Episode 220 showcases our hosts Dr Jake Sloane, David Segal & a guest appearance from our new Marketing Manager Kendel Young. (This was a totally unplanned chat where we hit the record button in our studio after a team meeting!) In an already congested social media world, Meta has launched a new app called 'Threads'. In just a few days it became the fastest downloaded app ever, even beating ChatGPT and boasting over 100 million users by week one. But is an app that has seemingly been created...
Aug 03, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 220
Episode 219 hosts Professor Syed Haq, a Cosmetic Physician from London, UK. Syed divides his time between preventative medicine & aesthetics. He has previously been an advisory board member for Ipsen, Allergan Aesthetics and is a Hugel Aesthetics KOL for Letybo. In this mini series 'The Tox Talks', we feature expert injectors who have significant experience in using botulinum toxins. These episodes explore our guests experiences using particular brands, the evolution of their injecting techn...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 219
Episode 218 showcases our hosts Dr Jake Sloane & David Segal. As injectors and clinic-owners, we don't always get things right. And even when we do, our patients don't always see it that way. Complaints can vary from mild nuisances to full blown medicolegal nightmares. They will always occur in some form and they can cause significant anxiety for businesses and injectors alike. In this episode we delve into how we can do better at improving our communication bwetween ourselves and our patien...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 218
Episode 217 hosts Deborah Farnworth-Ward, an entrepreneur from the Gold Coast, Australia. Deb is the founder of Australian Skin Clinics (ASC) franchise, growing from 1 to 60 locations in just five years. She is an MBA graduate, a Certified Franchise Executive and a serial entrepreneur. She has an incredible vision and passion for the aesthetics industry where she has immersed herself for 15 years. We learn how her career prior to aesthetics helped her vision, managing large multi-disciplinary he...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 217
Episode 216 hosts Audrey Rose, a nurse practitioner from Boston, USA Audrey joins us in the 14th Chapter of our series called 'The Injector Diaries'. These episodes feature in depth conversations, stories and experiences from injectors around the globe. Each injector brings their own unique take on things and we showcase every level of type of injector, from newbies to masters. We'll explore how and why they chose to inject, why they favour using certain products, look under the hoods of their c...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 216
Episode 215 showcases our hosts Dr Jake Sloane & David Segal David was recently invited to talk at the Merz Nurse Academy in Sydney. In this episode he and Dr Jake discuss an overview of his presentation, covering some of the key trends that he sees in the Australian industry. We discuss: How average filler volumes usage is down & the reasons why this might be The impending regulatory changes expected by AHPRA & how this might change the nurse/doctor scripting process Whether this is...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 215
Episode 214 hosts Kelly George, a Registered Nurse from Tamworth, Australia. Kelly is based in regional New South Wales. Originally working in the marketing department for Allergan Aesthetics, Kelly became a nurse injector and has since become a respected speaker & business coach. 'The Business of Injecting' episodes host injectors to discuss all aspects of their business. We analyse their struggles and challenges, difficult decisions, friction points that aren't yet solved, financial concer...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 214
Episode 213 showcases our hosts Dr Jake Sloane & David Segal. Dr Jake catches up with David after another work trip abroad - this time to Japan. We first get some insight into how David's business consultations work. We then recap on how IA Patreon (our online subscription platform) works and how we can support injectors and aesthetic clinics globally. We then get into the main topic of the podcast exploring why Dr Jake went to Japan and what he learnt. We discuss: What the REFINE meeting is...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 213
Episode 212 hosts Dr Nichola Conlon a Molecular Biologist from Newcastle, UK. Nichola is an academic scientist with a particular interest in how and why we age. She's the founder of Nuchido, a company who's mission is to help bring affordable anti-aging strategies to the public domain. When we started the IA podcast back in 2019, some of our older episodes covered wellness topics that looked at the relationship between looking good & feeling good. But we didn't address aging itself or the ev...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 212
Episode 211 hosts Brittony Croasdell, a Nurse Practitioner based in Chicago, USA. Brittony is a highly experienced injector, trainer and international speaker. She has mentored hundreds of injectors through both the Allergan Medical Institute (AMI) & Galderma Aesthetic Injector Network (GAIN). Brittony is also a board member of the Complications in Medical Aesthetics Collaborative (CMAC) - an influential international consortium dedicated to improvement in complication management amongst med...
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 211
Episode 210 hosts Rick O'Neill, a digital marketing expert from Brighton, UK. (Previously joining us in episodes 134, 193, 197 & 202) Rick has over 20 years of experience and is the founder of Look Touch Feel (LTF), an award winning digital marketing agency who specialise in supporting aesthetic practitioners & plastic surgeons. This is the fourth and final chapter of our mini-series called the 'The Digital Deep Dive' (sponsored by LTF). Over the four chapters we've covered some of the c...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 210
Episode 209 hosts Samantha Shepherd, a nurse practitioner from Atlanta, USA. Samantha joins us in the 13th Chapter of our series called 'The Injector Diaries'. These episodes feature in depth conversations, stories and experiences from injectors around the globe. Each injector brings their own unique take on things and we showcase every level of type of injector, from newbies to masters. We'll explore how and why they chose to inject, why they favour using certain products, look under the hoods ...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 209
Episode 208 hosts Dr Pouria Moradi (Plastic Surgeon & Reconstructive Surgeon from Sydney, Australia) & Sheri-lee Knoop (Registered Nurse & President of the Cosmetic Nurses Association from Perth, Australia) Pouria and Sheri-Lee joined us to share their thoughts and insights into the proposed new Australia cosmetic regulations that have been announced by AHPRA (the Australian health practitioner regulator). These new rules affect both surgeons and non-surgical practitioners and come i...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 208
Episode 207 hosts Babak Moini, the founder of Laser Clinics Australia (LCA). LCA started in 2008 and have become the world's largest aesthetic and skin chain of clinics with over 200 locations in Australia, Singapore, UK and Canada. Since then, numerous other competitor chain clinic brands have competed with each other for the same demographic of patients (including Silk Laser Clinics, Evolution Clinics, Australian Skin Clinics, Clear Complexion Clinics and several other brands) The universal fe...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 207
Episode 206 showcases our hosts Dr Jake Sloane & David Segal. Dr Jake has been abroad numerous times in the past 8 weeks for various conferences and meetings. We recorded this episode whilst he was in Dubai (so apologies for his sides poorer sound quality) but we decided to explore what he was up to and what some of the key learnings from his trips were. We discuss: AMWC Monaco, one of the biggest global aesthetic meetings and what's on offer What the best live injection he saw was and why H...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 206
Episode 205 hosts Dr Phillip Singh, a dermatologist based in Perth, Australia & Helen Planting, Clinical Development Manager for Alocuro. Alocuro are a privately-owned Australian company that supplies medical devices for use in platelet-rich plasma (PRP) procedures. We revisit the topic of PRP having first covered it way back in episodes 19 & 20. We explore: Phillip and Helen's backgrounds What PRP is exactly Why platelet concentration is so important How PRP is harvested How the Alocuro...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 205
Episode 204 hosts Melissa Isaia, co-founder of Juvae and the CNA (Cosmetic Nurses Association) & Nicole Schmid, Registered Nurse, co-founder of Juvae & the CNA. Melissa & Nicole created 'Juvae' back in 2008, an all in one solution for the training, business support and connecting of nurse injectors to clinics. At that time, the Australian injectable market was very immature. The chain clinics hadn't yet formed, social media was in it's infancy, hyalase wasn't a thing and in many ways...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 204
Episode 203 hosts four of our listeners and IA Patrons , Dr Steven Land, Tanya Khan, Dr Bonnie Hawthorne & Dan Julien. Steven is an experienced cosmetic physician from Newcastle, UK. He previously worked in Emergency Medicine and is KOL for Evolus and Neauvia. Tanya is a Nurse Prescriber from Belfast, Northern Ireland and has been an injector for 5 years. Bonnie is a GP and a Cosmetic Physician with 8 years experience from Newcastle, Australia. Dan (previously on episode 169) is Nurse Practi...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 203
Episode 202 hosts Rick O'Neill, a digital marketing expert from Brighton, UK. (Previously joining us in episodes 134, 193 and 197) Rick has over 20 years of experience and is the founder of Look Touch Feel (LTF), an award winning digital marketing agency who specialise in supporting aesthetic practitioners & plastic surgeons. This is the third chapter of our mini-series called the 'The Deep Digital Dive' (sponsored by LTF). Over four chapters we'll better understand some of the core pillars ...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 202
Episode 201 hosts Dr Patricia Barerra, a cosmetic physican based in the city of Paraná, Argentina. Patricia joins us in the 12th Chapter of our series called 'The Injector Diaries'. These episodes feature in depth conversations, stories and experiences from injectors around the globe. Each injector brings their own unique take on things and we'll showcase every level of type of injector, from newbies to masters. We'll explore how and why they chose to inject, why they favour using certain produc...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 201
To celebrate our very special 200th episode, we were honoured to host Dr Arthur Swift (Plastic Surgeon) from Vancouver, Canada. Arthur has been at the forefront of injectables from the very beginning, starting in the early 1990's when there were no mentors or guidelines. Originally trained as a plastic surgeon, Arthur very quickly identified how transformative non-surgical treatments would be and self-trained himself. Over the past 30 years, Arthur has established himself as one of the most reve...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 200
Episode 199 hosts Sarah Graham (Registered Nurse based in Kaiapoi, New Zealand) & Mischell Christmas (Registered Nurse based in Charlotte, USA). In this episode we do something a bit different by inviting on two of our long-term listeners. We explore where they are into their injecting careers, why they joined our 'IA Patreon' and how they have benefited from it. If you've never heard of Patreon, it's an online service that allows creators like us to connect with their listeners and provide ...
Feb 16, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 199
Episode 198 hosts Dr Felix Bertram, a dermatologist based in Zurich, Switzerland. Whilst Felix is still a practising dermatologist, he is best known as a globally-renowned entrepreneur in the aesthetics space. He's the mastermind behind Skinmed clinic, a high end aesthetic destination with 12 plastic surgery theatres, resident dermatologists and a pathology lab, cosmetic injectables and beauty services all under one roof. In addition to this, various side businesses compliment the clinic includi...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 198
Episode 197 hosts Rick O'Neill, a digital marketing expert from Brighton, UK. (Rick previously joined us on Webinar 5 and in episodes 134 & 193) Rick has over 20 years of experience and is the founder of Look Touch Feel (LTF), an award winning digital marketing agency who specialise in supporting aesthetic practitioners & plastic surgeons. This is chapter 2 of a mini-series called the 'The Deep Digital Dive' (sponsored by LTF). Over four chapters we'll better understand some of the core ...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 197
Episode 196 hosts Amy Lynn, a board-certified aesthetic nurse specialist from Philadelphia, USA. Amy joins us in the 11th Chapter of our series called 'The Injector Diaries'. These episodes feature in depth conversations, stories and experiences from injectors around the globe. Each injector brings their own unique take on things and we'll showcase every level of type of injector, from newbies to masters. We'll explore how and why they chose to inject, why they favour using certain products, loo...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 196
Episode 195 hosts Dr Kate Jameson, a Cosmetic Physician from Perth, Western Australia. Kate originally trained in Emergency Medicine before specialising as a GP. In 2018 her founded 'Youthlab' with her husband, now a leading aesthetic clinic. Over the past 4 years Youthlab now has grown to three clinics and there are future plans to expand even futher by moving inter-state. In Chapter 5 of 'The Business of Injecting' episodes, we get an insight into how one of Australia's leading boutique clinic...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 195
Episode 194 hosts Dr Ravi Jain & Dr Sophie Shotter, two leading aesthetic doctors from the UK. Ravi is an extremely experienced injector & cosmetic surgeon based in Harpenden. With over 20 years of experience, Ravi consulted as a KOL for IBSA (the manufacturers of Profhilo) for several years. He was part of the early advisory board meetings and has a wealth of experience teaching Profhilo. Sophie is a multi-award winning cosmetic doctor based in both Kent & Central London. She is a K...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 194
Episode 193 hosts Rick O'Neill, a digital marketing expert from Brighton, UK. (Rick previously joined us for our 5th webinar during the lockdown of 2020 and also in episode 134 of the podcast) Rick has over 20 years of experience and is the founder of Look Touch Feel (LTF), an award winning digitial marketing agency who specialise in supporting aesthetic practitioners & plastic surgeons. In this episode we introduce our new mini-series called the 'The Deep Digital Dive' (sponsored by LTF). O...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 193
Episode 192 hosts Dr Steven Liew (Plastic Surgeon, Sydney Australia), Dr Sam Patel (Business Entrepreneur, Chicago, USA) & Gareth Pepper (National Sales Director of BTL Aesthetics, Australia). We also welcome back Professor Sebastian Cotofana for a cameo appearance! In this episode we discuss a completely new device category in facial aesthetics called EMFACE by BTL Aesthetics. EMFACE opens a new chapter in how facial rejuvenation can be achieved. It combines High-Intensity Facial Electrical...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 192
Episode 191 hosts Cassandra Smith (Aesthetic business entrepreneur) & David Segal (Our co-host of IA & Aesthetic business mentor) Cassandra is a returning guest (episodes 5, 24, 29 and 60) and has been David's business partner for over a decade. She originally trained as a Beautician before qualifiying as Dermal Clinician. She then became the co-owner of three laser, skin and injectable clinics with David for over a decade. They sold these clinics in June 2022. In this episode we do a de...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 191
