Episodes

  • Young Practice, Big Results: Here’s How He Did It — with Carson Williams, MD (Ep. 315)

    Young Practice, Big Results: Here’s How He Did It — with Carson Williams, MD (Ep. 315)
    Jun 20 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we’ll discuss how Carson Williams, MD made his young practice realize big results and here’s how he did it. Additionally, we’ll discuss the general business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I’m your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." Furthermore, I’m also a consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Young Practice, Big Results: Here’s How He Did It So how does a young plastic surgeon climb to the top 1% of RealSelf in just three years? Luckily, you’ll find out in this week’s episode of "Beauty and the Biz." Specifically, I speak with Dr. Carson Williams MD, a facial plastic surgeon based in Leawood, Kansas. Clearly, he’s scaling his practice with strategy, speed, and precision.
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    48 mins
  • 25 Years, No Partners, No PE: Here’s How He Did It — with Bryan H. Pruitt, MD (Ep. 314)

    25 Years, No Partners, No PE: Here’s How He Did It — with Bryan H. Pruitt, MD (Ep. 314)
    Jun 13 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we’ll discuss how Bryan Pruitt, MD, has run his practice for 25 years with no partners or PE and here's how he did it. Additionally, we’ll discuss the general business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I’m your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." Furthermore, I’m also a consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. 25 Years, No Partners, No PE: Here’s How He Did It What if you could build a thriving plastic surgery practice without private equity, injectors, or social media? As it turns out, Dr. Bryan Pruitt, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Dallas, has done exactly that.
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    40 mins
  • Building Three Thriving Practices for Men — with Douglas Steinbrech, MD (Ep. 313)

    Building Three Thriving Practices for Men — with Douglas Steinbrech, MD (Ep. 313)
    Jun 6 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we’ll discuss how Douglas Steinbrech, MD, set out in building three thriving practices for men. Additionally, we’ll discuss the general business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I’m your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." Furthermore, I’m also a consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Building Three Thriving Practices for Men. Indeed, do you want to learn how to build three thriving cosmetic surgery practices focused on men in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago?
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Actress to International Surgeon — with Sheila Malek Kassir, MD (Ep. 312)

    Actress to International Surgeon — with Sheila Malek Kassir, MD (Ep. 312)
    May 29 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we’ll discuss how Sheila Malek Kassir, MD went from being an actress to becoming an international surgeon. Additionally, we’ll discuss the general business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I’m your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." Furthermore, I’m also a consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. From Actress to International Plastic Surgeon: How Dr. Sheila Kassir Built a Global Brand First, imagine building a plastic surgery empire across New York, New Jersey and Germany. Then, add a medspa, a wellness center, a skincare line and a surgical conference. Meanwhile, Dr. Sheila Kassir is also raising two kids, with one more on the way.
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    44 mins
  • Pros and Cons of Joining Established Practice — with Meredith Kugar, MD (Ep. 311)

    Pros and Cons of Joining Established Practice — with Meredith Kugar, MD (Ep. 311)
    May 23 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we’ll explore the pros and cons of joining an established practice. Additionally, we’ll discuss the general business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I’m your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." Furthermore, I’m also a consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Presenting today’s episode titled, “Pros and Cons of Joining Established Practice — with Meredith Kugar, MD.” Obviously, if you’re a newly trained surgeon with drive and ambition, you're facing a big decision. Specifically, should you start your own practice from scratch? Alternatively, should you join an established group and carve out your space?
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    43 mins
  • Are You Scaling or Just Spending More? — with Jennifer Walden, MD, Jessica Hunter, MBA, Catherine Maley, MBA (Ep. 310)

    Are You Scaling or Just Spending More? — with Jennifer Walden, MD, Jessica Hunter, MBA, Catherine Maley, MBA (Ep. 310)
    May 15 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we’ll discover if you are actually scaling or just spending more. Additionally, we’ll discuss the general business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I’m your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." Furthermore, I’m also a consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Presenting today’s episode titled, “Are You Scaling or Just Spending More? — with Jennifer Walden, MD, Jessica Hunter, MBA, Catherine Maley, MBA.” Lately, is your aesthetic practice growing—but profits aren’t? That’s exactly what we explored on a recent expert panel for the "Business of Aesthetics" podcast. Specifically, we focused on how to scale your practice without overspending.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • From Hustle to Empire — Doctor Karimi’s Blueprint — with Kian Karimi, MD (Ep. 308)

    From Hustle to Empire — Doctor Karimi’s Blueprint — with Kian Karimi, MD (Ep. 308)
    May 8 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we’ll talk about Doctor Karimi's blueprint on going from hustle to empire Additionally, we’ll discuss the general business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I’m your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." Furthermore, I’m also a consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Presenting today’s episode titled, “From Hustle to Empire — Doctor Karimi’s Blueprint — with Kian Karimi, MD.” Indeed, have you ever wondered how a surgeon, fresh out of fellowship, builds a multimillion-dollar practice in one of the most competitive markets?
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    47 mins
  • 31 Years Solo, Built Without Compromising — with Geoffrey Kwitko, MD (Ep. 309)

    31 Years Solo, Built Without Compromising — with Geoffrey Kwitko, MD (Ep. 309)
    May 8 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we’ll talk about how Doctor Kwitko built his solo practice of 31 years wtihout compromising. Additionally, we’ll discuss the general business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I’m your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." Furthermore, I’m also a consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Presenting today’s episode titled, “31 Years Solo, Built Without Compromising — with Geoffrey Kwitko, MD.” To begin, how do you run a successful cosmetic practice on your own for 31 years? Specifically, how do you keep a full schedule of cosmetic and insurance patients, avoid wait times, and maintain staff for decades? Indeed, that’s exactly what Dr. Geoffrey Kwitko has done. Currently, he’s a board-certified oculoplastic and neuro-ophthalmic surgeon in Tampa Bay, Florida.
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    41 mins
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