Private Practice Owners Club

Christina Panetta, PT learned fairly early on in her clinic ownership that she needed to outsource in order to grow and improve. When she needed some time and space after having a baby, she hired a PT and came back to part-time work. When she recognized that she needed more business training, she hired a business consultant. Now, decades later, when she needed some support on social media to drive...

How does a practice built on the premise of physical contact with the client survive a crisis where everyone is forced to isolate themselves and do social distancing?  Dr. Joe Simon  shows how effective telehealth has been in marketing physical therapy and how it has helped out-of-network practitioners such as him continue to serve and even expand their clientele even during the lockdown...

No matter what you want your clinic to become, it still all boils down to understanding why you exist as a business in the first place. Countless numbers of episodes in this show have been spent discussing the importance of determining your clinic’s purpose. However, what is not talked much about is the importance of determining your personal purpose. In this episode, Nathan Shields speaks with&nb...

What will the future of physical therapy look like going forward after we gradually recover from COVID-19?  What should owners be doing as we walk into that future? Nathan Shields is joined by board-certified Clinical Electrophysiology Specialist Dr. Dimitrios Kostopoulos to talk about what Dr. Dimi sees in the future, what he recommends, and what his clinic is doing to prepare for the inevit...

Social media marketing and advertising may be new for many physical therapists, but amidst the COVID-19 crisis, it is a marketing avenue that physical therapy owners need to consider. Joining Nathan Shields today is Edric Zheng of Medical Patient Referrals . Edric provides some of the basics about the why, how, and what is best to do when it comes to marketing on Facebook. Stick to the end for use...

Now that, it seems, the worst is behind us and many owners have recommended some much-needed financial aid, PT owners are looking forward to ramping up again and getting back to “full steam ahead.” In order to give you some guidance, Nathan Shields decided to bring on a frequent guest to the podcast,  Jamey Schrier, PT , to discuss what he is telling his clients and how he is encouraging them...

Telehealth in Physical Therapy is leading the way of remote healthcare provision. With its rising need, PTs also feel the need to bring more value to patients and make each visit more productive. In this episode, Nathan Shields interviews  Daniel Seidler, PT  of  TelePT Solutions  to talk about his experience in making telehealth PT visits more successful. In order to provide v...

The way physical therapists market has been affected and will be changed forever because of the COVID-19 pandemic; it’s forced to go digital in the way we treat and connect. In today’s episode of the Physical Therapy Owners Club, Nathan Shields talks to Tracy Repchuk , a multi-awarded pioneer in digital marketing who has worked with social media, branding, and websites for over 25 years. They disc...

More than likely, you have a little extra time during the COVID-19 crisis and its subsequent lockdowns. As owners, you have the opportunity to take advantage of this time to do the things you typically don’t have the time to do—creating your purpose and values, structuring the business in your ideal scenario, generating policies and procedures, reading business books, taking steps to implement wha...

Andy Sabatier, PT, DPT is doing tremendous work with patients in the ICU setting – helping them get back to function by focusing on breathing properly.  And since Andy is one of the few PTs in this setting that is doing front-line work with COVID-19 patients, I figured it would be important to talk to him about how PTs can help those who are dealing with the symptoms of COVID-19 to help them...

Private practice owners need to make quick decisions in order to mitigate the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. There isn’t a how-to on this disruption other than to take some logical and quick steps. In this episode, financial planner  Eric Miller  of  Econologics (Private Practice Millionaire)  talks about those steps that we need to take now and how to strategically...

Dr. Avi Zinn, PT, DPT, OCS , the owner of Druid Hills Physical Therapy in Atlanta, Georgia has been gradually growing his practice with the goal of giving high-quality care to his patients. Since our last episode, he has procured a PT business coach to reach the goals he has for his business. Today, Nathan Shields checks in with Avi to see how it’s going so far, what he’s learned, and his experien...

In 2019, Ben Larsen, PT, DPT, co-owner of the Teton Therapy Cheyenne Location , had great goals of increasing his number of total visits per week by year-end to well over 200. Little did he know that by making appropriate, time-honored decisions he would hit well over 300 visits per month come 2020! His path to success wasn’t based on a new treatment technique or referral source. Rather, as Nathan...

The Coronavirus pandemic has become a great test for the healthcare systems we have in place. Facing it head-on, the time is here for Telehealth in Physical Therapy. In this episode, Nathan Shields speaks with  Daniel Seidler, PT  of  TelePT Solutions  about the benefits of the remote provision of healthcare through technology, especially in this time of the outbreak. A relativ...

As your business grows, it is important that you learn to entrust it to others as well. That is why, for this episode’s returning guest, the job of a leader is to develop other leaders. CEO of  Performance PT and Fitness ,  Stephen Rapposelli, PT , is back to bring tremendous value about developing a leadership team. Having written an article in Impact magazine about the qualities to loo...

There is constant chatter about “which EMR is the best”, “what ERM do you use — and do you like it?”, and “what EMR should I use?” No PT-specific EMR has all the answers, and every EMR has pros and cons that make it seem like they’re all equally average and stuck 5-10 years behind current technology. PromptEMR shows us that there are new EMRs in development that, built on better platforms, can bec...

On today’s show, Nathan Shields talks to Mike Bills , PT, the President of Measurable Solutions and the CEO and Owner of Loudoun Sports Therapy in Sterling. Mike has seen some amazing growth in his PT clinic over the past few years, and it’s not because he started a new program that generated new patients or found a physician that loved how he treated patients. Rather, Mike has seen phenomenal gro...

Are you in a place now where you’re struggling to grow and increase your clinic’s cash flow? Host, Nathan Shields, helps you in this new series that breaks down one of his main programs called 180 Days to Peak Productivity. Having been exclusively providing this in his business consulting and coaching to independent PT business owners around the country, Nathan now opens up this seven-step process...

Tom Dalonzo-Baker is well known for his work as the Founder of Total Motion Release Seminars , but in his past he is also a successful PT clinic(s) owner that had to go through some tough transitions in order to run his business. From early on in his ownership, he recognized, however, that he needed help – another PT that could take some of his patient load as well as some consulting on how to run...

Transitioning from a small to a big business owner involves a lot of elements to tackle, including handling a bigger staff and balancing a busier timeframe. Parents who are also business persons can fully relate to this balance struggle. In this episode, Nathan Shields interviews Aisha Wilbur , PT, DPT, owner of Willow Physical Therapy , as she shares her struggles between starting a business and...

It’s not often that we get THE expert in any given topic on the podcast, but today I believe that we can say that. Rick Gawenda , PT has joined us in the Club to talk about all the changes that have come as well as what we can expect over the next couple of years. Issues related to billing and compliance are consistently ongoing and changing so it’s imperative that we rely on trusted resources lik...

Many PT owners find themselves asking the ongoing question of whether or not to lease or own their own clinic space. Taking it upon himself to help you out of this dilemma, host, Nathan Shields, brings over to the show Colin Carr . Colin is a commercial real estate expert who works specifically with healthcare providers to help them answer questions about real estate—ownership, leasing, negotiatin...

Looking for books to read that will not only keep your reading habit alive but also educate you in a host of different, essential skills? This is the right place for you! Host, Nathan Shields, talk about some important books that have influenced the Physical Therapy Owners Club for the better. A good leader is a leader that keeps their mind open, and one of the most productive ways to keep the min...

The Private Practice Section of the APTA established the Peer2Peer (P2P) Network a few years ago and since then has provided a great opportunity for PT owners to collaborate with fellow PT owners and discuss how to improve their businesses. In this episode, Nathan Shields interviews Randy Roesch, PT , owner of Business Solutions Consulting Company, and Steve Anderson, PT , Executive Coach for Oran...

How can you further increase the value of your company so you can sell it at the highest price on your terms? In this episode, Nathan Shields welcomes back Eric Miller , the Co-Owner of Econologics Financial Advisors , to talk about money! In fact, he specifically discusses what it takes to increase the value of your clinic. Whether you’re looking to sell or not, a clinic that has great value gene...