Our story
The podcast was first conceived in 2018 by Dr Jake Sloane. He was frustrated with how aesthetics was explained on social media. He concluded that Instagram and now Tik Tok are not the right platforms for professionals. Instead he decided to bring together global experts and injectors on a new platform where they could have long-form conversations, discuss their craft and to speak in an unbiased environment.
Dr Jake invited one of his best friends David Segal to be his co-host. David counterbalances the conversations with his non-medical background and lay perspective. As a serial aesthetic business entrepreneur who's been a big part of some of Australia's most successful start ups, David shares his business expertise and experience to help clinics and injectors succeed.
The IA team
Dr Jake Sloane
Co-founder & Co-host
Dr Jake was born in London, UK. He spent eight years at university completing honours degrees in both Anatomy and Medicine at the University of Manchester. He then trained for over a decade as a general surgeon and has extensive experience in colorectal, vascular and breast surgery.
As an entrepreneur, in 2008 Dr Jake also completed his first facial aesthetic course and set up a small, boutique service seeing patients in London. He moved to Sydney in 2015 to continue his surgical training but two years later left hospital medicine to finally dedicate his time to aesthetics full time.
He works at two clinics in Sydney and has become a globally-recognised practitioner and educator. He has 18 years of injecting experience and in addition to his clinical practice he has formal training roles:
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Global Speaker for Allergan Aesthetics
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Global Speaker for Rejuran
Dr Jake is regularly invited to lecture and most recently spoke at:
- CMAC (London 2022)
- AMWC Americas (Miami 2023 and 2025)
- MD Codes tour (Bangkok) 2023
- DubaiDerma (Dubai, April 2025)
- Fresh Life (Byron Bay, Sept 2025)
- ICCE (Cairo, Sept 2025)
- Canadian Aesthetics Expo (Toronto, Sept 2025)
- Allergan Medical Institute Canada Fall Tour (Oct 2025)
- Allergan Medical Institute South Africa Tour (Due June 2026)
David Segal
Co-founder & Co-host
David has been involved in the aesthetics industry since 2007. He started importing lasers from China before co-founding the hugely successful Cosmos clinic.
He was then invited to become the General manger for Laser Clinics Australia, now the world's largest chain clinic with over 250 locations.
Turning his attention to the surgical world, in 2012 David then co-founded The Cosmetic Institute (TCI), another industry disruptor that became Australia’s largest and fastest-growing cosmetic surgery clinic brand.
Over the next decade David became the owner of four laser and skin clinics, employing more than 70 therapists and injectors at its peak.
In 2022 David sold his clinics to focus on becoming a business mentor for clinic owners and injectors.
Whilst non-medically trained, David is fiercely passionate about the aesthetics and its ever expanding intersection with wellness. He authored “Skin - The Essential Australian Guide”, published by Fairfax Media.
David is also an internationally-recognised Bonsai tree artist and his work is often showcased at Australian as well as global exhibitions.
Andrea Arines
Head of Community
Andrea has been part of the IA team since early 2024. She has been instrumental in helping Dr Jake and David juggle the administrative side of IA. Andrea manages our admin and is the first port of call when it comes to supporting our wider podcast community.