The Rewind Report: How Rewind Began
Welcome back to the Rewind Report.
This episode is just us. We wanted to do something fun and talk about how Rewind came to be, share a little bit about our backgrounds, and explain what it’s like running Rewind together as a mother-daughter duo.
A Mother-Daughter Aesthetics Practice
We run Rewind together, and being a mother-daughter team is a big part of what makes Rewind special.
Patients often get excited when they realize we’re related. One of us will say, “That’s my mom,” or “I’m her daughter,” and people immediately connect with that story.
Shannon’s Nursing & Anesthesia Background
Shannon started nursing school at Loma Linda in 1997. Megan even came along a few times because there was a small daycare next to the nursing program, so we like to joke that Megan has been to nursing school twice.
Shannon worked as a trauma ER and ICU nurse from around 1998 or 1999 until 2006. She then went to CRNA school and became a nurse anesthetist, a field she still works in today.
After many years of anesthesia, including long 24-hour shifts, she started feeling the toll of that lifestyle. While she still loved anesthesia, her interest in aesthetics began growing through her work in plastic surgery cases.
She worked in Orange County, Beverly Hills, Palm Desert, and other areas, where she would talk with plastic surgeons and become increasingly curious about the procedures they were performing.
That curiosity eventually led her to research aesthetic treatments, attend cadaver courses, and train with a physician mentor she still deeply admires.
From One Treatment Room to Rewind
Shannon began injecting out of one small room. At first, it was more of a hobby. She would finish anesthesia cases and then go to the treatment room to see aesthetic patients.
Over time, the patient list grew organically.
Eventually, clients began depending on her for the procedures they loved, and she realized she needed to train someone who could help when she wasn’t available.
That’s where Megan came in.
Shannon trained Megan for months before Megan ever touched a patient’s face. Megan watched, assisted, studied, and trained before slowly beginning her own injection journey.
Eventually, the idea became clear: why not open their own place?
That’s how Rewind was born.
Megan’s Path Into Nursing
Megan’s story started much earlier, watching her mom go through CRNA school and listening to stories from nurses and anesthesia students who stayed at their home during clinical rotations.
The stories from trauma, emergency medicine, and ICU care sparked an interest in nursing.
In high school, Megan volunteered at Kaiser and was placed in the ICU. There, she shadowed a nurse named Sonia, who made a lasting impression.
Sonia was calm under pressure, compassionate with patients, and deeply supportive of families during difficult moments.
One particular experience involving a code blue in the ICU helped Megan realize how powerful nursing could be. Watching Sonia comfort a patient’s wife after an emergency became a defining moment in Megan’s decision to pursue nursing.
Soccer, Nursing School & UCLA
Megan initially chose college based on soccer. She played competitive soccer growing up and went to a Division II school on scholarship.
She started in pre-nursing but ultimately chose to continue playing soccer when clinicals conflicted with athletics.
Looking back, she believes delaying nursing school gave her more maturity and emotional awareness before entering clinical care.
She later attended the University of San Francisco, earned her master’s in nursing, and completed clinicals throughout the Inland Empire, Orange County, and Los Angeles.
Her thesis focused on LVADs, which helped her land an interview at UCLA.
She was hired three days before graduation and began working in the cardiac intensive care unit at UCLA.
Cardiac ICU Experience
At UCLA, Megan worked primarily with transplant patients, including heart, kidney, and lung transplant patients, with a strong focus on heart transplants.
She learned an enormous amount in that unit and credits the experience with giving her a strong foundation as a nurse.
She worked rotating day and night shifts, weekends, holidays, and high-stress transplant calls.
Although she is grateful for her ICU experience, the lifestyle was demanding and emotionally intense.
Transitioning Into Aesthetics
Megan had always been interested in dermatology, skincare, makeup, and aesthetics.
When Shannon asked if she wanted to learn aesthetics, Megan began training seriously.
She trained with Dr. Jonathan Sykes, attended cadaver courses, trained with Dr. Kayvon Karimi, and learned from top professionals in the industry through Allergan, Galderma, conferences, and hands-on education.
Before touching a real face, Megan had trained for about a year.
She began slowly with neurotoxins, learning how facial muscles move, react, and should be mapped. From there, she advanced into filler, biostimulators, lasers, peels, microneedling, PRF, and skincare.
She eventually fell in love with the natural side of aesthetics, especially biostimulators and treatments that enhance patients without making them look overdone.
Why Rewind Feels Different
Rewind started in a small treatment room in Playa Vista and grew through word of mouth.
There were no major marketing gimmicks, no big social media strategy, and no flashy launch. People came because they trusted the results and shared their experiences with others.
The approach at Rewind has always been different because it started from a nursing and hospital background.
Every consultation feels more like a care plan. Patients come in with a concern, and the team listens, assesses, and creates a step-by-step approach to help achieve their goals.
Because Shannon and Megan are mother and daughter, the atmosphere also feels personal and welcoming. Patients often feel like they are walking into a home rather than a cold clinical office.
Why Bedside Nursing Matters in Aesthetics
Both Shannon and Megan believe their bedside nursing backgrounds set them apart.
Working in the ICU, ER, trauma, anesthesia, and transplant units teaches more than technical skill. It teaches communication, intuition, emotional awareness, and how to care for people during some of the hardest moments of their lives.
That experience helps them pick up on what patients may not be saying out loud.
In aesthetics, someone may come in asking for lips, Botox, or skin treatments, but there is often a deeper concern behind the request. Strong bedside experience helps providers listen carefully, build trust, and create safer, more thoughtful treatment plans.
Building Rewind
When Rewind opened, Shannon and Megan wanted the space to feel different from other med spas and plastic surgery offices.
They wanted something warm, stylish, and relaxed — more like a coffee shop or industrial lounge than a sterile clinic.
The goal was to create a place where patients could sit down, relax, and feel comfortable without feeling intimidated.
They credit Tony and Carrie Whitman Design for helping bring the space to life.
One Year Later
Rewind recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.
The first year came with plenty of lessons, especially because Shannon and Megan came from healthcare backgrounds rather than business backgrounds.
There were road bumps, learning curves, and challenges, but they are proud of what they have built.
Most importantly, they get to do it together.
Final Thoughts
Rewind was built from years of nursing experience, anesthesia, ICU care, advanced aesthetics training, and a genuine love for helping people feel confident.
What started as a small treatment room grew into a full med spa through trust, word of mouth, and a commitment to natural-looking results.
Thanks for watching the Rewind Report.
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