The Private Practice Success Podcast
Private Practice Specific Business Coaching, Mentoring & Consulting for Allied Health Business Owners.
Episodes
82 episodes
82. From Business Burnout to Business Freedom: Interview with Tahnee Witt
In Episode 82, Gerda sits down with Tahnee Witt from ReachLife to talk about something so many practice owners struggle with:How do you grow your practice, without burning yourself out?Tahnee shares the mindset shifts, unco...
81. Is Private Practice Really Worth It, Given Everything Going On Right Now...?
Episode 81, is a VERY different kind of conversation. This isn't an episode about the latest strategy, a new framework, or another list of things you should or could be doing in your practice.Instead, it's about the question so many prac...
80. Before You Go Into Business With a Team Member, Listen to This
In Episode 80, Gerda answers the intriguing question often faced by practice owners, being: Should I go into business with a team member?It’s a situation that can feel like a natural next step. You have someone incredible ...
79. The Static Diary: The Secret Sauce to my Personal Private Practice Success
In Episode 79, Gerda shares one of her biggest “behind-the-scenes” success tools. A tool she’s relied on since 2012 and credits as a major contributor to her personal and business growth: The Static Diary.If you've ever finished ...
78. The HR Advice ChatGPT Can't Give You | Interview with Melissa Langton
In Episode 78, Gerda explores one of the biggest challenges practice owners face as they grow their teams: navigating HR with confidence.Let’s be honest… HR can feel overwhelming. From changing legislation and compliance requirements to ...
77. Build an AI Marketing Assistant that Actually Sounds Like You | Interview with Nina Huchthausen
In Episode 77, Gerda explores one of the biggest conversations facing private practice owners right now: AI and what it means for your practice. With so much noise, excitement, and uncertainty around AI, it’s understandable i...
76. The Simple Exercise that could Save your Practice Thousands
In Episode 76, Gerda kicks off the new financial year with a look at what’s changing for private practice owners from 1 July 2026, and why business finances can’t be something you just “get to later”.Maybe your practice looks fine on the...
75. Why '100% Utilisation' Is Actually a Red Flag
In Episode 75, Gerda unpacks one of the most commonly used (and most commonly misunderstood) terms in private practice, being utilisation rates. If you’ve ever heard this concept mentioned and thought, "hang on… are we actually all talking ...
74. The 10 Green Flags That Tell Me Your Practice Is Ready for Google Ads
In Episode 74, Gerda tackles one of the most talked about (and often misunderstood) growth tools in private practice being Google Ads.More and more practice owners are asking the same question…. “Are Google Ads actually worth...
73. You Don’t Need More Busyness - You Need a Business Break-Through
In Episode 73, Gerda speaks directly to the practice owner who knows deep down that ‘business as usual’ isn’t working anymore.Consider this…. Maybe your practice is ticking along, but it’s not really growing. Your revenue, profit, client...
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72. Where to Find NEW Clients...?
In Episode 72, Gerda answers a question that’s on the mind of so many practice owners right now, especially with the cost-of-living pressures affecting client demand and this question is:Where do I Find NEW Clients…? (Yes, NEW in capital...
71. The Difference between 'Contributions to OPEX' and 'Profit' and Why This Matters
In Episode 71, Gerda breaks down two financial concepts that practice owners often confuse, and how that misunderstanding can quietly sabotage your pricing, team pay decisions, and long-term sustainability.She unpacks the difference betw...
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70. How Much Should I Pay Myself as the Practice Owner?
In Episode 70, Gerda tackles a question so many practice owners wonder about but almost nobody talks about out loud: How Much Should I Pay Myself as the Practice Owner…? This episode was sparked by a brave (and very real) question G...
69. The Q1 Reality Check: Are you where you said you'd be?
In Episode 69, Gerda invites you to pause, reflect, and take a hard but necessary look at the first quarter of this calendar year. If January started with big intentions but you have since found yourself pulled back into the day-to-day of clien...
68. The Hidden Revenue Engine in Your Private Practice
In this episode 68, Gerda challenges one of the most common assumptions in private practice and reveals the often overlooked driver of sustainable growth, profitability, and client experience, being your admin team.While most practice ow...
67. How to Network Effectively, Even if You're an Introvert
In Episode 67, Gerda dives into the art of networking for allied health practice owners, so if walking into a room full of strangers feels like your worst nightmare, then this is most certainly is the episode for you. As a self-proc...
66. Credibility VS Authority: The Missing Link in your Marketing
In Episode 66, Gerda gets straight to the heart of why so many practice owners struggle to fill their books, even when they feel like they are “doing all the right marketing things”.Unfortunately, many practice owners don’t even realise ...
65. Leading Through Uncertainty
Irrespective of whether you’re a solo or a group practice owner, uncertainty is part of the allied health business landscape. Cue funding changes, policy shifts, a lingering cost of living crisis and the multitude of unexpected curveballs...
64. The 5 Most Important People in the Life of a Practice Owner
In Episode 64, Gerda unpacks a truth every private practice owner needs to hear: It really does take a village to build a sustainable, thriving business. If you’ve ever felt like you’re carrying the weight of your practice on your own shoulders...
63. More Clients, More Team, But Less Freedom? Here's Why...
In Episode 63, Gerda gets real about a dilemma so many private practice owners face in that is: More Clients, More Team... But Less Freedom.If you started your practice for flexibility and freedom, but now find yourself with a big...
62. Marketing & Branding in Private Practice: What to Do & When
In this episode, Gerda breaks down the difference between marketing and branding (spoiler alert: they’re not the same!), why they both matter and most importantly how to know which one your business needs right now, depending on your stage of g...
61. Remuneration Roulette: Why Guessing What to Pay Your Team is Costing You More Than You Think
In Episode 61, Gerda tackles one of the most stressful and high-stakes challenges for group private practice owners being: Remuneration.If you’ve ever felt a wave of panic when a clinician asks, 'So, what’s the pay?' or found your...
60. Salutogenesis: In Treatment & In Business
In Episode 60, Gerda explores a powerful concept that can transform both your clinical work and your business: Salutogenesis - the science (and art) of moving from 'dis-ease' to 'health-ease and how understanding and applying Salutogenes...
59. Delivering a 10/10 Client Session
In Episode 59, Gerda dives into something every clinician cares about, being how to deliver a 10/10 client session - every single time.This is important because although the actual session is only one part of the broader client ex...
58. Busting the 10 Biggest Myths about Group Private Practice - PART 2
In Episode 58, Gerda continues busting the 10 Biggest Myths about group private practice.If Part 1 in Episode 57 stirred something for you, then get ready because these next five myths go even deeper. This episode is less about spreadshe...
