Private Practice Owners Club

Enriching the entrepreneurial mindset is a process that involves executing strategies and having the openness for new ideas. A great group of peers that would guide, motivate, and help you develop your skills would be a great way to enhance your skills and learn new things. Stephen Rapposelli, PT  has been a long-time listener to the podcast and takes advantage of the opportunity to put Natha...

A lot of people follow one compensation model their whole life, that changing it would be difficult. But not everyone wants to follow guaranteed salaries and occasional bonuses. Especially in the PT industry, people want some control of their salaries. Jason Wambold  believes that giving people the power of choice would help them achieve a lot. The Cofounder and Physical Therapist of OnusOne...

Does your business fail in providing for your family’s needs? Then you need to make changes to force it to make more money. The show’s guest today is  Eric Miller , the owner and Chief Advisor of  Econologics Financial Advisors . Eric talks with Nathan Shields about how your business’s main purpose is to serve your household. You have to treat your family as your parent company. Pay your...

Recruiting has changed over the past two years. How you find your next PT now is much different than it was prior to the pandemic. The show’s guest today is Brian Weidner , the President of Career Tree Network , is a recruitment advertising and human resources firm that helps physical therapists connect with career opportunities. Brain discusses with Nathan Shields in this episode how PTs are now...

Treating patients isn’t just about getting them through the door. You and your team also need to make sure their plan of care is completed. Our host, Nathan Shields, flies solo today as he talks all about making sure no patient falls through the cracks. Nathan discusses how to plan and execute a weekly walkthrough to make sure all active patients are attended to. We also hear about the benefits th...

Businesses can’t survive if their cash flow is not consistent. You want to make sure you always have a good amount of money coming in. Nathan Shields sits down with top financial adviser Eric Miller  from Econologics  as they discuss what you need to do to ensure and increase in cash flow. They discuss seven tips that will help create a better cashflow for your business. A must-listen, e...

To NOT be the answer-person in your company should be the goal of every business owner. You can achieve this by creating simple job descriptions, handbooks, and training manuals that efficiently answer every possible question your employee may have. “S ystems-dependent, not people-dependent” – that's what we learned in EMyth Revisited , but how do we get there? Where do we start? In this episode,...

Businesses take advantage of social media marketing in order to step up their game. But with all the noise about digital marketing methods, it’s easy to go down the rabbit hole and be overwhelmed. Joey Allbritton , former dental hygienist and owner of PT Marketing Secrets , who’s been helping physical therapy owners elevate their social media marketing efforts, joins Nathan Shields as he gives ver...

Are you considering or in a business partnership? There can be some great benefits from being in a partnership, but many things have to be agreed upon and aligned for most to go well. Dr. Arianne Missimer had to go through a difficult break-up with a business partner, and in this episode, shares what she would do differently with her next partner. I, on the other hand, had a very successful partne...

Developing leaders is necessary to have successful and sustainable growth. Nathan Shields' guest today is Connie Ziccarelli , founder and owner of Guidepost Consultants & Mentoring. Connie and Nathan discuss how team development is like a plant. Your team requires careful planting, watering, fertilizing, and attention. Connie has spent decades creating the PT teams required to grow multi-clini...

Exit planning can never begin too early ("begin with the end in mind," right?). In this episode, Nathan Shields sits down with  Eric Miller  of  Econologics Financial Advisors  to discuss some of the minor things you can do to plan for your eventual exit. What are the biggest questions you need to ask yourself? When should you start planning? How should you organize your busine...

Continuing where they left off in their last discussion, Nathan Shields sits down once again with Avi Zinn, DPT  of the Druid Hills Physical Therapy in Atlanta, Georgia. Despite being a new PT owner, he already made some big changes in the last episode – changing his EMR, outsourcing his billing, changing his business coach, and was expecting his front desk to change in the near future. In th...

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed every one of us to adapt to this new normal and marketing strategies are no exception. In this episode, Nathan Shields interviews his long-time friend, Neil Trickett , who talks about how marketing strategies can be optimized in the post-COVID world. The CEO of Practice Promotions , Neil is a marketing expert who has worked for over 900 PT clinics across the US and...

Growing and scaling your business while maintaining your lifestyle is a challenging feat to pull off. How do you go about it, and where do you begin? Dr. Joseph Tatta , Founder of Integrative Pain Science Institute, has been through the full cycle of business ownership – start, struggle, grow, struggle, learn, implement, scale, and sell. Along the way, he recognized that he needed to do things dif...

"How are you showing up in the world?" is always a central question in marketing. For Jamey Schrier, PT , driving referrals is an essential first step in building up your business authority and reputation. Joining Nathan Shields once more, he talks about the best way to present yourself to referral sources, patients, and communities, which is an essential part of your marketing message. Nathan als...

The importance of the front desk, and the experience that patients have there, can never be overestimated.  Stacey Fitzsimmons  of  Account Matters, Inc.  has witnessed this time and again through her work with PT clinics across the country. Considering that the patient's assessment of your clinic (and not the therapy you provide) could hinge on those interactions, you have to...

Aaron LeBauer, PT, DPT   has successfully opened and coached many out-of-network PT clinics over the past decade. Based on his insight, he believes that in-network providers could do SO MUCH MORE with their marketing and conversions if they took the time and energy to master those aspects like their out-of-network counterparts. In this episode, he joins Nathan Shields  to share what make...

Many people have given up or temporarily set aside their formula for success when the pandemic hit, putting a halt to their professional growth. But even with such a huge obstacle in front of you, should you really stop moving forward? Adam Robin, PT, DPT  is proof that you can achieve your goals even when faced with a pandemic that threatens to derail your business. Adam recognized early in...

What kind of owner would you be if you could address every issue that needed to be addressed with every team member in a timely manner? How would that change your clinic? How would that change the culture? Holding hard conversations doesn't come naturally and takes some work, but it is possible. In this episode, Nathan Shields is with  Jenna Gourlay, PT, DPT  of  Professional Rebell...

In today's episode, Nathan Shields and Matt Slimming, PT, DPT  discuss what owners need to consider when it's "time to hang 'em up," when they're taking advantage of a sale opportunity, or when they're simply burned out. All owners need to consider when and how they want their ownership story to end. There are many different ways to exit your practice, but the first thing to do is consid...

With 15 years of experience as a clinic owner, Beth Winkler has dealt with her fair share of challenges – from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to multiple providers leaving at the same time. Through all of that, Beth and her partner Lisa Taglauer, PTA  have built clinics that thrive and grow on policy, procedure, and a healthy dose of quirky, fun culture. Those foci have allowed Beth...

For many owners making the transition out of (some) patient care and into more management/administration is a huge hurdle but one that, once they experience it, leads to more growth as a company. Jacob Pollard, PT  has made that transition and has now taken the NEXT step. Now, instead of him being the go-to guy for all questions, the resolver of all problems he has developed a leadership team...

Whether you’re an owner or employee, you’ve probably experienced burnout in your job – that state of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, lack of accomplishment or growth that hits even the best among us. In this episode, Nathan Shields is joined by Professional Rebellion  cofounder, Phil Plisky  to discuss why we tend to feel that way and what can be done if and when we're at that p...

Much has been said about the importance of maintaining engagement with your patients in order to avoid drop-offs and comebacks after discharge. However, how to run an extensive program like that could be a difficult hurdle for owners to overcome. Thus they either don't make the effort or the program they start loses steam. That's where an automated engagement platform like Swell  can min...

Despite the impressive results physical therapists deliver in their procedures, the realm of social media marketing is still foreign to them. Most of them commit so many mistakes when connecting with patients, leading to poor retention, higher self-discharge rates, and overall decreased clinic productivity. Nathan Shields aims to help his colleagues level up their online marketing game by sitting...