Saks, Urban Outfitters, Shopbop, and others.
Ramirez has been honored on the Create & Cultivate 100 list, WWD 40 of Tomorrow, Nylon’s Inventor of the Year, Guest of a Guest 20 Hottest CEOs, and has appeared in campaigns with Nike and Fossil, among others. She has also been featured in Vogue, “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Forbes, CNN, WWD, and Architectural Digest. She splits her time between Manhattan and Miami with her husband and their kids, Hendrix and Stevie.
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