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Podium AI: med spa cuts reply time to 1 minute and gets 46% more Google reviews
Patient texts get a 1-minute reply and Google reviews climb ~46% — Sage & Honey MedSpa switched to Podium's AI Employee "Avery".
- Task
- patient messaging, after-hours booking and review generation
- Result
- 8+ hours saved/week; 46% more Google reviews; response time 2 hours → 1 minute; 6 after-hours bookings in 30 days
- Tools
- Podium AI Operating System (AI Employee "Avery")
- replacing a prior EMR
- Setup
- not described beyond switching EMR/communications to Podium
Step-by-step setup guide
Why this way: Podium aesthetics case study (Sage & Honey MedSpa). Vendor case study — treat results as directional.
Prerequisites
- A Podium account with AI Employee enabled (sales quote).
- Your services, hours, pricing ranges and booking calendar (or ServiceTitan/Jobber if integrated).
- Time: onboarding + 1–2 weeks of listening to recordings.
Step-by-step setup
Step 1. Complete Podium onboarding; connect your business number / Google reviews as offered.
Step 2. Build the AI Employee playbook: which services it can book, after-hours vs overflow, when to escalate to a human, what never to quote.
Step 3. Start after hours only. Listen to every recording the first week; fix scripts.
Step 4. Add daytime overflow once booking accuracy looks good.
Step 5. Use Podium's reputation tools for review asks — separately from the AI Employee if you want.
What success looks like
After-hours booking and review asks run without a night receptionist; reply time collapses.
Sources
- Podium case study: Warner Super Service
- Pricing context: podium.com/getpricing (quote); third-party Oct 2026 plan figures
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