Medical Spa Insider

Building Success with Smiley Aesthetics: Compliance, Community and Collaboration

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“All medical providers just aren't taught the skills to own and operate a business successfully.” This week, AmSpa founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, speaks with Mary Smiley Ford, MSN, APRN, CRNA, and Carla Pierson, DNP, MBA, RN, identical twins and co-founders of Smiley Aesthetics in Nashville, Tennessee. They explore how their mission to empower med spa providers through compliance, clinical training and business support has fueled the growth of a platform powering over 140 independent med spas. In this conversation, you will hear:

  • How Smiley Aesthetics supports med spa owners with compliance, clinical training and business tools;
  • Why regulatory compliance is the foundation of their franchise-like platform;
  • The importance of structure with medical directors and prescribing protocols;
  • How collaboration and community-building have elevated them all;
  • The unique factor of being identical twins and how it fuels their success;
  • How Mary’s journey highlights aesthetics as an avenue for providers in recovery;
  • Building their dream package: a training facility, surgery center and med spa.
  • Plans for future expansion, a men-focused med spa, and more!

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