ASCP Esty Talk Associated Skin Care Professionals

Guided by the values of hard work and determination instilled by her mother, ASCP 2024 Esty of the Year Ximena Juarez is a force to be reckoned with. Tune in to this episode of ASCP Esty Talk to hear Ella and Maggie ask Ximena about her start in esthetics, her business, and the advice she has for future esthies.
ASCP Esty Talk with Maggie Staszcuk and Ella Cressman
Produced by Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) for licensed estheticians, ASCP Esty Talk is a weekly podcast hosted by Maggie Staszcuk and Ella Cressman. We see your passion, innovation, and hard work and are here to support you by providing a platform for networking, advocacy, camaraderie, and education. We aim to inspire you to ask the right questions, find your motivation, and give you the courage to have the professional skin care career you desire.
About Ximena Juarez:
Ximena is an immigrant from Colombia, she moved to the United States when she was 16 years old and she has been a Licensed Esthetician for 12 years.  She specializes in technology innovation, product care, and the newest anti-aging trends within the beauty industry. She is passionate about continuing her education and helping clients achieve their best skin. Ximena is an eager entrepreneur who seeks growth opportunities and loves sharing her experiences to help others achieve their own entrepreneurial dreams. She enjoys taking advanced esthetics courses to ensure she is providing the most updated information and treatments for her clients.
Ximena proudly served 4 years in the United States Navy, receiving, the Sailor of the Year award. She is an avid fitness and health enthusiast who enjoys working out, hiking, and camping with her family.  She is instilling her love of the outdoors in her 2 children, Amanda and Emilio.
 
About Ella Cressman:
Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, ingredient junkie and esthetic cheerleader! As an international educator for Lira Clinical, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint and how that relates to the skin.
 
Connect with Ella Cressman:
 
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a
  
About Maggie Staszcuk:
Maggie has been a licensed esthetician since 2006 and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Stephens College. She has worked in the spa and med-spa industry and served as an esthetics instructor and a director of education for one of the largest schools in Colorado before coming to ASCP as the Advanced Modality Specialist. 
 
 Connect with Maggie:
 
 P 800.789.0411 EXT 1636
 
E MStaszcuk@ascpskincare.com or AMI@ascpskincare.com
 
About our Sponsors
 
Massage Envy is a national franchisor and does not independently own or operate any of the Massage Envy franchised locations nationwide. The Massage Envy franchise network, through its franchise locations, is the leading provider of massage services. Founded in 2002, Massage Envy now has approximately 1,100 franchise locations in 49 states that have together delivered more than 200 million massages and skin care services.
Website: www.massageenvy.com/careers/career-areas/esthetician 
Facebook: @MassageEnvyCareers
LinkedIn: @MassageEnvy
 
 
Founded by botanical visionary Danné Montague-King, DMK is the World Leader in Paramedical Skin Revision™. Our revolutionary concept of REMOVE. REBUILD. PROTECT. MAINTAIN.® aims to match an individual’s biochemistry with the appropriate skin therapy. DMK believes that the origin of most skin conditions is a result of disharmony within the skin. Using the principles of biochemistry, DMK has formulated a range of Enzymatic Treatments and Home Prescriptives that encourage the skin to return to its most balanced and healthy state. For skin care professionals whose business depends on generating long-lasting clinical

The latest trend in skin care is epigenetics, which involves manipulating DNA to target certain skin issues. The big question is, does it actually deliver results? In this episode of The Rogue Pharmacist, Ben Fuchs explains how epigenetics affects aging and provides examples of epigenetic ingredients in skin care.
 
Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) presents The Rogue Pharmacist with Benjamin Knight Fuchs, R.Ph. This podcast takes an enlightening approach to supporting licensed estheticians in their pursuit to achieve results-driven skin care treatments for their clients. You can always count on us to share professional skin care education, innovative techniques, and the latest in skin science.
Benjamin Knight Fuchs is a registered pharmacist, nutritionist, and skin care chemist with 35 years of experience developing pharmacy-potent skin health products for estheticians, dermatologists, and plastic surgeons. Ben’s expert advice gives licensed estheticians the education and skin science to better support the skin care services performed in the treatment room while sharing insights to enhance clients’ at-home skin care routines.
Connect with Ben Fuchs: 
 
Website: www.brightsideben.com 
 
Phone: 844-236-6010 
 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/The-Bright-Side-with-Pharmacist-Ben-Fuchs-101162801334696/ 
 
About Our Sponsor:
LAMPROBE
The popular and revolutionary LAMPROBE utilizes radio and high-frequency technology to treat a wide variety of Minor Skin Irregularities™ (MSI)—non-invasively—with instantaneous results. Common conditions treated by the LAMPROBE include: vascular MSI, such as cherry angiomas; dilated capillaries; sebaceous MSI, including cholesterol deposits and milia; and hyperkerantinized MSI, such as keratoses and skin tags.  
The LAMPROBE uniquely assists modern, capable, and skilled skin care practitioners to do their work more effectively and with greater client and professional satisfaction. Setting standards in quality, education, and training, the LAMPROBE has become an essential tool enabling skin care practitioners around the world to offer new revenue-enhancing and highly in-demand services.
 
Website: www.lamprobe.com
 
Email: info@lamskin.com
 
Phone: 877-760-2722
 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lamprobe
 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/theLAMPROBE
 
All Truth Treatment Systems products have one thing in common—they work! Our products are made with 100 percent active and functional ingredients that make a difference to your skin. No fillers, preservatives, waxes, emulsifiers, oils, or fragrances. Our ingredients leverage the latest biochemical understandings and use proven strategies gleaned from years of compounding prescription skin health products for the most discerning physicians and patients. 
 
Website: www.TruthTreatmentsPro.com 
 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/truthtreatments 
 
Private Facebook Pro Group: www.facebook.com/groups/truthtreatments 
 
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/truth.treatments
 

Many things have changed in the last few years, one of them being the tipping culture. With automatic tipping finding its way from large restaurant parties into the treatment room, Maggie and Ella couldn’t help but dissect this potential trend. Tune in to ASCP Esty Talk for a short history of tipping and their take on the potential of automatic tips.
ASCP Esty Talk with Maggie Staszcuk and Ella Cressman
Produced by Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) for licensed estheticians, ASCP Esty Talk is a weekly podcast hosted by Maggie Staszcuk and Ella Cressman. We see your passion, innovation, and hard work and are here to support you by providing a platform for networking, advocacy, camaraderie, and education. We aim to inspire you to ask the right questions, find your motivation, and give you the courage to have the professional skin care career you desire.
About Ella Cressman:
Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, ingredient junkie and esthetic cheerleader! As an international educator for Lira Clinical, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint and how that relates to the skin.
Connect with Ella Cressman:
 
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a
  
About Maggie Staszcuk:
Maggie has been a licensed esthetician since 2006 and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Stephens College. She has worked in the spa and med-spa industry and served as an esthetics instructor and a director of education for one of the largest schools in Colorado before coming to ASCP as the Advanced Modality Specialist. 
 Connect with Maggie:
 
 P 800.789.0411 EXT 1636
 
E MStaszcuk@ascpskincare.com or AMI@ascpskincare.com
 
About our Sponsors
 
Massage Envy is a national franchisor and does not independently own or operate any of the Massage Envy franchised locations nationwide. The Massage Envy franchise network, through its franchise locations, is the leading provider of massage services. Founded in 2002, Massage Envy now has approximately 1,100 franchise locations in 49 states that have together delivered more than 200 million massages and skin care services.
Website: www.massageenvy.com/careers/career-areas/esthetician 
Facebook: @MassageEnvyCareers
LinkedIn: @MassageEnvy
 
Founded by botanical visionary Danné Montague-King, DMK is the World Leader in Paramedical Skin Revision™. Our revolutionary concept of REMOVE. REBUILD. PROTECT. MAINTAIN.® aims to match an individual’s biochemistry with the appropriate skin therapy. DMK believes that the origin of most skin conditions is a result of disharmony within the skin. Using the principles of biochemistry, DMK has formulated a range of Enzymatic Treatments and Home Prescriptives that encourage the skin to return to its most balanced and healthy state. For skin care professionals whose business depends on generating long-lasting clinically-proven results, DMK’s education-first approach has become essential. Hundreds of salons, spas, and even industry experts have recognized the effectiveness of the DMK concept, witnessed by thousands of people worldwide whose lives have been changed forever.
 
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dmkinternational/
 
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@dmkinternational
 
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/dmkinternational
 
Hale & Hush is the only professional brand to focus exclusively on treatment and retail products for sensitive and health-challenged skin. Hale & Hush products and education address the wide spectrum of issues your sensitive clients present. It can range from periodic sensitivity from stress, environment, hormones, and chemical irritants —all the way to chronic sensitivity from serious health or disability challenges, and the treatments or medications that accompany them.
Unlike oth

The excitement and anticipation of a new year often drives people to set high expectations for themselves. If you’ve kicked off the year with a never-ending lineup of trade shows to attend and a long list of career goals, we get it! However, these objectives can quickly become overwhelming and lead to burnout. In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, Maggie and Ella share their tips for avoiding burnout.
ASCP Esty Talk with Maggie Staszcuk and Ella Cressman
Produced by Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) for licensed estheticians, ASCP Esty Talk is a weekly podcast hosted by Maggie Staszcuk and Ella Cressman. We see your passion, innovation, and hard work and are here to support you by providing a platform for networking, advocacy, camaraderie, and education. We aim to inspire you to ask the right questions, find your motivation, and give you the courage to have the professional skin care career you desire.
About Ella Cressman:
Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, ingredient junkie and esthetic cheerleader! As an international educator for Lira Clinical, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint and how that relates to the skin.
 
Connect with Ella Cressman:
 
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a
  
About Maggie Staszcuk:
Maggie has been a licensed esthetician since 2006 and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Stephens College. She has worked in the spa and med-spa industry and served as an esthetics instructor and a director of education for one of the largest schools in Colorado before coming to ASCP as the Advanced Modality Specialist. 
 
 Connect with Maggie:
 
 P 800.789.0411 EXT 1636
 
E MStaszcuk@ascpskincare.com or AMI@ascpskincare.com
 
About our Sponsors
 
Massage Envy is a national franchisor and does not independently own or operate any of the Massage Envy franchised locations nationwide. The Massage Envy franchise network, through its franchise locations, is the leading provider of massage services. Founded in 2002, Massage Envy now has approximately 1,100 franchise locations in 49 states that have together delivered more than 200 million massages and skin care services.
Website: www.massageenvy.com/careers/career-areas/esthetician 
Facebook: @MassageEnvyCareers
LinkedIn: @MassageEnvy
 
 
Founded by botanical visionary Danné Montague-King, DMK is the World Leader in Paramedical Skin Revision™. Our revolutionary concept of REMOVE. REBUILD. PROTECT. MAINTAIN.® aims to match an individual’s biochemistry with the appropriate skin therapy. DMK believes that the origin of most skin conditions is a result of disharmony within the skin. Using the principles of biochemistry, DMK has formulated a range of Enzymatic Treatments and Home Prescriptives that encourage the skin to return to its most balanced and healthy state. For skin care professionals whose business depends on generating long-lasting clinically-proven results, DMK’s education-first approach has become essential. Hundreds of salons, spas, and even industry experts have recognized the effectiveness of the DMK concept, witnessed by thousands of people worldwide whose lives have been changed forever.
 
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dmkinternational/
 
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@dmkinternational
 
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/dmkinternational
 
Hale & Hush is the only professional brand to focus exclusively on treatment and retail products for sensitive and health-challenged skin. Hale & Hush products and education address the wide spectrum of issues your sensitive clients present. It can range from periodic sensitivity from stress, environment, hormones, and chemical irritants —all the way to chronic sensitivity from serious health or disability challenges,

Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, is known for its ability to support strong bones. What people may not know is it’s essential for maintaining healthy skin too. In this episode of The Rogue Pharmacist with Ben Fuchs, we discuss whether vitamin D can reverse the signs of aging, how to get it without too much sun exposure, and how much you really need.  
Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) presents The Rogue Pharmacist with Benjamin Knight Fuchs, R.Ph. This podcast takes an enlightening approach to supporting licensed estheticians in their pursuit to achieve results-driven skin care treatments for their clients. You can always count on us to share professional skin care education, innovative techniques, and the latest in skin science.
Benjamin Knight Fuchs is a registered pharmacist, nutritionist, and skin care chemist with 35 years of experience developing pharmacy-potent skin health products for estheticians, dermatologists, and plastic surgeons. Ben’s expert advice gives licensed estheticians the education and skin science to better support the skin care services performed in the treatment room while sharing insights to enhance clients’ at-home skin care routines.
Connect with Ben Fuchs: 
 
Website: www.brightsideben.com 
 
Phone: 844-236-6010 
 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/The-Bright-Side-with-Pharmacist-Ben-Fuchs-101162801334696/ 
 
About Our Sponsors
 
LAMPROBE
The popular and revolutionary LAMPROBE utilizes radio and high-frequency technology to treat a wide variety of Minor Skin Irregularities™ (MSI)—non-invasively—with instantaneous results. Common conditions treated by the LAMPROBE include: vascular MSI, such as cherry angiomas; dilated capillaries; sebaceous MSI, including cholesterol deposits and milia; and hyperkerantinized MSI, such as keratoses and skin tags.  
The LAMPROBE uniquely assists modern, capable, and skilled skin care practitioners to do their work more effectively and with greater client and professional satisfaction. Setting standards in quality, education, and training, the LAMPROBE has become an essential tool enabling skin care practitioners around the world to offer new revenue-enhancing and highly in-demand services.
 
Website: www.lamprobe.com
 
Email: info@lamskin.com
 
Phone: 877-760-2722
 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lamprobe
 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/theLAMPROBE
 
All Truth Treatment Systems products have one thing in common—they work! Our products are made with 100 percent active and functional ingredients that make a difference to your skin. No fillers, preservatives, waxes, emulsifiers, oils, or fragrances. Our ingredients leverage the latest biochemical understandings and use proven strategies gleaned from years of compounding prescription skin health products for the most discerning physicians and patients. 
 
Website: www.TruthTreatmentsPro.com 
 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/truthtreatments 
 
Private Facebook Pro Group: www.facebook.com/groups/truthtreatments 
 
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/truth.treatments
 

An emerging trend is the use of phone apps to scan products for a good/bad/indifferent status report. Sounds helpful, right? Well, are these apps as well intended as consumers think they are? In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, Ella and Maggie take a close look at these apps, break down the information they convey, and deliver a grade of their potential.
ASCP Esty Talk with Maggie Staszcuk and Ella Cressman
Produced by Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) for licensed estheticians, ASCP Esty Talk is a weekly podcast hosted by Maggie Staszcuk and Ella Cressman. We see your passion, innovation, and hard work and are here to support you by providing a platform for networking, advocacy, camaraderie, and education. We aim to inspire you to ask the right questions, find your motivation, and give you the courage to have the professional skin care career you desire.
About Ella Cressman:
Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, ingredient junkie and esthetic cheerleader! As an international educator for Lira Clinical, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint and how that relates to the skin.
 
Connect with Ella Cressman:
 
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a
  
About Maggie Staszcuk:
Maggie has been a licensed esthetician since 2006 and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Stephens College. She has worked in the spa and med-spa industry and served as an esthetics instructor and a director of education for one of the largest schools in Colorado before coming to ASCP as the Advanced Modality Specialist. 
 
 Connect with Maggie:
 
 P 800.789.0411 EXT 1636
 
E MStaszcuk@ascpskincare.com or AMI@ascpskincare.com
 
About our Sponsors
 
Massage Envy is a national franchisor and does not independently own or operate any of the Massage Envy franchised locations nationwide. The Massage Envy franchise network, through its franchise locations, is the leading provider of massage services. Founded in 2002, Massage Envy now has approximately 1,100 franchise locations in 49 states that have together delivered more than 200 million massages and skin care services.
Website: www.massageenvy.com/careers/career-areas/esthetician 
Facebook: @MassageEnvyCareers
LinkedIn: @MassageEnvy
 
 
Founded by botanical visionary Danné Montague-King, DMK is the World Leader in Paramedical Skin Revision™. Our revolutionary concept of REMOVE. REBUILD. PROTECT. MAINTAIN.® aims to match an individual’s biochemistry with the appropriate skin therapy. DMK believes that the origin of most skin conditions is a result of disharmony within the skin. Using the principles of biochemistry, DMK has formulated a range of Enzymatic Treatments and Home Prescriptives that encourage the skin to return to its most balanced and healthy state. For skin care professionals whose business depends on generating long-lasting clinically-proven results, DMK’s education-first approach has become essential. Hundreds of salons, spas, and even industry experts have recognized the effectiveness of the DMK concept, witnessed by thousands of people worldwide whose lives have been changed forever.
 
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dmkinternational/
 
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@dmkinternational
 
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/dmkinternational
 
Hale & Hush is the only professional brand to focus exclusively on treatment and retail products for sensitive and health-challenged skin. Hale & Hush products and education address the wide spectrum of issues your sensitive clients present. It can range from periodic sensitivity from stress, environment, hormones, and chemical irritants —all the way to chronic sensitivity from serious health or disability challenges, and the treatments or medications that accompany