Allied Health Business Brilliance

Listen in as Cathy shares her personal experience at the James Clear LIVE event with Atomic Habits author, James Clear. You’ll hear as Cathy discusses her biggest learnings, including what she resonated most with during the event.

These learnings are wonderfully insightful for everyone looking to improve many aspects of their life, but especially Allied Health Business Owners who want to understand the best ways to create and maintain habits.

Here’s a glimpse into Cathy’s learnings from the event:

• How you should be rethinking your habits.
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• The four stages of habits and the laws within them.
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• The impact of the environment on your habits.
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• Why you need to find your tribe.
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• Curating your content diet.
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• How to change your habits.
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• The importance of habit tracking.
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• Reclaiming momentum and recognising outcomes.

Listen to the podcast for all of Cathy’s learnings on habits.

Resources Mentioned 

• Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear

Connect with Cathy Love

• Visit Cathy’s Website 
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• Follow Cathy on Instagram (@nacre_consulting) 
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• Connect with Cathy on Facebook 
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• Connect with Cathy on LinkedIn 

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 

• Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
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• Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
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• Let’s connect on Instagram 
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• Follow us on Facebook 
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• Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
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• Join our Facebook Group online community 

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Jenyns is back in your ears in this latest episode! It was wonderful having David back, where once again he shares the shiniest golden nuggets about systems that every Allied Health business owner should know.

You’ll hear David walk you through the seven steps of SYSTEMology, what makes it so unique, how to recruit in a systems culture, and his use of AI. One of the juiciest parts of the episode is when David debunks some of the most common myths about systems, helping every business owner shift their mindset and have a more positive outlook.

David also gives you a sneak peek at his upcoming book – you don’t want to miss this one!

Topics covered on busting myths about systems and why systems are worth your time and effort:

• Busting the myth that systems destroy creativity, busting the myth that people will never follow systems, and busting the myth that you need expensive and complicated software.
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• Understanding that there’s no other way to scale a business and remove key person dependency without systems, why you should never stop making progress and building out your systems, and putting yourself in a great position by removing risks.

Resources Mentioned 

• Book: SYSTEMology: Create time, Reduce Errors and Scale Your Profits with Proven Business Systems
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• Book: Authority Content: The Simple Systems for Building Your Brand, Sales & Credibility  

Related Episodes 

• Episode 232: [The Value of Systems] 

Connect with David  

• Visit David’s Websites (SystemHUB, SYSTEMology & Personal)
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• Follow David on Instagram (@davidjenyns) 
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• Connect with David on Facebook 
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• Connect with David on LinkedIn 
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• Follow David on Twitter/X (@davidjenyns)
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• Check out David’s YouTube 
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• Tune into David’s podcast, (Business Processes Simplified) 

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 

• Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
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• Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
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• Let’s connect on Instagram 
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• Follow us on Facebook 
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• Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
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• Join our Facebook Group online community

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever come out of a therapy session or meeting, only to check your phone and be met with 20 new emails? It’s a stressful feeling, but the good news is that there’s a solution, and it’s admin support. 

Revisit all-things admin in this rerun episode with the Founding Director of Pro-Assist Virtual Administration, Karina Follent. For Karina, Pro-Assist isn’t just about the admin – it’s about fostering meaningful flexibility for business owners. From the start, she’s always had a passion for helping Allied Health business owners regain time, so that they can focus more on their loved ones.

Topics covered in this rerun episode:

• The importance of spending precious time with family and friends.
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• Considering what you could be handing off to the admin pros.
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• Never being afraid to ask for help.
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• Various admin tasks Karina does for busy Allied Health business owners.
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• Benefits of practice management software.
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• Why you should have your systems set up first before hiring staff.
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• How to avoid burnout.
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• Karina’s NDIS opinions.
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• Why you should keep waitlists small and compact.

Connect with Karina Follent

• Visit Karina’s Website 
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• Connect with Karina on LinkedIn 
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• Follow Karina on Twitter/X (@proassistau)

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 

• Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
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• Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
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• Let’s connect on Instagram 
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• Follow us on Facebook 
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• Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
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• Join our Facebook Group online community 

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let’s rewind it back to another popular episode for this week’s Rerun – Shifting from Clinician to Business Owner: Recruitment, Core Values & More with Kelly Ketchell.

In this episode, you’re reminded to sit back and think about what has made the biggest change in your journey as an Allied Health Business Owner. And for Kelly Ketchell, Business Owner at Active Life Therapies, it was when she started working ON the business rather than IN it.

Topics covered on the “ON” “IN” concept, Kelly’s pearls of wisdom, and recruitment:

• Why working ON the business instead of IN it, is so important, what books she’s been reading to help with her journey, and why you need to know your numbers.
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• Kelly’s NDIS predictions, the software development of her father, and insights into what makes her team so brilliant.
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• Kelly’s commitment to recruiting based on her core values, and the importance of envisioning your future plans.

Connect with Kelly Ketchell

• Visit Kelly’s Website 
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• Follow Kelly on Instagram (@activelifetherapies_18) 
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• Connect with Kelly on Facebook 
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• Connect with Kelly on LinkedIn 

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 

• Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
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• Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
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• Let’s connect on Instagram 
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• Follow us on Facebook 
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• Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
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• Join our Facebook Group online community 

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Noura Tashakor tunes in this week to share her incredible story on how she went from Pharmacist to Allied Health Business Owner. Noura is the Founding Director of Tashacare Australia.

You’ll first hear Noura chat about her hands-on approach to being a leader, before sharing her journey towards finding herself and her sense of purpose. She also discusses the concept of modifying roles to meet constantly changing environments and needs, and where she sees Tashacare in the next couple of years.

You’ll then hear about her take on perseverance and having objectives, the unique solution her team used to navigate the pandemic, and a fascinating piece on justice and why it’s such an integral value in her business.

Topics covered on perseverance and objectives, being a successful director, and justice:

• Why you need to be humble and have values-based objectives in everything you do, and the importance of reflecting on your objectives in order to find your barriers and overcome them.
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• Noura’s tips on how to be a successful director, being open to new things, how to lead the way, and having open communication. 
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• Why justice is a value in her business, her personal experience with justice, and why you need to be aware of change and seek it.

Connect with Noura Tashakor

• Visit Noura’s Website 
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• Follow Noura on Instagram (@tashacareaustralia) 
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• Connect with Noura on Facebook 
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• Connect with Noura on LinkedIn (Personal & Tashacare)

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 

• Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
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• Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
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• Let’s connect on Instagram 
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• Follow us on Facebook 
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• Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
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• Join our Facebook Group online community 

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marie Vakakis joins the Private Practice Made Perfect podcast to share her journey of developing and diversifying her businesses. Marie is a Therapist, Clinical Supervisor, Relationship & Wellbeing Educator, and Mental Health First Aid Instructor. 

Listen as Marie and Cathy discuss the pandemic and its repercussions, how Marie finds motivation, and her future plans including where she sees her business ventures in the next five years. They then chat about podcasting and her insights about getting her own podcast up and running. You’ll also hear Marie discuss the importance of putting a personal touch on your business.

Topics covered on motivation, podcasting, and Marie’s training business:

• How she finds motivation day-to-day, her experience working with a business coach, and overcoming burnout.
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• Getting business smarts from working on her podcast, what she loves about podcasting, networking, and adapting the podcast to the general public.
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• Demystifying mental health and breaking the stigma, building systems, and working with the seasons.

Connect with Marie Vakakis

• Visit Marie’s Website (Personal & The Therapy Hub)
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• Follow Marie on Instagram (@marievakakis & @thetherapyhubcounselling) 
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• Connect with Marie on Facebook (Personal & The Therapy Hub)
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• Connect with Marie on LinkedIn (Personal & The Therapy Hub)
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• Tune into Marie’s Podcast (The Complex Life Podcast) 

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 

• Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
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• Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
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• Let’s connect on Instagram 
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• Follow us on Facebook 
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• Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
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• Join our Facebook Group online community 

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dive into the latest solo episode with Cathy Love as she shares some exciting news: you can join in on the latest program, the Clinical Leaders Collective!

After doing a whole lot of data research and getting industry intel on the role of clinical and team leaders, Nacre Consulting is bringing you the Clinical Leaders Collective Program where Allied Health Business Owners can learn how to upskill and boost confidence in their leaders.

Cathy discusses the difficulty of finding industry-specific training opportunities for Allied Health leaders, especially programs that don’t build on business mindset. That’s where this program comes in – it’s going to bring everyone together as a collective to accelerate skills and confidence with highly practical steps.

Here’s a glimpse into what you’ll discover during the Clinical Leaders Collective 90-Day Program:

• Upskilling personal resilience 
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• Understanding how leaders can manage self, lead their team, and drive the business.
• How to shift mindsets from overwhelmed to overjoyed.
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• How to prevent burnout.
• Productive people
• Supporting leaders to bring the spirit of productivity through to their teams.
• How to manage different personalities 
• Understanding and demystifying group dynamics.
• Preventing procrastination over having difficult (necessary) conversations
• Learn an actionable framework to help leaders have these conversations.
• Sustainable results
• How to step up and understand business management 101.
• & MUCH MORE!

Click here to find out all the details and sign up to secure your spot in the program.

Connect with Cathy Love

• Visit Cathy’s Website 
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• Follow Cathy on Instagram (@nacre_consulting) 
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• Connect with Cathy on Facebook 
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• Connect with Cathy on LinkedIn 

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 

• Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
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• Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
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• Let’s connect on Instagram 
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• Follow us on Facebook 
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• Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
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• Join our Facebook Group online community 

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ChatGPT is taking over the world! Or is it…? What a pleasure it is to have Donna McGeorge – Keynote Speaker, Facilitator, Trainer and Productivity Coach – back on the podcast so soon. In this episode, you’ll hear us discuss her latest book, The ChatGPT Revolution: How to Simplify Your Work and Life Admin with AI. 

Donna shares her journey writing the book, which demystifies how to use ChatGPT for personal and professional parts of your life. You’ll hear Donna give you a peek between the pages, share her secrets to prompting, and she also discusses AI in education and what the future will look like.

Topics covered on The ChatGPT Revolution:

• Delegating to ChatGPT and treating it like your assistant.
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• Defining AI terms and demystifying how AI platforms work like ChatGPT.
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• The history of ChatGPT and the pros and cons.
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• Donna’s Three P’s to write effective prompts.
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• How to create a financial plan with ChatGPT.

Resources Mentioned 

• Buy the books:
• The 25 Minute Meeting
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• The First 2 Hours
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• The 1 Day Refund
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• The ChatGPT Revolution
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• Sign up for ChatGPT:
• https://chat.openai.com/

Connect with Donna McGeorge

• Visit Donna’s Website 
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• Follow Donna on Instagram (@dmcgeorge) 
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• Connect with Donna on Facebook 
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• Follow Donna on Twitter (@DonnaMcGeorge)
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• Connect with Donna on LinkedIn 

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 

• Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
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• Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
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• Let’s connect on Instagram 
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• Follow us on Facebook 
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• Let’s connect on LinkedIn
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• Join our Facebook Group online community 

 More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grab a drink and get comfortable as you tune in to the latest solo episode with Cathy Love, where this time she shares an exciting new program called Thrive90: Business Growth Activator.

This 90-day program is designed for new business owners and startups to give industry insights and build confidence at the beginning stages of their wonderful business journey.

We’re bringing together a community of like-minded Allied Health business owners (which is when truly amazing things happen) to help you upskill yourself to a whole other level. Listen to the full episode for all the details on the program, and click here to find out more and to secure your spot.

Here’s a glimpse into what you’ll discover during the Thrive90: Business Growth Activator Program:

• Focus on being a director, rather than a clinician to avoid things getting dusty and confusing. 
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• Find those financial results to support your lifestyle and make loveable numbers.
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• Move past word-of-mouth marketing through challenging and broadening your marketing opportunities.
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• Navigate any feelings of overwhelm using practical skills and enhanced knowledge.
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• Change your approach to recruitment and retention by understanding what you haven’t done yet.
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• & MUCH MORE!

Connect with Cathy Love

• Visit Cathy’s Website 
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• Follow Cathy on Instagram (@nacre_consulting) 
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• Connect with Cathy on Facebook 
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• Connect with Cathy on LinkedIn 

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 

• Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
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• Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
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• Let’s connect on Instagram 
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• Follow us on Facebook 
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• Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
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• Join our Facebook Group online community 

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unsure how to optimise your website? Or simply looking for some expert insights on the ins-and-outs of marketing your clinic online? This episode with Michael Colman has everything you need. Michael is the Founding Director of Local Health Marketing, which specialises in growing Allied Health practices using proven digital marketing strategies.

You’ll hear Michael chat about what it’s like for Allied Health business owners to work with Local Health Marketing, including the starting point and the overall process that they can expect. Michael also shares his thoughts on what works and what doesn’t for Allied Health websites, including the importance of ease-of-use and how to build trust and credibility in just 30 seconds.

Topics covered on attracting your target audience, consistency, and SEO:

• Being clear on your homepage, understanding your target audience and who they are, and putting yourself in their shoes.
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• Hammering home your unique value proposition, considering how you want your business to represent you, and Michael’s tips on the best ways to approach blogs on your website.
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• Michael demystifies SEO and boils it down to simple terms, understand the importance of conversion, and hear Michael’s top conversion tips.

Resources Mentioned 

• Website Checklist – An SEO checklist to see if you have the fundamentals for your website.

Connect with Michael Colman

• Visit Michael’s Website 
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• Follow Michael on Instagram (@localhealthmktg) 
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• Connect with Michael on Facebook 
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• Connect with Michael on LinkedIn (Michael’s Personal & Local Health Marketing)
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• Follow Michael on Twitter (@LocalHealthMktg)

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 

• Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
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• Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
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• Let’s connect on Instagram 
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• Follow us on Facebook 
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• Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
• 
  
• Join our Facebook Group online community 

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.