Shannon ErleyGuestElla CressmanHostMaggie StaszcukHostShannon, when you talk about the invisible revenue stream, what are estheticians most commonly missing or underestimating in their current business model?

One thing we need to double-click into is why treatments aren't... alone aren't enough for results, but then how that actually trickles into certain revenue leaks within the treatment room.

And when I actually look at those, we're looking at things like missed reorders.

So if your client runs out of a cleanser, maybe they don't for- they forget how to reorder or they're, um, they're gonna do it at home and they forget.

So maybe you're... they're in the treatment room, you recommend a product, but you just ran out, and then they intend to buy later, but then they never do.

And then another couple options, um, that can happen, uh, clients drift between appointments.

Like, most times, even my estheticians, um, that I, I use and go to, there's no communication from them for four to eight weeks.

There's typically not any type of check-ins or product reminders, and then the onus really then falls on me or the client to rebook.

And then when you also look at, um, also the retail component, too, going back to that, there is friction in the buying process.

So a lot of times, maybe you'll have to text to reorder, or you may have to wait for an invoice or pick up in person.

And I think what we have found is that clients want to invest in their routine, but a lot of times, um, they're, they hit friction along the way.

And when the provider is so focused on treatments and the services, some of that can, um, really fall by the wayside.
So you kind of touched on some of these things, but w- where do you think estheticians usually break down in that client journey process? Communication, time, confidence, or systems, or something else like that?

A lot of times they don't have the systems in place, or maybe they're really limited on a specific brand or having limited access there.

So w- what we have heard and, and found with a lot of the estheticians that we support is they're spending a full day on a Monday or Tuesday on admin time just trying to follow up, get their ducks in a row, who are they seeing for the week? And, um, a lot of that follow-up can become pretty time-consuming and a pretty big burden on them.
You touched on this a little bit already in your intro here, but why do you think retail and home care support gets deprioritized, even though we know it's impacting business revenue and obviously the client's goals, their results?
Shannon, when you talk about the invisible revenue stream, what are estheticians most commonly missing or underestimating in their current business model?

One thing we need to double-click into is why treatments aren't... alone aren't enough for results, but then how that actually trickles into certain revenue leaks within the treatment room.

And when I actually look at those, we're looking at things like missed reorders.

So if your client runs out of a cleanser, maybe they don't for- they forget how to reorder or they're, um, they're gonna do it at home and they forget.

So maybe you're... they're in the treatment room, you recommend a product, but you just ran out, and then they intend to buy later, but then they never do.

And then another couple options, um, that can happen, uh, clients drift between appointments.

Like, most times, even my estheticians, um, that I, I use and go to, there's no communication from them for four to eight weeks.

There's typically not any type of check-ins or product reminders, and then the onus really then falls on me or the client to rebook.

And then when you also look at, um, also the retail component, too, going back to that, there is friction in the buying process.

So a lot of times, maybe you'll have to text to reorder, or you may have to wait for an invoice or pick up in person.

And I think what we have found is that clients want to invest in their routine, but a lot of times, um, they're, they hit friction along the way.

And when the provider is so focused on treatments and the services, some of that can, um, really fall by the wayside.
So you kind of touched on some of these things, but w- where do you think estheticians usually break down in that client journey process? Communication, time, confidence, or systems, or something else like that?

A lot of times they don't have the systems in place, or maybe they're really limited on a specific brand or having limited access there.

So w- what we have heard and, and found with a lot of the estheticians that we support is they're spending a full day on a Monday or Tuesday on admin time just trying to follow up, get their ducks in a row, who are they seeing for the week? And, um, a lot of that follow-up can become pretty time-consuming and a pretty big burden on them.
You touched on this a little bit already in your intro here, but why do you think retail and home care support gets deprioritized, even though we know it's impacting business revenue and obviously the client's goals, their results?
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