Look Better, Feel Better, Lead Better
Helping the Next Generation of Women Business Leaders Elevate Through Professionalism and Self-Care
Empowering Through Mentorship and Wellness Modeling
As businesswomen in positions of leadership, we carry the ability to shape not only industries, but also up-and-coming women entrepreneurs. Guiding them means more than transferring technical knowledge—it involves modeling what holistic leadership looks like. This includes balancing work ethic with wellness tools like skincare and preventative Botox. This well-rounded mentorship cultivates sustainable confidence, resilience, and professionalism in tomorrow’s leaders.
According to the McKinsey Women in the Workplace Report (2023), women leaders who promote employee well-being and balance foster stronger cultures and higher retention among female professionals.
Work Ethic: A Foundation for Sustainable Success
Reliability and consistency build professional credibility.
Strong work habits are among the most observable and teachable leadership traits. By consistently showing up early, prepared, and engaged, senior professionals demonstrate working principles that younger entrepreneurs can emulate.
- Be Dependable: A Harvard Business Review article (2016) stresses that punctuality and preparedness correlate with employee trustworthiness and career advancement.
- Model Accountability: Sharing lessons from past missteps builds relatability and teaches grace under pressure.
- Reinforce Progress: Mentor your team to value persistence and iteration over perfection. Highlight effort, determination, and growth mindset.

Professional Presence Begins with Self-Investment
Appearance communicates care and intention.
While confidence comes from within, appearance often makes the first impression. In competitive fields, dressing intentionally and practicing consistent grooming can impact outcomes in networking, brand building, and leadership presence.
- Polished appearance adds trust: A Psychology Today (2019) article notes that people perceived as well-groomed are deemed more competent, especially in professional settings.
- Grooming reinforces executive presence: Columbia Business School researchers show that appearance, posture, and clarity of voice directly influence leadership perception.
- Align presentation with authenticity: Encourage new leaders to find a personal style that honors both individuality and professional context.
Preventative Botox: Evolving Self-Care, Not Vanity
Preventative treatments support a calm, energized appearance.
Emerging women in business face wide-ranging demands—from frequent virtual meetings to high-stakes presentations—that place pressure on both appearance and performance. Cosmetic wellness practices, like Botox, can support well-being when approached with intention.
- What is preventative Botox? Preventative Botox uses small doses to relax facial muscles before deep lines form. It helps maintain skin smoothness and reduce tension caused by stress.
- FDA-approved and well-researched: Botox has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 2002 for cosmetic use and has over 20 years of broad-based clinical backing.
- Stress-relief and confidence boost: Studies show that Botox may reduce anxiety by softening frown lines linked to negative emotion triggers. That mental and emotional ease can contribute to more confident public speaking or presentations.
- Cosmetic care as personal health: According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (2023), millennial and Gen Z professionals increasingly opt for subtle enhancements—like Botox—early as part of a preventative approach to aesthetics and stress management.
- Choose skilled providers: Reinforce the value of working only with licensed, reputable practitioners who understand facial anatomy and client goals. The best results preserve expression, not eliminate it.

Wellness Is a Leadership Practice
High performers prioritize wellness habits to maintain output and clarity.
Great leaders invest in themselves to avoid burnout and show up with consistent focus. Whether it’s rest, nutrition, skincare, or stress recovery, wellness routines compound over time.
- Manual time-blocking works: Behavioral science supports setting aside uninterrupted time for wellness to improve both productivity and recovery.
- Be visible in your habits: Normalize open and honest dialogue about self-care in professional spaces—including mental health, physical upkeep, and ethical cosmetic use.
Ways to Support and Model Leadership for Emerging Women Entrepreneurs
- Mentor by example. Let mentees see you prioritize self-discipline, communication, and personal care without guilt or apology.
- Open doors to honest conversations. Create a leadership culture where discussions about time management, personal well-being, appearance, or burnout are normalized and supportive.
- Celebrate resilience. Recognize discipline, courage, and integrity—reinforcing that results come from effort, not shortcuts.
Takeaways: Confidence is Contagious—and Strategic
Confidence fuels clarity, presence, and performance. Young professionals rise faster when they feel strong, prepared, and supported. As seasoned leaders, we have the power to mentor not just through strategy—but also through presence, communication, and care.
Preventative Botox, grooming, and skincare do not represent vanity. When done thoughtfully, they are tools for showing up fully: present in mind, healthy in body, and active in leadership.
Let’s use our platforms to lift younger women in business—not only by showing them the path, but by equipping them with the holistic tools to thrive.
More about Dr Mari
Dr. Marianne Contreras, PhD, PA-C, MMS
Founder, CEO, and Owner
Fresh Start Aesthetics MedSpa Scottsdale, Biltmore, & Phoenix AZ
Driven by a passion for transformative care and innovation, Dr. Marianne Contreras, PhD, PA-C, MMS, is the founder, CEO, and owner of Fresh Start Aesthetics, a med spa honored as the Best of Scottsdale for five consecutive years. With over 15 years of experience, Dr. Contreras is renowned for blending scientific rigor and artistry—specializing in cutting-edge procedures including Morpheus8 (radio frequency micro cannula skin tightening), body sculpting, Laser therapies, Botox and all current neuromodulators for natural, refreshed aesthetic results. Her signature expertise is FaceTite, a minimally invasive, non-surgical facelift for neck and jowl rejuvenation, delivering results that closely rival traditional surgical facelifts.
Dr. Contreras is recognized not only for the quality and safety of her treatments but for her genuine commitment to individualized client care and ongoing education as an award-winning leader and mentor in aesthetic medicine, she upholds the highest standards of ethics and innovation, ensuring every patient receives evidence-based guidance and a results-driven path to renewed confidence. Her mission: empower women to look and feel their very best—naturally, safely, and confidently—through every step of their journey.