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From Zero to 1000% Growth: How Shane Smith Disrupted the Med Spa Industry | Ep. 203

2025/4/20
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Shane Smith: 我在医美行业取得了巨大的成功，这主要归功于我敢于冒险，追求快速增长。我从不认为自己是这个行业中最聪明的人，但我愿意承担别人不愿意承担的风险。我深知快速增长对吸引投资者和合作伙伴的重要性，而销售额是无法伪造的。因此，我一直专注于提高销售额，并取得了超过1000%的同比增长。 我之所以能够克服恐惧，是因为我可能不够聪明，没有意识到自己所做事情的风险性。而那些非常聪明的人，往往因为害怕冒险而停留在中层管理岗位，无法实现更大的突破。 我公司的成功秘诀在于，我们始终将员工和客户的利益放在首位。我们不像其他医美机构那样，只顾着追求利润最大化。我们降低价格，让更多人能够负担得起高质量的医美服务。我们专注于那些其他公司忽略的客户群体，例如单亲妈妈等。这种以人为本的经营理念，让我们在短时间内积累了大量的客户。 我们通过多种方式与客户保持联系，包括电话回访、短信营销和社交媒体广告，以提高客户留存率。我们每天都会根据数据分析结果调整营销策略，专注于那些真正花钱的客户群体。 我建议那些想要成为成功企业家的人，应该学习那些成功人士，并从他们的经验中学习。找到那些最成功的人，让自己变得对他们不可或缺，这样你就能参与到他们的所有会议和决策中，学习他们的思维方式和处事方法。然后，你就可以自己承担风险，并从错误中学习。

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Shane Smith, CEO of Upkeep Ventures, shares his journey of building a successful med spa brand with over 1000% year-over-year growth. He emphasizes the importance of taking risks and not being afraid to fail, highlighting how his naivety and lack of awareness of the risks involved contributed to his success. He contrasts this with the cautious nature of highly intelligent individuals who often avoid the risks necessary for entrepreneurial success.
  • Achieved over 1000% year-over-year revenue growth
  • Inc. 5000 award winner
  • Prior experience as a high-earning employee
  • Willingness to take significant risks
  • Focus on rapid growth over profitability

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Shane Smith is a seasoned med spa entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience and the CEO of Upkeep Ventures—one of America’s fastest-growing aesthetic brands. With multiple Inc. 5000 awards and 1000%+ year-over-year growth, Shane has built a national business by making high-quality med spa services accessible to the customers most companies overlook.

His fearless approach to scaling and commitment to affordability are changing the face of the industry.s a seasoned med spa entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience, responsible for building and leading some of the world’s top-performing spa and med spa companies, including multiple Inc. 5000-ranked businesses. As the CEO of Upkeep Ventures, Shane has scaled a national med spa brand focused on affordable, high-quality aesthetic services, driven by rapid growth, fearless strategy, and a commitment to serving customers others overlook.

We dive into: – Why being too smart can hold you back as a founder

– What Shane learned by shadowing elite CEOs

– His no-fluff take on entrepreneurship and risk

– Why doing what others won’t is the secret to growth

– And how to scale a service business without losing your soul

💻 Visit: https://www.upkeepmedspa.com)

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