Super-charge your growth
Dermalogical Beauty Connect Austin is an exclusive opportunity for 20 fast-growing MedSpas to learn from the hottest visionaries and investors.
On December 6, you will gain the tools to scale, launch new locations across the US, grow & retain their customer base, secure investment, and uncover exit opportunities.
WHO?
20 of the fastest growing MedSpas in the US, 15 MedSpa investors, industry visionaries... Build your little black book with peers and investors to help you along your growth journey.
WHY?
You'll leave with the tools to secure investment, scale, launch new locations across the US, grow and retain your customer base, and uncover exit opportunities.
WHAT?
Experience an expertly curated, exclusive one-day growth program for fast-growing MedSpas. From workshops where you'll craft a winning business strategy, through to networking drinks and an intimate dinner with your peers.
Past series speakers
Amy Shecter
Amy’s business leadership success has transcended industries and operating environments, with a career spanning beauty, fashion and fitness across digital and physical channels in the domestic and international markets. As a senior executive, Amy has led DTC, wholesale and licensing, in startup, high growth and turnarounds businesses with a focus on delivering strong financial results.
An inspiring enterprise leader, executive team mentor and equally nimble strategist, operator, marketer and merchant, Amy leads the business through a discerning consumer lens and excels at galvanizing the organization to execute. She remains acutely focused on creating an emotional connection between the brand and the customer.
Currently the CEO of Ever/Body, a haven for high-tech beauty services that serves to demystify cosmetic dermatology and make it more available for everyone, Shecter offers a bold vision to revolutionize the industry and lead an ambitious growth strategy focused on accessibility, market expansion, strategic partnerships and more.
Prior to Ever/Body, Amy was the CEO of Glamsquad, CEO of CorePower Yoga and also served as the President of C. Wonder. Earlier, Amy operated in several senior executive capacities at DKNY, Cole Haan, and Tory Burch. Amy advanced up the merchandising, marketing and operations ranks in various leadership roles and began her career at Bloomingdale’s.
Steve Welch
Steve started his first big entrepreneurial success, Mitos, in 2001 with hardly a cent to his name. Without ever raising outside money Steve built Mitos into a global company in the biotech manufacturing field prior to selling it in 2007 at the age of 29 to a Fortune 500 company. Under Steve’s guidance Mitos developed several critical innovations and patents which transformed the manufacturing process of biological drugs and vaccines and allowed Mitos to develop a global sales and distribution network. Following the sale of Mitos, Steve co-founded DreamIt Ventures, a new business accelerator model.. As a 2009 Eisenhower Fellow, Steve has spent time around the world studying all aspects of economic development. Throughout Asia, Europe and North America Steve has examined how economic development is impacted through 1) government policy 2) technology transfer institutions 3) funding sources and 4) culture. In 2010 Steve published “We are all Born Entrepreneurs” in which he uses his story and those of over a dozen other entrepreneurs to explain what drives entrepreneurs, while at the same time sharing lessons learned from the success -- and failures -- of entrepreneurs. In 2011 Steve started KinderTown as an educational app store for parents with children ages 3-8. KinderTown helps parents become their child’s best teacher by utilizing game-based learning on the tablet with learning in the physical world. In 2013 with almost 400,000 users Steve sold KinderTown to Demme Learning. In 2015 Steve founded Restore Hyper Wellness to expand the limits of personal health and performance, to help people do more of what they love through personalized, science-backed therapies. Restore has 225+ locations spread throughout the US. Steve lives in Austin, TX.
Nick Stanoszek
Sharon Leite
Gabby Garritano
Shereene Idriss
Board-certified Dermatologist and Founder of Idriss Dermatology in NYC Dr. Shereene Idriss is unlike her peers. In a time when top-name dermatologists have signed on as corporate-brand figureheads, joining in on false marketing hype to appear relevant Dr. Idriss has become a household name for doing just the opposite. She rose to organic fame through her #PillowtalkDerm series on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube for candidly speaking about skincare, sharing the science-based truth behind it all. In doing so, she amassed a following of 1.7 million+ “skin nerds” across IG, YT and TikTok, who called on her to create her very own skincare line minus any of the B.S. and with that, PillowtalkDerm was born.
Eddie Douglas
Ben Hernandez
Tara Hyland
Ethan Rigel
Deborah Benton
Alisa Carmichael
What our series attendees say
Fast-Track Growth
Prioritise your growth journey, working with experts to craft a winning business plan and execute a successful expansion strategy
Investing opportunities
Are you an investor looking to scale your MedSpa investments. You'll leave armed with operational best practices and lasting value drivers to build an enviable MedSpa portfolio.
Build your future exit plan
Build a MedSpa with high exit value from day one, creating a strong foundation for future growth. Unlock strategies for maximizing profitability and scaling your business.
2024 Series Advisory Board
Lucy Gorman
Kara La Forgia
Naana Boakye
Dr. Naana Boakye is a board-certified dermatologist with over 15 years of experience offering comprehensive care of all skin needs with an emphasis on acne and melanated concerns. Coining the term lifestyle dermatology, Dr. Boakye takes a unique, holistic, patient-first approach to dermatology – incorporating diet, physical activity, stress management, and emotional well-being into each and every treatment plan. Her practice, Bergen Dermatology, prioritizes patient-first care, utilizing a comprehensive approach to medical and cosmetic dermatology with a full spectrum of treatments both in-person and virtually to optimize patients’ skin health and appearance. Dr. Boakye is also the author of Inside Out Beauty, Your Prescription for Healthy, Radiant, Acne Controlled Skin available on Amazon, Co-founder of Karité Skincare, and Chief Medical Officer for A-Frame, a brand-building company that focuses on celebrity-led skincare brands for melanated skin. She consults celebrity beauty brands such as Naomi Osaka for her functional suncare line, KINLÒ, Gabrielle and Dwayne Wade on PROUDLY, and John Legend on LOVED01.
Anant Vinjamoori
McConnell Smith
Partner With Us
Based on your objectives, we can create bespoke packages designed specifically for you – from presenting your expertise on the main stage, to hosting a private dinner. You can partner with us showcase your brand and make valuable new connections. Opportunities predominantly lie in 3 main categories: Thought Leadership, Branding & Networking.
To discuss your objectives and partnership opportunities please contact [email protected]
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