Aethera Wellness
Meet Our Expert Team
Our licensed nurse practitioners, RNs, and estheticians bring 20+ years of combined expertise to every treatment — putting your safety and results first.
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Jennifer Walsh
RN, Partner
Jennifer is a Registered Nurse from Northern Kentucky and is specially trained and certified in Medical Aesthetics. Jen obtained her nursing degree in 2009 from Ivy Tech in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and has traveled all over the States working in various Pediatric ICU’s as a contract nurse until the opening of Aethera Wellness.
Jennifer Walsh loves to travel, which is appropriate, because her life has been a remarkable journey. And at Aethera Wellness, she is delighted to help scores of her clients along their own personal paths toward improvement.
She refers to her clients as on their “beauty journeys.”
Jennifer Walsh, RN
Partner
[email protected]
Education:
A.S.N., Northern Kentucky University
Treatments Performed:
Jen was born in Harrison, Ohio, near Cincinnati, and lived there until she was 18, when she moved to Northern Kentucky. Always outdoorsy, she loved to camp, boat and swim as she was growing up—and still does to this day. She didn’t play sports in high school, concentrating instead on academics. Math and science were her favorite subjects.
After she graduated, she started her family of five children. When the youngest entered kindergarten, Jen decided it was time to go back to school herself, starting at Northern Kentucky University and finishing her Nursing Degree at NKY partner institution, Ivy Tech.
She then dove deep into one of the most intense areas of the profession: Pediatric Intensive Care.
“I had a child born prematurely and I remembered all the time we spent in the hospital, and how important the nurses were,” she said. “For me, it felt like giving something back.”
So for the next few years, Jen traveled the nation, working as a contract Pediatric ICU nurse in locations including California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana—in all, 15 different hospitals all around the country. Sometimes, she was there for four weeks, sometimes a lot longer. She often brought her family along, and they used the experience as a time for adventure.
But nursing is stressful—and nursing in an intensive care setting is especially stressful. So when Jen met Candace Reusch (also an ICU nurse), the two bonded immediately. And they started discussing career paths beyond nursing.
Jen had been working in California around the time med spas started becoming popular there, and shared this knowledge with Candace. Jen was especially intrigued by the idea of having one place where working women could go to get a variety of treatments. The two very driven professionals began exploring the idea in earnest, and crafted a plan that became Aethera Wellness.
“My dad owned his own business,” she said. “And Candace is a natural entrepreneur. So we started working, taking classes online and at locations around the country, and putting things in place to offer fillers, wrinkle reducers, facials, and eyelash extensions. It took us about five or six months. Then we took a deep breath and said, ‘here we go.’” Aethera Wellness was up and running.
When you talk to Jen or Candace, you realize immediately that everything they offered from the beginning—or ever will offer—is based first on client safety.
“With both of us coming from ICU backgrounds, we both knew that we had to make safety the first priority,” she said. “These are medical procedures, and we treat them as such.”
Soon after opening Aethera Wellness, the partners purchased a small med spa in Crestview Hills, moving Aethera Wellness to the better, higher-profile location. Since then, Aethera Wellness has been named “Best Med Spa in Northern Kentucky” twice, and continues to grow. The vision Jen and Candace had for their business keeps paying off.
“We did what we set out to do: build one location where women could come and get the treatments they wanted—all under one roof,” Jen said. “We wanted a place where they felt comfortable coming back, where they could tell someone what they wanted to do for themselves, and have someone really listen.
“And that’s what we do,” Jen said. “People share their dreams with us, and we help make them happen. That’s why I call it traveling with someone on her ‘beauty journey.’”
And it’s easy to tell how much Jen enjoys working with their clients. “My favorite thing to do is lip injections,” she said. “It’s an almost immediate transformation, and clients love it.”
She has lots of “before” and “after” pictures her clients have told her she can share.
“It’s a ‘beauty journey’ because every one of us in in a constant state of transformation and improvement. Sometimes, one improvement creates an opportunity for another. For example, we have one client who lost a lot of weight. In doing so, she also lost volume in her face. We were able to help her replace the volume and look younger with hyper-dilute Radiesse filler throughout her face. The filler doesn’t paralyze muscles, so she still had full range of expression, and she felt great. And because Radiesse lasts so long, we won’t have her back for a year or so.”
Jen emphasized that entire staff at Aethera Wellness works with patients on their beauty journeys. “We cross-consult with our aestheticians all the time,” Jen said. “Clients mention things to them, and they share details with us. It helps us understand each client better, so we’re all moving in the right direction.”
And she stresses that it’s a never-ending process to make sure Aethera Wellness is doing everything possible for its clients.
“We’re constantly taking new classes and looking at new procedures,” she said. “The business is evolving rapidly, and we make sure we keep up. Lately, we’ve added facial products like our BB Glow, because there are exciting new technologies there. We’ll be on top of the next good thing, too.”
When she’s not working, Jen spends time with her partner Kevin, her five children (Emili, Stephanie, Jack, Katie, and Chris), her three grandchildren (Riley, Ryan, and Jack) and her dog Waylon. She’s a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan who goes to Lambeau Field even in bad weather, and is always in search of the next adventure.
It’s part of her own beautiful journey.
Candace Reusch MSN
APRN, FNP-C, Partner
One of the first things you notice about Candace Reusch is how good you feel in her company. She lives for that.
Born in San Bernardino, California, Candace moved to Florence when she was a toddler. She grew up experiencing the best of the Kentucky outdoors in a house surrounded by 500 acres. She spent summers four-wheeling, swimming, and, in high school, competitive cheerleading.
Early on, Candace knew she really had a passion about was science, and her studies reflected this. She realized in high school that she wanted a career helping other people. “My mother had some health issues, and I helped take care of her,” she said. “I saw the difference I could make for someone. So I began to realize that I liked making people feel better, and it ultimately became what I wanted to do with my life.”
Candace Reusch, MSN, APRN, FNP-C [email protected]
Education:
MSN, Northern Kentucky University
Treatments Performed:
- Wrinkle Reducers
- Filler Treatments
- Dermatology
- Injectables
- Wellness
At 17, she moved to Lexington to start undergraduate studies at the University of Kentucky. After getting an associate degree in Science, she earned her BA in Nursing from Eastern Kentucky University.
Then she went to work at University of Kentucky Hospital in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit. This high-pressure position required caring for critically ill and injured people, many with head trauma. A strong critical thinker, especially in stressful situations, Candace excelled at her position. But she realized that she could not do the job forever.
“Many people with these types of injuries just don’t recover, no matter how good the care is,” she said. “It’s difficult to keep your mental outlook where it needs to be.”
It was around this time that a unique sequence of events sent Candace down a different career trajectory. Her sister took her to a party for eyelash extensions. She was fascinated by the aesthetician doing the extensions, and how good everyone felt about themselves afterward. So she got trained to do them, too, and began a side business.
One of her clients was Jennifer Crane, her now business partner at Aethera Wellness.
Candace and Jennifer discussed their nursing backgrounds and how they were both wrestling with job enrichment. They realized their skills could be developed into an aesthetics business. Originally, the pair were just going to open a small eyelash boutique, but it soon became apparent that starting their own medical spa business would best suit their combined passions of helping people look and feel their best. It was then that Aethera Wellness was born.
Together, they established their aesthetics business and connected with a Nurse Practitioner to offer injectable neurotoxins and other prescription treatments. For the next year and a half, Aethera Wellness was on a roll. But in December 2017, an exciting new opportunity arose to purchase another med spa business in a prime location in Crestview Hills. The women jumped at the chance.
Called NVogue, the small med spa had been quite successful. But Candace and Jen’s energy and ambition inevitably put it into overdrive, making Aethera Wellness an even greater staple for its clients.
In fact, Aethera Wellness was voted Northern Kentucky’s favorite med spa twice in its first two years of existence by Northern Kentucky Magazine. So Candace knew she was where she needed to be, managing her own business, one where she could help people feel better about themselves—every day.
When they took charge, she and Jen also put procedures and systems in place to make sure they provided patients with the utmost in safety, as well as exceptional care. Since both came from ICU nursing backgrounds, they demanded the discipline needed to check and verify everything before any treatment. They understand facial anatomy, and know precise details of every service Aethera Wellness offers. They also make sure every staff member has thorough training for every aspect of their jobs.
“We’re all about safety. Many of our services are medical procedures,” Candace said. “When we put safety first, everything else falls into place.”
Especially satisfaction—both for Candace and the patients of Aethera Wellness.
“People come in and tell us their stories about how they’re unhappy with their appearance. We listen carefully, make recommendations that can help, and watch a beautiful transformation,” she said.
“We make people happy. We give them confidence. We can change lives,” she beamed. “And it’s also gratifying to know that we have a successful business. I feel very proud of all of us.”
Aethera Wellness is not slowing down. And neither is Candace. She recently graduated with her master’s in nursing degree (Nurse Practitioner) at Northern Kentucky University, where they will now incorporate a more wellness approach by offering primary care and dermatology services.
What does Candace do when she’s not working? Chances are, you’ll find her on the water. Her favorite leisure activity is boating. She, her husband David, their two dogs (Allie and Chula) and two cats (Loki and Jovi) spend many summer weekends on Lake Cumberland in Kentucky or Norris Lake in Tennessee, with lots of nieces and nephews. All with everyone feeling great when they’re around Candace.
Dawn Peak
DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Dawn moved to Northern Kentucky from Virginia Beach, VA in 2008. She knew after completing her BA in Communication Studies she wanted to pursue nursing, and the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati area provided the best setting for that education. She completed her MSN at Mount St. Joseph University and then her APRN Family Nurse Practitioner at Frontier Nursing University, where she also obtained her Doctorate degree. Dawn has worked and extensively trained in multiple specialties including solid organ transplant, trauma, pain management, forensics, and aesthetics. She is certified with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and currently serves as a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Kentucky Association of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse-Midwives, and Phi Mu Rho Nu Chapter Alumni Scholarship and Academic Advisor.
Caitlin Talbert
RN, BSN
Caitlin is a Registered Nurse from Northern Kentucky and is specially trained and certified in medical aesthetics. Caitlin obtained her nursing degree from Beckfield College in 2011. Before entering the aesthetic industry, Caitlin’s background consisted of Rehabilitation and Surgery. She lives in Hebron, Kentucky with her husband and two children.
Angela Drew
Esthetician
Angela has been in the business of beauty as a cosmetologist/esthetician for over 17 years, so she knows what works to bring out the best in your skin. She is certified in microdermabrasion and chemical peels, and her specialties at Aethera Wellness include facials, peels, Hydro Spa Facials, and microneedling. While she loves all of these wonderful treatments, she’ll tell you her absolute favorite is the Perfect Derma™ Peel due to its quick and lasting results. When she’s not helping boost our patients’ confidence with her skin skillfulness, Angela is spending every moment she can with her young daughter, Avery. She also loves anything outdoors, especially boating and camping.
Lori Campbell-Fuller
Practice Manager
A graduate of Campbell County High School, Lori’s background in the hospitality and restaurant industries helped set the stage for her love of building relationships with clients from all walks of life. On top of that, her two decades spent at The Bell Event Centre in Cincinnati further honed her skills of planning and managing large events down to the most minute of details. All those valuable skills indeed carry over in her role as Practice Manager at Aethera Wellness. Lori knows all about what it takes to help keep the team going strong as well as provide the best possible experience for our patients. In her spare time, Lori enjoys golfing, cooking, spending time with her family and her dogs, and occasionally indulging in her favorite dessert – cheesecake.
Carol Sprinkle
Client Service Coordinator
Carol graduated from Northern Kentucky University with an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice. She is the former small business owner of Body Dynamics Fitness Center in her hometown of Alexandria, KY. As a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor, Carol has always taken a high interest in health, beauty, and fashion. She enjoys helping others in these areas, which makes her a great addition to the ZG family. Carol enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering for church, and singing in her band.
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