Alex Thiersch, JD, is the Founder and CEO of the American Med Spa Association, and he is also a partner at the business, healthcare, and aesthetic law firm of ByrdAdatto. He has extensive experience representing industry professionals before state medical boards, and is one of the most sought after speakers in the country regarding matters of practice management and medical aesthetic law including conferences for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the Global Aesthetics Conference, Vegas Cosmetic Surgery, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, The Medical Spa Show, and others.

Courtney Anderson is the host of The Glow Boss Podcast, an inspiring mentor, and the founder/CEO of Spa Trouvé, a full-service medical spa with five locations in Utah. She discovered her passion for the medical spa industry when she started her practice back in 2011, and she's been able to expand her brand across the state. Her goal is to take her brand nationwide and to influence as many people as possible for the better. Anderson believes that the things you are passionate about are not random, but your calling.

Known for her business philosophies of “profits with integrity” and “profit optimization through collaboration,” Nicole Chiaramonte is CEO of Advanced MedAesthetics Partners, Inc. (AMP), founder of Synergy MedAesthetics, co-founder of Aesthetic Investments, LLC, and a private investor in more than a dozen medical spas. She has 25 years of experience in startup management, with 15 years of management services organization (MSO) ownership in the legal and medical industries, and now specializes in non-surgical medical aesthetic practices. Chiaramonte has partnered with numerous respected providers, providing startup capital, guidance and comprehensive oversight of their entry into the medical spa space.

Justin Harper, MD, is an aesthetic physician and health care innovator with a diverse background encompassing plastic surgery, dermatology and medical technology. He founded Juvly Aesthetics in Columbus, Ohio, in 2014 and has grown it from a single practice to 10 locations across five states. In 2016, he founded Aesthetic Record, an end-to-end EMR and practice management software that brings the sophistication of data-driven operations to aesthetic practices of all sizes. With more than 500 features—including a complete clinical photography suite, fully integrated revenue generation platform and advanced business insights and EMR capabilities—this technology powers more than 6,000 aesthetic clinics and 15,000 provider and staff users.

Neekan Rivera, PA-C, is founder of Aère Aesthetics + Education, an aesthetics practice with a strong focus on education and an aesthetic training center with locations in both Beverly Hills, California, and Denver. She has been an Allergan Trainer for more than five years and is also a MINT PDO Threads trainer. She hosts private training courses under Aère Academy, all of which have sold out. Rivera is constantly advancing her own skills by seeking the best training programs in the world to ensure that she always delivers high-quality and effective treatments.