The EntreMD Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In Part II of my podcast special with Dr. Bradley Block, we delve into identifying authentic was to monetize a podcast so it can continue to serve its audience with high-value content in new and more frequent clips. Piggybacking on the previous episode, #341, we explore speaking and being a guest on other podcasts as effective and natural methods for Dr. Block to increase audience...

Send us Fan Mail I'm trying something different with this episode! I'm letting you all be a fly on the wall in a coaching session with client Bradley Block, a private practice otolaryngologist and podcast host looking to monetize his show, Physician's Guide to Doctoring. Dr. Block started his PGD podcast 5 years ago with the aim of improving physician-patient interactions and explor...

Send us Fan Mail Whether you plan to sell your business or not, it's in your best interest to build a business as a sellable asset. I pinpointed 7 factors that make a business highly sellable and want to share them with you so you can build a business with the potential to be sold for a significant amount. Building business assets is something you can do within any type of business, whether y...

Send us Fan Mail Life as an entrepreneur isn't easy. But it can be easier, especially when you remind yourself each hardship is a season. It won't last forever. You must go at the pace of the phase you're in and give yourself grace if it's slower or different than what you expected or what's typical for you. You'll look back on rough seasons as challenging, but you&ap...

Send us Fan Mail The need for new clients or patients varies for different individuals and businesses. Some of you are starting a new practice, experiencing market changes, seeing seasonal fluctuations, hiring new team members, or creating new verticals. No matter the type of business, we must leverage existing relationships and social proof to grow. It's important to be intentional in this,...

Send us Fan Mail With the alarming statistic that 30% of rural medical centers are at risk of closure, we healthcare professionals need to rise to the occasion and bring about change in the industry. The No. 1 thing we need to do is protect profits. In any business, that is how you prevent failure. Profits are crucial for sustaining a business and serving people effectively. In this podcast episod...

Send us Fan Mail You just hit your goal of reaching 7 figures with your business. AMAZING! So now you get to just coast, right? WRONG. As much as you deserve the rest, you can trust me when I say you won't be happy if you take your foot off the gas. That's because if you keep everything the same, you're actually going backward because everyone else is still moving forward. You decid...

Send us Fan Mail The most important part of your investment portfolio? YOU. Routinely invest in yourself as an investment in your business. The return on investment will be more than any material possessions or external assets. When you invest in yourself, your business' value appreciates just like investing in a new kitchen elevates the value of a house. (And believe me—the ROI of an investm...

Send us Fan Mail You will be amazed at how much financial and time freedom you will uncover when you make a few simple improvements to your profit margins. Physician entrepreneurs everywhere are losing money. Working for free (even if you don't think you do). Paying for unused subscriptions. Inefficient processes. Ineffective marketing strategies. Lack of financial planning. Those are 5 of th...

Send us Fan Mail Think back to the last purchase you made on Amazon. Whether you were looking to buy a little ring light or a big new desk, I bet you took a peek at the item's rating and reviews. We LOVE to know what real-life people think of the things we're looking to purchase! So why not play that up for YOUR business? Sharing testimonials of people who have worked with you can create...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I'm putting a common thought on trial: "I don't have time to work on my business." Have you had this thought before? I'd venture to guess most physician entrepreneurs have! Let's examine that thought because it's important to pay attention to our thoughts and decide whether to continue with them or change them. There is a...

Send us Fan Mail The truth is, if your team is not doing well, it's the coach's fault. That means you, boss! And no, I'm not saying every single thing is your fault as the leader of your business, but I want to outline 3 ways you might be contributing to the frustration—and how you can fix it! First, you might not be setting clear expectations. Be sure to define what a good job mean...

Send us Fan Mail Building a business is a cycle. You don't "arrive." You will see explosive growth and might think you've arrived, but that is followed resetting the vision and a new season of growth like you haven't seen, impact like you haven't seen, and revenue like you haven't seen. It's critical to embrace this cycle—don't stop!   When you're...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The EntreMD Podcast, we're going to UNLEARN rather than learn. Physicians are service-oriented by nature. But we MUST unlearn the concept of serving for free. And this is not so we can live a lavish lifestyle but because earning is critical to keeping our businesses open!  So if you're connecting the dots here, you're seeing you must earn to conti...

Send us Fan Mail You will experience storms as you build your business. When you find yourself in the middle of one, make sure you hang on tight to your vision. Don't let it go in the storm. You will weather the storm and get back to working toward your vision—as long as you don't lose sight of it. This is the first thing I tell EntreMD Business School students going through a storm. You...

Send us Fan Mail Physicians have what it takes to be the BEST entrepreneurs. Why? Because we have staying power. We have the ability to stick with something over time to accomplish a greater goal. For many of us, it took a whole decade to become a physician. We took the time necessary to build those muscles little by little until we became physician bodybuilders! And that's the exact same con...

Send us Fan Mail Whether you're a coach, private practice owner, or some other type of entrepreneur, events are so powerful and have so much opportunity.  I just held an in-person retreat for EntreMD Business School students, but I've held events with bouncy houses for my pediatrics practice, too! Don't forget that we are the doctors building the most innovative, most impactful, and...

Send us Fan Mail The law of gravity is that everything that goes up must come down. When you start making breakthroughs in your business, there will be a gravitational pull to get you back to where you used to be. When this happens, think about airplanes. They stay up even though gravity pulls down. How? Airplanes engage another law that is superior to the law of gravity, and that is the law of li...

Send us Fan Mail Who knew two days could have such transformative power?! Two days was the length of the recent EntreMD Business School Mastermind I held in Atlanta, and WOW! What a two days it was! I jotted down 5 lessons I learned and cannot wait to share them with you here. First of all, what you already know has the capacity to change your life. It's not always about accumulating more con...

Send us Fan Mail I am not an advocate for physicians leaving medicine. What I am is an advocate for physicians practicing medicine on their terms, which might look like owning a private practice or individual weight loss coaching or courses for physician financials. I want you to do what you want to do, doctors! Whatever you do, you will want to make sure your business can function without you. I...

Send us Fan Mail Think about the things you find yourself saying to your patients or clients. Do you ever tell them to take all the time they need? How about assuring them they can call anytime? I get it; you want to be always available to everyone for as long as they need because you're a physician with a service-first orientation to the world. But in actuality, you're just lying to you...

Send us Fan Mail You worked so hard in your high school years to get into a great pre-med program. You got in; you arrived. Then you worked so hard in pre-med to get into a great med school. You got in; you arrived. This pattern happened throughout school, residency, fellowship, etc. But now it's different. As a physician entrepreneur, there is no "arrival." And that is the best pos...

Send us Fan Mail Want to know what makes it easier to hire your dream team? Changing the way you see yourself. Start imagining yourself as the CEO who deserves the best (because you are, and you do!). Running through scenarios in your mind makes it SO MUCH easier when it comes to nerves and negotiation and everything related to hiring your dream team because you get to practice in your mind, antic...

Send us Fan Mail When Instagram recently released its paid badge for verified users, 92% of their audience say no. And Instagram still made $660 million that day. That's why my first takeaway is to never stop growing your audience—even if your audience gets as big as Instagram's. If you continue growing your audience and keeping them engaged by providing value (and upleveling that value...

Send us Fan Mail No matter the business you're in, speaking is a skill to master. Why? Speaking is about telling your story. And stories sell. Ever think about why Toms shoes sell? It's their story! Buy a pair of Toms and a pair goes to a shoeless child. Who doesn't want to support that?! Take a listen to my super quick podcast episode on this topic: The Power of a Story, episode #3...