Podiatry Legends Podcast

This episode opens with me explaining why a good friend calls me the Mexican Fisherman and ends with Dave James talking about tits and gits. It's a fun episode that will open your mind and change your thinking about podiatry and life. "Life moves pretty fast; sometimes you've got to slow down and take a look". - Ferris Bueller (1986) In this episode (PART 2), Dave and I discuss the following: Deve...

Why is post-conference time blocking such an important topic? Two weeks ago, I was at our national conference in Brisbane, and after the conference, quite a large number of podiatrists posted how good the event was on social media, but it got me thinking; I wonder how many have taken action on what they've learnt since returning home. How many have set time aside to review their notes and put toge...

Change the game, break the rules, and create an unforgettable experience; that's the mantra behind this month's book review, FANS FIRST by Jesse Cole (reviewed by Tyson E Franklin and Carly O'Donoghue). Available on Amazon We both give this book a double thumbs up, and if you're a podiatrist or business owner looking to do things differently and prepared to make your fans, patients, customers or c...

Dave James is a UK Podiatrist who has pivoted his career from clinical podiatry to helping humans FEEL, THINK and BE better. And because of Dave's experience in podiatry, he is the perfect guest to talk about ways to help podiatrists get their shit together. In this episode (PART 1), we discuss: Online trolls and social media negativity. The difference between being interested in people versus pro...

A few years ago, I was asked to present a keynote speech in Cairns titled Persistence and Resilience, and in this episode, I want to discuss three key points from my talk that I feel are worth highlighting. When bad things happen, you can use it as an excuse for failure or a reason to succeed. I always chose the latter. Don't lose sight of your WHY, and ask yourself on a regular basis, why do you...

This episode revolves around the positive experiences of two 2021 graduates, Michael Carter, who graduated from the University of South Australia and Cooper Garoni, who graduated from Charles Sturt University, working together at the Adelaide Heel Pain & SA Running Injury Clinic. In this episode, we discuss the following: Reflecting on what they learnt in their first year. How a joint collabor...

When it comes to purchasing equipment for your business, there are two types of equipment purchases you can make. One is income-producing equipment, and the other is non-income-producing equipment. If you have any questions about this episode, you can email me at tyson@podiatrylegends.com , or if you'd like to learn more about One-On-One Business Coaching , please email me at tf@tysonfranklin.com...

Simon Bartold from Bartold Clinical has been a speaker, educator and course developer, both live and online, for decades. In today's episode, we dive into the nitty gritty and the sometimes difficulty in creating online courses for the podiatry profession. It's not always a bed of roses, and not every online or live course is successful. You may think you've created a ball-tearer, but low registra...

Most bad patients will give you early warning signs, and your goal, as you become more experienced, is to identify them as soon as possible, so you can take action sooner rather than later and eliminate them from your business. In this episode, I want to share my top six ways to identify bad patients, and what I'm about to explain is far from a complete list. Still, it's an excellent place to star...

Dr Michael Donato is the current President and Fellow of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. In this episode, he discusses his career progression in podiatry, his love of sports and biomechanics and how he became involved with the AAPSM. He also shares some great insights and advice that every podiatrist should take on board. He has been a co-owner of Rappahannock Foot & Ankle S...

In podiatry, there are times when perfection is expected. Surgery would be one of those times, sterilising instruments would be another, and also performing a biomechanical assessment and prescribing orthotics would be times when perfection, or close to perfection, is pretty important…however, there are other times when perfection is totally unnecessary, and good enough is good enough to get start...

Have you ever considered why some patients are easy to work with, follow all your instructions and always return when requested, while others seem far more challenging to work with, never listen and fail to return for follow-up appointments? To have more patient compliance, we must learn how to adjust our behaviour to who walks through the door. Most podiatrists are technicians and are more concer...

I am bringing back my solo episodes; the first is about improving team meetings. On a recent family trip to Canberra, we visited Parliament House, and when it comes to enforcing rules around meetings in the chamber, no one is stricter. Every podiatry business can learn from this because YOU GET WHAT YOU TOLERATE. If you allow poor behaviour, you will get more of it, especially when starting meetin...

James Clear is a world-renowned habits expert, and in his book ATOMIC HABITS , he explains that when you want to make changes to your life, you don't need to think big, and you don't need to turn your life upside down. Instead, real change comes from making hundreds of small changes, which compound over time, resulting in significant change long-term. Goals are essential; they give you direction,...

Since 2016, Jonathan Small has been running a very successful Work Smarter, Not Harder two-day podiatry business workshop in the UK and on this episode, we discuss his course in a little more detail and why we will be bringing it to Brisbane, Australia, on the 21st and 22nd of July 2023. This is the first time the Work Smarter, Not Harder workshop has left the shores of the UK, so it's an event no...

As I mentioned in PART 1, my wife and I worked successfully together for well over twenty years, and it was one of the best business decisions we ever made, so I wanted to produce these two episodes because I knew our story was not unusual. There had to be others with the same success stories. In PART 2, I am joined by Mark and Ariella Caldwell from Feetology Podiatry Clinic in Victoria Point, Bri...

If your podiatry business is currently up against a husband and wife team, this episode will help you understand why they may be kicking your arse. Suppose you've considered working with your partner but have been put off because of all the negativity surrounding husbands and wives successfully working together. In that case, this episode will help you see all the positives and why there's magic i...

Dr Ben Pearl is a Sports Podiatrist from Arlington Foot & Ankle in Virginia, USA. He thinks all podiatrists need to have an ongoing thirst for knowledge, be willing to share and collaborate with others and go that extra mile when it comes to treating and finding solutions for their patients. Dr Pearl is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and the team podiatrist...

Tyson E Franklin and Carly O'Donoghue give this book a big thumbs up, but they agree it is not for the faint-hearted or someone wanting a feel-good read. Your brain has to do some heavy lifting. This book is available on Amazon - https://amzn.to/421AXQB  Annie Duke was a world-class professional poker player, and in this book, she explains that your thinking and decision-making process is far more...

There's nothing routine about routine foot care when you look at it from the patient's viewpoint. Priten Chohan-Solanki is from Cardiff, in the UK and qualified as a podiatrist in 2001. The majority of his career has been in education. He has been a clinical tutor at Cardiff Metropolitan University, a Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and now holds a post as a Lecturer in Adult N...

Hayley Uden is a podiatrist from Adelaide, South Australia, who has basically worked on every side of the profession. Because of this, she brings to this episode a wealth of experience that I'm sure every podiatrist will relate to on some level. This is a must-listen-to episode that you should listen to at least twice to appreciate how good it is. Upon graduation, she worked in private practice, w...

Dr Amanda Westfall, the owner of Central Oregon Foot & Ankle, studied Exercise Science before choosing podiatry as her long-term career. She was a D1 rower at college and is now a competitive powerlifter. I recommend checking out her Instagram profile @drstrongmom. In this episode, we discuss the following: How she has used her exercise science background to help her patients keep active. Beco...

Jill Woods and Jonathan Small, both previous podcast guests and UK podiatrists, have gathered their collective minds over the past six years to write the book ELEVATE - Mindset, Marketing and Happiness Strategies for Allied Health Professionals. I was fortunate to be given an advance copy of their book and can approve it as a must-have book on your bookshelf. AVAILABLE NOW FROM AMAZON . Upcoming E...

If you're a tennis fan, you'll love this book. If you're not a fan of tennis but a lover of sport and stories about overcoming obstacles to achieve your goals and dreams, you will also enjoy what Ash Barty has to say. However, if you don't like sports, there's a good chance this book isn't for you.  This book is a tennis story, a family story, a teamwork story and a story of a dream fulfilled. Ava...

Saying NO to working in private practice is not what Kade Anderson had planned when he graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2020, but that's exactly what he decided to do. Instead, he now works for Plena Healthcare as a mobile Podiatrist in aged care and absolutely loves it. Based on what others had said, he initially had apprehensions about working in aged care, but for him, it is a perf...