Episode 229 hosts Julie Bass Kaplan, a Nurse Practitioner from California, USA. Better known as Jubilant Julie, she has been injecting since 2001 and is one of the world's most experienced aesthetic injectors and trainers.  Julie joins us in the 16th 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 the ..read more

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 to take on Twitter also relevant to aesthetic businesses? We explore: What Threads is exactly What ..read more

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 healthcare organizations including pharmacies, GP services, surgical facilities, dietetics ..read more

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 the start of even more regulatory changes in the future The growing trend for biostimulatory ..read more

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. In Chapter 8 of 'The Business of Injecting' episodes, we explore: Kelly's career prior to becoming an injector The pros and cons of working in a regional city Her business plan when she started her clinic Her approach to team building for her staff How she incorporates body sculpting into her practice  ..read more

Episode 159 hosts Sia Hendry (Skin & laser therapist) & Tiarnna Smith (Clinical Application Specialist for Alma Lasers) from Sydney, Australia. Sia has been at the forefront of skin and laser treatments in Australia for over 15 years and is the owner of 'You by Sia' in Bondi Junction. Sia was one of the first clinics in Australia to offer laser hair removal and has seen first hand how the technology has changed over time.    Tiarnna's background is in medical engineering and she is one of Alma's clinical specialists. In this role she supports Alma's customers in all aspects o ..read more

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 evolving field of what many now refer to as  'regenerative medicine'. Research being conduct ..read more

Episode 154 hosts Dr Steven Weiner, a facial plastic surgeon based in Florida, USA. In 2005 Dr Weiner ‘laid down his scalpel’ and has since become one of the world’s leading injectors and an expert in non-surgical treatments. He’s one of Galderma’s global KOL’s and is also a leading thought leader in the emerging sub-speciality of using ultrasound in injectables.  In these episodes called 'Treatments & Regions Uncovered', we drill down into how to approach specific areas of the face, what techniques can be used and what our guests have changed over time as they mastered their techniqu ..read more

Episode 153 hosts Per Winlof, Chief Design Expert of Galderma based in Uppsala, Sweden. Per leads Galderma’s global R&D and is responsible for all of their filler portfolio from the past, the present and into the future. Back in 1990 Per was a microbiology student at university in Uppsala. To help supplement his income, he applied for a job at a very small biotech company founded by Dr Bengt Ågerup called ‘Q-Med’. Although fillers were already available (as collagen-based products), Per and his team developed a completely new way of manufacturing fillers made out of a sugar-molecule using ..read more

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 medical providers.  This is the 2nd chapter in our mini-series called ‘Disasters & Solut ..read more