Medical Spa Insider

Dec 20 2024 100 ep. 44 mins 76

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AmSpa Founder and CEO, Alex Thiersch, takes an in-depth look at today's aesthetic entrepreneurs and what makes them successful.

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Greatest Hits: Building a Successful Med Spa with Shawna Chrisman and Maegen Kennedy

Dec 20 2024 59 mins

In this episode, we revisit a conversation between AmSpa President and CSO, Cathy Christensen, Shawna Chrisman, NP, CEO and founder of Destination Aesthetics, and Maegen Kennedy, PA-C, co-founder and clinical director of Windermere Medical Spa & Laser Institute. They spoke about the current stage of their medical spas, the details of scaling a business, and insider tips to help

How DrWell is Revolutionizing the Provider-to-Consumer Market, Starting with GLP-1s

Dec 18 2024 44 mins

This week, AmSpa founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, speaks with Jonathan Kaplan, MD, board-certified plastic surgeon and founder of BuildMyHealth. They chat about DrWell by BuildMyHealth and how it simplifies medical weight loss treatment for both patients and medical aesthetic practices. Listen in to learn: Evolving from price transparency solutions to subscription medication

Directors in Aesthetics: Setting Standards for Care and Compliance

Dec 11 2024 58 mins

This week in AmSpa founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, speaks with Patrick Blake, MD, and Praveen Ramineni, co-founders of Portrait, along with Sam Pondrom, JD, associate at national healthcare law firm ByrdAdatto. They discuss the role of medical directors in shaping aesthetic practices, from setting protocols to ensuring regulatory compliance and patient safety. Their conversa

Holiday Preparation and Optimizing for Strong Holiday Revenue

Dec 04 2024 60 mins

This week, AmSpa founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, speaks with Shannon Blake, Director of Medical Spa Partnerships at Podium; Traci Andreason, FNP-C, founder of Rise Rejuvenation Center; Cortney Hall, COO of True Medical Spa. They discuss the systems and tools that can help med spas increase lead conversion and manage the volume they see over the holidays. Their conversation i

Understanding the Tax Implications of MSOs

Nov 27 2024 33 mins

This week, AmSpa’s President and CSO, Cathy Christensen, speaks with Nick Liguori, CPA, owner and founder of Liguori Accounting. They discuss the complexities of management service organizations (MSOs), common pitfalls for medical spa MSO taxes and how to properly set up your accounts. Their conversation includes: MSOs: the key structure for compliant med spa ownership; Where me

Member Spotlight: Traci Andreason, FNP-C

Nov 20 2024 41 mins

This week on the podcast, AmSpa Membership Advocacy and Engagement Specialist, Michela Bailey, speaks with Traci Andreason, FNP-C, founder of Rise Rejuvenation Center. They talk about her specialty in sexual wellness and her passion for empowering women in this conversation that includes: Joining AmSpa to learn compliance in aesthetics; How sexual wellness became her specialty; Th

Greatest Hits: The Legal Lowdown on IV Therapy

Nov 13 2024 50 mins

This week, we revisit our conversation with Michael S. Byrd, JD, and Bradford E. Adatto, JD, of national business and health care law firm ByrdAdatto. AmSpa founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, speaks with Byrd and Adatto in a discussion of the latest in aesthetics compliance concerns and what medical spas should know about IV therapy compliance. They cover: Private equity, merge

Member Spotlight: Kenzie Cammuse

Nov 06 2024 16 mins

This week on the podcast, AmSpa Membership Advocacy and Engagement Specialist, Michela Bailey, speaks with Kenzie Cammuse, founder of Nashville Skin Studio. They chat about how she started an aesthetician owned med spa in this conversation that includes: Celebrating their recent awards at Best of Nashville 2024; How her AmSpa membership continues to help her grow her business; Owni

Partnering with Universities to Shape the Future of Injectables

Nov 01 2024 41 mins

How are two nurse practitioner injectors transforming the future of aesthetic education? This week, AmSpa founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, speaks with Alexa Nicholls Costa, NP, and Alexandra Rogers, NP, co-founders of LexRx. They discuss an exciting expansion of their certificate program in partnership with the Boston College Connell School of Nursing. Their conversation incl

Member Spotlight: Elisabeth Smith, PA-C

Oct 30 2024 29 mins

This week on the podcast, AmSpa Membership Advocacy and Engagement Specialist, Michela Bailey, speaks with Elisabeth Smith, PA-C, founder of IndieRX. They talk about how AmSpa events helped her strengthen the foundation of her business, in this wide-ranging chat that covers: How she first learned med spa regulations and compliance; Her experience at medical spa boot camps and AIA a