What Are We Leaving Behind in Aesthetics?

Welcome to the 100th episode of Beauty & The Brain – your go-to aesthetics and wellness podcast hosted by Dr. Chris Croley and NP Jerry Drinkard. In this milestone episode, we celebrate our journey to 100 episodes and take you behind the scenes of what it really takes to run a top med spa, film a successful podcast, and grow multiple businesses in the beauty and wellness industry.

Timestamps

• 00:00 – Introduction: Celebrating the 100th Episode of Beauty & The Brain
• 01:30 – The Journey to 100 Episodes: Podcast Growth and Behind-the-Scenes Stories
• 04:00 – Running a Successful Med Spa: Building a Strong Aesthetic Business
• 07:00 – Growth Strategies: Hiring, Scaling Services, and Expanding Operations
• 10:00 – Lessons From 2024: Challenges, Successes, and Professional Growth
• 13:00 – Future Aesthetic Trends: Combination Treatments and New Innovations
• 16:00 – Smooth PDO Threads: Advances in Skin Tightening and Rejuvenation
• 19:00 – Sexual Wellness Treatments: Expanding the Scope of Aesthetic Medicine
• 22:00 – Sculptra and New Treatment Approaches: The Future of Body and Facial Aesthetics
• 25:00 – The Team Behind Beauty & The Brain: Content, Production, and Collaboration
• 28:00 – Goals for 2025: Improving Patient Care and Growing the Aesthetic Industry
• 31:00 – Final Thoughts: Empowering Providers

Whether you’re an aesthetic provider, medical spa owner, or a beauty enthusiast, this episode is packed with insight, inspiration, and real-talk on:

In This Episode

• Building a successful aesthetic practice
• The business of beauty: growth strategies, hiring, scaling services
• Upcoming aesthetic trends: combination therapies, smooth PDO threads, sexual wellness treatments, and Sculptra for weight loss transformation
• Personal & professional growth goals in the aesthetics space
• Real-life lessons from 2024 and how we’re leveling up in 2025

Featuring

• Allie Ballew – Skin & Tonic injector & educator
• Sierra – Producer & content queen
• Danny – The man behind the camera
• And a shoutout to Ruby, our overseas editing powerhouse!

Thinking about starting a med spa? Already in the game and want to grow? This is the podcast for you.

Empowering providers. Educating patients. Elevating aesthetics. Subscribe and hit the bell so you don’t miss the next 100 episodes!