Med Spa CEO

Are you unknowingly becoming the ceiling of your med spa’s growth? Your team, patients, pricing, and business decisions are all influenced by the level of certainty you bring as a leader. In this episode, I break down how hesitation around selling, pricing, visibility, and leadership can limit your conversions, positioning, profit, and growth. I share the shift from being an excellent provider to becoming a trusted authority and why confidently recommending what you believe will help your patients is part of leadership, not being pushy. Tune in to identify where hesitation may be holding your business back and become the chief believer your business needs. HIGHLIGHTS Why you as the owner are the thermostat of the practice. How your certainty shapes your team, patients, and business. The hidden beliefs that create hesitation in leadership. Why hesitation is communication, not neutrality. The shift from excellent provider to trusted authority. How certainty influences perceived value and patient decisions. Why selling is the bridge between staying stuck and getting results. RESOURCES + LINKS Build a signature package with Ask Heather AI - https://heatherterveen.com/build/ Create your own signature menu using Ask Heather AI - watch how HERE! Turn every consult into a 10K sale with Heather AI ! Learn more about The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

Do patients see your med spa as truly different, or just another option to compare on price? In this episode, I break down the commodity med spa problem and why personalized care, patient education, and customized treatments aren't enough to create differentiation. I share how copying competitors, relying on discounts, and building a menu around one-off services can make your practice easier to price shop. Tune in to learn how to create a unique position, proprietary offers, and a category-of-one experience that makes your med spa stand out for something more than price. HIGHLIGHTS The signs your med spa has become a commodity. Why “personalized care” isn’t real differentiation. How copying competitors makes you easier to price shop. The problem with building your menu around one-off services. Why competing on price requires a completely different business model. How a proprietary menu helps you become a category of one. What Drybar and FedEx can teach you about positioning. RESOURCES + LINKS Build a signature package with Ask Heather AI - https://heatherterveen.com/build/ Create your own signature menu using Ask Heather AI - watch how HERE! Turn every consult into a 10K sale with Heather AI ! Learn more about The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

Is your med spa busy and growing revenue, but still not as profitable as it should be? In this episode, I break down how activity can look like leverage and revenue can look like profitability, and why the strongest practices are intentionally designed around positioning, operational simplicity, and real business assets. I share how signature menus, proprietary frameworks, strategic decision filters, and intellectual property create differentiation and make your business more valuable over time. Tune in to identify what's strengthening your business model, what's creating operational drag, and what needs to go. HIGHLIGHTS The Skin Socialite lesson that changed how I think about business models. Why adding devices, services, and memberships creates operational drag instead of profit. The difference between generating revenue and building a strategically strong business. Why predictable revenue doesn't always mean profitable revenue. The "overstuffed closet" problem inside your practice. The business assets that strengthen your positioning and long-term value. The decision filters that help you determine what actually belongs in your business. RESOURCES + LINKS Check out what Ask Heather AI can do HERE ! Create your own signature menu using Ask Heather AI - watch how HERE! Turn every consult into a 10K sale with Heather AI ! Learn more about The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

Are you solving the wrong problem in your med spa? When something isn't working, it's easy to blame the offer, the leads, or your team before you actually diagnose what's happening. In this episode, I break down the framework I use to separate data from drama, identify the real operational problem, and make clearer decisions without getting pulled into the emotional rollercoaster of running a business. I share how to recognize whether you're dealing with a volume, execution, conversion, or expectation problem, and why average ticket value and lifetime customer value are key levers for growth. Tune in to learn how to diagnose first, make smarter decisions, and fix what's actually holding your growth back. HIGHLIGHTS The question that can shift you from a reactive leader to a strategic CEO. How to separate data from drama when something isn't working. Why a bad week isn't enough data to make a major business decision. How to tell the difference between a sales problem and a volume problem. Why cold traffic leads aren't necessarily bad leads. How referral leads differ from leads coming through paid advertising. How to diagnose team performance when you lack visibility into what's happening during consults. Why average ticket value and lifetime customer value are key growth levers. The operational questions to ask when your business isn't getting the results you want. RESOURCES + LINKS Create your own signature menu using Ask Heather AI - watch how HERE! Turn every consult into a 10K sale with Heather AI ! Learn more about The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

Think adding more services, specialties, and technology is the fastest way to grow your med spa? It could actually be scattering your revenue, stretching your resources, and making it harder to scale. In this episode, I break down why the businesses that scale aren't the ones with the most options, but the ones with the clearest identity. I talk about how to use edited focus to identify what's driving your revenue, what's taking up valuable space, and what you may need to let go of so you can become known for what you do exceptionally well. Tune in to find out which offers deserve your focus, which ones are diluting your growth, and what to do instead. HIGHLIGHTS Why more services can create dilution instead of expansion. The "edited focus" approach to identifying what's creating revenue. What med spas can learn from Fox Restaurant Concepts. How adding more services dilutes your focus and positioning. The questions you should ask before adding anything new. How Amazon mastered one thing before becoming the "everything store." How Tommy Jo expanded while maintaining a clear identity. RESOURCES + LINKS Create your own signature menu using Ask Heather AI - watch how HERE! Turn every consult into a 10K sale with Heather AI ! Learn more about The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

I'm back - recording from a parking lot in Anaheim between softball games, which turns out to be exactly the point. After several months away, I'm telling you about the season that pulled me out of the business, what I refused to let stop while I was gone, and why my clients never felt a thing. If life has ever demanded more of you than your business could spare, this is the playbook: know which activities actually move revenue and client experience, protect those, and delete, delay, delegate or simplify everything else. HIGHLIGHTS - Why I paused the podcast, and what putting people first actually looked like - Simplicity scales, complexity fails - the year I had to live it instead of teach it - The handful of non-negotiables I protected: my email list, my paid traffic and funnels, and the quality my clients were paying for - How a library of nearly 300 episodes kept serving you while I wasn't recording anything new - The better question when life gets hard: not "how do I keep doing everything?" but "what absolutely cannot stop?" - Where AI carried the mental load - and why I still hired a human and won't automate my coaching - Building a business that withstands real life, without pretending it will be perfect Timestamps 02:20 Why the podcast paused 03:48 Simplicity scales, complexity fails 04:22 The non-negotiables I protected 05:12 Leaning on an evergreen content library 05:43 Ask what absolutely cannot stop 06:23 Where AI actually helped 11:16 Building a business that withstands real life RESOURCES + LINKS Create your own signature menu using Ask Heather AI - watch how HERE! Turn every consult into a 10K sale wit h Heather AI! Learn more about The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

When your top provider resists structure but brings in big revenue, what do you do? In this Coaching Hotline episode, I break down how to protect your practice without losing your leadership edge. I talk about rental salon energy, sticky patients, how to build team confidence around cross-recommending services and how to keep your signature offers fresh all year without constantly reinventing your menu. Get ready to lead with clarity, set the standard, and build a business that doesn't hinge on one person's personality. HIGHLIGHTS How to handle a high-performing provider who resists structure. Why "rental salon energy" inside your clinic is a liability. How annual roadmaps and the CARES process increase patient stickiness. What to do when team members resist cross-recommending services. What to track to uncover misalignment and sales gaps quickly. How to keep your core packages fresh all year without constant new offers. Why repetition and documented results actually make selling easier over time. RESOURCES + LINKS Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

Most Med Spa owners think their team needs more motivation when what they really need is clearer leadership. In this Coaching Hotline episode, I answer questions from Med Spa CEOs who want stronger consult performance, better retention, and more predictable revenue. I talk about why most consult breakdowns aren't a talent issue but a clarity issue, how observation and shadowing accelerate improvement faster than endless feedback, and what to track if you want your team actually to sell transformation. Tune in to learn how to build a confident, coachable team that sells with conviction and delivers better results. HIGHLIGHTS How to make shadowing a standard SOP so it feels like support, not a performance review. The mistake most owners make when training consultations. How to build recurring revenue without relying on low-ticket memberships. Why memberships should support your signature plans. The first metrics to track if you want better sales and retention. How to identify whether a team member needs support or isn't the right fit. RESOURCES + LINKS Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

Most Med Spas are chasing more leads when the real growth opportunity is already sitting in their treatment rooms. In this episode, I break down the reason so many Med Spas stay busy but are not profitable. Your lifetime customer value is lower than it should be, and it's quietly capping your growth, your cash flow, and your capacity to scale. I share the 10 reasons this happens, from teams that don't know how to hold a long-term plan, to the absence of forecasting, to a culture that treats results like a "one-and-done" fix instead of an ongoing relationship. Tune in to learn how to turn one-off appointments into lifelong patient relationships that compound your results, revenue, and impact. HIGHLIGHTS Why lifetime customer value is the growth lever in your business. How failing to hold an annual roadmap erodes results and revenue. How forecasting creates predictable revenue. Why promos fall flat when they aren't connected to patients on your calendar. How "one-and-done" thinking caps both results and retention. Why your team struggles to recommend the next step. The key metrics you must track to increase patient value. How philosophy shapes patient behavior and buying decisions. Why your team must own lifetime customer value. RESOURCES + LINKS Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

Are your injectors and estheticians acting like experts, or are they acting like customer service associates at a hardware store? In this episode, I share an "aha moment" from my home renovation that reveals why many MedSpa teams struggle to sell high-ticket plans. I share why your patients don't need order-takers, they need experts who hold the vision for their transformation, why "being nice" by under-recommending is actually unkind, how uncertainty in the consult erodes trust, and what it really takes to lead with conviction. Get ready to stop reacting to patient requests and start leading with the conviction of a premium interior designer. HIGHLIGHTS Why showing up like a "customer service associate" erodes trust and authority. What my interior designer taught me about "holding the line" on a vision. The 3 shifts that increase results and lifetime value. How forecasting and follow-up turn recommendations into real outcomes. Why premium patients want you to challenge them with what it really takes. How to build an annual roadmap instead of one-off recommendations. RESOURCES + LINKS Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

The #1 person you need to sell to may not even be on your radar! Today, I unpack why leaders like you need to sell yourself first in order to see massive results. How you sell yourself transforms everything: your energy, your authority, your confidence, and more. This episode will give you the tools to stop second-guessing yourself, own what you do, and change the way you show up in 2026. If you're still not sold on yourself, here's how to go all-in on your team, your offer, and your vision! HIGHLIGHTS The #1 person you need to sell to in 2026. What happens when you sell yourself first vs. when you don't. How selling from self-belief changes the way you show up. Signs you're not actually sold on yourself (+ how to fix it). 5 areas you need to be sold on + why it matters. How to find where you still need to sell yourself. RESOURCES + LINKS Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

Generosity isn't something you earn after success. It's a decision that creates it. In this episode, I dive into one of the most powerful forces shaping your business, your leadership, and your experience of growth: generosity. Many leaders believe abundance will come once they hit a certain revenue milestone, but what I see over and over again is that scarcity shows up long before money ever becomes the real issue. I talk about how your beliefs around investing, paying others, pricing your work, and even receiving support directly impact how your business grows and how it feels to run it. When you decide to experience generosity now, abundance stops being something you chase and starts becoming something you create. HIGHLIGHTS Why generosity is a decision, not a reward. How scarcity quietly shows up in leadership and business growth. The story that revealed a deeper issue around entitlement and value. How early financial hardship shaped my relationship with money. Why generosity benefits the giver more than the receiver. The difference between seeing expenses as costs versus investments. RESOURCES + LINKS Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

Growth becomes simple when every part of your business is built to produce outcomes instead of chaos. In Part 3 of this series, I talk about turning ideas into infrastructure and ensuring that your marketing, consults, offers, and helping the right patients achieve outstanding results. I break down how to build signature menus around patient avatars, why named consults and annual plans anchor authority, and how to connect paid ads, organic content, guides, and events into one cohesive system. This framework is how you build an unshakeable foundation for growth in 2026 and beyond. HIGHLIGHTS Why outcomes are the backbone of every profitable business. Tips to design offers that guide patients from point A to point B. How signature plans and named consults build authority. Use annual plans and consults to reinforce expertise. Ways to connect front-end offers to back-end revenue systems. RESOURCES + LINKS Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

If your clients aren't rebooking consistently, it's not a motivation problem… it's a systems problem. In this episode, I'm sharing a replay of a live training I taught in partnership with GlossGenius, where I broke down the 3 pillars of transformational client loyalty. We dive into how to move clients from one off appointments into long-term commitments, restructuring your menu around outcomes, and building an automated retention engine that works behind the scenes. I also share the CARES consultation framework, how to design a multi-million dollar menu built around solutions instead of services, and how automation can become your partner in driving rebooking, renewals, and long-term loyalty. Get ready to stop chasing rebookings and start leading with systems that make loyalty inevitable. HIGHLIGHTS The 3 pillars of transformational client loyalty. Why most consultations fail to create long-term commitment. The CARES framework that turns consults into annual plans. The sales psychology technique that increases plan and package buy-in. Automation is your partner in retention and rebooking. RESOURCES + LINKS Sign up to get a 2-week FREE trial of GlossGenius HERE Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

If your growth still depends on referrals, inconsistent content, or hoping the premium client finds you, it's time to rethink how your marketing ecosystem is actually working. In this episode, I break down the 5 non-negotiable elements every Med Spa CEO needs in their marketing ecosystem to build trust, increase visibility, and create real demand without chasing trends or burning out. I talk about why we're in the middle of a trust recession, what that means for your patients' buying behavior, and how to trust-stack your marketing so you can confidently charge premium prices and stop worrying about fluctuations. HIGHLIGHTS Why 5 non-negotiables are required to build trust, visibility, and demand. The trust recession and how patient buying behavior is changing. Why word of mouth alone no longer supports scalable growth. How paid advertising creates consistent visibility in your market. Why a content hub is essential for authority and long-term growth. On demand conversion triggers that pre-sell your expertise and offers. How internal marketing maximizes the ROI of your lead. RESOURCES + LINKS Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

This episode is a behind-the-scenes look at how my entire business model has evolved and exactly how we are preparing to scale in 2026. After spending 2025 rebuilding my offer suite and marketing ecosystem from the ground up, this next chapter is all about visibility, leverage, and building a business that grows without requiring more of my time. I share my full marketing ecosystem, how each offer works together, how revenue streams have shifted, and what this means for how you can grow your own med spa or aesthetic business with clarity and confidence. HIGHLIGHTS Why 2025 was all about foundation, and why 2026 is about massive visibility. The reason I rebuilt my entire business model and offer suite. Why I chose a small and mighty team over scaling a giant sales organization. The three parts of the marketing ecosystem and how they work together. How tiny offers and lead magnets drive long-term growth and revenue. The biggest revenue shift from 2024 to 2025 and what it taught me. RESOURCES + LINKS Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

You cannot out-strategize your internal architecture. In this episode, inspired by a powerful mastermind experience, I share the Belief Diamond and why your success is always tied to what you believe about yourself, your offers, your market, and your clients. I break down why some practitioners scale faster than others even when their strategy isn't better, how belief silently shapes every decision you make, and the four core areas that determine whether or not your business can actually grow beyond its current ceiling. HIGHLIGHTS Why no amount of strategy can outperform a limiting belief system. The four core belief areas that determine how far your business can actually grow. How the lack of belief silently leaks into your offers, marketing, and team performance. Why some competitors scale faster even without more expertise. How to self-score your Belief Diamond and uncover your real growth ceiling. What to look for in team members if you want confident performers, not resistance. RESOURCES + LINKS Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE DM "SIGNATURE" on @heatherterveen to learn about the live workshop series Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

If you struggle with self-leadership, you may have a lot of decision debt keeping you stuck in place. Today's episode will provide you with 3 CEO frameworks to end decision fatigue for good and crush 2026. I share common signs of decision fatigue in high achievers, what causes overwhelm, and how to override it to take immediate action. I also go over the tools you need to upgrade your mindset for the new year, including how to set goals, tap into your vision, and dream bigger than you thought possible. Consider this your roadmap for a profitable 2026, starting right now! HIGHLIGHTS 3 mental frameworks for a profitable new year. What causes decision fatigue in high achievers, CEOs, and leaders. How to override decision paralysis and take action. What to audit from this year before moving into 2026. Why you need a 3-year vision plan + how to vision plan for the future. The 1 hour CEO method for small business owners. RESOURCES + LINKS Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

This is part two of the Courageous CEO series, and we're getting even more practical. In this episode, I break down five core traits of courageous CEOs and share with you how to actually build these muscles in real time inside your med spa or aesthetic practice. I share how to choose courage over complacency, take action even when your brain wants certainty, and expand the emotional capacity required to handle bigger goals, bigger responsibility, and bigger visibility. Get ready to step into the version of yourself who leads boldly, makes decisive moves, and plays the long game required to build a category-of-one practice. HIGHLIGHTS Why courageous CEOs move first and figure it out later. How fear, embarrassment, and uncertainty keep you from making big moves. The farmer vs. hunter metaphor for sustainable growth. How expanding your emotional capacity unlocks bigger goals and results. How to spot and stop the hidden "complacency buzz" that quietly caps your revenue. RESOURCES + LINKS DM "Advantage" on Instagram to get instant access to The 3 Levers to 3x Your Med Spa in 2026 Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com

The bigger your business grows, the more discomfort you'll have to handle. In this episode, I break down what it truly means to be a courageous CEO and why your emotional capacity determines the size of your results. I talk about how to lead through uncertainty without losing momentum. I also share Gary Vee's take on what separates a $700K business from a $10M one and how courage, not confidence, is the bridge between the two. Get ready to expand your capacity for discomfort, master your mindset, and lead with resilience through every season of growth. HIGHLIGHTS What Gary Vee says separates $700K and $10M business owners. How your thinking influences every result you create. How to stay in motion when client complaints, team changes, or ad fatigue hit. Coaching story on how mindset shifts changed outcomes during COVID. Why your emotional capacity determines your income capacity. RESOURCES + LINKS Try Ask Heather AI for 30 Days HERE Apply for The Med Spa Advantage HERE FOLLOW Heather: @heatherterveen Website: heatherterveen.com