Technology of Beauty

Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with PatientFi co-founders Todd Watts & Scott Jorgensen. The trio discusses the traditional patient financing landscape and how PatientFi is turning the entire experience on its head and ushering in a new era for elective healthcare financing with transparent and innovative fintech products. Led by luxury retail and e-commerce, consumer financing trends have wholly...

Dr. Grant Stevens interviews John Connors, CEO of Jan Marini Skin Research. While many of the players in the aesthetic skincare space have experienced a significant uptick during the post-pandemic recovery, few have grown like Jan Marini. In this candid interview, John shares the story of how a company founded almost 30 years ago is really just hitting its stride and how their bootstrapped growth...

In the third installment of our Giants of Aesthetics Series, Dr. Grant Stevens interviews Dr. Robert Singer of Prime Plastic Surgery in La Jolla, California. Known to his peers as a pioneer & leader, Dr. Singer has played a key role in driving both innovation and standardization forward within the field of plastic surgery, leading to better and safer outcomes for patients across the globe. Tun...

In the second installment of our Giants of Aesthetics Series, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down virtually with a true leader in the field of plastic surgery — Dr. Renato Saltz. Dr. Saltz stands as one of just two surgeons to ever serve as president for both the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the International Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Needless to say, he is in a league...

In episode 27, Dr. Grant Stevens takes us on a tour of a different side of the aesthetics business as he interviews the investment banking team from Jefferies Financial Group that recently took The HydraFacial Company public in a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) merger deal with former Allergan CEO Brent Saunders. Tune in to hear insights from Michael Robinson (Global Head of Medical Dev...

In episode 26 of The Technology of Beauty podcast, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down in the studio with Evolus CEO, David Moatazedi. Having previously served as the Vice President of Medical Aesthetics at Allergan, David is no stranger to the space. In this interview, he tells us what makes Evolus a different breed of aesthetic brand and how he and his team are throwing out the playbook in order to cate...

We bring you the first installment of our Giants of Aesthetics Series. In this very special episode, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with one of the most recognized names in all of aesthetic medicine and plastic surgery — Dr. Foad Nahai. As past president of both the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the International Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the current sitting edi...

In episode 24 Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with MaryAnn Guerra, CEO of Aesthetics Biomedical and leader of the company that brings you the award-winning Vivace fractional microneedling RF device. Tune in to hear MaryAnn tell her story, including the work she did at NIH with Dr. Tony Fauci early in her career and the exciting things she and her team are doing to advance aesthetic medical technology...

In episode 23 of The Technology of Beauty Podcast, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with Tom Albright, President & CEO of Recros Medica. Having held numerous leadership roles in the world of aesthetic industry marketing, Tom is a true veteran of the space. He previously served as the Vice President of Global Strategic Marketing for BOTOX at Allergan, where he led the launch of BOTOX Cosmetic. Today...

In the season 2 premiere of the podcast, Dr. Grant Stevens chats with the one and only Joan Kron. An award-winning journalist, media icon, author, and filmmaker, Joan has quite literally done it all but, if you're in aesthetic medicine, you know her as the beauty editor who covered plastic surgery at Allure for over 25 years. What you may not know is that she didn't just popularize plast...

In episode 21, Dr. Grant Stevens chats with Jeffrey Frentzen. A veteran journalist who has reported on the medical aesthetics space for 15 years, Jeff was previously Editor-in-Chief of Plastic Surgery Practice magazine. Today he is Executive Editor of Aesthetic Insights and Program Director of The Aesthetic Industry Association. In this interview, he discusses the formation of The Aesthetic Indust...

In episode 20, Dr. Grant Stevens chats virtually with Mary Fisher, CEO of Colorescience. With over 30 years of experience in pharma and biotech, Mary has a unique understanding of the landscape. Among numerous other leadership positions, she previously served as CEO of SkinMedica where she led a successful sale of the company to Allergan, for $350 million. In this interview, she tells the story of...

Wholly owned by Nestlé and known by the name Nestlé Skin Health since 2014, Galderma was recently divested by the global food giant in a deal valued at 10.2 billion Swiss francs. New ownership immediately set out to refocus the company as a pure-play dermatology business, restoring the Galderma brand and appointing new leadership, namely CFO Thomas Dittrich and CEO Flemming Ørnskov. Ørnskov stands...

On episode 18 of the podcast, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down in the studio with Adam and Max of Influx Marketing. A web design and digital marketing agency focused on the field of aesthetics, Influx is a well-established leader in the industry. With a client list that includes some of the top plastic surgery practices and medical spas around the country, Adam, Max, and their team have a unique view o...

In episode 17 of the podcast, Dr. Grant Stevens is joined virtually by a true veteran of the industry, Mr. Dennis Condon. Over the course of his career, Dennis has held key leadership positions for some of the biggest brand names in aesthetics. He served as the CEO of BioForm Medical up until the company was acquired by Merz Aesthetics for US$250 million. He went on to wear several key executive h...

In episode 16 of The Technology of Beauty, Dr. Grant Stevens is joined by the woman known throughout the field of aesthetics by the mononymous title of Jwala. Having transitioned from a clinical background to industry, Jwala Karnik, MD, has a unique story. After completing 9 years of post-graduate training to become a nephrologist, she chose to pursue a career on the business side of medicine. Aft...

In episode 15 of The Technology of Beauty Podcast, Dr. Grant Stevens is joined virtually by the CEO of Merz Aesthetics, Mr. Bob Rhatigan. As the leader of a company that manufactures and distributes premium aesthetic products worldwide, Bob has unique insight into the global aesthetic marketplace from both a production and consumption perspective. In this interview, he shares his observations abou...

In episode 14 of The Technology of Beauty Podcast, Dr. Grant Stevens is joined by the CEO of public relations firm Evolve MKD, Megan Driscoll. Evolve's client list boasts some of the biggest names in aesthetics, including Allergan, Merz, Hydrafacial, MiraDry, and Endo Aesthetics. As a veteran of the aesthetics space and an expert in communication strategy, Megan brings unique insight into the...

On this episode of the Technology of Beauty, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with Michael Byrd and Brad Adatto of ByrdAdatto Law. ByrdAdatto specializes in business law for private healthcare practices, with a particular emphasis on aesthetics. The three discuss medical spa compliance, how to interpret the law across all 50 states and what to do when the law in your state isn't up to date with th...

In episode 12 of the Technology of Beauty podcast, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with Diane Goostree, CEO and President of Alastin Skincare — The nation's fastest-growing professional skincare company for three years running. Diane tells the story of how she and her team set out to build a company that would raise the bar in terms of the level of evidence-based science and rigor in skincare. Di...

In this episode of The Technology of Beauty Podcast, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with Rob Catlin, VP Sales & Marketing for Endo Aesthetics, to talk about the company's newly FDA approved product for the treatment of cellulite, Qwo . Set to launch in the spring of 2021, Qwo is an injectable treatment that utilizes breakthrough science to address cellulite in the buttocks region. Find out w...

In this episode, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with the CEO of FriendMedia, Nick Magruder. FriendMedia is a content delivery platform that allows practitioners to stream promotional content directly to TVs and tablets throughout their practices with total control over what patients see when. Practices all across the country are using FriendMedia to remove the friction out of cross-selling, upselling...

In episode #9 of The Technology of Beauty, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down in the studio with Ryan Beal, CEO of Dyve Biosciences. Dyve has created a breakthrough technology that broadly enables transdermal drug delivery (through the skin). Unlike other transdermal technologies that employ harsh solvents or complicated devices to break down the barriers of the skin, Dyve has developed an elegant microe...

In episode 8 of The Technology of Beauty, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with Michael Boerner and Lloyd Mahaffey of Engage Media. Having previously worked with Fortune 500 clients such as Johnson and Johnson, Samsung, Ford, CVS, Rite Aid, Covidien, UPMC, and UnitedHealthcare, Engage is now bringing its award-winning consumer engagement methodology, VideoText™, to the field of aesthetics. While a newc...

In this episode of The Technology of Beauty, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with Sue Dykema, Executive Director of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, to hear about some of the innovative things the society is doing to serve both members and patients and to discuss the importance and value of building a support network when in private practice. » Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.appl...