How a Nurse Turned $30K Into a Medspa Empire
About this episode
Kristen Herzog shares her journey from ER nurse to building a successful medspa business with limited resources and the lessons learned along the way.
Kristen Herzog leaves a successful ER nursing career, withdraws $30,000 from her 401k, and bets it on an idea her family thinks is crazy. Starting Perfect Dose inside a tiny salon suite, she has no investors, no paid ads, and no guarantee the risk will work. She markets through Instagram, hands out business cards, and learns why consistency matters more than avoiding failure. But as the luxury medspa grows, Kristen discovers that hustle alone cannot build a lasting business. She confronts hiring mistakes, rising overhead, maternity leave, and her own role as a bottleneck while developing the systems, patient experience, and customized aesthetics approach behind Perfect Dose. Now, as she prepares the brand for nationwide franchising, she reveals what it really takes to turn personal grit into a business that can grow beyond its founder. Key Takeaways Why Kristen risked $30,000 from her 401k to launch Perfect Dose instead of staying in a well-paying ER nursing career. How Instagram, word of mouth, and relentless personal outreach helped build a medspa without paid advertising. Why consistency and getting back up after mistakes became a defining advantage in her entrepreneurial…
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