Medspa Unlocked is the podcast from DermAesthetic Consulting (DAC) that explores the real strategies behind building, growing, and scaling successful aesthetic practices. Hosted by Ashley James (AJ), the show features conversations with industry leaders, innovators, providers, and operators who are shaping the future of the medspa space, from clinical excellence and consultation strategy to marketing trends, compliance updates, technology, and business growth.
If you’re interested in being featured as a guest, keep reading to learn what the show covers, who makes a strong fit, and how to apply.
About Medspa Unlocked
Medspa Unlocked is the medspa consulting and aesthetic industry podcast built for medical spa owners, aesthetic providers, and industry professionals who want real, actionable insight, not recycled advice. The show explores the strategies behind building, growing, and scaling successful aesthetic practices, and is designed for medspa owners at every stage: those working to stabilize and create consistency, those looking to break through a growth plateau, and those scaling toward multi-million dollar performance.
Hosted by Ashley James, a 20+ year aesthetic practice owner who has built and scaled four award-winning medical spas, dermatology clinics, and plastic surgery centers, Medspa Unlocked features conversations with industry leaders, innovators, providers, and operators shaping the future of the medspa space. Past guests have included experts in medspa funding and SBA lending, aesthetic practice marketing, AI and emerging technology, and practice consolidation and partnership models.
Episodes combine practical frameworks with candid, no-fluff conversation, covering topics like:
- Clinical excellence and consultation strategy
- Medspa funding, SBA loans, and financial planning
- Sales training and consultation conversion strategy
- Aesthetic practice marketing trends and what actually drives ROI
- Staffing, hiring, and team training for medical spas
- Compliance updates, MSO structuring, and medical director relationships
- Technology, AI, and the future of aesthetic business growth
Who Makes a Great Medspa Unlocked Guest?
Medspa Unlocked looks for guests who bring genuine expertise and real, practical value to medical spa owners and aesthetic professionals, not just a sales pitch. Strong guest fits typically include:
- Aesthetic industry vendors and service providers — funding and lending specialists, marketing agencies, software and CRM platforms, staffing and training organizations
- Medspa and aesthetic practice owners with a compelling growth story, turnaround, or lesson worth sharing
- Industry experts and consultants in compliance, HR, finance, or operations specific to medical spas
- Clinical providers and innovators advancing clinical excellence in aesthetics, dermatology, or plastic surgery
- Key opinion leaders (KOLs) and recognized voices shaping the medspa and aesthetics industry
- Technology and innovation leaders, including those working in AI, automation, and emerging med spa technology
If you have real experience, data, or insight that can help a medspa owner grow a more profitable, better-run practice, you’re a strong candidate to be featured as a guest.
What to Expect as a Guest
Guests on Medspa Unlocked join AJ for a candid, conversational interview focused on delivering genuine value to the show’s audience of medspa owners, aesthetic providers, and industry operators. Episodes are shared across the podcast’s full distribution network, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and as well as promoted through DermAesthetic Consulting’s website and social channels, giving guests meaningful visibility within the aesthetic industry community.
How to Apply to Be a Guest on Medspa Unlocked
If you’re interested in being featured as a guest, please complete the application form below. The DermAesthetic Consulting team will review your information and reach out to coordinate next steps and potential recording availability.
- Complete the official guest application form linked below with your background, area of expertise, and the topic or insight you’d like to bring to the show.
- Include relevant credentials or experience — your role in the aesthetic or medspa industry and why your perspective matters to the show’s audience right now.
- Our team will review your information and reach out to coordinate next steps and potential recording availability.
About Your Host: Ashley "AJ" James
AJ James is the Founder & CEO of DermAesthetic Consulting Group, creator of the Convert More Consults™ sales system, host of Medspa Unlocked, and author of The MedSpa Growth Formula. With 25+ years in the aesthetic industry, AJ has built and scaled four award-winning medical spas, dermatology clinics, and plastic surgery centers, and has personally trained more than 2,000 providers and practice owners nationwide.
DermAesthetic Consulting is recognized as an AmSpa Platinum Partner, reflecting a standard of excellence within the American Med Spa Association, and is known throughout the industry as a leading medspa consulting and aesthetic practice consulting firm helping owners fund, launch, and scale profitable medical spas.
Have a story, strategy, or expertise medspa owners need to hear? Apply to be a guest on Medspa Unlocked today.
