Intuit booked us. So did Puma, Adidas, and Comic-Con. All four confirmed corporate chair massage bookings through one coordinator. Licensed California massage therapists. Fully managed. The Convention Center, Sorrento Valley, Kearny Mesa, and the full metro.
Massage by Design is the onsite corporate chair massage company for San Diego event coordinators, HR managers, and trade show exhibitors who need a licensed, fully managed vendor. Not a referral service, not a freelancer, and not a national company that has never worked a Convention Center floor. We are headquartered here, staffing hundreds of corporate events across Sorrento Valley, Kearny Mesa, La Jolla, and Downtown. Every massage therapist we assign holds a current California massage therapy license and carries individual liability insurance.
The buyer reading this page is managing something with a deadline. A trade show exhibit at the Convention Center. Nurses Week across Sharp or Scripps facilities. An employee appreciation event at a Sorrento Valley campus or a Kearny Mesa office park. The operational requirement is the same in every case: a licensed massage therapist arrives on time with all equipment, sets up without assistance, manages the session queue from start to finish, and breaks down at the end. Your team provides a confirmed space and a point of contact. Nothing else.
Massage by Design has staffed the full range of what San Diego generates: Convention Center trade shows, biotech corridor appreciation days, Nurses Week programs at major health systems, and defense contractor events in Kearny Mesa and Miramar that required COI documentation before a date was confirmed. San Diego's convention calendar runs year-round and the biotech and defense sectors book on procurement timelines. If your date is specific, the right question is whether it is still available.
Request a Quote → Read: How Chair Massages Boost Employee Productivity Read: Corporate Chair Massage ServicesOperational support for conferences, trade shows, employee wellness programs, and corporate events throughout San Diego.
With over 615,000 square feet of exhibit space along the Gaslamp Quarter waterfront, the San Diego Convention Center draws major shows year-round. A professional chair massage station at your booth creates a visible line, keeps attendees in genuine conversation with your team, and makes your space the one everyone points visitors toward. We are experienced working within convention floor regulations and standard booth footprints. See events at the San Diego Convention Center.
Learn MoreSan Diego hosts major industry conferences at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Town and Country Resort, and Paradise Point Resort on Mission Bay. We provide single massage therapist setups for smaller sessions and full wellness lounge buildouts for multi-day events. One coordinator, fully managed from setup to close.
Learn MoreSan Diego's biotech, defense, and technology employers run recognition programs that need to deliver a concrete, physical benefit. Not a gift card or a catered lunch. Onsite chair massage gives every employee 10 to 15 minutes that produces a measurable result they can feel during the session. We come to your office, bring all equipment, and leave. Available as a one-time event or a recurring weekly or monthly program for companies in Sorrento Valley, Kearny Mesa, UTC, Downtown, and across the metro.
Learn MoreAt health and benefit fairs across Sharp HealthCare, Scripps Health, and corporate campuses in Sorrento Valley and UTC, chair massage generates participation rather than passive attendance. The visible queue at the station signals to nearby employees that this one is worth stopping at. We integrate into your fair layout and manage our own line independently.
Learn MoreTeacher Appreciation Week, Nurses Week, Administrative Professionals Day. San Diego has one of the largest healthcare systems in Southern California, with major employers like Sharp HealthCare, Scripps Health, and UC San Diego Health. We bring professional chair massage directly to the people doing the hardest work.
Learn MoreWonderful to work with. Very kind and welcoming and thoroughly enjoyed the experience!
Ayres HotelI love working with Brooklyn and am so thankful to her and the massage therapists that come onsite.
Puma and Cobra Puma GolfMassage by Design has been so very pleasant to work with. Booking, the level of service, and total experience has been consistent regardless of where in the country our events have been located.
Big LotsSan Diego's economy runs on biotech and life sciences, defense, technology, healthcare, and a convention industry that draws millions annually. Qualcomm, Sempra, LPL Financial, Sharp HealthCare, and General Atomics are among the major employers whose HR and event teams rely on professional wellness services. We work across every one of these sectors.
Our massage therapists serve the full San Diego metropolitan area. If your event is within 100 miles of downtown San Diego, we have coverage for your location.
San Diego event planners are managing the Convention Center, biotech campus programs, Comic-Con activations, and Nurses Week at three separate health systems, sometimes in the same quarter. Here is how we fit into that without adding to your coordination load.
Event date, venue, and how many hours you need. A coordinator responds within one business day with confirmed massage therapist availability and pricing for your San Diego event. Convention Center booth, Sorrento Valley campus, Kearny Mesa office: all the same process, one business day response, no obligation to book.
Once you book, we handle massage therapist assignment, timing, any venue-specific requirements, and branded shirts if you want them worn. If you are at the San Diego Convention Center, we know the floor setup. If you are at a Sorrento Valley office, we know what that looks like too. You will not be managing logistics on event day.
Your massage therapist arrives on time, in professional attire, with the massage chair and every supply needed. They set up independently, manage their own queue, and break down when the event ends.
Recipients stay fully clothed in their work attire. There are no oils, no changing, and no disruption to the rest of the workday. A session takes 10 to 15 minutes per person.
A standard setup requires 6.5 x 6.5 feet of floor space. We can also work in smaller areas including hallways, corners of convention hall booths, and shared office spaces across the San Diego metro.
Most corporate chair massage sessions run 10 to 15 minutes. That is enough time for employees or attendees to feel a genuine benefit without taking a significant break from their day.
Our massage therapists arrive with a professional massage chair and all required supplies. We handle everything from arrival to breakdown.
Massage by Design was founded in San Diego in 2005 and has been staffing events here ever since. We have provided chair massage for Intuit, Puma, Adidas, and Comic-Con, along with hundreds of corporate events at companies and venues across the metro. When you book with us for a San Diego event, you are working with the local team, not a national company dispatching someone unfamiliar with the market. Massage by Design is also WBENC-certified, a women-owned business credential that satisfies supplier diversity requirements at organizations with formal vendor credentialing programs.
Most corporate massage companies are run by businesspeople. Massage by Design was built by a licensed massage therapist. Founder Koko Klipper started her career behind the chair and grew this company from the ground up. That firsthand experience shapes how we screen massage therapists, coordinate events, and show up for clients.
We serve 40+ cities with the same standard at every event. If your company runs events in San Diego, Chicago, and Dallas across the year, you work with one coordinator, one process, and one consistent level of service. No starting over in each market. Visit our full locations page to see every city we serve.
The clock starts when the first recipient sits down. There are no charges for arrival, setup, or breakdown. The number on the quote is the number on the invoice. For procurement teams at defense contractors and biotech companies who need a clean figure for internal budget approval before an event date is confirmed, that clarity matters. Learn more at massagebydesign.net.
The San Diego Convention Center hosts more than 200 events annually, drawing exhibitors from every major trade show vertical. The companies that book chair massage at convention booths here are not doing it to be generous. They are doing it because a visible massage queue anchors attendees at the booth for 10 to 15 minutes of direct conversation while the line builds itself. The SDCC floor is crowded and competitive. A massage station is one of the few booth activations that generates passive line formation without a gimmick.
San Diego's biotech and life sciences corridor runs from Sorrento Valley through Torrey Pines and into UTC. Companies like Illumina, Neurocrine, Halozyme, and Dexcom employ large clinical and research teams who accumulate significant physical tension from bench work, long lab shifts, and desk-based clinical documentation. Nurses Week and Administrative Professionals Day drive most of the May appreciation bookings in this corridor. Those bookings fill in March and early April, not the week before. Healthcare systems at Sharp, Scripps, and UC San Diego Health run appreciation programs on the same compressed calendar simultaneously.
The defense and aerospace sector around Kearny Mesa, Miramar, and Chula Vista runs on procurement-driven event budgets that require vendor documentation, COI, and W-9s before an event date is confirmed. Most local massage providers cannot produce that documentation on a procurement timeline. We can, and we have it ready on request. That is why defense contractors with structured vendor management requirements book us instead of sourcing locally every time.
Yes. We staff trade shows and conventions at the San Diego Convention Center and are familiar with the venue's floor regulations and setup requirements. Our massage therapists work within standard 6.5 x 6.5 foot booth footprints and can adapt to tighter spaces as needed. Learn more about our trade show chair massage services.
The most common event types in San Diego include trade shows and exhibitions at the San Diego Convention Center, where it draws booth traffic and keeps attendees engaged; employee appreciation events at corporate offices in Sorrento Valley, Kearny Mesa, and UTC; health and benefit fairs for large employers in healthcare, biotech, and defense; multi-day conferences at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, Hilton Bayfront, and Town and Country Resort; and special recognition weeks such as Nurses Week and Teacher Appreciation Week. We have also staffed brand activation events for companies including Puma, Adidas, and Intuit, and large public events including Comic-Con.
Yes. Every massage therapist we send to a San Diego event is licensed by the State of California and carries their own liability insurance. We can provide documentation on request if your venue or show organizer requires it.
For large trade shows and major conventions, especially those at the San Diego Convention Center, book as early as possible. San Diego is a high-demand market and massage therapist availability fills quickly during peak conference season. For smaller office events, a few weeks of lead time is typically sufficient. Contact us and we will confirm availability for your dates.
Yes. We regularly serve biotech and life sciences companies across the Sorrento Valley, Sorrento Mesa, Torrey Pines, and UTC corridors. Whether you are planning a staff appreciation event, a health fair at your campus, or a recurring wellness program, we provide professional onsite chair massage at your location.
Yes. We regularly staff multi-day conferences and conventions throughout San Diego. We can provide a single massage therapist for a small session or coordinate a full wellness lounge team across multiple days at venues like the Manchester Grand Hyatt, Hilton Bayfront, or Town and Country Resort. All scheduling and day-of logistics are handled by us.
Yes. Many San Diego companies use us for regular onsite chair massage on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly schedule. It is one of the most appreciated and cost-effective employee wellness benefits available, particularly for high-demand industries like biotech and defense. Learn more about employee appreciation chair massage.
We cover the full San Diego metropolitan area including downtown, the Gaslamp Quarter, Sorrento Valley, La Jolla, UTC, Kearny Mesa, Mission Valley, Chula Vista, Carlsbad, Oceanside, Escondido, and El Cajon. If your venue is within 100 miles of downtown San Diego, we have massage therapist coverage for your location.
Chair massage is priced by the hour per massage therapist. Rates start at $95 per hour per massage therapist with a two-hour minimum. The final rate depends on event location, number of hours booked, and whether the event runs during evening or after-hours shifts. There are no setup fees, teardown fees, or travel charges within the coverage area. Credit card payments carry a 3.15% processing fee. The price in your quote is the price on the invoice. It does not change based on queue length, attendee count, or any other day-of factor. Request a quote and receive confirmed pricing within one business day.
Massage by Design was founded over 21 years ago and has staffed hundreds of events nationwide, including throughout Southern California. Every massage therapist is licensed in California and screened for professionalism, coordinated by a dedicated scheduling team. We are a national company with real local presence. That combination is rare in this market.
The easiest way is to request a quote directly through Massage by Design. Tell us your event date, venue, and how many hours you need. A coordinator follows up within one business day with massage therapist availability and confirmed pricing for your San Diego event. We serve the full San Diego metro including the Convention Center, Sorrento Valley, Kearny Mesa, La Jolla, and suburban venues across North County and the South Bay. There is no obligation after receiving your quote. You can also reach us by phone at (866) 629-7352 or visit our full locations page to see every city we serve.
Tell us about your event and one of our coordinators will follow up with massage therapist availability, pricing, and everything you need to know. Usually within one business day.
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