An entrepreneur since age 25, McQueen is a former cosmetologist and owner of two salons before building the first and largest day spa in Ashland, Oregon, in 1996 while also co-founding a private aesthetics and skin-care school.
Much of her work is about using ancient ways and wisdom to solve today's challenges, as well as the use of "natural rhythm principals", a word she coined in her book, 4 Seasons in 4 Weeks.