Podiatry Legends Podcast

Since 2016, Jonathan Small has been running a very successful Work Smarter, Not Harder two-day podiatry business workshop in the UK and on this episode, we discuss his course in a little more detail and why we will be bringing it to Brisbane, Australia, on the 21st and 22nd of July 2023.

This is the first time the Work Smarter, Not Harder workshop has left the shores of the UK, so it's an event not to be missed. For further details, please visit https://www.tysonfranklin.com/events/WSNH2023.

DAY ONE Covers 4 Key Principles:

1. Increasing Your Income: The business needs to make profits so that you can invest back into your practice, your patients, your team, yourself, and your growth as a podiatrist.
2. Improving Your Efficiency: Learning how to do more in less time will give you your life back. It's not about spending more time at work.
3. Reducing Your Costs: What you make doesn't matter; what's more important is what you keep.
4. Planning for Your Future: It's essential to enjoy your whole life, not just your working life.

Applying these four fundamental principles will make you a happier podiatrist.

DAY TWO digs deeper into the psychological principles for business success.

• Having a positive mindset
• Learning how to overcome your fears.
• Understanding your beliefs around money.
• Engaging your brain for success.
• The importance of marginal gains in various areas of your business.

"Never think that all patients are the same; you want to attract those patients to your practice that make you happy, and you make them happy. Then your life will be happy".

If you have any questions about this episode, please email me at [email protected]

Podiatry Business Coaching

If you're looking for a podiatry business coach that will help you get sh#t done and turn your podiatry business into a profitable business enterprise, stop looking and let's talk. To kick things off, all you need to do is email me at [email protected] and tell me a little about yourself and your business.

Subscribe to my YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/tysonfranklin.

Consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/podiatrybusinessownersclub.

New Website Coming Soon - https://www.podiatrylegends.com

As I mentioned in PART 1, my wife and I worked successfully together for well over twenty years, and it was one of the best business decisions we ever made, so I wanted to produce these two episodes because I knew our story was not unusual.

There had to be others with the same success stories.

In PART 2, I am joined by Mark and Ariella Caldwell from Feetology Podiatry Clinic in Victoria Point, Brisbane, Tina and Patrick Rainville from Rainville Health, Ontario, Peter and Kathryn Ferguson in Nova Scotia, and David and Jodie Simard from Simard Foot & Ankle Clinic in Ontario, Canada.

Together Tina, Patrick, Peter, Kathryn, David and Jodie also run a practice management group called the Foot Health Network for Canadian Podiatrists.

These are four basic questions I asked each couple:

1. How did working together come about?
2. What have been the positives?
3. What have been the negatives, if any?
4. What advice would you give other couples if they were considering working together?

Some Big Takeaways

• In a small business, especially a family business, it can be difficult when you need to give advice or deliver bad news when it's time to let people go because of the emotional connections between both of you.
• Having a business mentor, a third person, will not only improve your business but will also reduce arguments and help you reach your goals faster.
• It's important to always main a good sense of humour.

"If it hurts your guts and scares you, you're being innovative. If you're comfortable doing it, and there's no pain, you're not pushing yourself". - Patrick Rainville.

If you have any questions about this episode or you have ideas for future episodes, please email me at [email protected]

Upcoming Events

If you want to know about my upcoming events, please visit the EVENTS page on my website.

Podiatry Business Coaching

I you're looking for a Podiatry Business Coach that gets sh#t done and has a proven track record of helping podiatrists achieve outstanding business results, visit my website www.tysonfranklin.com or send me an email at [email protected]. I'm here to help if you need me.

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If your podiatry business is currently up against a husband and wife team, this episode will help you understand why they may be kicking your arse.

Suppose you've considered working with your partner but have been put off because of all the negativity surrounding husbands and wives successfully working together. In that case, this episode will help you see all the positives and why there's magic in working together.

My wife and I worked successfully together for well over twenty years, and it was the best business decision we ever made, which is why I wanted to produce this episode because I knew our story was not unusual. There had to be others with the same success stories.

In part one, I am joined by Trevor and Karie Haynes from Elite Foot & Ankle Associates in Oregon, USA, Emily Smith and Trent Salkavich from Sports And Structural Podiatry, Sydney, Australia, and Dean and Jenny Walsh from Walsh Podiatry in Bermingham, UK.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The transition of working together.
• There are often difficulties in the first few years.
• The importance of clearly defining your managerial and clinical roles.
• Working together when big business decisions need to be made.
• Managing others and the importance of values when you bring new people into your team.
• The new skills you learn working together.
• How working together adds an extra dimension to your relationship.

Takeaway Tips

1. Travelling to work in separate cars and having separate interests outside of podiatry gives you a little breathing space.
2. There's no better feeling than having someone in your business that you trust 100%.
3. The positives of working together far outway any of the negatives.

If you have any questions about this episode or you have ideas for future episodes, please email me at [email protected]

Upcoming Events

If you want to know about my upcoming events, please visit the EVENTS page on my website.

Podiatry Business Coaching

I you're looking for a Podiatry Business Coach that gets sh#t done and has a proven track record of helping podiatrists achieve outstanding business results, visit my website www.tysonfranklin.com or send me an email at [email protected]. I'm here to help if you need me.

Subscribe to My YouTube Channel

Are you SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel - Tyson E Franklin? This is where I upload all the uncut videos from my podcasts and other inspirational and informative business tips.

NEW WEBSITE COMING SOON - www.podiatrylegends.com

Episode Sponsor - www.podiatryclinicwebsites.com

Dr Ben Pearl is a Sports Podiatrist from Arlington Foot & Ankle in Virginia, USA. He thinks all podiatrists need to have an ongoing thirst for knowledge, be willing to share and collaborate with others and go that extra mile when it comes to treating and finding solutions for their patients.

Dr Pearl is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and the team podiatrist for the District Track Club, an elite Olympic development track team in Washington, DC.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

• Being a podiatrist is sometimes like being Sherlock Holmes.
• How podiatry makes a difference to athletic injuries.
• Working with sporting teams and explaining where a podiatrist fits in.
• Collaborating with others and the benefits of sharing thoughts.
• His yearly Biomechanics Summitttt.
• Developing mutual respect from referrers.
• Retail foot orthotic stores.
• Why you need to connect with your community.

If you have any questions about this podcast episode, please email me at [email protected]

Upcoming Events

If you want to know more about the workshops I have lined up this year, please look at my EVENTS. There's always something exciting lined up.

Podiatry Business Coaching

If you're looking for a podiatry business coach that will help you get sh#t done and turn your podiatry business into a profitable business enterprise, stop looking and let's talk. To kick things off, all you need to do is email me at [email protected] and tell me a little about yourself and your business.

CURRENT WEBSITE www.tysonfranklin.com

NEW WEBSITE COMING SOON www.podiatrylegends.com

Tyson E Franklin and Carly O'Donoghue give this book a big thumbs up, but they agree it is not for the faint-hearted or someone wanting a feel-good read. Your brain has to do some heavy lifting.

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Annie Duke was a world-class professional poker player, and in this book, she explains that your thinking and decision-making process is far more critical than the outcome of the decision. A wrong decision resulting in a good outcome does not make the original decision any better, and vice versa; a good decision resulting in a less than favourable outcome does not mean your initial decision was terrible, especially if the decision was made using all the available information at the time.

Want Help Growing Your Podiatry Business?

Building a successful podiatry business isn’t just about attracting more patients. It’s about creating the systems, leadership, culture, and team that allow your business to thrive long term.

If you’d like help growing your clinic, improving profitability, strengthening your team, or creating a business that gives you more freedom, please contact me and learn more about my one-on-one coaching programs designed specifically for podiatrists.

Please visit, www.tysonfranklin.com or email me at [email protected] 

Or, if you just want to make more money in podiatry, we can talk about that as well. 

There's nothing routine about routine foot care when you look at it from the patient's viewpoint.

Priten Chohan-Solanki is from Cardiff, in the UK and qualified as a podiatrist in 2001. The majority of his career has been in education. He has been a clinical tutor at Cardiff Metropolitan University, a Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and now holds a post as a Lecturer in Adult Nursing, which is extremely rare for a podiatrist.

If you have any questions about this episode, please email me at [email protected].

Business Coaching

Are you looking for a Podiatry Business Coach who thinks differently and has a proven track record of helping podiatrists excel in business? If you are, please email me to see if we're a good fit.

Podiatry Business Owners Club

Consider joining my Facebook group, the Podiatry Business Owners Club, to connect with like-minded podiatrists who enjoy business.

YouTube

Are you SUBSCRIBED to my YouTube Channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach? YouTube is where I upload all the uncut videos from my podcasts and other short business tips.

Hayley Uden is a podiatrist from Adelaide, South Australia, who has basically worked on every side of the profession. Because of this, she brings to this episode a wealth of experience that I'm sure every podiatrist will relate to on some level. This is a must-listen-to episode that you should listen to at least twice to appreciate how good it is.

Upon graduation, she worked in private practice, where she experienced good and bad employers. After her bad experience, she moved into community health, which she loved.

It was never part of her plan, but unexpectedly, she became an academic at the University of South Australia. After eleven years in academia, she opened a private practice – The Podiatry Place at Henley and then five years later took up a paid position with the Australian Podiatry Association (APodA).

She is also a Credentialed Paediatric Podiatrist.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

• Career options.
• The quality of workplace environments.
• Why she almost left the profession but is now glad she stayed.
• Research and scientific conferences.
• The future potential of universities and private practice working closer together.
• Getting bored and finding what makes you happy.
• Leaving academia and deciding to open a private practice.
• The pressures of private practice and burnout.
• Suffering from burnout from not keeping good boundaries with her patients.
• Looking after our profession and ourselves.
• Being a business owner benefits her role in the APodA - She now has more empathy for business owners.
• The benefits of mentorship.

Final Tips

1. I encourage new graduates to take a few different part-time podiatry jobs. It's okay to be exposed to some variety. Don't be afraid of trying a few different areas that you thought may not be of interest to you.
2. If you're having a bad experience with your employer, get help. Talk with someone that can give you good advice. Leaving podiatry and changing careers is not the answer.

If you have any questions about this episode, please email me at [email protected].

Upcoming Events

If you want to know more about the speaking events and workshops I have lined up this year, please check the EVENTS tab above.

July 21-22, 2023 BRISBANE: Work Smarter, Not Harder

https://www.tysonfranklin.com/events/WSNH2023

Business Coaching

Are you looking for a Podiatry Business Coach who thinks differently and has a proven track record of helping podiatrists excel in business? If you are, please email me to see if we're a good fit.

Podiatry Business Owners Club

Consider joining my Facebook group, the Podiatry Business Owners Club, to connect with like-minded podiatrists who enjoy business.

YouTube

Are you SUBSCRIBED to my YouTube Channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach? YouTube is where I upload all the uncut videos from my podcasts and other short business tips.

Dr Amanda Westfall, the owner of Central Oregon Foot & Ankle, studied Exercise Science before choosing podiatry as her long-term career. She was a D1 rower at college and is now a competitive powerlifter.

I recommend checking out her Instagram profile @drstrongmom.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

• How she has used her exercise science background to help her patients keep active.
• Becoming Dr Strong Mom after taking up powerlifting in 2017.
• Keeping patients motivated to follow instructions.
• The keys to communication
  • Knowing what motivated your patients.
  • Understanding their learning styles.
• Keeping older patients active.

Final Tip

It's important to figure out what makes you happy in podiatry and focus your practice (and career) on that.

If you have any questions about this episode, please email me at [email protected].

Upcoming Events

If you want to know more about the speaking events and workshops I have lined up this year, please check the EVENTS tab above.

July 21-22, 2023 BRISBANE: Work Smarter, Not Harder

https://www.tysonfranklin.com/events/WSNH2023

Business Coaching

Are you looking for a Podiatry Business Coach who thinks differently and has a proven track record of helping podiatrists excel in business? If you are, please email me to see if we're a good fit.

Podiatry Business Owners Club

Consider joining my Facebook group, the Podiatry Business Owners Club, to connect with like-minded podiatrists who enjoy business.

YouTube

Are you SUBSCRIBED to my YouTube Channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach? YouTube is where I upload all the uncut videos from my podcasts and other short business tips.

Jill Woods and Jonathan Small, both previous podcast guests and UK podiatrists, have gathered their collective minds over the past six years to write the book ELEVATE - Mindset, Marketing and Happiness Strategies for Allied Health Professionals.

I was fortunate to be given an advance copy of their book and can approve it as a must-have book on your bookshelf.

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Upcoming Events

July 21-22, 2023 BRISBANE: Work Smarter, Not Harder with Jonathan Small https://www.tysonfranklin.com/events/WSNH2023

Podiatry Business Coaching

Are you looking for a Podiatry Business Coach who thinks differently and has a proven track record of helping podiatrists excel in business? If you are, please email me and let's chat to see if we're a good fit. You've got nothing to lose. Also, I only work with podiatrists.

YouTube

Are you SUBSCRIBED to my YouTube Channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach? YouTube is where I upload all the uncut videos from my podcasts and other short business tips.

Podiatry Business Owners Club

Please visit my group, the Podiatry Business Owners Club, on Facebook to connect with like-minded podiatrists who enjoy business.

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This book is a tennis story, a family story, a teamwork story and a story of a dream fulfilled.

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Podiatry Legends Website
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Do you want to make more money in podiatry?
If you want to make more money from your podiatry business and have more time off with your family, please visit my website at tysonfranklin.com to learn how I can help you make this a reality.

Otherwise, feel free to email me any questions you may have at  [email protected].

Podiatry Business Owners Club
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If you'd like to watch the videos of each podcast, or additional business videos I produce, visit my channel, Tyson E Franklin.