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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Good
Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Nick George.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Welcome to the Good
Neighbor Podcast.
Are you in need of a med spathat has some serious talent and
experience?
Well, one might be a lot closerthan you think.
Today I have the pleasure ofintroducing your good neighbors
Kristen Miller and Allie Suttonwith Boho Studios Med Spa.
Allie, kristen, how's it going?
Speaker 3 (00:30):
It's good, thank you.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
We're excited to
learn all about your business.
Tell us about it.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Well, boho Studios
was started about seven years
ago.
I've been an injectionspecialist here in Fort Collins
for about 14 years and startedmy own company seven years ago
here in the heart of downtownFort Collins.
It's right off the JeffersonStreet.
Initially it was just me andone room.
(01:02):
As an injection specialist Idid Botox, dermal filler and PDO
lifting threads and worked onmy own for several years until I
brought Allie on she's acritical care nurse and trained
her, and then we startedexpanding.
I brought on the InMode productline, so we do Morpheus 8,
(01:26):
which is radio frequencymicroneedling.
We brought IPL laser hairremoval.
Evoke and evolve body sculptingand face sculpting vices.
What am I missing?
Oh and power.
Vaginal rejuvenation, oh andpower vaginal rejuvenation.
And all of our equipment isfrom the InMode product line.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
So really, really
great product, Allie.
What is a critical care nurse?
Speaker 4 (01:55):
I work in the ICU.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
That's my second job.
Yeah, that's what it soundedlike.
That's what my mother used todo growing up at Vanderbilt, so
I'm very familiar.
I just thought that that waslike way overkill for what you
guys do.
It's nice that you havesomebody around like that.
Speaker 4 (02:18):
I was a critical care
nurse as well at PBH for many
years being applied to aestheticmedicine.
I think especially in NorthernColorado, where it's not one
size fits all, people want tolook very natural and so being
able to kind of critically thinkthrough people's you know all
of their options and deciding anappropriate treatment plan for
(02:39):
them so they look likethemselves, with the best
version of themselves, I thinkthe background in medical care
does help with that Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Kristen, what
originally brought you into this
line of work?
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Wow, let's see, I
worked as a nurse for many years
and then I stayed home with mykiddos when they were little and
when I was ready to get back towork I just started looking at
all my different options and itwas either going to this field
or back to the hospital.
(03:14):
And in the interim, while I didstay home with my kids, I got
all my holistic nursingcertifications.
Energy work, meditation kind ofwent into that field.
So I thought I could bring thatinto the medical spa business
which we kind of have a littlebit.
So it just seemed to be abetter fit.
(03:34):
I decided to leave the ICUnursing.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
What are some myths
or misconceptions in your
industry?
I'm sure there's a bunch.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
Oh, there's so many,
so many, my goodness.
Most people that walk throughmy door absolutely say, okay, I
want to keep it natural, I don'twant to look overfilled, I
don't want to look likeeverybody else.
And you know, when I startedthis business that was, you know
, 15 years ago it was like Idon't want to look like
Hollywood.
You know, 15 years ago it waslike I don't want to look like
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Hollywood.
Unfortunately, now you see thateverywhere walking around and
so that truly became my missionas an artist how I could create
the most natural look possible.
And you can do that with alittle bit of filler, you can do
that with lifting threads.
So, um, the misconception thatyou're going to look plastic or
fake.
If you get Botox, you canactually look like you, just a
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little softer, a little youngerUm, it's not one size fits all.
So most, most of my clients arewalking around out there and
nobody knows that they've hadanything done.
Um, so I think that's thebiggest misconception out there.
A lot of things going on insocial media right now is oh my
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gosh, dermal filler is sohorrible, you're going to look
awful, it's going to stayforever and, honestly, dermal
filler still has a beautifulplace if done correctly.
And unfortunately there's a lotof injectors out there that wow
, the more syringes they sell,the more money they're going to
make, and unfortunately that'sgoing to create a look that not
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necessarily everybody wants.
So I don't inject that way.
I tell all my clients that I'mtrying to re-volumize areas that
are really important versusaugment, and so there's a very
big difference there and thatleaves my clients very, very
happy when you inject them thatway.
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I also make use of PDO liftingthreads that actually just lift
tissue really super softly andnaturally.
That's really the best way tolook like yourself.
So that's a big misconceptionto look like yourself.
So that's a big misconception.
Also, some of the products thatwe use, like the Morpheus 8,
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there's a lot of misconceptionsout there that it's going to
break down my fat and it's goingto look horrible and and
honestly it's most importantthat you check out the provider
who's doing that treatment.
There's so many providers outthere not doing it correctly and
so then the Morpheus gets a badname, whereas we're getting
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fantastic results with theMorpheus treatment.
So I think so many thingsproducts, devices get demonized,
like dermal filler and Morpheus.
But I think if you come topeople that are highly skilled,
highly educated, you're going toget a really great treatment,
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no matter what you do.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Allie, do you want to
add to that at all?
Speaker 4 (06:51):
Allie, do you want to
add to that at all?
Yeah, I think just to kind ofreiterate the misconceptions
about Morpheus that is kind ofwhat keeps me busiest here,
probably at Boho.
(07:16):
And then the Empower and vaginalrejuvenation is the same
technology applied and I thinkfor that one it's been difficult
for me to kind of get over themisconception that vaginal
rejuvenation is just foraesthetic purposes and I think a
lot of women may roll theireyes like well, what's wrong
with it?
Why do you need to, you know,rejuvenate it?
But really it's much more of afunctional medicine treatment to
help with, you know, the thingsthat women have to deal with
(07:39):
after having babies or as we age.
So a lot of what boho does iswe're treating on a cellular
level to get tissue healthy, sothat every treatment we do is
going, we can use less product.
That will go further and have areally pretty result with
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really good healthy tissue.
So I think also just to youknow, I think aesthetic medicine
can be wrapped up in somethingkind of with vanity or vein, but
there's a lot of functionaltreatments too that are very
important.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
That's going to lead
me into my next question and I
want to agree with you about theMorpheus.
It scared me to death becauseof all the information that was
out there and potentiallymisinformation, and I had to do
a lot of excessive homework thatI didn't think I was going to
have to do before I went forwardwith it, and me and my wife did
, and we're glad that we did,and we picked, we picked a good
provider and we had good results.
But I hear you, it was scary.
(08:40):
We know that a lot of peoplethink they know who the average
client is for your business, butthere may be a whole segment
that you're targeting that don'teven know that they would
benefit.
For all the reasons that youjust mentioned.
Who are your target customersand how do you attract them?
Now?
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Oh gosh, I have any,
anywhere from 20 year olds to 75
year olds, men, women, men,women yeah, everyone is a
potential client, even a youngperson that genetically just has
lack of volume under their eyes.
It's just who they are.
You can do just a small amountof platelet-rich fibrin under
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their eyes and rejuvenate thatarea and make it look so much
softer.
You know, some young peoplehave very, very strong muscles
that create lines in theirforehead when they're very young
and I can sprinkle just alittle bit about and make such a
big difference.
You know, all the way up to myolder folk who have a lot of
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volume loss and a lot of tissuethat is lax and just that normal
aging process.
So we and everyone who walksthrough the door, we take them
as they are.
We treat them very, veryindividually.
It's not a one size fits allbusiness, especially here, and
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my hope is that anyone andeveryone who sees something that
is bothering them can come andfeel super confident and super
comfortable that they can spendjust a little bit of money and
really take care of their needsand for me it's taking care of
the whole person if you can fixsomething, that they look in the
mirror and and are very upsetabout on a daily basis.
(10:32):
And soften that a little bit,boy, does it do a lot for their
heart and soul?
Speaker 2 (10:37):
Have you thought
about doing a podcast where
you're the host and you'reinterviewing success stories for
the public?
Speaker 4 (10:43):
No, we have thought
about doing like a red table
discussion or something just tokind of connect with clients in
between their appointments andeducate the public on everything
we offer and kind of debunksome of the misconceptions as
well.
Speaker 3 (10:59):
Yeah, we have thought
about it and we talk about it
all the time.
It would be fantastic.
Speaker 2 (11:05):
Your business
category is unique in that
education is very impactful and,whether or not it's successful,
that and other human servicesthat are at that level.
What do you guys do for funoutside of work?
Speaker 4 (11:20):
Ellie.
Well, I'm currently in themiddle of a big kitchen
renovation that I'm doing on myown.
In the middle of a big kitchenrenovation that I'm doing on my
own.
I don't know if I'd say it'ssuper fun, but it's been good.
Tonight I'm going camping.
I like to camp and raft andpaddleboard and all the Colorado
girl things.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Yeah, and Kristen.
Speaker 3 (11:42):
What do I do for fun?
I take care of my kiddos Same.
I love long walks and yogaAnything to relax.
When you run a business, youneed relaxation.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
Let's switch gears
and either one of you or both
can answer this Is there ahardship or a life challenge
that you overcame, and tell ushow it made you stronger?
What comes to mind?
Speaker 3 (12:09):
Well, we were talking
about that just right before
and, honestly, both of us aresingle moms and that in itself
is very, very difficult, and wewere single moms and started
businesses and in Allie's case,she works two jobs and in my
case, I injected full-time andstarted a business and I think
(12:33):
that's made us really, reallystrong.
I think we're um.
What that does for us is makeus real and human to everybody
who walks through the door, andso they instantly feel connected
and and like they're taken careof by a real person.
I think yeah.
Speaker 2 (12:51):
Yeah, in wrapping
things up, kristen and or Allie,
please tell our listeners onething that they should
absolutely remember about BohoStudios Med Spa.
Speaker 4 (13:04):
It's just such a
special place.
I mean, everybody who walksinto this building just
immediately is, oh wow, this isso beautiful, it's such an
amazing space.
Kristen has really created anincredible energy in this place
that everybody feels veryspecial and taken care of.
She also just attractsincredible people.
(13:27):
So we've got a phenomenal girlgang team here that we all just
love each other and have a lotof fun, and we have a lot of fun
with our clients.
I can't tell you how many timesI hear regularly our clients
say do you guys need help aroundhere?
I'll sweep the floors, I'll mopthe floors, I'll do anything.
I just want to hang out here.
(13:48):
And that's exactly how I felt,because I was Chris's client.
She was my gift to myself whenI graduated nursing school and
just fell in love with her, fellin love with the place and I
think it really speaks foritself.
With you, tom.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
Yeah, Kristen.
How can our listeners learnmore about Boho Studios, both in
line and the old-fashioned waywith the telephone number?
Speaker 3 (14:12):
Online.
It's bohostudiosmedspacom, andour website is full of
information.
They can get anything about allof us that work here, as well
as all of the services that wedo, and phone number 970 4, 1, 2
, 88, 20.
We respond quicker to a textthan a long voicemail and we
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also have our our friend.
Speaker 4 (14:40):
That's all.
Maggie, she does our socialmedia and so we're on Instagram
as well.
She does a great job with that,and if we ever do run specials
or need to put out someeducation, it's usually on the
Instagram.
Speaker 2 (14:51):
On Instagram.
Speaker 3 (14:52):
And it's Boho Studios
Foco.
Boho Studios Foco F-O-C-O isour Instagram handle.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
Awesome.
Well, kristen Allie, we reallyappreciate you guys being on the
show and we definitely wish youand your practice the very best
moving forward.
Speaker 3 (15:09):
Thank you, thank you,
we really appreciate you guys
being on the show and wedefinitely wish you and your
practice the very best movingforward.
Thank you, thank you Reallyappreciate meeting you.
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