The Post Game Podcast Ep. 24 - Dr. Yoni Rosenblatt - Reading the Room and The Power of Caring More
Yoni Rosenblatt, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, USAW is the Founder and CEO of True Sports Physical Therapy.
He is a graduate of University of Maryland, College Park and went on to complete his doctorate of physical therapy at UMBC.
Yoni has dedicated his professional life to helping athletes at all levels – High School, Division 1, professionals, and Olympians.
He is the host of the True Sports Physical Therapy Podcast, where his goal is to provide advice and knowledge for sports physical therapists, helping them achieve their professional goals and provide the best to athletes.
Aside from his technical PT expertise, he takes pride in building relationships with his athletes, employees, and everyone he comes across.
A quote of his that I love is “I aim to improve every single day, taking comfort that no one will outwork me.”
What You’ll Learn About:
- Starting an extremely successful PT practice from scratch
- The “Give me 5” Drill
- The power of caring more – it’s about the patient in front of you
- Being willing to fail, but not willing to fail due to lack of effort
- Adjusting the lens you’re looking through
- The True Sports PT Podcast
- Sensitivity to how people are perceiving things
- Reading the room and seeing what people are feeling
- Taking the leap while mitigating risk
- Don’t make pregnant ladies yawn
Timestamps:
(0:00) – Intro to Yoni
(4:40) – The True Sports PT Podcast
(6:00) – First PT job out of college
(7:25) – How did he start his own practice?
(9:40) – Baltimore Ravens OL story
(12:10) – Learning through trial by fire
(13:45) – It’s not about you, it’s about the patient in front of you
(14:45) – Interviewing Financial Advisors for his business
(17:00) – Don’t take yourself too seriously
(18:40) – Get really good at asking questions
(23:30) – Athletes are all humans
(24:20) – Business mistakes and work ethic
(26:30) – Mindset shift inside the business
(27:45) – What have I changed my mind on?
(29:35) – What has Yoni changed his mind on?
(31:35) – Helping others realize their self-satisfaction
(32:40) – The True Sports PT Podcast
(34:45) – The conversation gets better when you listen
(36:30) – Ability to notice things
(40:00) – Nuances lost in virtual communication
(41:20) – Improv and reading the room
(43:50) – Novak Djokovic story
(45:25) - Pau Gasol
(46:00) – Saquon Barkley
(48:30) – Putting down the phone
(50:45) – Yoni’s religion and The Sabbath
(53:45) – Cold Emails
(55:30) – Advice on careers
(57:30) – Where to find Yoni