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  • From "Not Wanted" to World-Renowned — with Ashkan Ghavami, MD (Ep. 335)

    From "Not Wanted" to World-Renowned — with Ashkan Ghavami, MD (Ep. 335)
    Nov 7 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Ashkan Ghavami, MD, shares his journey from not being wanted in Beverly Hills, to becoming a world-renowned cosmetic surgeon. Indeed, welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the 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." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. From "Not Wanted" to World-Renowned Indeed, "From 'Not Wanted' to World-Renowned: Dr. Ghavami" tells the story of how one surgeon rose from rejection to success. Specifically, when Dr. Ashkan Ghavami arrived in Beverly Hills, no one wanted him there. Afterward, he built a trusted name in aesthetics and gained worldwide recognition. Now, he's known for his celebrity patients, advanced techniques, and leadership in the field.
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    57 min
  • Leaving Employment for Autonomy — with Tania Hassanzadeh, MD (Ep. 334)

    Leaving Employment for Autonomy — with Tania Hassanzadeh, MD (Ep. 334)
    Oct 31 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Tania Hassanzadeh, MD, discusses her journey on leaving employment for autonomy in building her Beverly Hills, California practice. Indeed, welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the 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." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Leaving Employment for Autonomy Hassanzadeh's leap from employee to Beverly Hills practice owner. Obviously, most surgeons spend years working for others before going solo. However, Dr. Tania Hassanzadeh, a Beverly Hills facial plastic surgeon, made that leap in just one year. Interestingly, after her fellowship in Boston under a top surgeon, she joined a thriving Beverly Hills practice. Soon, she realized she wanted full autonomy. Therefore, owning her patient photos, shaping her marketing, and building her brand mattered more than job security.
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    52 min
  • Doctor Epstein Went All in on Hair — with Jeffrey Epstein, MD (Ep. 333)

    Doctor Epstein Went All in on Hair — with Jeffrey Epstein, MD (Ep. 333)
    Oct 24 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Jeffrey Epstein, MD, shares how we found great success after he went all in on hair in his Miami, Florida practice. Indeed, welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the 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." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Doctor Epstein Went All in on Hair After 30 years in private practice, most surgeons start to slow down. However, not Dr. Jeffrey Epstein. Instead, he is a facial plastic surgeon in Miami who decided to specialize in one area — hair restoration. As a result, that single decision turned his practice into a global brand. Eventually, it also caught the attention of private equity investors.
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    48 min
  • Is Your Practice Culture Holding You Back? — with Lisa Marie Wark, MBA, PhD(c) (Ep. 332)

    Is Your Practice Culture Holding You Back? — with Lisa Marie Wark, MBA, PhD(c) (Ep. 332)
    Oct 20 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Lisa Marie Wark, MBA, PhD(c), shares pearls from her new book on how to know if your practice culture is holding you back and how to fix it. Indeed, welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the 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." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Is your practice culture holding you back? Specifically, this week on "Beauty and the Biz," I sat down with Lisa Marie Wark, MBA, PhD(c). Therefore, she shared her insights as a consultant, fractional CEO, and author of the book "Patients, People, Process: A Modern Guide to Culture, Service, and Growth in Private Practice." Moreover, after more than 20 years behind the scenes of medical practices, Lisa has seen everything. Consequently, she knows what makes teams thrive — and what makes them toxic. Additionally, in this episode of "Beauty and the Biz," she explains how culture can make or break your success.
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    48 min
  • Face Transplants to Fellowship — with Brendan Alleyne, MD (Ep. 331)

    Face Transplants to Fellowship — with Brendan Alleyne, MD (Ep. 331)
    Oct 10 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Brendan Alleyne, MD, who was featured on "National Geographic," shares his journey from performing face transplants to joining a fellowship. Indeed, welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the 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." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Face Transplants to Fellowship — Discover Dr. Alleyne's journey from face transplants to leading a modern aesthetic practice. Specifically, in this week's episode on "Face Transplants to Fellowship: Dr. Alleyne's Unique Path," I spoke with Dr. Brendan Alleyne. Additionally, he is a board-certified plastic surgeon in St. Peters, Missouri, and a partner at Renaissance Plastic Surgery.
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    51 min
  • Writing a Consumer Book for Patients — Scott R. Miller, MD (Ep. 330)

    Writing a Consumer Book for Patients — Scott R. Miller, MD (Ep. 330)
    Oct 3 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Scott Miller, MD, of La Jolla, California, shares his own experience in writing, publishing and marfketing a consumer book for patients. Indeed, welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the 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." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Writing a Consumer Book for Patients First, this week on the "Beauty and the Biz" podcast, I welcomed back Dr. Scott Miller. Next, he's a board-certified plastic surgeon in La Jolla, California. Then, we didn't focus on surgery. Instead, we talked about writing books. Also, Dr. Miller just released his new consumer book, "Authentic Beauty: Defining a New Standard of Care and Results in Plastic Surgery."
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    49 min
  • What They Don't Teach You in Fellowship — with Raja Mohan , MD (Ep. 329)

    What They Don't Teach You in Fellowship — with Raja Mohan , MD (Ep. 329)
    Sep 26 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Raja Mohan, MD, discusses what they don't teach you in fellowship and how he learned the business and marketing side of running a practice. Indeed, welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the 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." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. What They Don't Teach You in Fellowship Specifically, Dr. Raja Mohan is a board-certified plastic surgeon in Dallas. Additionally, he trained at MIT, Johns Hopkins and the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute. However, when he completed his fellowship, he realized he had almost no training in the business side of medicine. Still, that didn't stop him. Instead, he started from scratch — with no office, no staff and no systems. Nevertheless, he built a thriving cosmetic surgery practice in one of the most competitive markets in the U.S.
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    1 h et 1 min
  • 5 Shifts to Attract and Keep More Cosmetic Patients — with Catherine Maley, MBA (Ep. 328)

    5 Shifts to Attract and Keep More Cosmetic Patients — with Catherine Maley, MBA (Ep. 328)
    Sep 19 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Discover the 5 Shifts to Attract and Keep More Cosmetic Patients through reviews, referrals and social exposure. Indeed, welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the 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." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. 5 Shifts to Attract and Keep More Cosmetic Patients First, many cosmetic practices still believe discounting attracts new patients. However, the truth is that discounting is the worst way to grow revenue. Therefore, the most successful practices now grow faster. In addition, they charge more. Specifically, they do this by making five key shifts that: First, add thousands to the bottom line Next, reduce stress and staff burnout Finally, remove the need for costly ads and discounts
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    10 min