Episodes

You built a loyal following on your own name and your own hands. Now the calendar is full, the ceiling is close, and the business is worth almost nothing without you standing in the room. That is the wall most injectors hit right before they decide whether they own a job or a company. Jessica Hunter talks with Catherine Marben, who rebuilt her Scottsdale practice from a one-woman salon suite into a purpose-built clinic she can eventually sell. Catherine walks through taking her own name off th...

For any practice owner eyeing a sale, or an investor sizing one up, the real risk in a med spa or surgery center rarely shows up on a P&L. It's in what happens after the doors close: whether DVT protocols get followed, whether a medical director has ever set foot in the building, whether anyone can prove any of it. Tom Terranova, CEO of QUAD A, walks through how the organization's new med spa accreditation program grades procedures by risk level, why documentation is the single most common gap ...

She started injecting Botox out of the front seat of her car, reclining patients onto her lap at gas stations between Encino and Laguna Beach, back when almost no one knew what Botox even was. Today that one-woman operation is a multi-location medical spa group across Orange County and Los Angeles. How does a burned-out nurse with $4,000 in her checking account turn pure instinct into a brand? Erin Alonso, Founder & CEO of DermFx, takes Bill Walker through every location she has opened and the...

Most owners add a new service because they're personally excited about it. Jessica Hunter has a harder test: before you spend a dollar on a device or a drug, can you prove that 40% of your current patients would actually try it? That one number is the difference between a home run and an expensive mistake. Jessica and Bill Walker get into how to add GLP-1s, hormone therapy, and peptides without blowing up your liability or your margins. They cover why every service needs its own consent, how of...

The same tool that can save hours of admin work in an aesthetic practice can also quietly erode the thing patients are actually paying for. Jessica Hunter explains where to lean in hard, where to pull back, and how to tell the difference before a practice accidentally automates itself out of relevance. Jessica walks through her own daily use as a consultant — sorting financials, templating protocols, summarizing emails — and lays out the specific tasks she would hand off to AI inside a practice...

Most consultants will tell you one thing when revenue stalls: just charge more per unit. Jessica Hunter, Head of Aesthetic Consulting at Aesthetic Brokers, has watched that advice quietly cost practices money for years. Her position is simpler — pricing is a strategic tool, not a number to bump every January. Jessica walks through three distinct pricing levers most owners collapse into one. Acquisition pricing creates urgency for a first visit. Retention pricing rewards a returning patient who ...

A direct buyer reaches out, the number sounds generous, and the temptation to skip a formal process kicks in fast. That’s where most founders quietly leave the biggest check of their career on the table. Bill Walker breaks down what a real M&A engagement looks like next to the “list it like a house” approach most founders default to. He walks through a recent client who came to Aesthetic Brokers with a higher-than-usual direct offer in hand, the analysis that proved the practice was worth milli...

Most practice owners have a daily habit they wouldn’t call a habit. Scrolling through competitor accounts, clocking what other clinics are charging, watching what new memberships and treatments they’re rolling out. It feels like research, but it’s stealing your energy from your own growth. In this solo episode, Jessica makes the case that almost none of what you see your competitors doing connects to a real decision in your own business. She walks through how she handles it with her consulting ...

Email blasts, cold calls, and decks full of stats stack up for months before most aesthetic practice founders are even ready to sell. The buyers on the other end of those messages know exactly what they're doing — they're hoping to lock in a deal before anyone runs a competitive process. The question is whether you understand the playbook well enough to recognize one when it lands in your inbox. In this solo episode, Bill Walker breaks down how private equity actually structures deals for medi...

Almost every day, a medspa owner calls to talk about selling, and almost every one of them hasn't given it enough time yet. Jessica Hunter walks through the real math and timelines behind building a sellable practice and what actually separates a practice worth buying from one that isn't… and it's not credentialing. Comparing an RN who does the same skillset every single day with a nurse practitioner who splits time across the hospital, the clinic, and four different services, find out why the...

Most practice owners walk into a valuation conversation with a number already in their head — and that number is almost always wrong. Bill Walker breaks down the real math behind what an aesthetic practice is actually worth in 2026, starting with the gap between top-line revenue and the EBITDA buyers actually underwrite against. He walks through the hidden adjustments most owners forget: the fair market value of your own injector time, the way patient refunds silently drop straight to the botto...

Independence in aesthetics sounds empowering until the operational reality hits. Bridgette DeBrino, CEO of Belvara Collective, shares how her journey from treatment room to operations revealed a major gap in the aesthetics industry: highly skilled...

Pricing tends to get set once and then forgotten, even as demand, costs, and services evolve. Jessica Hunter shares why regularly reviewing pricing keeps aesthetic practices healthy and aligned. She explains when high-demand services support higher prices, how tiered offerings shape perceived value, and why consistency across providers matters. Listen for how data can guide smarter pricing decisions, how memberships encourage long-term loyalty, and what teams need to confidently communicate pr...

Med spa money myths spread fast, and believing the wrong ones can quietly stall your business. Jessica Hunter tackles the most common assumptions owners make about profitability, growth, and “easy money,” and explains why expectations often clash with reality in aesthetic practices. Listen for why profitability usually takes longer than anyone hopes, what real margins look like in aesthetics versus newer wellness offerings, and why growth alone doesn’t automatically improve your numbers. It ca...

If you constantly feel behind in your business, it’s probably not because you’re lazy. It’s because you’re doing too much of the wrong stuff. Jessica Hunter explains why time is the most overlooked asset in aesthetic practices, and why working harder almost never fixes the real problem. Understanding where your time actually goes, getting comfortable with delegation, and knowing your numbers can completely change how your business grows. Listen for why perfectionism quietly keeps owners stuck, ...

Planning an exit feels like something you’ll deal with “someday,” but Jessica Hunter says it actually starts on day one. She explains what makes a med spa truly sellable, from having more than one provider to systems that don’t rely on the owner to function. She also shares why profitability has less to do with your top line and more to do with operational discipline, and how small inefficiencies quietly eat away at valuation. Heavy debt? Lack of recurring revenue? A business built entirely aro...

Seven figures sounds glamorous until you’re the one signing the checks. Jessica Hunter is back to explain why a “million-dollar” med spa often isn’t profitable at all, and what owners should prioritize once the revenue starts rolling in. She uncovers where money really goes in an aesthetic practice, what healthy margins look like, and why most first-time owners misunderstand the difference between owner pay and business profit. Find out the real reasons aesthetic practices plateau and how to d...

Thinking about going out on your own in medical aesthetics? Jessica Hunter shares the questions you must answer before starting your own medical spa, like whether you can actually cover your overhead, how long you can float yourself without revenue, and what profit really looks like after rent, payroll, supplies, and credit card fees. Most new owners assume a $100K month means success, but tight margins often mean you’re barely breaking even. And when it comes to leaving a practice, she stresse...

What really drives success in medical aesthetics? Jessica Hunter knows the answer—and it’s not fluff. Following her early career at giants like 3M, Jessica built a thriving consulting firm before becoming the head of consulting at Aesthetic Brokers. ...

This interview originally aired on the https://www.practicelandpodcast.com/ podcast presented by PatientFi. Selling the practice is a big deal, but don’t panic just yet – you’re probably not getting fired! Doctors sell for a variety of reasons, and...

What do you get when you mix a Navy officer who served as an ER doc in Afghanistan and a med spa owner injecting Botox in a barn? You get Dr. Amy Hubert, whose path to aesthetics is anything but ordinary. After treating thousands of casualties in combat zones, Dr. Hubert never imagined she'd one day be running a wildly successful aesthetic practice in Georgia. Her first med spa attempt during a Navy tour in Florida flopped, but the lessons stuck. Years later, what started as a tiny setup in he...

This interview originally aired on the https://www.theaestheticallyspeakingpodcast.com/ podcast presented by Nextech. When it comes to selling your practice, many doctors are going at it alone. But deals can get emotional, and someone needs to give...

Chris Heiler, founder and CEO of Flycatcher, is redefining men's wellness just west of Austin, Texas, with a med spa experience that feels more like old Hollywood luxury than a medical office. He shares how he got into the aesthetic industry and why he set out to create a space where men feel just as valued as women in the world of medical aesthetics. Already running a marketing agency, Chris knew he wanted to help men. After meeting his wife, an aesthetician and laser tech, he leveraged her ex...

Meet the founders of Referral Lab, a transformational SaaS platform that maximizes the value of dental referrals and improves communication and performance between teams, referring dentists, and patients. Cameron Full, Dr. Jason Stoner, and Dr. Michael Seda highlight what sets Referral Lab apart, from smart scheduling to automated follow-ups and task management. Drs. Seda and Stoner share how using Referral Lab has helped strengthen their professional relationships and improve patient care, ou...