Allied Health Business Brilliance

You can definitely manage your private practice the best way you want to and Power Diary gives you the ability to do that while growing and developing together with your business. In this episode, Australian Psychologist and Co-Founder of Power Diary, Damien Adler, gives us a rundown of the Power Diary’s best features that can help solve our practice management problems. We also discuss comm...

Most businesses may feel that transitioning from sole trader to a company can mean lots of work and sacrifices. But Jessica Rodgers, Occupational Therapist and Director of Explore and Soar, tells us how this transition has helped and changed her business for the better. Explore and Soar is a mobile based business made up of occupational therapists who work with communities to support families and...

A lot of people are surprised that I don’t work off of to-do lists anymore. Yes, I have used them for the past 30 years in business but over the years, I’ve learned so many ways of doing things differently. I am going to share these with you today in the hopes of helping you manage your time and energy better with your business, team and clients. Evolving ways of doing and listing down...

Energy and joy in your personal and professional life can definitely affect the outcomes of your experiences and actions. Susie Gregory, Occupational Therapist and Director of Healthy Outlook, joins us in this episode to talk all about the importance of managing energy and feeling joy in what you do. Sue is backed by 30 years of experience in the industry and a passion for transforming individuals...

The Nacre Consulting Team and I would like to extend an invitation to every allied health business owner in pioneering our very first Àccelerator Mastermind program.  The Accelerator Mastermind is a membership program designed for allied health business owners to help you make a difference in the way you think and run your business to reap the rewards you deserve. We know how allied he...

Creating a good balance between the business side and the client side of things can generate a more positive result and a lighter atmosphere in the Allied Health Business. Returning podcast guest, Megan Ingram shares her journey from rebranding Peninsula Speech Plus while learning through the process of maximising resources available, nurturing connections at the workplace and being able to give m...

Over the last few months, I’ve been working so hard to manage my email. Many business owners, myself included, have had or are having problems and challenges with taming the email monster. People are constantly checking their emails throughout the day from the time they wake up to before they go to bed. Email working you rather than you working your email. I just recently read a book called...

Good customer service depends on good business systems and standards. And this episode with Cate Schreck is brimming with information on how we can improve customer service in our allied health businesses. Cate is the boss lady of Lightbulb Training Solutions and author of the book “The A - Z of Service Excellence - The Essential Guide to becoming a Customer Service Professional.” Ligh...

When I started my Allied Health Business, it had fast growth although it wasn’t particularly well managed in hindsight. As allied health professionals, being a business owner isn’t what we went to university for; and having time for proper business training isn’t always the case. So, the business side of things can feel very overwhelming. Running a business with great support The...

A practice management software can be a total game-changer in your allied health business if optimised and maximised correctly. In this episode, we chat with Darren Rieck, co-founder of Nookal, to share with us the benefits and common worries regarding technology and the use of practice management softwares in your business. Nookal is a practice management software that helps you keep everything i...

Allied health business owners often have hesitations in reviewing and adjusting their fees. Many probably don’t know how to identify the increases needed and, ultimately, have a hard time justifying and explaining these changes to clients and even to themselves. This episode will help you make informed decisions on fee reviews and adjustments you need in your practice today. Increasing your...

In this episode of the Private Practice Made Perfect Podcast, be inspired about running and scaling your private practice while having enough time for family and the things that matter the most. Be inspired by Emily Hayles’ story, a Physio who founded Move and Play Pediatric Therapy in Australia in 2015. Learn how she grew her private practice and her team while managing to have a 3-day work...

We business owners are incredibly busy and our time is precious. It’s important we make the most of it, especially when it comes to efficiently running an allied health business. One of the best ways you can keep on top of things is by using the reports generated by your practice management software. For whatever reason though, I’ve noticed many allied health business owners don’...

Occupational Therapy services are evolving now more than ever. And in today’s episode, I am joined by Dino Mennillo, an Occupational Therapist, Co-Founder and Director of Occupational Therapy for Children. He tells us the story of how their business evolved 15 years later to build a new practice that provides support for children, most especially teens. Occupation Therapy for Children provid...

Paper-based files and reports are now a thing of the past. In this world of smart technology, it is imperative that your businesses also jump on the bandwagon to make it efficient, effective, and future-ready. One of the most important things that you need to focus on and develop is your Human Resources (HR) and Workplace, Health and Safety (WHS). Growing your business with the help of cloud-based...

In this episode of the Private Practice Made Perfect Podcast, we will be exploring the idea of improving and elevating leadership and teams in your business. Jan and Michelle Terkelsen, founders of People Leaders, will share valuable information with us on their expertise: creating high performing teams and teaching leadership for businesses who want to have work environments that are inclusive an...

The Private Practice Virtual Conference 2019 happening on May 31st is an all-online, all day conference that is going to be differently awesome. We have prepared interesting topics and lined up wonderful guest speakers to join us as we reclaim your time and business mojo. Why did we chose CLAIM your happy as the conference theme? At NACRE Consulting, everything we do has a solid mission and commit...

In this episode, we talk about the power of practice management software, specifically Cliniko, and how it is changing the way Allied Health services are being delivered today. We pick the brains of none other than the Founder and CEO of Cliniko, Joel Friedlaender, to help us see the benefits we can take advantage of by using this innovative practice management software such as increased online bo...

Embracing technology in business is something that may save your sanity and give you better business success; but many business owners still brush-off this idea because of the problems and experiences they’ve had about IT. Today, I share my knowledge and thinking about this key tool that may help your business grow and run to its full potential. Seeing technology as an investment I am a huge...

In this episode, I take a look at the fascinating topic of technology in the allied health sector and its many benefits for both clinicians, practice owners and patients. No one understands the importance of technology better than Katrina Otto, owner of Train IT Medical. The company provides medical practice management consultancy services. The company also provides medical software training, incl...

Forming a relationship with your clients is crucial to allied health business success. It’s not easy, but investing a little time and money into your marketing strategies will always pay off so I’m sharing my favourite marketing tips to help boost your allied health business. Topics covered in this episode: My marketing strategy when I had my private practice - everything you say and d...

Why is it that so many allied health business owners shy away from content marketing? In this episode I chat with Brett Jarman, business and content strategist and CEO and founder of Help Me Leverage and Experts On Air, which produces this podcast. He specialises in helping business owners build their reputation through content marketing, or ‘authority marketing’ as he likes to call it...

There’s a lot to know about the marketing world, but if you’re a business owner, no matter what your industry, it’s important to understand the basics. I’ve noticed that a lot of allied health business owners tend to be cautious of marketing, maybe even fearful. And it’s understandable. But if you get your head around the jargon and learn the basic concepts and langua...

Having an online presence is important for any business person, including allied health business owners. One of the best ways to do that is via LinkedIn. As it continues to evolve, it becomes a much more powerful personal branding tool. In this episode, I chat with Adam Houlahan, the Founder and CEO of Web Traffic That Works, and a global keynote speaker, about how allied health professionals can...

Running a social enterprise is about making a positive change in the world. That’s exactly what Weh Yeoh, the founder of OIC Cambodia and the co-founder and CEO of Umbo, is doing. Even though Weh’s background is as a physiotherapist, he has mostly worked with children with disabilities in the public and non-profit sector and has volunteered in Vietnam and interned in India. After arriv...