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Alyssa Reppenhagen
Chief of Retail OperationsHeyday -

Anthony Serhan
CEO & FounderPink Sky -

Ariel Clay
Chief Operating OfficerWoodhouse Spas -

Audrey Neff
Chief Marketing OfficerAviva Aesthetics -

Ben Crosbie
CEOThe DRIPBaR -

Ben Hernandez
CEO & Managing DirectorSkytale Group -

Carrie Julier
CEOSEV Laser -

Chris Andrews
Chief Information & Digital OfficerEuropean Wax Center -

Courtney Nelson
Managing DirectorL Catterton -

Emily Fernandez
Co-Founder & VP, OperationsEvolve Med Spa -

Ewelina Aiossa
FounderTopical SkinEwelina Aiossa is a noted beauty authority and brand architect with an extensive beauty pedigree. Proficient in scientific skincare and medical marketing, she has honed her expertise working with multinationals and heritage brands, including L'Oréal - Skinceuticals, Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetics - Glytone, and Eau Thermale Avene, and Topix Pharmaceuticals.
Aiossa developed several beauty brands for retailers and investors and served as a strategic advisor to established professional-grade brands like Clarity Rx, Replenix, Osmotics Cosmeceuticals, Style Edit as well as mid-sized venture-backed companies.
Aiossa co-founded Clinical Skin and custom-developed award-winning formulas across many product categories by fusing corporate expertise with indie ingenuity.
Aiossa is a well-known thought leader in the field of scientific beauty and cosmetic marketing who frequently contributes to trade magazines, presents at industry conferences, and has work that has been peer-reviewed for publication.
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Gabby Garritano
Founder & CEOJECT -

Giselle Curcio
Vice President, BrandAlumierMD -

Heather Woolery-Lloyd
Board Certified Dermatologist & FounderDerm Friends -

Joel Marshall
CEODp Derm -

John Wheeler
Founder & CEOAlpha Aesthetics Partners -

Lisa Rossmann
Chief Concept OfficerHand & Stone -

Lynn Heublein
Co-Founder & CEOSkinSpirit -

Manny Rodriguez
President & CEOAlluraMD -

Matt Maroone
CEO & Co-FounderSilver Mirror -

Melissa Rogne
Founder & PresidentChapter Aesthetic Studio -

Niklas Hess
FounderMedvelle -

Phil Murray
CEOmilk + honey -

Ryan Rao
Chief Development OfficerVIO Med Spa -

Sarah Brooks Gabriel
CEOBeverly Hills Rejuvenation Center -

Sophia Dickerson
Premium Relationship ManagerPhorest -

Wayne Liu
Chief Growth OfficerPerfect CorpMr. Liu is the Senior Vice President and General Manager at Perfect Corp.
Mr. Liu has been in his current position since June 2015. He has built the ground work for Perfect by recruiting key talent, establishing partnership with beauty brands, retailers such as L’Oréal, Estee Lauder, Target and other highly inferential organizations.
Prior to Perfect Corp, Mr. Liu joined Perfect’s parent company CyberLink in 2009. He was responsible for key partner development, sales strategy and business growth. He grew several multi-million dollars global OEM accounts and managed heavy weight industrial partners for such as Lenovo, Intel, Qualcomm, Time Warner., Comcast, DirecTV …
Mr. Liu has worked in various engineering and marketing management position at Intel, Broadcom and NVIDIA before joining Cyberlink.
Mr. Liu graduated from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan in June 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He completed his Masters of Science degree from Case Western Reserve University in June 1994. After receiving Master Degree, he continued pursuing advanced study by attending Electrical Engineering Ph.D. program at University of Southern California. Later, in order to learned more business knowledge, he earned his MBA Degree in Finance from Santa Clara University in June 2011.
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Dr. Kay Durairaj
Facial Plastic SurgeonCEO & Founder, Beauty by Dr. KayDr. Kay Durairaj is a board-certified facial plastic surgeon, educator, researcher, and practitioner who leads Beauty By Dr. Kay, a Pasadena-based aesthetic practice. She is recognized for her clinical expertise in facial rejuvenation, injectable techniques, liquid rhinoplasty, and bioregenerative therapies. Dr. Kay lectures internationally on practical, evidence-based approaches that bridge aesthetic medicine with longevity science.
She hosts the podcast “Beauty Bytes with Dr. Kay: Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon,” where she interviews clinicians, scientists, and biohackers about skincare, injectables, and advances in anti-aging medicine. A seasoned international lecturer, she has delivered more than 50 national and international presentations and published clinical studies on biostimulators, AI in aesthetics, and injectables. Her research includes AI-assisted facial analysis and clinical trials on biostimulators, PDGF, and minimally invasive modalities. She serves on panels and organizes educational tracks at major meetings, emphasizing safety, measurable outcomes, and patient-centered protocols. Dr. Kay combines surgical skill with a systems approach to longevity and wellness.
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Alex Lirtsman
Founder & CEOCorralData -

Paulina Riedler
CEO & Co-FounderSpakinectPaulina Riedler, RN, is the CEO and co-founder of Spakinect, an innovative telehealth company providing compliance support to 4,000 medical spas across the United States. Riedler grew Spakinect from a San Diego, California, startup with 3 employees in 2012 to the seven-figure, national enterprise it is today. She brings to her clients more than a decade of experience developing and implementing clinical operations protocols as well as training medical providers.
As a medical compliance expert who has impacted legislation on the state level within the Med Spa industry, Riedler has appeared on prestigious industry podcasts including Legal 123s with ByrdAdatto and Spa Marketing Made Easy. She also founded the National Med Spa Society, a nonprofit organization aimed at advocating for and educating the public on patient rights within the aesthetics industry. A married mother of one, she lives in Durham, North Carolina.
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Muneeb Shah
Board-Certified DermatologistHudson Dermatology & Laser Surgery -

Lisa Paley
CEORevision Skincare -

Skya Jones
Industry Expert & Senior Education ManagerBoulevard -

Reetu Gupta
CEO & FounderWell Labs+ -

Dr. Shino Bay Aguilera
Board-Certified Dermatologist & OwnerShino Bay Cosmetic Dermatology and Laser Institute -

Manish Goomar
Chief Technology OfficerOptions Medical Weight Loss -

Allison Beller
PartnerPrelude Growth PartnersAllison Beller is a partner at Prelude Growth Partners, a New York-based, female-founded consumer growth fund. Prior to joining Prelude, Allison was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co in the Private Equity group within the Asset Management Division, where she worked for over 18 years. Her investing experience covered the Consumer and Services landscape. Allison began her career at Credit Suisse First Boston in the Financial Sponsors group. Allison received a Bachelors of Science in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Alyssa Rapp
CEOEmpower Aesthetics -

David Marks
PartnerHolland & KnightDavid Marks enjoys closing fast-paced, high-pressure deals by aligning economic interests on both sides of the transaction. His practice focuses on buy-side and sell-side private equity M&A, and he has extensive experience in healthcare and other industries. In recent years, Mr. Marks has played a key role in numerous middle-market healthcare transactions involving dental, dermatology, ophthalmology, optometry and optical, chiropractic and physical therapy, women's health, gastroenterology and other specialties.
Private equity clients, investors and sellers value his counsel in recapitalizations, add-on acquisitions and roll-ups. Additionally, Mr. Marks represents private equity firms, investors and privately held companies in sales of portfolio companies and investments involving PE acquirers. Clients benefit from his ability to bring deals to successful conclusions despite the challenges often posed by the complex financing structures and deadlines of private equity transactions.
Previously, Mr. Marks gained valuable experience as an associate in New York where he advised private equity firms, distressed businesses and major financial institutions in the design and implementation of sweeping operational and financial restructurings and M&A in some of the largest Chapter 11 cases in recent history.
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Peter Cousins
Chief Commercial OfficerJeisys Medical North AmericaPeter Cousins is the Chief Commercial Officer of Jeisys Medical North America, where he leads all U.S. commercial strategy and go-to-market execution for the global aesthetic device innovator. With more than 20 years of leadership experience in the aesthetic and medical device industries, Peter has held senior executive roles at companies including Thermage, Solta Medical, R2 Technologies, HintMD, Summus Medical Laser, and Patterson Dental.
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Scott Heckmann
CEOLaserAway -

Melisse Shaban
CEOAramore Skincare -

Barry Stadler
President of Business DevelopmentCartessa AestheticsBarry Stadler is the President of Business Development for Cartessa Aesthetics. He has been in the field of aesthetics since 2004 and has held numerous positions from sales, management, training as well as executive roles for Cartessa, Allergan and Cutera over the past 22 years. Barry routinely moderates expert panel discussions for emerging trends in aesthetics at conferences across the country. Barry’s unique perspective of the industry incorporates both clinical as well as business best practices - especially combination therapies that improve overall results while increasing per-hour revenue streams for the practice.
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Matt Slaine
CEOPrinceton Medspa Partners -

Carrie Strom
CEOHugel Aesthetics -

Jamie Butterworth
CEOStudio 3 -

Anna Ruch
Vice President, Practice DevelopmentCherry -

Justin Magnuson
CEOIt's a Secret MedSpaJustin Magnuson is a Dallas-based entrepreneur, investor, and operator with a track record of building and scaling high-growth companies. He is the CEO of It’s a Secret Med Spa, one of the largest medical spa chains in the U.S., and the founder of Lit.ai and Brainacity, companies focused on advancing artificial intelligence. Earlier in his career, he founded and scaled a neurodiagnostic company into a national leader before exiting. Magnuson is also the President of the Justice Reform Foundation, where he supports legal access initiatives and policy reform efforts across the country. His work bridges healthcare, technology, and social impact, with a focus on innovation, operational excellence, and challenging outdated systems. He is known for moving quickly, thinking strategically, and building organizations that scale.
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Anthony Kurtz
Senior Vice President, OperationsVIO Med Spa -

Krina Patel
Vice President, People and Talent DevelopmentOVME -

Nathan Lanham
Director of National AccountsBTL Industries -

Sam Patel
Aesthetic Physician, Entrepreneur, Innovator, Consultant -

Robin Ntoh
Vice President, AestheticsNextech -

Adam Fichman
Owner & FounderLifted Logic -

Benjamin Wood
Chief Medical OfficerChapter Aesthetic Studio -

Nicci Levy
FounderAlchemy43