Injecting Leadership is a premium editorial podcast featuring candid conversations with the operators, executives, founders, physicians, practice owners, innovators, and industry veterans behind medical aesthetics. Hosts Jake Laban and Tod Reed explore how companies are built, teams are led, cultures take shape, products come to market, and leaders learn through real decisions, mistakes, growth, and change.
No polished answers. No leadership theater. Just experience from inside the industry.
Executive produced by Ashley Nicole Miller.
The lessons don’t come from the highlight reel. They come from the mistakes. Jake Laban and Tod Reed return to Injecting Leadership with video, a new Executive Producer, Ashley Nicole Miller, and plenty of stories they probably couldn’t have told early in their careers. In this special episode ahead of Season Two, we revisit the moments that shaped us as leaders: tough feedback, painful mistakes, and learning how to turn ambition into something people actually want to follow. There’s also a t...
10 Jun 2025
Building Culture and Hiring Right with Bob Rhatigan | Part 2 | S1 E12
The people you hire, the culture you build, and the lessons you take from failure determine how far an organization can go. In Part 2 of the Season One finale, Tod Reed and Jake Laban continue their conversation with Bob Rhatigan, Global Chief Executive Officer of Merz Aesthetics. Bob explores the evolution of direct-to-consumer advertising in medical aesthetics and the leadership decisions that helped shape how the industry connects with consumers. He also shares hard-earned lessons about ...
3 Jun 2025
Performance, People and Process with Bob Rhatigan | Part 1 | S1 E11
Building an enduring business requires more than vision. It requires disciplined execution, strong people, and processes that turn strategy into results. In Part 1 of the Season One finale, Tod Reed and Jake Laban sit down with Bob Rhatigan, Global Chief Executive Officer of Merz Aesthetics, for a conversation about the experiences and principles that shaped his leadership career. Bob reflects on his role in launching Botox Cosmetic, the challenge of helping create a new market, and the ear...
27 May 2025
The Leadership Behind the Global Botox Boom with Rob Seguin | S1 E10
What if the global Botox boom began with a car salesman, a schoolteacher, and a Canadian marketing leader willing to see an opportunity differently? In this episode of Injecting Leadership, Tod Reed and Jake Laban sit down with Rob Seguin, the leader behind the global launch of Botox Cosmetic, to explore the people, decisions, and unconventional thinking that helped transform a medical product into one of the most recognized brands in the world. Rob shares the story behind Botox Cosmetic’s ...
20 May 2025
Lead by Serving and Developing People with Jeff Ehrhardt | S1 E9
Strong leaders advocate for their people while never losing sight of the goals they are responsible for achieving. In this episode of Injecting Leadership, Tod Reed and Jake Laban sit down with Jeff Ehrhardt, General Manager of Motiva USA, to discuss servant leadership, team development, and the responsibility that comes with leading people through growth and change. Jeff shares the experiences that shaped his leadership philosophy and explains how he balances supporting his team with delive...
13 May 2025
How Inspirational Leaders Move People to Act | S1 E8
Motivation can influence what someone does today. Inspiration can change what they believe is possible. In this episode of Injecting Leadership, Tod Reed and Jake Laban explore the difference between motivating people and genuinely inspiring them. They discuss how inspirational leaders use vision, vulnerability, authenticity, and purpose to create a deeper connection with the people they lead. Rather than relying on authority or short-term incentives, these leaders help others understand wh...
6 May 2025
Lead Through Innovation and Uncertainty with Jasson Gilmore | S1 E7
Innovation does not happen without uncertainty. The strongest leaders create the trust, clarity, and resilience their teams need to move through it. In this episode of Injecting Leadership, Tod Reed and Jake Laban sit down with Jasson W. Gilmore, a seasoned commercial, digital, and technology executive whose career spans entrepreneurship, startups, MedTech, and medical aesthetics. Jasson shares the pivotal experiences that shaped his leadership philosophy, including what he learned f...
29 Apr 2025
From Firefighter to CEO with Scott Melamed | S1 E6
The path to leadership is rarely a straight line. Sometimes the experiences that appear completely unrelated are the ones that prepare you to lead. In this episode of Injecting Leadership, Tod Reed and Jake Laban sit down with Scott Melamed, CEO of ProMD Health, to discuss his unconventional journey from firefighter to investment banking and ultimately to leading one of the top medical aesthetics platforms. Scott shares how each chapter of his career shaped the leader he is today, from lear...
24 Apr 2025
Lead with Clarity and Compassion with Amber Edwards | S1 E5
Great leadership requires more than a clear strategy. It requires the ability to communicate a vision, build a strong culture, and lead people with compassion. In this episode of Injecting Leadership, Tod Reed and Jake Laban sit down with Amber Edwards, Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair, to discuss her remarkable career journey through medical aesthetics and the leadership lessons that shaped it. Amber shares experiences from her time at Pfizer and Allergan through her current role leadin...
10 Apr 2025
Lead by Serving First with Rob Hubert | S1 E4
The strongest leaders do not lead from above. They lead by serving the people around them. In this episode of Injecting Leadership, Tod Reed and Jake Laban sit down with Rob Hubert, Chief Revenue Officer at Lynch Regenerative Medicine and a seasoned executive with decades of experience leading within the medical aesthetics industry. Rob shares how his journey from the United States Naval Academy and active-duty service in the Navy shaped the way he approaches leadership today. He discusses ...
10 Apr 2025
Avoid These Mistakes: Our Hard-Earned Lessons | S1 E3
The mistakes that damage a team rarely begin as dramatic failures. They begin as blurred boundaries, unclear expectations, unrecognized effort, and small leadership habits left uncorrected. In this episode of Injecting Leadership, Tod Reed and Jake Laban share seven common leadership mistakes and the hard-earned lessons they have learned from making, witnessing, and correcting them. They explore how these behaviors affect trust, morale, accountability, and performance, along with what leader...
10 Apr 2025
The DNA of Effective Leaders | S1 E2
What separates an effective leader from someone who simply holds a leadership position? In this episode of Injecting Leadership, Tod Reed and Jake Laban break down eight traits that shape exceptional leaders: emotional intelligence, authenticity, accountability, empowerment, decisiveness, humility paired with courage, visionary thinking, and adaptability. They explore how these qualities help leaders earn trust, develop stronger teams, make difficult decisions, and navigate change with confi...
10 Apr 2025
Leadership Isn’t a Title. It’s a Decision. | S1 E1
Welcome to Injecting Leadership. In the first episode, hosts Tod Reed and Jake Laban set the foundation for the conversations ahead: an honest look at leadership from inside the medical aesthetics industry. Tod and Jake explore what strong leadership actually requires, why a title alone does not make someone a leader, and how trust, authenticity, accountability, and execution shape the teams and businesses people build. They also introduce the purpose behind Injecting Leadership and the rea...
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