Treat Your Business
If you’re a health and wellness business owner who feels stuck on the hamster wheel of patients, admin and never-ending to do lists, this podcast is your business treatment plan.
Created for clinic owners and wellness professionals who want more time, more profit and more freedom, you’ll get bite-sized episodes packed with practical, tried and tested strategies to help you grow a sustainable, successful health business without burning out.
Whether you run a physiotherapy clinic, osteopathy practice, sports therapy business or a Pilates studio, you’ll learn how to streamline your systems, improve your clinic operations, build a stronger team, increase your income and create a healthier work life balance. Expect simple steps you can implement quickly to reduce overwhelm, manage your schedule, improve patient experience and build a business that supports your life, not one that takes it over.
I’m Katie Bell, and I’m sharing real-world lessons from growing a successful physiotherapy and wellness clinic, plus what I’ve seen work while supporting other health and wellness businesses to do the same.
If you’re tired of juggling patients, paperwork and family life, feeling like you’re doing a rubbish job at everything, and wondering why your clinic isn’t giving you the income and freedom you expected, you’re in the right place. Keep listening for practical clinic growth tips, business systems and mindset shifts that help you take control of your time and build a thriving wellness business.
Episodes
207 episodes
S1 EP21 Stop Saying "I'm a Physio" — Say This Instead to Attract More Clients
In this episode, Katie digs into the second foundation of the Flywheel Method: the who. She explains why, at the point someone sees your marketing, they don’t yet see you as the expert, they don’t trust you, and they don’t believe you…...
S10 EP06 MBST for Clinic Owners: The Missing Piece in Stubborn Cases (With Richard Evans)
In this episode, Katie is joined by Richard Evans, Clinical Lead at MBST Health UK, to explore what makes clinicians stand out and why being open minded can be a real competitive advantage in modern clinic care. Richard shares how he first came...
S9 EP08 Your Software Is Costing You Time and Money (Switch Without the Chaos)
In this episode, Katie is joined by Tom from the Jane UK team to talk about one of the biggest operational decisions clinic owners face: switching software. They unpack why changing systems feels so overwhelming, even when the new option is cle...
S1 EP20 Bigger Is Not Better: How to Build Profit Into Every Transaction in Your Clinic
In this episode, Katie challenges clinic owners to stop chasing “bigger” and start building a business that actually serves them. She explains why profit isn’t something that happens at the end of the year, it’s a habit that needs to be built i...
S1 EP19 How to Forecast Profit and Pay Yourself First
In this episode, Katie asks clinic owners a big question: are you being an ostrich with your numbers? She explains why looking at your bank balance or waiting for your year-end accounts keeps you reactive, and why you need a simple, repeatable ...
S9 EP07 The #1 growth lever most clinic owners ignore: front desk performance
In this episode, Katie Bell is joined by Charlie from Klatch.co.uk to unpack what’s actually working right now for clinic growth, and what’s just noise. They explore the reality of AI in clinic marketing, why direct bookings from AI search are ...
S1 EP18 You: The 4th Foundation for Building a Clinic Business
In this episode, Katie introduces the fourth foundational step for building a clinic business that creates more time, more income, and more freedom: “you”. She explains why the biggest obstacle to growth is often not your marketing, your pricin...
S1 EP17 The HOW to Build Clinic Packages That Create Predictable Income
In this episode, Katie introduces the third key foundation for building a clinic business that creates more time, more income, and more freedom: the “how”. She explains why a pay as you go model can leave your income unpredictable and your diar...
S12 EP39 Coaches Corner: Don’t Quit Before the Breakthrough
In this episode of Treat Your Business, Katie is joined by Philippa and Bruno for a quarterly Coach’s Corner conversation about the real patterns they’re seeing with clinic owners right now and what actually creates lasting transformation in bu...
S1 EP16 Who Do You Really Help? (And Why It Matters)
In this episode, Katie breaks down the second key foundation for building a clinic business that creates more time, more income, and more freedom: the “who”. She explains why marketing yourself as what you do (physio, osteo, sports massage, Pil...
S1 EP15 Foundations for Clinic Owners: Find Your Why
In this episode, Katie Bell explores the crucial importance of understanding the "why" behind your business. She emphasizes that a clear purpose not only guides growth but also aligns your business model with your personal values and goals, lea...
S5 EP07 Mastering Your Business Numbers with Janice Cook
Season 5: Clinic Systems, Processes, and OperationsMost clinic owners are flying blind when it comes to their numbers, and that’s a costly mistake. Janice Cook, known as the spreadsheet and numbers guru, reveals the straightforwar...
S6 EP29 If I Lost Instagram Tomorrow, Here's Exactly What I'd Do
Season 6: Clinic Marketing That WorksWelcomeWelcome back to the Treat Your Business podcast. Thank you for being here. I’m Katie Bell, and today I want to play a little game.Imagine you wake up tomorrow, pick ...
S6 EP28 The Social Media Lie that's Keeping Clinic's Stuck
Season 6: Clinic Marketing That WorksWelcomeWelcome back to the Treat Your Business podcast. Today I’m building on what I said last week about most clinic marketing being a complete waste of time. I want to talk abou...
S6 EP27 Most Clinic Marketing Is A Complete Waste Of Time
Season 6: Clinic Marketing That WorksWelcomeWelcome back to the Treat Your Business podcast. I am Katie Bell, and today I am sharing something that might ruffle a few feathers. Most clinic marketing is a complete waste ...
S12 EP38 Why some people get results and some people don't!
Season 12: Mindset, Confidence, and GrowthWelcomeWelcome to the Treat Your Business podcast, the show for clinic owners who want real, honest advice and tried and tested ways of doing things. I’m Katie Bell, and this...
S12 EP37 Train Your Brain for Growth
Season 12: Mindset, Confidence, and GrowthWelcomeWelcome back to the Treat Your Business podcast. This week I’m doing something a little different with a short, sharp, high value episode you can listen to quickly, then ...
S12 EP36 The 10% Fix That Changes Everything in Your Clinic
Season 12: Mindset, Confidence, and GrowthWelcomeWelcome back to Treat Your Business, the show for clinic owners who want real, honest advice and tried and tested ways of doing things. I’m Katie Bell, and th...
S12 EP35 The Illusion of “More" in your business
Season 12: Mindset, Confidence, and GrowthWelcomeWelcome back to the Treat Your Business podcast. I’m Katie Bell, and today I’m talking about the illusion of more. If you’ve been telling yourself you just need more m...
S2 EP12 Clarity Creates Momentum: The One Leadership Shift Every Clinic Owner Needs
Season 2: Clinic Leadership, Habits, and CEO ThinkingWelcomeWelcome back to the Treat Your Business podcast. This is a short, sharp episode, because you do not always need 20 or 30 minutes of me talking to get a powerfu...
S12 EP34 Why Waiting to Feel Confident Is Killing Your Growth — And What to Do Instead
Season 12: Mindset, Confidence, and GrowthWelcomeWelcome back to Treat Your Business. I’m recording this straight after a coaching session with our Ascend members, and I felt called to share something that can change...
S2 EP11 You Are the Bottleneck (And It’s Costing You More Than You Think)
Season 2: Clinic Leadership, Habits, and CEO ThinkingWelcomeHello. Welcome back to the podcast. Today’s episode is a spicy one, and it came from a moment I had on stage at Clinic Growth Live. We were looking at the bigg...
S2 EP10 Seven Habits of Highly Effective Clinic Owners | Stop Being Reactive and Start Leading Better
Season 2: Clinic Leadership, Habits, and CEO ThinkingWelcomeIn this episode, I’m sharing a powerful reminder from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and what it really looks like to apply these habits i...
S3 EP17 You Have the Same 24 Hours… So Why Does It Feel Like You Don’t?
Season 3: Time, Boundaries, Burnout, and Getting Your Life BackWelcome What if the thing holding your business back is not a lack of time, but how your attention is being used every day? In this episode, I’m sharing a shift...
S2 EP09 3 Things I Got Wrong Building My Clinic (And What I’d Do Now)
Season 2: Clinic Leadership, Habits, and CEO ThinkingWelcomeIf I could have my time again as a clinic owner, what would I do differently from day one?That is the theme of today’s episode and I am not doing it ...