Allied Health Business Brilliance

Business planning. I’ll be honest with you - I’m not a fan of those mammoth 30-page documents packed to the brim with charts and spreadsheets. What I  do  love about business planning is the actual process. It’s even better than the actual one-page plan.  It’s your chance to work not just on your business, but actually  above  your business.    You’re standing up...

Do you count yourself as lucky? Do you also acknowledge how far you’ve come to get where you are in your business today?  At the end of the day, everything you’ve done comes down to much more than just a bit of luck.   Our newest PPMP episode features Director and Principal Psychologist at  Mind Body Well , Janet Lowndes. She shares her own business adventure with you all, diving in...

Do you stay true to your business values on a daily basis?  Our values are the foundation of our everyday lives - no matter if that’s personally or professionally.    For Jessica Young, Speech Pathologist and Director at Young Speech, it’s about understanding and being aware that our attitudes can really shape the lives of others.   It was a pleasure having Jessica  o...

How do you measure growth in your business? Did you know there are different ways to measure it?  Here to give you some insight this week is CEO and Co-Founder of Umbo, Weh Yeoh.  Umbo is a social purpose company that provides speech and occupational therapy online, particularly to those who can’t access those services is rural areas. Weh walks you through what it means to run a social e...

What were your early days of business like? Plenty of finding-your-feet kind of days? Networking with mutually supportive people? Whatever your experience was like, I’m sure you (like many fellow allied health business owners) struggled to find your way with time management. Perhaps it’s even still something you’re working on today.  For Claire Welshe, Founding Director of Echelon Edge Occupa...

How are you marketing your business in the time of COVID? In episode 155 of the PPMP Podcast, I have a conversation with Chris McCarroll, the Founding Director of Allied Health Marketing.   He shares his expertise in creating content and messaging that connects with your audience, especially during this time.   We also tackle the different platforms we can use to...

COVID sucks. There’s no better way to put it. With days, weeks and months of uncertainty, we’re all trying to find our way within a tough landscape that doesn’t make it easy to plan.  Many of you probably feel like your business brain is out of the game. Constant competing priorities, decision fatigue, dampened energy and mindset…   Perhaps you feel like you’re not allocating enough time...

What were your initial goals when you created your allied health business? Did you want to regain control over your life? Be able to take mental health days at any time, or attend your child’s special days at school? For Rhiannon Crispe, her deep dive into the business pool started when she wanted to have the freedom to do the things that were meaningful to her - without any restrictions that come...

What kind of tech training do you have in your business? Technology is forever evolving, and I’m no stranger to feeling the pressure when trying to keep up.   It’s so easy to fall out of love with new tech before it’s even operational - but what if there was better training available to remove that stress and confusion?  Samantha Garrett is here for the  newest PPMP episode &nb...

If there’s anything we took from 2020, it’s the importance of being ready-to-go at any and all times. We’ve learned the importance of gathering information, making great decisions, and trying to fall back on that spirit of “onwards and upwards”.   At Nacre Consulting, we’ve been busy-bees getting lots of good things done.   But what’s really stuck out lately is the worry around...

What elements of your business are there to help you organise your time better?   Some business owners source experts for things like finances. Others might have mastered the art of an organised diary - sticky note tabs and highlighting galore. Others may invest in admin to reclaim their time - much like Emily Mackie did. Emily is the Founder and Owner of Speak A...

Having a business that works even while you are away is what every business owner should strive for. Sally Mohitian the Director of Fun Lab Therapy Pty Ltd in Australia, joins us to talk about how she successfully implemented clear systems, processes and great team culture in her business from the get go and the benefits she has reaped from this. It wasn’t an easy task for her and, as she said, it...

What do your expectations look like when it comes to payments in the healthcare space? Is your system complicated or simplified?  For many allied health businesses, dealing with health payments can mean dealing with many challenges - from patients now knowing their out-of-pocket expenses, to your team waiting weeks for payments. Here to demystify the wide world of healthcare payments is none...

Living and working in remote areas can appear daunting at first, but it’s stories like Anna Drum’s that give glowing insight into what it’s really like working in a rural space in the allied health sector. As a Myotherapist and the Founding Director of Capability Health, Anna opens up on the newest episode of the PPMP podcast about working in Weipa - a small town in Queensland, Australia.  Sh...

What story do your business numbers tell you? Do you know how to handle data in your business? Here to answer all your data fears on this week’s PPMP episode is Steven Whittington - Product Owner of Dataplayer. Dataplayer is quite a little secret sitting in the allied health market at the moment, and it’s a secret I’m sure many of you are keen to explore.  Steven goes into detail in the episo...

With the year rushing right past us, so many businesses we work with at Nacre are picking up the pace on all aspects - from management strategy, to marketing, to numbers, and leadership.  They are amplifying themselves, creating amazing people and celebrating their inspired culture, focusing on their services and housing productivity. Going forward, we have absolutely got the onwards-and-upwa...

Today on the PPMP Podcast, I’ve invited Lisa and Ross Archer, founding directors of Strong Mind Psychology. Their practice provides psychology services to children, adolescents, and adults across their lifespan. There are heaps of gold nuggets throughout this conversation as we talk about starting their business and growing their team despite being rurally-based. They have a strong commitment to t...

Allied health business practice owners sometimes have a hard time transitioning from client-facing to team facing. The experience and pivotal shift is different for everybody. For Charmaine Owen, director of Kids & Community, her realization came when she felt more challenged by thinking and more excited to see solutions rather than working face-to-face with clients. In this episode, we talk a...

To start off I’d like you to sit back and really think about this for a minute...  What has made the biggest change in your journey as an allied health business owner?  For Kelly Ketchell - Business Owner at Active Life Therapies - it was when she started working ON the business rather than IN it. You’ve probably heard about the whole “ON” “IN” concept before, but in this week’s new PPMP...

Well, it’s officially that time of year when somebody needs to do something about the numbers, finances and all those good things in the business.  If I had a dollar every time an allied health business owner came to me and said, “Numbers aren’t really my thing,” well...you get the rest. Sure, there are some out there who just can’t get enough of those spreadsheets and reports (and to them, w...

Many of you already know who we are, but when was the last time you had a real good rundown on what we do at Nacre? Who do we work with? What programs we offer? And what about core business concepts - which ones do we cover? With such a flood of inquiries for our services, it seemed only fitting that this week’s PPMP podcast episode revolves around demystifying what we do and what we offer at Nacr...

Audits, audits, audits. Back in 2018, I remember the topic of auditing getting some huge heat. What is it? How does it work? How much will it cost? Will I cry? What difference will it make? From the time it takes to prepare an audit, to having the right clearances and police checks, the subject of auditing can take its toll on some. That’s why it’s such a pleasure to have Susan Hawkins on the PPMP...

Let’s not pretend that recruitment is a walk in the park… What’s more, trying to find recruitment guidance, tips and tricks to help you on your way can be even tougher. That’s why we created the Recruit Like A Rockstar webinar event , which delivers you fast-moving, uber-practical, and genuinely helpful recruitment strategies to take with you for ultimate success. Already know you want to register...

From the importance of rest to working in a COVID future, navigating the HR world can certainly feel intimidating as a business owner. It’s for that reason I’m so pleased to have Christopher Smith  on the newest PPMP episode this week . Chris is the Founding Director of Happy HR – an all-in-one cloud-based HRIS and enrolment platform with support from degree qualified HR professionals. Chris...

“ Your level of success rarely exceeds your level of personal development ” One of my all-time favourite quotes, and one that so perfectly ties into this week’s new PPMP episode with Michelle Terkelsen - one of the Founders and Managing Directors of People Leaders, alongside Jan Terkelsen (who couldn’t make it this time around, but will be joining us to share even more leadership insights in a 2.0...