Allied Health Business Brilliance

What is your definition of wealth?  For me, wealth is a form of energy. It has to move through you, your business, and around the planet, and it’s ultimately about what you want to have forward in your lifestyle. There’s really no one more perfect than our guest on this week’s episode to discuss all-things wealth, and that person is  Jackson Millan – Managing Director of Aureus Financial...

Does your practice manager have the skills and support they need to really flourish?  After plenty of research, we’ve uncovered that there are many practice managers out there who don’t have the right support. It often feels isolating and lonely, and they feel that their remarkable responsibilities and huge demands aren’t being recognised as they should be. At Nacre Consulting, we’ve been ext...

Ever thought about selling your business? Or looking to explore the concept a little further? Here to give you the opportunity to dip your toes into the water is  Michael Kerr – Founding Director of Kerr Capital.  Kerr Capital advises business owners on whether it’s the right time to sell, and what their business is really worth. Michael shares his insights on when and why an allied heal...

How do you feel when you hear about the future of therapy? Does the idea of new, innovative tech scare you?   Here to calm your fears this week is Laura Simmons – CEO and Founder of Theratrak and Paediatric Occupational Therapist. Theratrak has digitised allied healthcare as a platform that allows multidisciplinary teams to bridge the gap between therapy sessions and create a more inclusive m...

Carbon neutral – what does it mean and why should all businesses be moving towards it?   This week we’re doing things a little differently and shifting our focus onto somewhere we  all  call home – the Earth.  Here to give us all the insights, tips and advice we need is Jason from Cliniko. His role is, as he describes it, “a little bit of everything”, and  there couldn’t b...

This week I’ve got the absolute pleasure of speaking with the  Managing Director Team from Everyday Independence – Ingrid Cole, Mal Healey and Leanne Healey. Everyday Independence  is a team of 600 people offering a diverse range of evidence-based therapy services to support all Australians to build skills and confidence. Their teams span across Victoria, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania, South...

How are you making sure you’re constantly improving? For us  at Nacre Consulting, we’re putting ourselves under the microscope on a pretty continuous basis . Why? Because we want to make sure that we’re not only doing things differently, but also that we’re making changes based on  your  feedback.  This week’s PPMP episode is a Solo one with me-myself-and-I. It’s a quickie, but...

Good systems are your ticket to freedom. Here to ignite your inner systems-flame is none other than David Jenyns - Author of SYSTEMology and Chief Visionary Officer at SystemHUB.  This episode is all about getting you excited about systems - and who better to do that than David himself?  David gives us an overview of SYSTEMology, which he created to solve the problem for business owners...

What is your “why”? In other words, why do you do what you do? This certainly isn’t the first time I’ve posed this question to you, but there’s a reason for that. Just as this week’s PPMP guest emphasises, knowing your “why” is integral to giving you that motivation and drive to keep going every day – no matter what is thrown your way. What a pleasure it was to have Sarah Poissant in the studio fo...

How would you define professional resilience? Is it something you’ve ever thought about and how it affects your role?   Here to discuss all-things professional resilience and so much more is Sarah Teoh – Director of Look Who’s Talking. First off, Sarah catches us all up to speed on what’s been going on in the clinic, before getting into a jam-packed conversation about several intriguing topic...

Have you ever wished you could get a bird’s-eye perspective on the allied health industry as a whole? Do you think about whether other business owners and practitioners are experiencing the same challenges as you? Sometimes, getting a fresh perspective on things can open our minds and hearts to new possibilities, and help us form new ideas on how to get past issues we face in our daily business li...

Are you someone that feels scared or intimidated by the thought of getting legal advice? You’re certainly not alone, but perhaps it’s time to change that narrative?  Facing the legal side of business isn’t as frightening as it might seem, and to help affirm that is this week’s PPMP guest. Jeremy Streten is back on the podcast to share his always useful insights on legalities in business. Jere...

Can you remember the exact moment you decided to start your own business?   This episode, I get to speak with the wonderful Bronwyn Gell - Occupational Therapist and Director of Driven By You Therapy Services. She shares her story stepping into a directorial role after working as an OT, and eventually becoming a CEO in the future.  What makes Bronwyn’s story so unique is her connect...

What would you say is your biggest pain point when it comes to practice management? When was the last time you reviewed your systems?   Here to help you step-by-step with all your software management systems are General Manager at Be Software International, Leon Chay and CEO and Founder Renato Parletta from IINSIGHT Practice Management Software.  I would have to say one of the most...

Hearing about the clinician-to-practice-manager journey will never get old. You can learn so much from someone’s personal experience, no matter if their story is similar to yours or not.  For this PPMP episode, I’m delighted to have  Dora Chan  in the studio. As  Director and Speech Pathologist at Happy Chatter , Dora is here to share her career ventures in the last couple of y...

Too often, many of us can forget the human side to business. We are humans first, before anything else, and it’s so important to always remember that. Here to discuss being human among many other things are Carlien Parahi, Paediatric Occupational Therapist, and partner Jesse Parahi, Australian Rugby Sevens Olympian. You might also know them as the Founders of Sense Rugby – a wonderful rugby-based...

“I’m too disorganised to get a VA.”   “I’m too busy.”   “Our business is too small.”  Any of these sound familiar?  Admin support for allied health businesses is one of the most vital parts of running a smooth, well-oiled machine. But funnily enough, it’s not always taken seriously by business owners - particularly those who are just starting out.  To give you a...

How would your team members describe you as a leader? This week we’re focusing on all-things leadership, with Kathryn Torney joining me for this wonderful episode. Kathryn is on track to CEO of her amazing business, Sensational Healing Occupational Therapy, up in Queensland. What a treat to hear Kathryn’s journey from clinician to CEO, learning how she balanced managing rapid business growth and d...

When you first embarked on your venture as an allied health business owner, what can you look back on and realised you underestimated about the process? Were there some aspects you thought, “Ah, it’ll be right,” but ended up causing a lot more blood, sweat and tears?  With this theme of overcoming underestimating , as well as understanding how to manage rapid growth , we couldn’t have more of...

In another one of our “Where Are They Now” episodes, I’m excited to say we’ve got Emily Hayles from Move and Play Paediatric Therapy back on the podcast.    We start off by having a chat about the rapid growth of her business, as well as the growth pains associated with that.  Our main focus this episode, though, is on Emily’s wonderful book, Braver Than You Think: How to Help Your...

How is your business culture? Is it better than usual? Perhaps a little fatigued?   I’ve been asked quite a bit lately about culture and the role it plays in recruitment and retention, as well as in business performance. After all, culture plays such a crucial role in all of those aspects.  After hearing this feedback, I’m pleased to say you can look forward to another of our wonder...

It’s time to switch things up! This week’s episode is flipped on its head with an interview with Cathy Love . Nataleigh Elzein, our very own Marketing Coordinator at Nacre, is here to help you get to know a little more about Nacre’s Founding Director.  Nataleigh gets right into quizzing Cathy about her career journey, starting way-back-when as a kid when she would sell bookmarks, organise pla...

Websites are homes of businesses online. And as we do in our real homes, we need to also secure our online homes. It’s one thing that we sometimes forget but is very important that we put time and effort into. In this episode of the PPMP Podcast, Ingrid Moyle, the Founding Director of Heart Harmony Communications joins us to talk all about websites. This is a very interesting topic for allied heal...

Knowing your numbers is essential for running a successful business but it seems many allied health business owners don’t know how to manage their books properly. To learn more about how to gain more control of the books, I chatted with Allison Joyce, Managing Director of Efficiency Partners, a financial management consulting and education company. The company offers high-level bookkeeping, educat...

How do you approach your day at work? Do you plan everything or do you work as you go? Donna McGeorge, author of The First 2 Hours - the book I’ve been raving about for some time now, might help you change the way you make use of the most valuable hours of your day.  Her book is life-changing and it has definitely made a big impact in my life personally and professionally. Donna’s wonderful t...