Private Practice Owners Club
Nathan Shields
Hosted by Nathan Shields who sold his PT clinics for 3x the national average!Do you own a physical therapy practice? If so, you know that running a successful business is no easy feat. There are so many challenges to overcome, from marketing and billing to recruiting, hiring and managing staff. Sometimes it feels like you're a one-man (or woman) army.That's where the Physical Therapy Owners Club podcast with host, Nathan Shields, comes in. We're here to help you know you're not alone. This podcast is meant to help you navigate the challenges of owning a PT practice and achieve greater profits, freedom, and the goals you set forth when you opened your clinc.In each episode, we'll talk to successful physical therapy owners about their experiences and share their insights on how to best run a PT clinic. Here are some examples of the Physical Therapy Owners Club Podcast's Topics & Highlights:1. Unveiling the Secrets of Successful Clinic OwnersWe delve into the minds of highly successful physical therapyclinic owners. Discover the essential traits, habits, and strategies that setthem apart from the competition. Get ready to unlock the secrets to building athriving practice that stands the test of time.2. Mastering the Art of Marketing for PT ClinicsWe bring you marketing gurus who have successfully harnessed thepower of digital and traditional marketing to grow their physical therapybusinesses exponentially. From social media strategies to community outreach,you'll gain valuable insights that will revolutionize your clinic's marketinggame.3. Building a Dream Team: Recruiting, Hiring, and On-Boarding/Training PhysicalTherapists and Top TalentYour team is the backbone of your practice's success. Learn fromHR experts and seasoned clinic owners as they spill the beans on effective recruitingand hiring practices, fostering a positive culture, and retainingtop-notch talent for the long haul.4. Mindset and Leadership for Clinic OwnersThe journey of a physical therapy practice owner is not withoutchallenges. Explore the power of a growth mindset, leadership development, andovercoming common entrepreneurial obstacles to lead your clinic confidentlytoward success.5. Scaling Up: Expanding Your Clinic's FootprintDreaming of expanding your physical therapy business? We’llexplore growth opportunities, opening multiple locations, and franchisingmodels for ambitious clinic owners aiming to take their practices to newmarkets.6. Financial Strategies for Sustainable GrowthFinancial health is critical for the long-term success of anybusiness. Tune in as financial experts share practical tips to manage yourclinic's finances efficiently, navigate insurance complexities, and maximizeprofitability without compromising patient care.7. Embracing Technology for Enhanced Patient CareWith technology advancing at lightning speed, learn how toharness cutting-edge tools, telehealth solutions, and software to optimizepatient outcomes and streamline your clinic's operations. We'll explore thelatest tech trends reshaping the physical therapy landscape.8. Navigating the World of Healthcare LegislationHealthcare legislation can be a maze of complexities thatsignificantly impact your practice's operations and profitability. Joinindustry experts as they break down the latest regulations, provide compliancetips, and share best practices to stay ahead of the curve and optimize yourclinic's performance.9. Nurturing Patient Relationships and Boosting Customer LoyaltyWord-of-mouth marketing remains one of the most potent tools forgrowing your clinic. Discover the art of patient engagement, improving patientexperiences, and cultivating lasting relationships to build a fiercely loyalcustomer base.10. Success Stories: Inspiring Case Studies from PT PracticeOwnersIf you're looking for a podcast that can take your physical therapy practice to the next level, the PT Owners Club wil do it! Join us on Facebook Group, too!
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Feb 9, 2021 • 40min
Strategies And Challenges To Improving Culture With Beth Winkler, PT
With 15 years of experience as a clinic owner, Beth Winkler has dealt with her fair share of challenges – from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to multiple providers leaving at the same time. Through all of that, Beth and her partner Lisa Taglauer, PTA have built clinics that thrive and grow on policy, procedure, and a healthy dose of quirky, fun culture. Those foci have allowed Beth and Lisa to grow from one clinic to four and focus on solidifying their company culture to weather any future storm. Beth and Lisa own and run Magnolia Physical Therapy in New Orleans. You are going to learn a lot about culture building in this episode as Beth shares that story from her point of view with Nathan Shields.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Physical Therapy Owners Club today:ptoclub.comPhysical Therapy Owners Club FacebookPhysical Therapy Owners Club LinkedInPhysical Therapy Owners Club Twitter
Feb 2, 2021 • 35min
Next Level Leadership: The Benefits Of Developing A Leadership Team And Creating Policy With Jacob Pollard, PT
For many owners making the transition out of (some) patient care and into more management/administration is a huge hurdle but one that, once they experience it, leads to more growth as a company. Jacob Pollard, PT has made that transition and has now taken the NEXT step. Now, instead of him being the go-to guy for all questions, the resolver of all problems he has developed a leadership team that follows policy and procedure. His team is able to follow policy and handle issues without his involvement! What is simply a dream for most owners Jacob is now experiencing because he spent the time developing his team and training them on policy. Learn how this all came to be in this conversation with Nathan Shields.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Physical Therapy Owners Club today:ptoclub.comPhysical Therapy Owners Club FacebookPhysical Therapy Owners Club LinkedInPhysical Therapy Owners Club Twitter
Jan 26, 2021 • 56min
Achieving Fulfillment And Avoiding Burnout With Phil Plisky, PT
Whether you’re an owner or employee, you’ve probably experienced burnout in your job – that state of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, lack of accomplishment or growth that hits even the best among us. In this episode, Nathan Shields is joined by Professional Rebellion cofounder, Phil Plisky to discuss why we tend to feel that way and what can be done if and when we're at that point. Phil is also physical therapist himself. His passion for solving the problem of burnout in the PT industry is part of the reason for developing the company. This discussion is important for PT owners, but it is also important for owners to recognize when their team members are at that point and how they can help them get through it. Listen in and learn, among a lot of other things, how burnout can be a good thing even though it sucks.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Physical Therapy Owners Club today:ptoclub.comPhysical Therapy Owners Club FacebookPhysical Therapy Owners Club LinkedInPhysical Therapy Owners Club Twitter
Jan 19, 2021 • 32min
How To Automate Your Patient Retention, Reactivation, And Reviews Programs With Baylee Jensen Of Swell
Much has been said about the importance of maintaining engagement with your patients in order to avoid drop-offs and comebacks after discharge. However, how to run an extensive program like that could be a difficult hurdle for owners to overcome. Thus they either don't make the effort or the program they start loses steam. That's where an automated engagement platform like Swell can minimize the time and effort in order to maximize the results (consider the 80/20 principle - this is the 20). Plus it helps you improve Google status by obtaining more, recent Google reviews. In this episode Baylee Jensen of Swell joins Nathan Shields to share the key things to note when obtaining Google reviews and how Swell can help you stay more engaged with your patients with less effort.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Physical Therapy Owners Club today:ptoclub.comPhysical Therapy Owners Club FacebookPhysical Therapy Owners Club LinkedInPhysical Therapy Owners Club Twitter
Jan 12, 2021 • 46min
Common Mistakes PT's Make In Social Media And Email - And How To Fix Them With Heather Chavin, MA
Despite the impressive results physical therapists deliver in their procedures, the realm of social media marketing is still foreign to them. Most of them commit so many mistakes when connecting with patients, leading to poor retention, higher self-discharge rates, and overall decreased clinic productivity. Nathan Shields aims to help his colleagues level up their online marketing game by sitting down with the Founder of GoGoDone, Heather Chavin. Heather shares her experiences in helping physical therapists improve their marketing tactics by using email marketing to better connect with patients even through home exercise programs, creating and leveraging landing pages, and taking advantage of the huge influence of customer testimonials.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Physical Therapy Owners Club today:ptoclub.comPhysical Therapy Owners Club FacebookPhysical Therapy Owners Club LinkedInPhysical Therapy Owners Club Twitter
Jan 5, 2021 • 16min
Utilizing ATCs More Effectively, With Jim Stoker, PT
It’s not something you hear of every day, but many physical therapists collaborate with certified athletic trainers (ATCs) inside their clinics. Jim Stoker, PT is back on the show with Nathan Shields to share with us his secret for a more effective utilization of ATCs. From his 25+ years of experience working with ATCs in the past, he has found a way to use them in a way that is collaborative and a shared benefit to the community, and allows PT owners to not bear the financial burden. Taking a big step further from traditional collaborative paradigms, Jim co-created Play Safe, a nonprofit that accepts charitable contributions, employs the athletic trainer and then contracts and provides that athletic trainer to the high school.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Physical Therapy Owners Club today:ptoclub.comPhysical Therapy Owners Club FacebookPhysical Therapy Owners Club LinkedInPhysical Therapy Owners Club Twitter
Dec 29, 2020 • 39min
The Basics Of Marketing - The Buckets, Budgets And More With Steve Line, PT
Steve Line, PT has spent plenty of time and $$ on all of the different marketing tactics over the years, and has made his share of mistakes along the way. Based on his experiences he shares his insight on the basics of marketing and the need to understand the different audiences and messages that are needed for a successful marketing strategy. What worked five years ago doesn't work now. In fact, the marketing strategy that worked in 2019 definitely isn't as successful in 2020. Thus, it's important to get back to basics and reassess our audiences and message. Join in as he discusses all of these on the show with Nathan Shields.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Physical Therapy Owners Club today:ptoclub.comPhysical Therapy Owners Club FacebookPhysical Therapy Owners Club LinkedInPhysical Therapy Owners Club Twitter
Dec 22, 2020 • 48min
The Secrets To Inevitable Growth With Jim Stoker, PT
Business goals usually look and sound good when written on a piece of paper or hung in the office, but most of the time, they are easier said than done. By putting an effective workplace culture in place, these goals can be brought nearer to reality. Nathan Shields talks to Jim Stoker, PT, advisor for 8150 Advisors, about the importance of nurturing employee relationships, frequent company meetings, and integrating accountability in reaching every goal laid out for the success of a business. Jim also talks about going beyond the usual team-building strategies, emphasizing the one thing every leader is afraid to explore – challenging your goals and seeing if they are truly worth the shot.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Physical Therapy Owners Club today:ptoclub.comPhysical Therapy Owners Club FacebookPhysical Therapy Owners Club LinkedInPhysical Therapy Owners Club Twitter
Nov 17, 2020 • 36min
Reality Episode #4 With Dr. Avi Zinn, PT
Over the past three months, Dr. Avi Zinn, PT, the owner of Druid Hills Physical Therapy, has made some big moves. He’s hired a new PT, signed on for another year of consulting, and switched his coach. He also continued to refine his processes with a new Prompt EMR and a new billing company. Thus, he has continued to grow his practice and has not had to step back into treating or be physically present in his clinic for a full day since March. Much of his hard work to establish systems and work on his business for the past couple of years is paying off for him, basically setting him to be a top-ranked PT in Atlanta, Georgia. Listen in as he shares these improvements with Nathan Shields.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Physical Therapy Owners Club today:ptoclub.comPhysical Therapy Owners Club FacebookPhysical Therapy Owners Club LinkedInPhysical Therapy Owners Club Twitter
Nov 10, 2020 • 42min
The Secret Sauce For Sustained Growth And Success With Brandon Buehler, PT
Brandon Buehler, PT is routinely asked, "What is the secret to your success, especially in a difficult PT market like California?” To that question, he responds that he keeps his focus on truly living their practice’s purpose and values, and infuses those into discussions and staff meetings. He joins Nathan Shields to explain how this enabled them to establish a team culture that has grown from within to establish seven clinics in southern California. Brandon admits it takes a lot of hard work, but the added effort to establish solid and living purpose and values is what makes it fun and fulfilling.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Physical Therapy Owners Club today:ptoclub.comPhysical Therapy Owners Club FacebookPhysical Therapy Owners Club LinkedInPhysical Therapy Owners Club Twitter
