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DERMA AESTHETICS ANNOUNCE NEW GENERAL MANAGER, BRITTANY VESCIO
derma aesthetics strongly believes in investing in and developing their people. As they continue to grow and expand, they proudly provide strong career pathways and the opportunities to develop within their organisation. They are proud to share the realisation of derma aesthetics’ commitment to career progression with the announcement of their newly appointed General Manager, Brittany Vescio. Brittany is one of derma aesthetics’ longest standing employees having been with the organisation for almost nine of their eleven years in business. With a background in Information Technology & Sales, Brittany was initially hired as IT Support & Business Development Manager in early 2013. Since then, Brittany has successfully worked across all departments most recently as Head of Operations and has facilitated the creation of internal & external business processes that they effectively operate by today. Brittany’s career highlights at derma aesthetics have been securing the distribution partnerships with MT.DERM for the EXCEED medical microneedling device & with Jenacell for epi nouvelle+ naturelle facial masks. Both have become part of derma aesthetics’ core product offerings and perfectly complement their major product range, dermaviduals. Reika Roberts, Co-Managing Director at derma aesthetics says, “We’re so thankful for Brittany’s leadership throughout the years and we’re thrilled to have helping to guide our Leadership Team and company”. Brittany is driven by identifying opportunities for growth and leading the organisation to be part of its realisation. Most importantly, she thoroughly enjoys contributing to the development of talented leaders and their teams, as demonstrated through a stream of recent internal promotions across the company.
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Tamara Reid, founder of Beaute Industrie, has been appointed Head of Brand for Timely, business management software serving the beauty and wellness industry. Timely has built a global community of over 50k people across the world and this role is set to power the growth of the Timely community and build the connectedness and credibility of the beauty industry across APAC, the UK and the US regions. “Tamara understands and backs our purpose, to grow global beauty to a trillion dollar industry and increase the wealth of all its participants. She is a community builder with a deep alignment and connection to the industry we participate in and serve, which makes Tamara an outstanding addition to our senior leadership team.” says Timely’s Senior VP of Revenue, Jo Blundell. Beaute Industrie community, launched three years ago, is focused on encouraging the professional beauty and aesthetic industry to collaborate through community, rather than entertain the traditional competitive narrative. “I am thrilled to be joining Timely as Head of Brand and to be able to further support their mission to help grow the value, credibility and connectedness of the global beauty industry. I believe that our industry people deserve great brands supporting them, and as part of Timely I can continue my vision to provide that.” says Tamara Reid. Reid has created highly engaged group of over 8.5k therapists and business owners along with an internationally successful podcast channel, digital magazine, membership portal, industry directory and has hosted a number of networking events across the country – all while setting new standards for the depths of industry conversations to harness progression, inclusivity and diversity. Tamara also co-founded ABIC (Aesthetic and Beauty Industry Council for Australia) and now serves on their board.
SYDNEY SALON WINS PBS’ COVETED SALON OF THE YEAR AWARD!
Last year, as COVID-19 cases spiked and lockdowns became the new normal, here at Professional Beauty Solutions (PBS) we were devastated to have to cancel our annual Skin Summit event that plays hosts to our Annual Awards Night Gala Evening. This year, nothing was more important to us than ensuring we could recognise our salon partners with an awards evening – no matter what circumstances were thrown our way. With that in mind, our Salon of the Year Awards went online with PBS hosting their first-ever Virtual Awards ceremony. Held on Monday evening, 16th August 2021, we had over 100 salons, spas and clinic partners from across Australia join us for our virtual awards ceremony, and what a night it was! There were tears of joy, lots of laughter and huge smiles shining through the camera lenses of every attendee. Here at PBS, we were thrilled to take a night to appreciate all our hardworking partnered salons and pay tribute to the amazing success they have had over the last 18-months (especially during the face of a global pandemic). Our partnered salons truly showed nothing but grit, perseverance and strength over the past year-and-a-half, each proving they have more than enough passion and ability to succeed, even during lockdowns, restrictions and financial hardship. With 18 awards on offer, from Stockist of the Year & Hall of Fame to Highest Growth & Marketing Excellence, the night belonged to The Temple Skincare & Spa who were crowned the highest honour - PBS 2021 Salon of the Year. When it comes to choosing our Salon Of The Year winner, we look at several things including sales and sales growth, team passion for our brands, dedication to training, and finally innovation with not only surviving but thriving and growing in a pandemic was also a defining factor. Rene Herald, owner of The Temple Skincare & Spa has created a space of trust for skin, body, and soul, where advanced skin treatments meet holistic wellness...a perfect unique blend of luxury day spa with cutting edge medi-spa based modalities. With 8 treatment rooms, 11 therapists, and 2 client liaisons, this multi-awardwinning advanced Medi-spa offers all the latest treatments and technologies, to help their clients achieve their best results. They currently stock 11 PBS brands including Image Skincare, Dermalux, Bio Therapeutic, Mesopen Pro, Sunecape, Pure Fiji and Bestow Beauty. Rene took to Instagram shortly after her win to share the spas latest achievement - “This is for our clients, for my team, my family...thank you for all your support.”
LASER CLINICS AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES BROADBAND LIGHT THERAPY.
Energy Rapid Output (BBL Hero) - the world’s most powerful pulsed light skin treatment. Always at the forefront of aesthetic technology, Laser Clinics Australia introduces the future of beauty with the new BBL Hero treatments, the only Australian aesthetic chain authorised to offer this cutting-edge technology. Setting a new standard in treating skin conditions associated with ageing, acne, redness, sun damage anywhere on the body with control, efficacy and speed, BBL Hero is the world’s most powerful pulsed light device in the aesthetic market. The BroadBand Light Therapy treatments heat the upper layers of targeted areas of the skin to stimulate skin cells to regenerate, restoring skin to its natural beauty, making it clearer, smoother and younger in appearance. BBL Hero devices utilise the world’s most powerful intense pulsed light (IPL) technology, producing a tolerable feeling of warmth. This ground-breaking
technology is safe, fast and comfortable, requiring no downtime post-treatment. With results visible from just one session*, this ground-breaking technology is safe, fast and comfortable! The BBL Hero device offers four treatment types tailored to your specific needs - Forever Flawless, Forever Young, Forever Clear & SkinTyte - and LASER CLINICS AUSTRALIA are the only Australian aesthetic chain offering this revolutionary technology. Forever Flawless by BBL Hero is the foundation for and used in conjunction with all other BBL Hero treatments as it targets and eliminates redness and pigment, restoring your skin to its natural state. This treatment is suitable for freckles and pigmentation, age spots, rosacea, and various vascular conditions.
HÜD founder launches Profit + Purpose
Gry Tømte (founder and director, HÜD / founder, Profit + Purpose) together with long time business mentor Omar DeSilva (serial entrepreneur, business strategist and advisor to people like the founders of Frank Body, Linktree and many more) have one wish for the industry’s leaders. To lead with Purpose and make more profit in the process. “Having grown my business to a successful, multi 7 figure business is probably the least interesting part of my story. Much more interesting is all the mistakes I’ve made along the way, giving me the learnings I needed to get to where we are today - a People and Purpose over Profit business”. Gry clarifies: “not that profit is a dirty word - in fact who doesn’t love profit in their business! But it cannot start with profit. It HAS to start with people and purpose. If you get that right, profit will follow”. Omar and Gry had a 2 day fully booked workshop scheduled, but the latest spate of lockdowns saw it postponed. It’s now due to go ahead in October. The workshop will be covering things such as the key drivers of a high performance culture, building a happy productive team, the major mistakes they’ve both made along the way and how to build a purpose driven KPI system. But, in the meantime, with 2 of the biggest states in Australia in lockdown - Victoria for 11 months all up and still counting - so many clinic owners had reached out to Gry in despair over the situation they’re finding themselves in during the prolonged lockdowns. So the purpose driven duo decided to put on a mini growth mindset session via Zoom to bring some perspective and positivity to those who needed it.
Visit www.gry-tomte.lpages.co/profitandpurpose/
Omar DeSilva Gry Tømte
ASAPS CONFERENCE RETURNS VIRTUALLY
Since the first Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) Conference in 1978, ASAPS have continued to bring the worlds’ best surgeons and examples of global best practice to Australia and New Zealand, evolved over the last 43 years. By participating in the ASAPS annual conference, specialist plastic surgeons demonstrate compliance with the continuous professional development (CPD) requirements of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), an ongoing commitment to outstanding customer experience and cosmetic surgery patient outcomes. The ASAPS Annual Conference which returned virtually on the 9th and 10th of October, provided attendees with the very latest developments, tools, techniques and insights in the field of aesthetic surgery, empowering surgeons and their practice staff to achieve world-class excellence in all that they do. This year featured 61 speakers in total, including international keynote speakers. Delegates who attended the 2020 ASAPS Aesthetic Breast Course II will be familiar with the robust, user-friendly and interactive virtual set-up. Attendees will have the opportunity to reconnect with fellow surgeons from across Australia via the meeting hub, explore the virtual exhibition and meet with our virtual exhibitors all in one easy-to-use platform. Speaking about this year’s event, Dr Robert Sheen, President of ASAPS said, “It brings us great joy to be able to continue with this year’s Annual ASAPS Conference event. ASAPS’ inception came from the need to offer continuing education to specialist plastic surgeons with an aesthetic interest, and our Society has grown from strength to strength because of our continued commitment to patient care, to our community, and to excellence in education. “The benefits of learning and supporting each other have been most evident in the past year, and this year’s virtual conference will cater broadly, offering sessions in facial, body and breast surgery, including the latest developments in facial aesthetics, rhinoplasty, and facial rejuvenation, and with a strong focus on patient care and holistic practitioner education.” ASAPS Annual Conference Scientific Convenor Dr Amira Sanki said, ‘While a confdent, experienced, caring, ethical surgeon is the key to happy patients, working together with a slick, well-educated team guarantees success. Our practice management sessions allow your team to gain efficiency insights and will run in parallel with the conference. The session is aimed at equipping Practice Managers with the tools and information to grow, to not only sustain and evolve their practices.” Virtual guests had the chance to view live presentations, panel discussions, live and interactive Q&A sessions, polling, a virtual exhibition hall, education workshops and even the option to catch up on sessions on demand once the event is over.
www.aestheticplasticsurgeons.org.au
EU PARLIAMENT ACCELERATES PLAN FOR ANIMAL TESTING BAN
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have passed a resolution calling on the European Union to expedite the ban on the use of animals in research and testing. A Parliament news story explained, “MEPs expect an EU-wide action plan with ambitious and achievable objectives,” in addition to deadlines for phasing out the use of animals. They expect to end animal testing by reducing, refining and replacing it as soon as alternative methods are available. Furthermore, the MEPs urge medium- and long-term funding to be made available to ensure these test alternatives are quickly developed and validated. They add that scientists, researchers and technicians must also be trained in using advanced non-animal models and in sharing best practices. The resolution on “plans and actions to accelerate the transition to innovation without the use of animals in research, regulatory testing and education,” was reportedly adopted with 667 votes in favor and four against the proposal. This move follows recent criticisms that REACH amendments could increase the use of animals in testing, as well as a paper published by Unilever calling for the need to “shift the paradigm,” by which chemical safety is assessed.
DERMAVIDUALS SHARES 2021 CLINIC AWARDS WINNERS
On Friday the 17th of September, the Australian and New Zealand dermaviduals family came together virtually to celebrate the 2021 dermaviduals Clinic Awards, with a fitting theme of Sparkles & Slippers.
The night kicked off with speeches from Co-Managing Directors of derma aesthetics, Reika Roberts & Simone Vescio and Tamara Reid, Founding Director of Beaute Industrie. These speeches all paid homage to the sheer grit and determination that was shown by dermaviduals stockists in the unprecedented times that has been the last 18 months living in a world with COVID-19. Of course, this extends to the wider beauty & skin industry too - it’s no secret how tough all clinics & salons have had it - congratulations on everything that has been achieved with lockdowns, closed doors and so much more!
derma aesthetics were thrilled to recognise their amazing partners who share the passion of changing lives, and skin in our industry. One benefit of this years’ Clinic Awards was that it brought so many of the dermaviduals family together and added a little more positivity when we could all do with that! derma aesthetics are so happy to share the winners of their 2021 Clinic Awards, after all, there’s still lots to celebrate!
NEW ZEALAND CLINIC OF THE YEAR
Winner: Skin Perfection Runner Up: Bloom Boutique Medispa Highly Commended: FACE Body & Beauty Clinic
AUSTRALIAN CLINIC OF THE YEAR
Winner: The Clear Skin Experts Runner Up: Asthetique Skin Care Highly Commended: Skintifix
NEW ZEALAND CORNEOTHERAPIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Karen Black, Skin Perfection Runner Up: Ashlley McIntosh, Bloom Boutique Medispa Highly Commended: Annalysse Mitchell, FACE Body & Beauty Clinic
AUSTRALIAN CORNEOTHERAPIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Renee Petts, Asthetique Skin Care Runner Up: Robyn McAlpine, Skintifix Highly Commeded: Pia Kynoch, Inspiration Place
NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR CORNEOTHERAPIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Jessica Carey, A Peace of Beauty Runner Up: Kate Hudson, Studio Eleven Highly Commended: Mishayla Henderson, Spoil Yourself Spa
AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CORNEOTHERAPIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Georgia McKenzie, The Clear Skin Experts Runner Up: Ange Warburton, Asthetique Skin Care Highly Commended: Sarah Noble, Skintifix
NEW ZEALAND SOCIAL MEDIA STAND OUT
Winner: Skin Perfection Runner Up: Createdskin Highly Commended: FACE Body & Beauty Clinic
AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL MEDIA STAND OUT
Winner: Be U Beauty Runner Up: Solstice Skin Highly Commended: Black Diamond Clinic
NEW ZEALAND RISING STAR
Winner: Createdskin Runner Up: Soul Skin Highly Commended: Queens Beauty
AUSTRALIAN RISING STAR
Winner: Traralgon Beauty Salon Runner Up: Renee’s Beauty Room Highly Commended: Solstice Skin
NEW ZEALAND CONSUMERS’ CHOICE
Winner: FACE Body & Beauty Clinic Runner Up: A Peace of Beauty Highly Commended: Spoil Yourself Spa
AUSTRALIAN CONSUMERS’ CHOICE
Winner: Cosmetic Injectables Victoria Runner Up: JK Skin Beautique Highly Commended: Asthetique Skin Care
Congratulations to all of the finalists!
THE BEAUTY BUSINESS BOOM! WHY M&A IS HEATING UP AND HOW ITS HELPING BRANDS THRIVE
With the rise of social media marketing and beauty influencers everyone is looking for the next best thing. If you can’t invent it, why not buy it? Last month ASX-listed company BWX (ASX:BWX) struck a $177 million deal with Zoë Foster Blake to sell her beauty business Go-To Skincare. Now Cellmid (ASX:CDY) has inked a $3 million deal to buy beauty and wellness business BLC Cosmetics - an exclusive distributor for established premium beauty and wellness brands. The beauty business is booming and brands are doing all they can to attract the eyes of big companies looking to grow through acquisition. ASX-listed natural products player BWX also has the brand Sukin under its umbrella and called its purchase of a stake from Zoë Foster Blake as a partnership. CEO David Fenlon said, “BWX intends to support Go-To’s growth potential by leveraging our capability, resources and international distribution network.” Cellmid CEO Maria Halasz has similar ideas when it comes to her latest purchase. Maria is an expert in the beauty business and rolling out Cellmid’s expansion through this latest acquisition from fellow ASX-listed company HGL (ASX:HNG). HGL Limited, the owner of BLC, is a diversified investment company with a focus on driving shareholder returns by investing in a broad range of opportunities across private equity, listed equities, funds management, real property, debt funding and other alternative investments and offloading BLC made sense to them. When it comes to business building, it may just be that one entity is better than two. As synergies are realised individual companies can collectively scale in a way they couldn’t before. The key factor is recognising the synergies and maximising them. “The acquisition of BLC will enable us to effectively double our revenue immediately, progress towards profitability and achieve the necessary scale
Zoe Foster Blake
in the market to cross-sell our premium product range in our joint distribution channels,” said Cellmid CEO, Maria Halasz. Halasz also believes buying BLC will create a leading health and beauty tech company with premium brands across both hair and skin care, a global distribution footprint and strong sales capabilities into the professional beauty network in Australia and New Zealand with inhouse ecommerce capabilities. Chairman of HGL Sandy Beard has also backed the deal and affirmed the “highly synergistic transaction”. Beard says the deal, “is likely to far outperform the individual growth potential of either of the standalone companies” and is planning to do all he can to ensure the long-term growth trajectory. Whether you are the brand that is selling, company buying or investor reaping the benefits, there is no doubt the winner is the consumer who is getting their favourite products even faster with synergies only acquisitions can provide.
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