Podiatry Legends Podcast

Dr Timothy Shea has been practising podiatry for 50-years. At 76-years of age, he is as passionate today about podiatry as he was when he was a student at the California College of Podiatric Medicine, learning from the early legends of our profession, Drs Merton L. Root, William P. Orien and John H. Weed. In this episode, we discuss: Joint manipulation is not new; it's been around since the late '...

In this episode, my wife, Christine Franklin, joins me to discuss the benefits of working with your significant other. We worked together for over 20-years, and of course, we had ups and downs, fears and doubts, but we overcame all these challenges to create multiple successful podiatry businesses. "Your business success will be much faster when you have someone in your corner, and you will have a...

In this episode, my good friend Dr Jesse Green helps me celebrate my 200th Podiatry Legends Podcast episode. At the same time, I congratulate Jesse Green for reaching Ep: 350 on the Savvy Dentist Podcast . Together, we will share some of the biggest takeaways from our guests and what we have personally learned, and there has been a lot. I'm always surprised by what I learn when I listen to a podca...

Dr Ivan Bristow was a guest on Episode 168, discussing Foot Dermatology; however, today, we're having a conversation about the benefits of writing letters, reports and referrals to our colleagues, professionals referrers and patients. Writing a referral and receiving a reply can be used as evidence is an opportunity for self-learning and forms part of your CPD. In this episode, we discuss: Writing...

Dr Tea Nguyen is a surgical podiatrist and solo practice owner in beachy Santa Cruz, California. She is an advocate and mentor to young female DPMs interested in private practice and is passionate about the Direct Care podiatry business model. Tea has been on this podcast previously, Ep: 038 - Life Changes & Practice Ownership. In this episode, we discuss: The privatisation of healthcare. Burn...

Dr Brent Seaver is a Chiropractor in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, and we have been close friends for well over 25 years. Before being friends, we were first professional referrers to each other's respective businesses. Over several years, we both made an effort to develop our working relationship, which resulted in a strong friendship. In this episode, we discuss: Developing trusting relations...

Emily Haworth and Sean Savage met via Irish and Northern Irish social media platforms. Emily is passionate about the high-risk foot, whereas Sean's interests are in sports and biomechanics. Even though they have different interests, they immediately realised they shared the same passion for passing on skills and inspiring the progression of the podiatry profession. Please visit https://www.tysonfr...

Laura Welsh is from Glasgow, Scotland, and she is the owner of two distinctly different podiatry businesses. One business, A Step Ahead Podiatry, is purely a home-visit based business, while the other business is her dream clinic, called La Preme Clinic . La Preme Clinic is a brick and mortar business targeting high-end podiatry services. In this episode, we discuss: Lessons she learnt from her fi...

Dr Kent Hungerford is a Podiatric Surgeon from South Coast Foot Surgery in Shellharbour, New South Wales. This episode discusses why podiatrists are hesitant to adopt new technology. It's not just podiatry; the whole allied health professional is a little hesitant. On average, it takes 17-years from intervention discovery to widespread implementation. Shockwave has become very popular over the las...

Joe Keain is a co-owner of PodFit Podiatry in Adelaide, South Australia. In the episode, we discuss his transition from being an employee to becoming a business owner in partnership with his former employer. PodFit Podiatry was not Joe's first employer. He initially worked for a podiatry business providing home care services. After 12-18 months, Joe was ready to leave the podiatry profession, but...

Most people don't realise they are working against their brain function by doing the wrong tasks at the wrong time, resulting in decreased efficiency and effectiveness in their business and personal lives. Wilson Lawrence is a Personal Development and Performance Coach who specialises in helping people find success without compromising their health and happiness. Are You Busy? Often, people will g...

Anthony Pong is the Executive Director of Caterpy, an elastics manufacturer in Japan. This particular episode was produced using the audio from Anthony's webinar of the same name, The History of Shoelaces and Benefits to Your Patients. What we covered: * The history of shoelaces and how they originated. * The pros and cons of traditional shoelaces. * Lacing Methods for standard shoelaces. * Shoela...

Dr Kent Hungerford is a Podiatric Surgeon from South Coast Foot Surgery in Shellharbour, New South Wales. In this episode, we are talking about Injection Therapies for pain management. We also discussed the following: His nine-year journey from podiatry student to surgeon. Why he also planned to move back to his home town. The psychology of pain management. Why orthotics alone may not work without...

Luke and Lauren Bertram are the co-owners of Physiopod, Podiatry & Physiotherapy Geelong . Luke is a podiatrist, and his wife Lauren is a physiotherapist, and together they have created a professional working synergy based on open communication and ongoing education. They both agree they have learnt a tremendous amount from each other, which has led to improved patient treatment outcomes. In t...

Cecilia Brennan is the owner of New Step Podiatry in Canberra, the spirited national capital of Australia. After a decade in the profession, Cecilia decided to write a reflective article on her career to date. I came across her article, 10 Things I Love about Podiatry , on Linkedin and thought I needed to share this information with the rest of the profession. In this episode, we discuss: Betting...

Jay Harris is the Inspired Man. He is a Life Strategist, Small Business Owner, Lifestyle Entrepreneur and Coach, and he's living the dream one and a half hours north of Sydney in Avoca Beach. He surfs every day and loves hanging at the beach with his wife and two kids. He runs two businesses; an office fit-out and renovation company called The Space Invaders Fitout Co . and a coaching business cal...

Ciaran Canney is the director of the MSK podiatry clinic, Foot Medic, based in Glasgow, UK. He is the Co-Founder of the Foot Medic Group, a network of podiatry clinics across the UK and Ireland. His business partner is Damian Murray, who was on this podcast on Episode 85: The Podiatrist in the Pinstriped Scrubs. Today we discuss: Building a brand in healthcare and the team to help you do it. Growi...

Josh Taylor is a qualified accountant and farmer who has decided to pivot from his former careers and go back to university and study podiatry at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. Josh had just completed his second year, and he is the living embodiment of taking risks and putting in the hard yards to follow your passion. In this episode, we discuss: Listening and learning from t...

Hiren Patel is the owner of Flawless Feet Podiatry & Laser Clinic, London, UK. He currently has four locations, and his podiatry business has grown because he loves what he does; he has developed a great team culture and a happy work environment. Hiren has also never backed away from podiatry technology, especially if it will assist in patient care, treatment outcomes and team happiness. As Hi...

Dr Frances Henshaw from ConvaTec is an experienced podiatric clinician, researcher and scientist. She recently jumped the fence into the corporate world, where she is passionate about raising the bar and making wound education interesting, accessible and fun. The overarching theme of her PhD research has been understanding mechanisms of foot ulceration so that targeted prevention and treatments ca...

Gemma Hodgson is the owner of The Foot Lab, a unique high-end looking podiatry business in Glossip, in the United Kingdom. As Gemma puts it, going cheap was never an option. Gemma is passionate about private practice and business ownership but also believes that we should be empowering other podiatrists to have the confidence to put their dreams and thoughts into action and be the best clinicians...

David M Frees is from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and in this episode, he will discuss FORCE MULTIPLIERS, a technique, when used correctly, will make podiatrists more powerful, better communicators and far more influential with their patients. Dave Frees has been referred to as the Grandmaster of persuasion and influence by Steve Forbes, Editor-In-Chief of Forbes Magazine and Forbes Media. He's a s...

Have you ever considered business coaching but was unsure if you should do one-on-one coaching or group coaching? If your answer is yes, then this podcast episode will help answer some of those questions. I do both one-on-one business coaching and run a group coaching program, called the 12-Week Podiatry Business Reboot . Why do both? Podiatrists in business have different needs, and more often th...

Jonathan Small is the owner of Health First Foot & Gait Clinic in Southam, UK, and today we're discussing the good, the bad and the ugly of the podiatry profession and how we think it can be changed for the better. We also discuss: Why podiatry may be undervalued by the public. Apathetic podiatrists do not enjoy what they do and how this reflects on the patient. Why do some podiatrists lose in...

Judi France is the owner of Toowoomba Podiatry in Queensland. In addition to her ongoing podiatry education, Judi also made a conscious effort to educate herself about investing her money outside of podiatry in preparation for her future. Living lousy for a short period of time and paying off your debt as fast as you can is a great investment strategy; it will pay huge dividends long-term and is s...