The K9PT Academy Podcast: Business lessons for canine rehab therapists

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!      In this episode, I share a personal story about working with a sleep consultant for our twins — and how that experience reminded me of one o...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!    One of the most common questions I get from canine rehabpreneurs—whether they’re just starting out or already established—is: 👉 “How do I get more...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  We are already through Q1 and well into Q2 of 2026… and for many canine rehabpreneurs, this is where things either start to drift—or where we take control...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  The field of canine rehabilitation continues to grow—and with that growth comes more opportunity, more competition, and more decisions for business owners...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  We all know the saying “comparison is the thief of joy,” yet we still find ourselves comparing our business, our growth, and our progress to others—whethe...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  As we move into March and head straight into tax season, it felt like the perfect time to revisit a concept I discussed a couple of years ago — The Dreade...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  As the canine rehab field continues to grow, competition is increasing—and many clinics are trying to stand out by adding more equipment, more certificati...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  As we have been discussing topics related to  planning for 2026 , today’s episode focuses on what happens when things don’t go according to plan . Be...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  Every January, we host an annual planning meeting with our team where we review the previous year, assess what’s working (and what isn’t), and set intenti...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  As we kick off 2026, today’s episode reflects on where our field has been—and where it’s headed next. Over the past few years, veterinary medicine and can...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  As we wrap up the year and look ahead to 2026 , one topic keeps coming up over and over again: raising prices . Most canine rehabpreneurs know they need t...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  As we continue our series on planning for a successful 2026, today’s episode dives into one of the most underestimated skills in entrepreneurship: the abi...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  In this episode, we continue our theme of planning for 2026—but through a different lens: building a business that supports your life , your fam...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  As we continue preparing for 2026, today’s episode dives into one of the most overlooked—and most powerful—skills a rehabpreneur can develop: finding the...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  As we continue the theme of planning ahead for 2026 , today’s episode goes deeper—beyond goal setting—to explore what happens when things don’t go accordi...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  When most canine rehab business owners think of marketing, they think of one thing — getting new clients. But the truth is, marketing plays a far deeper a...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  As we approach the end of the year, it’s easy to treat the last few months like the “final stretch” — to just survive and cross the finish line. But that...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  As the twins start childcare and TheK9PT completed its 8th anniversary, I’ve been reflecting on how the days are long, but the years are short —both in pa...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  Every business owner dreams of steady, predictable growth—but real success as a canine rehabpreneur doesn’t happen in a straight line. Growth comes in wav...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  As entrepreneurs, caregivers, and rehabpreneurs, we often find ourselves juggling a thousand things at once — trying to care for everyone else while ignor...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  Success in canine rehabilitation isn’t just about great clinical skills — it’s about building a business model that actually works . In this episode, I br...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  Talking about pricing and selling often feels uncomfortable for canine rehab therapists—but it doesn’t have to be. Selling isn’t about being pushy; it’s a...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  Dealing with criticism is one of the hardest parts of being a business owner. Whether it comes from colleagues, family, or even our own inner voice, criti...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  In this episode, I reflect on life with newborn twins and how those lessons apply directly to running and growing a business. From learning how resilient...

Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation & physical therapy that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business!  Marketing isn’t just about getting new patients on your schedule—it plays a much bigger role in building and sustaining a successful canine rehab business...