TEAM IA
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 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 injectables course and set up a very small, boutique facial aesthetics service in London. He moved to Sydney in 2015 to continue his surgical training but two years later left hospital medicine to finally concentrate on aesthetics full time.
He works at two clinics in Sydney and is a leading practitioners as well as an educators. He has 17 years of injecting experience and in addition to his clinical practice he has several other training roles:
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Global KOL & Advisory Board member for Allergan Aesthetics. From 2020-2022 Dr Jake was mentored by Dr Mauricio De Maio and is considered a global expert in the MD Codes.
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International trainer for Rejuran
Dr Jake is often invited to lecture and most recently spoke at CMAC (London 2022), AMWC Americas (Miami 2023, 2025) MD Codes tour (Bangkok) 2023, ACE (London) 2024. He’ll next lecture at DubaiDerma (April 2025), Canadian Aesthetics Expo (Sept 2025) and the A-List (Belfast, 2025)
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
PA & Social Media Manager
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 all of our social media content and is the first port of call when it comes to organising our Patreon Community.
Andy Maher
Sound Engineer
Andy has been our Sound Engineer since 2019. He has been a major part of IA working behind the scenes to produce our perfectly mixed and edited podcasts. Andy is also a voice actor!