Episodes

  • Carving Out a Referral Facelift Practice — with Raymond Lee, MD (Ep. 338)

    Carving Out a Referral Facelift Practice — with Raymond Lee, MD (Ep. 338)
    Nov 26 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Raymond Lee, MD, shares his experience in carving out a referral facelift practice in competitive Newport Beach, California. 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. Carving Out a Referral Facelift Practice Specifically, this week's episode of "Beauty and the Biz" highlights Carving out a Referral Facelift Practice with Dr. Raymond Lee. Additionally, he is a facial plastic surgeon in ultra-competitive Newport Beach. Furthermore, he explains how he built one of the most efficient and referral-driven facelift practices in Southern California. Initially, Dr. Lee did not start with industry connections, a known brand or an established patient base. Instead, he was told it would be "impossible" for a facial plastic surgeon to stand out in such a saturated region. Nevertheless, he went on to: Ultimately perform more than 3,000 facelifts using local or IV sedationGradually sublease a single room, then expand into three full suites and eventually his own ASCConsistently build a loyal team that stays with him for four to six years or moreSuccessfully create a recognizable brand ("Faceology MD") and secure both the trademark and the domainPrimarily grow through word-of-mouth referrals and surgical excellence rather than paid ads
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    51 mins
  • From Fellowship to Two OR Suites — with Heather Levites, MD (Ep. 337)

    From Fellowship to Two OR Suites — with Heather Levites, MD (Ep. 337)
    Nov 21 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Heather Levites, MD, shares her journey from cosmetic surgery fellowship to private practice and building two OR suites. 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 Fellowship to Two OR Suites Specifically, in the "From Fellowship to Two OR Suites Podcast," Dr. Heather Levites explains how she built one of Raleigh's newest aesthetic practices from the ground up. First, she shares how she is a board-certified plastic surgeon trained at MIT, Duke, and Stony Brook. Additionally, she gained real-world business experience by working inside a multi-physician practice. Consequently, she learned workflow, systems, and the financial realities new surgeons rarely get taught.
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    42 mins
  • How Letting Go Helped This Plastic Surgeon Grow — with Kailash Narasimhan, MD (Ep. 336)

    How Letting Go Helped This Plastic Surgeon Grow — with Kailash Narasimhan, MD (Ep. 336)
    Nov 17 2025
    📅 Schedule Your Practice Growth Strategy Review ⚙️ Restart your practice in 7 days ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Kailash Narasimhan, MD, shares in this Beauty and the Biz episode, how letting go helped him grow as a facial plastic 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. How Letting Go Helped This Plastic Surgeon Grow Specifically, "How Letting Go Helped This Plastic Surgeon Grow" explores what happens when a busy surgeon finally stops being the bottleneck. Furthermore, running an aesthetic clinic can feel overwhelming. Additionally, consults, surgeries, staff issues, finances, and marketing all compete for attention. Moreover, in this week's "Beauty and the Biz" episode, Dr. Kailash Narasimhan explains how he made a major shift. Interestingly, he is double board-certified in plastic surgery and ENT. Furthermore, he has been in private practice in St. Petersburg, Florida, for eight years. Also, he shares how he moved from stressed solo operator to confident CEO. Finally, he explains how simple systems now keep his practice running without his constant involvement.
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    38 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins