The Podiatry Business Podcast

Stephen Ryan opened a clinic in Dublin with his brother and found despite having a full diary that he was over worked burned out and considering quitting the profession altogether.  Listen the ep 47 of The Podiatry Business Podcast to hear how he used marketing to scale his clinic all while reducing his hours from 6 days a week to a total of 8 clinical hours last month. 

Episode 46 of The Podiatry Business Podcast;  "Patients Don't Care About Your Qualification" explores why patients are not that interested in your qualifications, how long you spent in college or if you "care more" than the next clinic down the road. Listen to Lorcan O Donaile, Podiatrist & Health Business Mentor explain why you need top forget about this and what you...

Too often Podiatry clinic owners stay away from new software because they are un certain of the return or that they might get lost in the tech.  As someone who has no great love for tech and sees software as a tool I urge you to listen to episode 45 of The Podiatry Business Podcast to hear my top tips for software to boost your business and fill your diary

As we near the end of Donald Trump as president and he finds himself banned from social media what can we as podiatrists learn from him. The truth is lots of things if we examine the mistake he made. Listen to episode 44 of The Podiatry Business Podcast  with Lorcan O Donaile, Podiatrist & Health Business Mentor and learn how to Make Podiatry Great Again.

Every difficulty presents an opportunity. Even in year with a black swan type event lesson can be learned. Listen to episode 43 of The Podiatry Business Podcast to hear the lessons Lorcan O Donaile's private clients have learned with their year in business and learn from their insights.  

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. 2020 has made all of us reflect of where we are in life and where we want to be.  i truly believe that your business should be there to give you the life you want NOT to rule your life.  Maybe 2021 is the time for that change you have thought about in 2020 Listen to Episode 42 of The Podiatry Busines...

I used to dread having to close for 2 weeks at Christmas. I simply couldn't afford to loose the turnover.  Listen to episode 41 of The Podiatry Business Podcast to hear how to avoid the business blues this Christmas and how to have a bumper new year

Customer complaints. We all get them don't we? Nobody likes getting them or having to deal with the fallout but they are a natural consequence of running a business that deals with the public. Listen to episode 40 of The Podiatry Business Podcast where Lorcan O Donaile, Podiatrist 7 Health Business Mentor talks all things customer complaints and why you should approach them as an opportunity...

In episode 39 of The Podiatry Business Podcast Lorcan O Donaile Health Business Mentor explains his top 3 systems you must have in your clinic if you want to be profitable and earn more while working less. 

Should you join in the hysteria of worrying about physios doing orthotics, FHP's etc? Listen to Ep 38 of The Podiatry Business Podcast and hear why Lorcan O Donaile, Podiatrist & Health Business mentor thinks this is a total waste of your time and energy and job left to your professional organisation.  Find out who is your most dangerous competitor and who it is that is causing almost all...

Email marketing is a highly effective marketing tool you as a clinic oner can use to drive your business forwards. My favourite part of email marketing is how easy it is to do and the fact that with automation you can set it up once and have it work for you for years to come. Listen to Episode 37 of The Podiatry Business Podcast "Email Marketing For Podiatrists" and hear Lorcan O Donaile...

Many clinic owners think the answer to all of their frustrations is more new patients.  Well I would argue that before your start spending your precious marketing budget on chasing people who don't know you consider reactivating your past patients.  Listen to Episode 36 of The Podiatry Business Podcast & hear Lorcan O Donaile, Podiatrist and Podiatry Business Coach explain why this is whe...

Too often we don't really understand why are patients say no. Why they say no to starting treatment or why they say no to continuing treatment.  In Episode 35 of The Podiatry Business Podcast Lorcan O Donaile, Podiatrist & Health Business Mentor explains what going on in your patients head and what is driving them to say no to the treatment you know they need. 

Across the world another spike in Coronavirus infections in happening and governments are considering their options including further restrictions or lockdowns.  While you cannot change any of this you can make sure your business is prepared.  Listen to Episode 34 of The Podiatry Business Podcast and hear Lorcan O Donaile discuss the 3 simple steps to putting your business in a better position to...

Are you a podiatrist considering opening your own clinic. May be you are tired of working in the public health sector or have had enough of not being the boss of your own destiny.  Well this episode is for you. Listen to Episode 33 of The Podiatry Business Podcast and hear Lorcan O Donaile, Podiatrist & Heath Business Mentor discuss how to set about being your own boss. 

In episode 32 of The Podiatry Business Podcast Lorcan O Donaile discusses why it is in your patients interest to put them into packages of care instead of pay as you go appointments.  Listen to hear why it will increase patient compliance, improve patient outcomes and drive your business. 

In episode 31 of The Podiatry Business Podcast Lorcan O Donaile, Health Business Mentor discussed the top 5 business books he recommends all clinic owners read.  Studying the be the best business owners, it could be argued, is more important than studying more clinical training when you are a clinic owner. Listen now to hear where to start and hear why each book is perfect for all clinic owners wh...

All too often I talk to clinic owners who are to be honest "all talk & no action".  Over the course of the later 6 months of 2020 Lorcan O Donaile has doubled his workforce and is helping his private coaching clients replicate his success in the business of Podiatry.  Listen to Episode 30 of The Podiatry Business Podcast to see how he did it and what you need to start doing to start...

Too often clinic owners recruit just about anyone to run their reception and naturally its not good for their business.  Listen to Ep 29 of The Podiatry Business Podcast where Lorcan O Donaile, Podiatrist & Health Business Mentor explains why he believes that your Receptionist is your MOST important staff member. 

Google ads is an extremely powerful tool and helped my clinic grow by over 110% inside 18 months once I stop making all the common mistakes most clinic owners make.  Listen to Episode 28 of The Podiatry Business Podcast, "Why Your Google Ads Are Not Working" and find out how to turn youir google ads into a well oiled machine.

I love the comedy series "What we do in the shadows" & my fovourite characeter is Colin the energy vampire. Sitting in a room with Colin will drain the life from you are he is such a negative person.  We all know people like this and you need to avoid them in relation to building your business. Listen to Episode 27 of The Podiatry Business Podcast and hear why Lorcan O Donaile Podiat...

Most successful clinic owners tend to have a few key things in common that allow them to reach their goals, scale up and reach financial freedom.  Listen to episode 26 of The Podiatry Business Podcast to hear Lorcan O Donaile, Podiatrist & Health Business Mentor discuss the traits you should be emulating in your role as clinic owner

Smart clinic owners know exactly what their patients want, especially in a recession. The hard economic times does not mean that you cannot have a highly successful clinic delivering you the lifestyle you want while also delivering for your patients and staff.  Listen to Episode 25 of The Podiatry Business Podcast to listen to Lorcan O Donaile explain how to build a great business in a recession. 

Did you know that 85% plus of small business do not sell and have to close instead. Do you want to spend your career building a clinic only to be unable to sell it for the price you hoped or worse not at all.  Listen to Episode 24 of The Podiatry Business Podcast as Lorcan O Donaile discussed why most Podiatry Clinic do not give the owner the reward for 20-30 years of work and how to avoid it. 

Scaling up your clinic is a buzz phrase at the moment. But is saling up the right choice for you at all.  Listen to Episode 23 of The Podiatry Business Podcast to hear Lorcan O Donaile Podiatry Business Mentor discuss this.