Amanda Barrett, DNAP, CRNA
Amanda Barrett is the founder of Vadara Med Spa, a medical aesthetics and functional wellness center in Mill Creek, Washington. A doctorate-prepared CRNA with a background in operating-room anesthesia, she built Vadara from a single rented treatment room into a consolidated destination practice known for double-digit annual growth, deep injector training, and an empowered leadership team of nurse practitioner managers. Amanda is passionate about complication readiness, patient safety, and expanding into longevity and functional medicine alongside aesthetics.
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Sept. 23, 2026
The Hard Truth About Running Three Med Spa Locations
Every ambitious med spa founder eventually hits the same fork: expand into satellite locations, or double down on one destination. Amanda Barrett tried the first path with Vadara Med Spa in the greater Seattle area, then reversed course to save her business, her staff, and her sleep. Bill Walker talks with Amanda about why satellite offices sound smart on paper but crush rebooking rates and drain staff morale, how she consolidated three spas into one Mill Creek destination, and the leadership s...
Guest: Amanda Barrett, DNAP, CRNA