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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Jan 1, 2019 • 37min
7 Facts That Are Changing The Future Of PT with Dr. Dimitrios Kostopoulos
I’m excited to bring back Dimi, Dr. Dimitrios Kostopoulos, PT, DPT, MD, PhD, DSc, ECS, as we discuss the seven facts that will be and are changing the future of the PT industry. Dimi runs a number of physical therapy businesses – clinics, continuing education company, diagnostics – and also been on a number of local and national PT boards. He has perspective, and thus I believe he is expert on what is happening to our industry and able to predict what will be coming in the next five to seven years.
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Dec 18, 2018 • 40min
Having Front Office Issues? Dee Bills Has The Answers: An Interview With The Front Office Guru
Dee Bills, PT, spent a year perfecting her clinic’s front office procedures and now has it down to a science. Dee found Front Office Guru in 2016 and now specifically trains front offices to optimize the patient experience, the arrival rates, and, thus, the collections at the front desk. In doing so, she has been able to turn around clinics that were severely under-performing to eventually achieving more than 95% arrival rates week over week. Dee has systematized her processes and is willing to share some of them in today’s episode.
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Dec 11, 2018 • 38min
Small Business Essentials – A Business Coach: Conversation with Coach And Client, Jeff McMenamy
Jeff McMenamy, OT, and Dr. Sabrina Starling (from the previous episode) join me in a conversation about Jeff’s success and how his success is directly related to the business coaching that Dr. Starling provided and continues to provide him. Jeff started his clinic in a two-car garage and now owns four clinics across Wyoming – Teton Therapy. His life changed forever when Dr. Starling asked one question. Take a listen to the episode to find out what it was (mystery sandwich!). Jeff attributes a great measure of his success to the coaching he’s received, and I am in complete agreement. Lesson of the day – get a coach!
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Dec 4, 2018 • 46min
How to Recruit Top Talent with Dr. Sabrina Starling
Sabrina Starling, PhD, PCC, BCC, wrote the book on how to find the top talent to join your team, literally. After noticing that recruiting and hiring “A” players was exponentially more difficult in rural settings she decided to write the book on it – How to Hire the Best (available on Amazon). She has worked with a number of physical therapy owners in the past and has recognized some of our pitfalls. She shares with us how we can get out of our own way and hire the most talented people to share our visions and join our teams. A number of factors are at play, and she goes through them all, greasing the wheels on capturing top talent will pay off in spades – productivity, culture, profits, stress (relief), growth, etc. Spend a few hours a week and the difference will be felt for years.
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Nov 27, 2018 • 42min
4 Words For Clinic Success And Freedom: Develop Your Leadership Team with Judy Cirullo
You can’t do it all, and you won’t achieve your business goals if you try to do it all yourself. If so, your personal limitations become your business’ limitations. You’ve got to develop leaders if you want to grow. How do you do it? Judy Cirullo, PT, ACC, CPC, ELI-MP has spent decades in physical therapy – as a therapist, owner, and now coach/consultant. Her professional experience has taught her many things, but one of the more crucial things she has learned and now teaches is that true freedom and stability for the business and business owner is achieved when they have a unified leadership team. It’s one thing to simply have a team, but to have a team that is unified in purpose, mission, and vision is an unstoppable force. Judy trains teams across the country and now shares some of her secrets with us.
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Nov 20, 2018 • 44min
How To Build A Powerful Team with Jeff Lee: The Key To Stability And Freedom
Jeff Lee, co-founder and CEO of Measurable Solutions, knows what it takes for an owner to achieve greater revenues, profits, stability, freedom, and growth. What does it take? A team. An owner can never do it by himself. An owner has to have a POWERFUL team around him to carry out his vision. With a powerful team, an owner can expect to, in Jeff’s words, run a company from any distance which continues to grow and run on its own and provide the owner the freedom to do what he/she wants to do. Is that not every owner’s dream? Jeff and I break it down into some of the simple things necessary to do just that. We say its simple, but it takes the discipline and effort to groove these teachings in. Measurable Solutions is around to help you out.
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Nov 13, 2018 • 53min
Run Your Practice In One Minute: Systems and Statistics with Paul Wright
Paul Wright, B. App. Sc (Physio), Dip. Ed. (Phys. Ed.), Adv. Dip. Business Management, built his Australian physiotherapy practice from one clinic to two clinics, back to one clinic, then up to six clinics before selling them. How did he do it? Easy – systematizing (“E-Myth Revisited” by Michael Gerber) and managing by statistics. Lo and behold, he jumped from one to six clinics in a couple of years and managed them all from home, only spending a couple hours each week in his clinics. Paul now shares his insight via coaching, his website, www.healthbusinessprofits.com, and his new book, How to Run a One Minute Practice. He shares his story with us, his challenges, and how he did it all on today’s podcast.
Nov 6, 2018 • 38min
Marketing Secrets And Business Success In Small Practice with Ian Johnsen
Ian Johnsen, PT, MSPT has been a success in his small private practice in the Seattle area and, like me, decided to launch a podcast and introduce more private practice owners to the resources and success stories that are out there. So I decided to have a conversation with him to learn a little bit more about him and what he’s doing to be so successful. He was kind enough to share a couple of his marketing secrets, which any practice could benefit from right away! He also shares some of the resources that are guiding him along the way to success. Funny thing, there are a number of resources that are the same ones we use and espouse here at PTOClub! Have you used the same ones?
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Oct 30, 2018 • 22min
The Best Business Books: Guideposts To Success
What’s in your library? Time after time the guests of the Physical Therapy Owners Club reference the same books that have been influential in their growth as owners and leaders. It’s not a coincidence that the same books are frequently referenced, as these are true classics in the business realm. There are more than what I highlight in this episode, but these are typically at the top of the list.
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Oct 23, 2018 • 20min
The 1st Step In Overcoming Your Challenges: The HODS Symposium Breakdown
I figure that I’ll share with you some of the insight I gained from conferences and events that I attend, in case you weren’t able to go yourselves. If you weren’t able to attend, no problem, I’ve got your back. These are some of my notes from the 5th Annual HODS Symposium – addresses and announcements from Dimitrios Kostopolous, PT, DPT, MD, PhD, DSc, ECS, Christopher Music, and others. The one thing that hit me most is recognizing that the fault in my ability to overcome challenges or reach my goals is directly related to the strength of my purpose.
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