Kara McClanahan

Kara McClanahan, MBA, MHA, CMPE, is the founder and executive consultant of Aesthetic Practice Partners and the VP of operations of Genesis Lifestyle Medicine and brings nearly three decades of senior operational leadership, business strategy expertise, and healthcare practice performance experience across aesthetic, dermatology, neurology, and plastic surgery settings. Her extensive background includes serving as VP of operations for a 57-practice healthcare organization, practice administrator, VP of sales in the medical device and skincare sectors, and founder of a consultancy dedicated to medical aesthetic operational optimization. Beyond her professional endeavors, she led the nonprofit (501c3) Beauty for Good and founded Empower Esthetics, a nonprofit supporting women's leadership in aesthetics through mentorship, community service, and educational grants for those facing economic or personal barriers.