# He Left the Partnership and Here's Why β€” Samuel E. Salcedo, MD (Ep. 371) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beauty-and-the-biz-581032/he-left-the-partnership-and-here-s-why-samuel-e-salcedo-md-ep-371 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beauty-and-the-biz-581032/he-left-the-partnership-and-here-s-why-samuel-e-salcedo-md-ep-371.md Podcast: [Beauty and the Biz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/beauty-and-the-biz-581032) Published: 2026-07-17T20:35:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.catherinemaley.com/podcast/he-left-the-partnership-and-here-is-why-samuel-e-salcedo-md-ep-371/ Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catherinemaley/He_Left_the_Partnership_and_Heres_Why__Samuel_E._Salcedo_MD_Ep._371.mp3?dest-id=1247585 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beauty-and-the-biz-581032/episodes/he-left-the-partnership-and-here-s-why-samuel-e-salcedo-md-ep-371 Duration seconds: 3260 ## Resource πŸ“• Get Catherine's new book: Beauty and the Biz Practice Growth Playbook: https://bit.ly/4cZNSuD πŸ“Š Schedule a Practice Performance Audit: https://bit.ly/4dC2znZ ⬇️ ➑️ He Left the Partnership and Here's Why β€” Samuel Salcedo, MD, a private practice plastic surgeon in Corona, CA. Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I'm your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. He Left the Partnership and Here's Why β€” Starting a private practice is not just a business decision. It is a mindset shift. First, when you enter the marketplace after training, joining a mature practice is typical. However, realizing your long-term vision no longer aligns with the practice often happens later. Therefore, you have to make the difficult decision to start over. Next, you must build something of your own. Ultimately, "He Left the Partnership. Here's Why." is the perfect theme for this topic. Specifically, that is exactly what my recent "Beauty and the Biz Podcast" guest accomplished. Thus, Dr. Samuel Salcedo, a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, founded The Plastics Doc & Med Spa in Corona, California. Naturally, he shares what it was really like to transition into private practice. Additionally, he discusses the lessons learned along the way. Furthermore, he explains what he would do differently today. He Left the Partnership and Here's Why β€” Samuel Salcedo, MD, a private practice plastic surgeon in Corona, CA. Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I'm your host, Catheri… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beauty-and-the-biz-581032/episodes/he-left-the-partnership-and-here-s-why-samuel-e-salcedo-md-ep-371/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/beauty-and-the-biz-581032/he-left-the-partnership-and-here-s-why-samuel-e-salcedo-md-ep-371.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.