40 years and Counting - Building Business Success in Therapy Practices- What Matters Most
Because there are so many therapist podcasts out there, I was hesitant to throw my hat into the podcasting ring so late in the game. Until I realized what a great vehicle it is to share information, something I have been committed to doing in the therapy community for the last 20 years. Sixteen years ago, when hard copies and hand held papers were the norm, I was the business columnist for Merion Publications, who published the OT Advance. 76 columns and 10 years later, the Taking Care of Business column ran its course, a victim of the demise of print media. I firmly believe most of the messages, content and material remain foundational and timeless. And that after 40 years in the field, I have a good idea of what matter most… Looking forward to updating the columns and pivoting them to podcasts! In addition, starting with Episode #4, I will be start each podcast by sharing any relevant NYTimes articles that pertains to the intersection of business and health. Another 40 is the number of years I have read the NYTimes. It has given me such useful, thought provoking information over the years. i know many therapists I consult with are not from the NYC area and may not have ready access to the Times so I am looking forward to sharing relevant articles and stories.
Episodes
13 episodes
Episode Fourteen – Guest Spot on Stephanie Wager's Show Talking about The Business of Therapy
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55:50
Episode 12 - Academic and Social Entrepreneurship – Can you Make the Whole World Your Client?
As therapists we know the impact we have when we typically work one on one with clients. Nobly, over the course of a lifetime you can impact hundreds if not thousands of individuals. But sometimes you want to do even more, and ha...
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27:48
Episode 11: Creating Multiple Revenue Streams in Your Practice and in Your Life
Tomeico Faison and I talk about building in multiple revenue streams in your practice as a way to mitigate, not increase your risk, to strategically grow a practice, add value to current clients, provide learning opportu...
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38:23
Episode 10: Location Location Location - Sublets/Home Offices/Rentals and More
Probably the first big investment therapists make in their private practice is deciding to open a physicial location, or "brick and mortar" location. The podcast does a deep dive into all possibilites and what you need to take into consideratio...
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43:28
Episode 9: Naming Your Practice: What You Can Learn From Martha Stewart
One of the trickiest decisions for many first time practice owners is what to call their private practice. This podcast explores naming your entity from a legal and marketing perspectives, and gives practical advice and inform...
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25:31
Episode 8: Motherhood, Family Ties and Therapy Practice Ownership – Balance and Success on Both Fronts
One of the first questions I often get asked is whether I think you can you grow a successful practice and have a family. Proof of concept is the fact that my own company grew over a 25 year period in sync with my wonderful daughter...
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46:17
Episode 7: Therapist vs Coach Conundrum
I decided to do this webinar solo because I feel so opinionated on the topic, so first and foremost, I welcome all feedback especially opposing points of view. At a time where there is so much competition in the healthcare industry, ongoing enc...
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22:21
Episode 6: The three most misunderstood clauses in therapy contracts
Whether you are a practice owner hiring, or a therapist being hired, it is so important to really understand what is in a contract and what should be in a contract. By far, the 3 most misunderstood but important clauses are the non compet...
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Episode 6
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35:38
Episode 5 -Why Contributing to the OT Scholarship in Gerry Balasta's Honor Matters
Gerry Balasta,a fellow NYC Occupational Therapist died of COVID 19 90 days ago. I have known and worked with Gerry for over 20 years; he was just embarking on his latest entrepreneurial venture, Wonderful Beginnings, an EI and...
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Episode 5
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17:38
Episode 4: White From the North, Black from the South - Tomeico Faison, OTR/L and Iris Kimberg, MS PT OTR Talk about Race Relations in Health Care
The idea for this podcast came about after the murder of George Floyd on May 25th. Right after that, many in the therapy community were rushing to put out anti racist statements, posts, pictures and comments. Somehow that felt shallow, su...
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Episode 4
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34:49
Episode 3: The "Mother" of Invention: The Story of Barb, Becca and UnbuckleMe
On this podcast, I have the great pleasure of talking with OT Barbara Heilman and her daughter Becca Davison, the creators of UnbuckleMe, a patented, award-winning tool that makes it more ...
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Episode 3
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33:01
Episode 2: The Best Prophet is the Best Guesser - What Will Happen to Private Practices Post COVID 19
On this podcast, I share some thoughts on the first question most therapists have asked me in the last 90 days since COVID 19 entered our vocabularies and soon after, our day to day lives. What do I think will happen to private ...
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Episode 1: Introduction - A Productive Distraction
On this first podcast, I give some perspective on why I decided ( albeit late in the game) to throw my hat into the podcasting ring. As a long time private practice consultant and a physical and occupational therapist, I have amasse...
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