We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Dr. Marc Ronert a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Dr. Marc, appreciate you joining us today. We’d love to hear the backstory of how you established your own practice.

From an early age, I knew that I wanted to have a career in medicine and be a doctor. But during medical school in Germany we attended a plastic surgery conference in Texas, where my trajectory changed. It was 2004 and I was giving a presentation at the conference about tissue expanders. Little did I know that I would meet my wife, Janna, at the conference. She had just launched a skincare line called Image Skincare. Even though I was a surgeon, I always had a dream of starting my own business. I even had it all mapped out. I wanted to open a clinic in Germany, but that chance meeting allowed me to deviate from my original plan. We met by accident but after getting to know her, I realize that business-wise we had the same vision and dreams and there was great synergy. Together we decided to build Image Skincare into a global skincare empire.

Dr. Marc, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Board Certified Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon (EBOPRAS), Founder and CEO of Hush and Hush, a lifestyle brand of nutraceutical products to help to live younger, longer. Founder of the Care for Skin Foundation, a non for profit charity to help people around the world in need of reconstructive plastic surgical procedures. Co-Owner of Image Skincare, a line of professional skincare products and treatments to help the world to Age Later.

How’d you meet your business partner?

During medical school in Germany we attended a plastic surgery conference in Texas in 2004. I was giving a presentation at the conference about tissue expanders. Little did I know that I would meet my wife, Janna, at the conference. She had just launched a skincare line called Image Skincare.
Even though I was a surgeon, I always had a dream of starting my own business. I even had it all mapped out. I wanted to open a clinic in Germany, but that chance meeting allowed me to deviate from my original plan. We met by accident but after getting to know her, I realize that business-wise we had the same vision and dreams and there was great synergy. Together we decided to build Image Skincare into a global skincare empire.

How do you keep your team’s morale high?

I always surround myself with dedicated, loyal and hard-working people. A brand is only as good as the people behind it. I strongly believe in empowerment. If you want your team to be successful, empower them and let them be responsible for their own work. You’ll notice if you let people do their job and allow them to make their own decisions without interfering, it will propel the team to always go the extra mile without having to prompt or micromanage.

I think that in itself keep the morale high. And of course, you have to have fun. If there isn’t fun there isn’t passion and camaraderie. So with my team, we schedule monthly dinners out at a nice restaurant with a big table and great conversations.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://hushandhush.com/
• Instagram: @drmarcronert, @hushandhushofficial
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hushandhush
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-a-ronert-m-d-97598137/