Focus Forward Podcast for Business Owners

Renée Rouleau is a trusted and sought-after skin care expert and esthetician loved by celebrities, editors, bloggers and skincare obsessives everywhere. She is based in Austin, TX. Renée is also a motorcyclist, adventurer, and entrepreneur. She shares with us her need to reinvent her brand to stay fresh through all the changes of the last couple of decades. I enjoyed talking with and learning more...

Jackie Summers is an entrepreneur and founder at Jack From Brooklyn, makers of the “Perfectly rendered” Sorel liqueur.   https://sorelofficial.com Jackie is the first black person to hold a distilling license in the United States, at least since Prohibition. His determination and persistence got him there, as well as through his 624 attempts at making Sorel delicious AND shelf stable. We are...

Aaron Kozinets is a 25 year old entrepreneur and founder at Influence Hunter ( http://influencehunter.com ). Aaron never really thought about working for anyone else, but instead struck out on his own straight out of school. He has spent the last several years figuring out and refining his vision and strategy for Influence Hunter. Influence Hunter brings the power of online influencers to smaller...

Sara Roach-Lewis is a Feminist Business Strategist & Coach. Sara helps women business owners swap the hamster wheel for increased revenues without sacrificing their personal lives. She lives on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Sara also hosts the show “Break Through” on Voice America Business. Sara comes from a non-profit background and talks about the transition to entrepreneurship as well as th...

Heather Deveaux is the founder of Heather Deveaux Instructional Design. Heather took her experience and created a business where she helps content experts bring their ideas to life in 30 days or less. Think Big Move Fast is her mantra and she helps people create great content without getting caught up in the endless cycle of perfectionism. Heather share her insights and stories of becoming and gro...

Saji Gunawardane is the founder of US Business Counsel (note counsel vs council). Saji has a unique business model at US Business Counsel where he is in essence a fractional general legal counsel to businesses and start-ups. This gives him behind the curtain insights into the challenges, opportunities, and day to day business owners face, as well as his own first-hand experience with starting, run...

Tracy Lamourie is the founder of Lamourie Media. Tracy is A Universal Women's Network 2020 Woman of Inspiration Winner for the Women In Media Award and the author of the upcoming book GET REPPED - Build Your Brand With Effective Public and Media Relations.  Tracy took what she learned in her very successful advocacy work and turned it into a new career and now a business. Her story is interes...

Marko was originally a bootstrap entrepreneur who has now embraced investing and the world of fundraising to accelerate his business and learn more. He sold his first company to Twitter (after turning them down twice) and discusses how he made that decision to become an employee after decades of entrepreneurship. He also shares insights he learned from his brief “retirement” upon leaving Twitter a...

Dr. Susan Clinton, PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, COMT, FAAOMPT is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Manual Therapy, Orthopedics and Women’s Health. She began her business after over three decades as a PT, Embody Physiotherapy and Wellness in Sewickley, PA outside of Pittsburgh. She shares what that transition was like and what she would have done differently if she were to do it all over again. Dr....

I am happy to bring you Angie Flynn-McIver in this episode. Angie is the Founder  and President at Ignite CSP. The CSP stands for coaching, speaking, and presenting. Ignite CSP offers workshops, training, and coaching to people and organizations looking to go to the next level. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Angie Flynn-McIver.

In this episode I talk with Dr. Danelle Dickson. Dr. Dickson is a private practice owner at Performance Plus Physical Therapy based in Washington, DC. She is also Co-Founder of The Dance Ready Project, and of The Black Female Foundation, a program for female BIPOC business owners to tell their stories, learn about business, and become part of a network of other business owners.  I hope you enjoy m...

In this episode I talk with Dr. Stephen Peaden. Dr. Peaden is the owner at Restore PhysicalTherapy in Panama City, Florida and a former client of mine.  Dr. Peaden shares his some interesting stories of being shut down by Hurricane Michael in 2018 and then surviving through 2020 and now thriving in 2021. You might notice my native Floridian accent come out, too, as Stephen and I get into his stori...

Andreas Schenk, PT is my guest in this episode. Andreas is the Founder and Owner at Results Rehab in Coronado, California. He is the creator of the Results Treatment Method which he teaches to physical therapists all over the world.  Andreas graduated from the Physical Therapy College in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He opened Results Rehabilitation Inc. in Coronado over 20 years ago. I hope you enjo...

In this episode I talk with Heather Chavin, Founder and Owner at GoGoDone.com a virtual coworking space. Heather pursued her original vision of GoGoDone as a side project. When events transpired and converged shortly after the beginning of the pandemic to open up her future, she turned her passion project into a business.  I hope you enjoy my conversation with Heather. You will find her energy and...

In this episode, I talk with Vladimir Gendelman, Founder and CEO of Company Folders. Vladimir was born and raised in the former Soviet Union. Growing up he rarely had access to the basic amenities that many of us take for granted. After immigrating to America, he made it his mission to help provide others with the things he never had access to growing up. After a client expressed a need for high q...

In this episode I talk with Dr. Juan Michelle Martin. Dr. Martin is a practice owner at JMM Health Solutions, and Co-Founder of The Black Female Foundation, a program for female BIPOC business owners to tell their stories, learn about business, and become part of a network of other business owners.  Dr. Martin shares her stories and unique perspective as a black, female entrepreneur, along with le...

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Orit Hickman. Dr. Hickman is a Physical Therapist, and the CEO and founder of the Lake Burien Physical Therapy in Burien, Washington. We had a great time discussing lessons and finding your tribe. Dr. Hickman has a wealth of information and wisdom to share with you in this episode. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dr. Orit Hickman.

In this episode I get to talk with Dr. Ginger Garner. Dr. Garner is a Certified Athletic Trainer, Physical Therapist, Professional Yoga Therapist, and is Board Certified in Lifestyle Medicine. She is also the CEO and founder of the Living Well Institute and And she is the owner of EudeMOMia. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dr. Ginger Garner. You can reach out to her on Twitter, LinkedIn, Fac...

In this episode I get to talk with Dr. Laura Sanner. Dr. Sanner is a physical therapist, practice owner, and the author of Pregnancy Pain: Fix Your Pain and Become the Boss of Your Body, Tips and Tricks from a Physical Therapist and Mother. Dr. Sanner shares her stories and insights and what drove her to start her own business, and why she decided to write a book. I hope you enjoy my conversation...

Linda Boryski of Saskatoon PhysioYoga (https://saskatoonphysioyoga.ca) and AnyWhere PhysioYoga (https://www.anywherephysioyoga.ca) joins me in this episode of the Focus Forward Business Podcast. Linda is a Physiotherapist with a special interest in Yoga, Wellness, and meditation. Linda has some great business lessons she shares while telling us about her entrepreneurial journey, which is far from...

Steve Watson of Trendbreakers joins me for this episode. Steve is a CFO and CHRO with a special interest in healthcare and healthcare spending. He brings a multi-faceted and unique perspective to our discussion around entrepreneurship and managing your business.  I really enjoyed learning from Steve and gaining insights into how to reduce our healthcare spending as business owners.   I hope you en...

I get to talk this episode with Kristen Wilson, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Action Potential Physical Therapy. https://reachyours.com Kristen is also the new Editor in Chief of Impact Magazine, the magazine of the Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. Kristen shares some great lessons and stories from her entrepreneurial journey. And recommends the following books f...

In episode 17, I get to interview Timothy Spooner, Founder, and President of Spooner Physical Therapy in Phoenix, AZ. Tim is passionate about changing the healthcare environment and delivery and shares how all business owners can reduce their healthcare spending, a bigger and bigger line item on everyone’s P&L. Tim shares lessons from his 30 years in business, and how he is still learning and chan...

In Episode 16, I welcome Dave Chase to the Focus Forward Business Podcast. Chase was named one of the most influential people in Digital Health due to his entrepreneurial success & writing along with luminaries such as Eric Topol, Patrick Soon-Shiong, & Vinod Khosla. He speaks to & consults with new ventures inside of established companies & high growth startups. I hope you will enjoy my conversat...

In episode 15 Heidi Jannenga to the Focus Forward Business Podcast. Heidi is the Founder and Chief Clinical Officer at WebPT. https://www.webpt.com    Heidi saw a need for a web-based documentation system in the mid 2000’s and embarked on her journey creating WebPT. The company has grown exponentially since its founding in 2008 while maintaining its culture through massive growth over the past dec...