OTs Gone Rogue

Meet Jaime Spencer, a school aged occupational therapist, advocate, author, AOTA approved educator, blogger, YouTuber, and founder of missjaimeot.com. 

Jaime has been a Long Island pediatric OT for twenty years. She currently works in a public school in Nassau County with students from Kindergarten to 12th grade. She also has ten years of experience working in a sensory gym part-time with preschool-age children. 

She co-authored The Handwriting Book, The Scissors Skills book and The Toilet Training Book and wrote her own book, FUNctional Visual Perception workbook for kids and Teaching Handwriting in Groups.

During today's episode, we talk about:

• The importance of time management and task delegation as it relates to getting into a state of flow
• Jaime's support team and the significance of building trust in a working relationship
• How the book, "E-Myth" helped Jaime become a better CEO
• Entrepreneurship as a continuous learning process
• The story behind how Jaime started writing blogs
• Jaime's ascension model and an overview of her free and paid resources
• The barriers Jaime ran into on her quest to become a school administrator
• How Jaime uses her voice and social media presence to educate the public and advocate for change in schools
• The revenue generating activities that Jaime does to support all her advocacy efforts
• The importance of work life balance for mental health, emotional health and your relationships 
• Jaime's 10 year goal and vision for the future

And more! 

LINKS:

You can connect with Jaime through her website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin and Pinterest.

To join her free webinars, check out her Facebook group: Miss Jaime, O.T.'s Free Webinars!

If you're interested in supporting her advocacy, you may join: USA School-Based OT's Looking for Change

If you enjoyed this episode, please help us reach more OTs by going to Apple Podcasts and leaving a review on the show. 

This is a special episode in that we’re doing another coaching call with a member of the OTGR Community. Today, I’m joined by my guest Jane Erbe, an OT with 30 years’ experience as a pediatric OT and six years’ experience in private practice as owner of S.M.A.R.T. Pediatrics in Connecticut, USA. 

During our coaching call, we’re doing a deeper dive into sales and marketing as it relates to a high ticket offer in the OT business coaching world. More specifically, you’ll hear us talking about the VIP day that Jane created where she spends a full day with other pediatric practice owners, helping them to create their own personalized marketing plan with a focus on preschool partnerships. 

Some of the things we talk about in this episode: 

• What helped Jane to finally decide to open up her own business, S.M.A.R.T Pediatrics after being an OT for over 30 years
• Jane's unique setup with another OT business owner where they share the same sensory space and the same contractors (a great example of an abundance mindset!)
• The VIP day that Jane has created for other OT pediatric practice owners
• What exactly IS a launch and why do we make it bigger in our heads?
• Jane's ideas for promoting her VIP Day through social media
• Knowing what to do before a launch by going through three phases of a "launch runway" 
• Ideas for introducing a discounted offer
• The benefit of having potential clients complete an intake form before jumping on a discovery call
• Concrete suggestions on how to improve Jane's sales page 
• Figuring out how to move forward after a client books your offer
• The importance of payment options and payment plans for clients 
• Why outsourcing isn't really the easy way out
• Setting up a policy on refunds

And more!

LINKS:

You can connect with Jane through her website, Instagram and Facebook

If you're interested in learning more about Jane's upcoming VIP Day:
https://www.subscribepage.com/vipday

If you found this episode beneficial, please take a moment to leave us a review at Apple Podcasts and let us know what you think! 

Yes, it’s true. The countdown is on.

After today, we have 9 episodes left before we wrap up season one! 

And in this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on why we’re going on a short hiatus and what our listeners can expect in the next few months.

Some of the things I talk about on today’s show: 

• The original [currently unpublished] kickoff episode for the show where I was joined by a standup comedian 
• Why we decided on 40 episodes for Season One
• Launching my podcast around a health scare
• Building the infrastructure of our podcasting community
• My travel plans now that the world is starting to open up again
• Practicing what I preach with cycles in my business and intentional rest
• How slowing down on production will help me to go deeper connection and community
• What to expect for the final nine episodes

Today's episode is pure awesomeness. I am joined by Trish Williams, who is my friend, one of my business buddies, my coaching colleague and a former VIP coaching client. She’s also the co-host of the OT entrepreneur summit and host of the OTs Get Paid podcast.

Trish has been an occupational therapist for over 20 years. Prior to starting in private practice, she worked in paediatrics and inpatient/outpatient neurology. She’s also a speaker and presenter in the area of OT and sensory processing. You'll hear more about her journey of stepping away from her pediatric practice and going all-in on her venture as a business coach for OTs who want to move from hustle to scale.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The unique challenges Trish faced when she transitioned from in-person therapy services to an online business model
• Ways of showing up during the pandemic and embracing the “inner CEO”
• What made her decide to close the doors to her pediatric clinic space 
• Overcoming the feeling of being a failure and seeing it more as a "shift"
• Dealing with leadership challenges and managing a team
• The changes in work habits and productivity levels when seasons change
• Trish's non-negotiables when it comes to working now that she's self-employed
• Her most creative time comes from not working at all
• Trish’s journey as a podcaster thus far, including the highs and lows
• How she’s using a VIP coaching offer in her ascension model

And more!

LINKS:

You can connect with Trish through her Facebook Group and on Instagram.

Listen to Trish's podcast: OTs Get Paid Podcast.

If this episode inspired you in some way or if you resonated with anything we said, we'd love to know! And we'd love to share it with our community! Simply take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag us @otsgonerogue.

We would also love your support in the form of a review, go to Apple Podcasts and let us know what you think! 

The focus of today’s episode is on ways of improving your performance in your business. 

And we’re going to do that by tapping into the power of CYCLES. More specifically, I’m going to be sharing about how I’m working to sync my business with a 28-day work cycle. 

During this episode, some of the things I talk about include: 

• Why cycles are an important piece of the puzzle when looking at performance
• The four distinct phases that women cycle through each month
• Being uncomfortable with tracking menstruation
• My experience with a wellness program for female CEOs that focuses on optimizing performance and brain health 
• The strengths and business opportunities that come with each phase of our cycle
• Concrete examples of things I'm doing in my business during each phase

And more!

If you would like to know more about tracking and working with your menstrual cycle as a woman in business, here are some great resources and links to check out:

Kate Northrup's Book "Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy for Ambitious Women"

OTGR Episode 004:

OTs Gone Menstrual with Janelle Gullan
This is a free Facebook group for occupational therapists who are using menstrual cycles in their personal and professional lives to create rhythm, meaning and connection to self.

And if you would like to join the conversation, tag us on IG @otsgonerogue.

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Quiara Smith, a pediatric OT with a private practice that focuses on pelvic floor dysfunctions and toileting challenges. Based out of both California and Hawaii, her pediatric experience encompasses infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents. With a holistic and integrative approach to care, Quiara guides children to achieving continence with confidence.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• How Quiara discovered this unique area of specialty
• Her main referral sources for her private practice
• The average client lifecycle for the children and families on her caseload
• Common comorbidities among kiddos struggling with pelvic floor dysfunction, including sensory processing
• The correlation between selective eaters and pelvic floor dysfunction
• A coaching model for working with parents
• Her journey as an online course creator where she’s supporting other OTs to become more competent in this role-emerging area of practice
• Quiara's five-year vision for her practice and her online course
• How Quiara incorporates humor, mindfulness and therapeutic connection in her sessions

And more!

LINKS:

You can connect with Quiara on Facebook and Instagram, or through her website: www.aloha integrative therapy.com.

Join Quiara's FREE Facebook Group for healthcare professionals who are looking to learn more about pediatric pelvic health.

Her online course will be opening again later this year, you may join the waitlist on this link. 

In today’s episode, we’re talking about COACHING. 

More specifically, I’m taking you through a five-step process for getting more 1:1 coaching clients. 

And no, this information doesn’t apply to only a certain type of coaching. If you’re working with individual clients in a coaching capacity, get ready to take some notes!

Some of the things we talk about in this episode: 

• Setting your monthly revenue goal
• Getting clear on how many coaching clients you want 
• Tracking your discovery call conversion rate
• Mapping out the life cycle for potential clients
• Choosing your client entry point
• Putting together your coaching offer

And more! 

If you resonated with my five steps for more 1:1 coaching clients, I would love to know! Tag me on Instagram @otsgonerogue. 

Based out of Arizona, USA, James has been supporting digital CEOs from around the world to build and scale their online businesses for the last 15 years. I first signed up to work with him in October 2018 and since then, he's played a pivotal role in how I'm growing and evolving as both a coach and an online business owner.

In today's episode, James and I connect over the biggest lessons that I've learned from him in the last 2 and a half years. We do a deeper dive into personal growth and entrepreneurship, talking about the following: 

• The power of our words and how they can improve or hinder your performance
• The concept of resistance versus acceptance 
• How the state regulation applies both to business and therapy
• "The doing is the destination" as one of the secrets to success
• Operating  from a place of gratitude and abundance 
• How most of us operate from a permission-based paradigm 
• Creating a playbook as a means to achieve a more powerful business model
• Why it's good to ask for help
• Applying the "Lego technique" to building your business
• Understanding that problems can be blessings in disguise
• Eradicating the "I don't have what it takes" mentality
• The importance of letting go of things that no longer serve us

And more!

LINKS:

You can also connect with James through Instagram or Youtube.

If this episode inspired you in some way or if you resonated with anything we said, we'd love to know! And we'd love to share it with our community! Simply take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag us @otsgonerogue.

Today’s episode almost didn’t happen… But I’m embracing the concept of imperfect action! 

We're going to talk about finding ways how we show up in our business and the different approaches we can use as a guide in growing our business.

In this episode, I talk about:

• The importance of showing up for your audience 
• How to lean into the idea that you don’t have to know everything and it’s ok to make mistakes
• The difference between a scientist mentality and an engineering perspective and how we can apply it to running a business

And more!

We would also love your support in the form of a review, go to Apple Podcasts and let us know what you think! 

Today’s special guest is Devon Breithart, a woman of many skills and talents… She first discovered her passion for working in the public school system, which eventually led her to create The Dynamic School OT – an online course and mentorship program for school-based therapists who want to become more effective, confident, and happy in their practice.

This is also such an inspiring episode as you'll hear us talk about thinking outside the box, trying different things and being open to possibilities.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• Devon's experience as a travel therapist in the U.S., including the perks and challenges of this type of work
• How Devon got her foot in the door as a social media manager for other OTs
• The different approaches OTs are taking to social media
• Learning how to outsource tasks and onboard new team members
• Devon's transition from 1:1 work to leveraged offers
• The creation of her signature program, The Dynamic School OT
• What Devon loves about working in the online space

And more!


LINKS:

You can connect with Devon on Facebook and Instagram, or through her website: www.devonbreithart.com.

Click here to check out her online program The Dynamic School OT

Travelling may be off the agenda for some of us right now but if you want to have some bits of inspiration from Devon's travels, visit her personal Instagram account @devonbreithart.

If this episode inspired you in some way or if you resonated with anything we said, we'd love to know! And we'd love to share it with our community! Simply take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag us @otsgonerogue.

We’d also love your support in the form of a review, go to Apple Podcasts and let us know what you think!