Medical Spa Insider American Med Spa Association - AmSpa

This week, AmSpa Membership Engagement and Advocacy Specialist Michela Bailey, speaks with Carthy Craft, founder and owner, Esse MedSpa + Premier Permanent Makeup. This lively chat covers a wide range of topics, including:
How she became an AmSpa member;
Favorite travel spots;
Favorite treatments;
And much more!
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This week we present Cary Deuber, CRNFA, CANS, on site at Wynn Las Vegas during Medical Spa Show 2024. In her keynote presentation, Deuber shared her journey to aesthetics, explained the practice of observing and studying energies, and offered principles to guide fellow business leaders. Her keynote contains:
Her first job and early mentorship;
Giving people your energy and establishing trust;
How she found her way to the medical field;
The decision to open Lemmon Avenue;
Three principles of leadership;
And more!
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This week, AmSpa founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, speaks with Annie Robertson Hockey, president and head of consulting at Skytale Group. They dive into Hockey’s entrepreneurship, her experience in management consulting, and her advice for aesthetic business owners preparing to scale and sell. Their conversation includes:
When to start preparing for the selling process;
Four areas of focus when you are getting ready to sell;
Transitioning from a producer to a leader;
Navigating regulations, risk and reputation;
Finding opportunities for improvement;
Customer retention vs. customer acquisition;
And more!
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This week, AmSpa founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, speaks with Paul Edwards, founder and CEO of CEDR HR Solutions. Drawing on Edwards’ more than 25 years of human resources expertise, they discuss recent regulation changes that could impact how your medical spa handles non-compete agreements, employee overtime and independent contractor status. They explain:
Why lawsuits may affect the outlook of the FTC’s Non-compete Clause Rule;
How non-solicitations, NDAs and non-competes create complications;
Who should be classified as an exempt or non-exempt employee;
Whether an injector should be classified as an independent contractor;
What the penalties may be if you misclassify an employee;
And more!
Access more free educational resources for your aesthetic business at https://www.cedrsolutions.com/amspa/.
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Live from the 2024 Medical Spa Show in Las Vegas, AmSpa founder and CEO Alex Thiersch, JD, shares fresh insights on the rapid growth of the industry and an exclusive preview of their upcoming State of the Industry Report.
Twelve years ago, Alex’s work as an attorney helping a solo medical spa owner led him to establish AmSpa to offer essential guidance on compliance and safety for others within the industry.
Since then, he and his team have introduced much-needed resources for med spa owners including boot camps and courses for business, legal, and safety training.
With legislative work happening behind the scenes in every state to develop rules and regulations, often without the input of those in the medical aesthetics industry, Alex emphasizes the importance of staying organized and having a seat at the table as new laws are introduced.
Host
Tyler Terry, Director of Sales, MedSpa at Nextech
Guest
Alex Thiersch, Founder and CEO of AmSpa
Presented by Nextech, Aesthetically Speaking delves into the world of aesthetic practices, where art meets science, and innovation transforms beauty. Learn more about Nextech’s industry-leading software for dermatology, medical spas, ophthalmology, orthopedics, and plastic surgery at https://www.nextech.com/.

This week, AmSpa President and COO, Cathy Christensen, speaks with 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 speak about the current stage of their medical spas, dig into the details of scaling a business, and share insider tips to help new and growing medical spas reach their goals. Their conversation includes:
What they’ve learned through expanding to multiple locations;
How to prepare for expansion and train your employees;
Strategies that have helped their med spas find success;
Tracking and responding to the data in your practice;
Which KPIs show you the health of your business;
Advice for med spas starting out or looking to reach the next level;
An original membership model and loyalty program;
And much more!
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