The Honest EP Podcast

We chat about tips for starting in private practice well.  Specifically on how to set yourself up with a supportive environment and have your expectations match that of your employer.  The last thing you want is for you and your boss to have a huge discrepancy in your expectations of each other. Only this happens too often.  Follow us @thehonestEP on instagram for more

We chat about the stages of business in allied health.  Andrew's advice for growing from a sole trader to a team, doubling revenue, finding time in your week as an owner and delegating tasks.  Great lessons for businesses at any stage.  DM us @thehonestep on instagram

Andrew talks about the top things that he would do if he was to start a clinic from scratch today.  - Top priorities before opening - What softwares and services he would use - How he would build, market and network  - What he would prioritise as focuses as a small business    Message us @thehonestEP on Instragram 

We talk about Vinh Giang's 5 vocal foundations for improving verbal communication. These foundations allow you to show how good of a clinician you actually are. They help improve: - Your presentation skills to groups - The effectiveness of your education - Your trust and rapport building - Your own confidence with public speaking  - The overall clarity of everything you say   Follow us @thehonestE...

We chat about Radical Candor. A communication and feedback framework by Kim Scott. How it changed our culture and our team.  How it impacts all of our conversations, team days, mentoring sessions and more.  How you can implement it and why you should.    Have a topic or a question? DM us @thehonestEP on instagram

We chat about Andrew's recent move to Perth with his family.  - How he made the decision  - How long he planned for  - Main steps in planning  - Lessons and mistakes from his mentors on making the move  - The most important changes he made  - How to make it work long term   DM us @thehonestEP on instagram  

We're joined by Jasper Lee! Rebound EP, student supervisor at Sydney Uni and all round okay bloke. Topics:  - Nocebic language is everywhere  - What the hell is an EP - A bunch more    DM and talk to us @thehonestEP on instagram 

Andrew and I talk goods and bads of having templated programs and cookie-cutter prescription in healthcare and exercise. We also have a pretty strong beer. Listen to us slowly go more and more down weird rabbit holes as we go.  It finishes with Andrew completely losing the plot. Topics:  - Pros and cons of templated programs and why they exist  - How to squeeze value in  - Where the value is misse...

We've run clinical team meetings weekly for the last 7 years. So we've run plenty of shit ones, a good amount of good ones and we're getting better at running less shit ones and more good ones. So here's what we've learnt.    Message us @thehonestEP on instagram! 

We discuss a talk from Nick Schuster from The Ultimate Physio on how to earn $150k as a physio. Some pretty big numbers being thrown around, we know... so we break it down and put it into perspective of what it would look like and how you would do it realistically.  The presentation is actually a good watch just to see the numbers and a bunch of proper actionable steps and moves which are very log...

We go completely off topic and start talking about Andrew's earlier business days, supporting team, having friendships and close relationships with team, why we think it's good and more. Want us to talk about something? Message us @thehonestEP on instagram

We chat about our experience and main takeaways from the Clinic Mastery Conference in Melbourne in early April. It was an incredible weekend with lots of great learnings.  Topics:  - AN EP JOB OPPORTUNITY  - Algorithm Brewing Pale Ale  - Networking - Recruitment  - More more learnings    DM us @thehonestEP 

We chat with Matthew Wall, Exercise physiologist with a post grad in mental health and psychotherapy, currently working in an acute mental health hospital. Matt has an incredible way of talking through tough conversations and communicating in ways that blew our minds.  There are definitely some great nuggets of information to takeaway that can be implemented immediately from this one.  Topics:  -...

We chat about how we run our mentoring sessions with team. Topics:  - How we used to run it and what we learnt - What tools we use - What questions we ask - What we spend our time on  - Are their boundaries?    Chat with us @thehonestEP on instagram 

We chat about that itchy feeling people get when they've been working for about 2 years in a role. We see it all the time in healthcare, people feeling less than 100% in their workplace and wanting something new or wanting a change in career.  Topics covered:  - A Your Mates Brewing Larry Pale Ale  - Reasons why people might feel like this  - Questions to ask yourself if you are feeling like this ...

Andrew asks Archie about his career so far as an EP in a private practice. Topics covered:  - How it progressed  - How the role changed - The best parts and the worst parts  - The lessons and advice for others   Follow and message us @thehonestEP on instagram

We continue our chat with Luke Kane, CEO and Founder of MTP Health in Sydney.  We discuss:  - Mindset for becoming great clinicians  - CPD Learnings  - Career pathways  - Communication  - Lessons from two great healthcare business owners    Follow and message us @thehonestEP on Instagram

We chat with Luke Kane, Founder and CEO of MTP Health in St Leonards.  We could have chatted for hours with Luke, so we did!  Part 2 will be out next Monday.  We cover:  - 4 Pines Hazy Pale  - Story of MTP Health + lessons from growing a healthcare business - Risks, learnings and successes along the way  - Training team - Focuses for progressing your career    Chat with us @thehonestEP on instagra...

We chat about how we manage the end of year fatigue that hits us in healthcare and work in general and what its like from a business and a practitioners point of view.  Topics Covered:  - Our experiences of end of year fatigue  - How we have changed what we do to manage  - Recommendations for businesses preparing for the end of a year - Recommendations for practitioners at the end of a year  - A b...

The biggest mistakes we've made in healthcare and what we've learned from them. Everyone makes mistakes as practitioners, mentors and as business owners, and it's a necessary part of growing. Here's hoping that listening to some of ours helps you out as well.  Topics discussed:  - Early career mistakes as practitioners and what we'd do differently  -  Mistakes in trying to grow  - Mentoring mistak...

A Night with an Orthopaedic Surgeon: Register here!   A couple weeks after doing our whole team retreat, we reflect on running team days and retreats.  Topics:  - 4 Pines Hazy Pale Ale  - Are team days worth it, how do I justify closing the clinic? - Are retreats worth it  - What has worked for us - What hasn't worked for us  - Good topics and shit topics   Follow us on insta @thehonestEP for more...

We talk sales in healthcare. What selling your service, providing your recommendation, understanding value.  Topics covered:  - A Mid strength lager - Andrew's story of learning how to sell his service - Understanding ethical sales  - Why your mindset about money is important  - Providing your best recommendation   Follow and contact us @thehonestEP on instagram!

We chat with Meredith Woolsey! Owner and EP @ Move to Live Ex Phys in Adelaide.  Topics covered:  - A Bilpin alcoholic and non-alcoholic cider - The trials and tribulations of building a healthcare clinic and team - Feasibility of group classes - Not being a dick in healthcare   Follow us on instagram @thehonestEP for updates   

Part 2 of our conversation with Sara Woodroffe from Simply Stronger in Melbourne!  We chat:  - Dainton Double Black IPA  - Why your body language matters as a practitioner  - Navigating the rebooking conversation  - Mindset in rebooking    What are your thoughts?    Follow us @thehonestEP on instagram for more

We sit down with the Sara Woodroffe, Director of Simply Stronger in Melbourne for two parts!  Topics covered in Part 1:  - Deeds Brewing Ginger Lime Gose  - What Sara's learnt from visiting EP clinics across the country  - Is 'Exercise Physiologist' a confusing term?  - Nocebic language with clients    Part 2 coming next week! Follow us @thehonestEP on instagram for updates