Podiatry Legends Podcast

Before inventing the Richie Brace, Dr Doug Richie was content growing and developing his sports podiatry practice; however, that all changed when podiatrists started using it to treat Post Tib Dysfunction.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What happened AFTER the Richie Brace was invented.
• The changes it made to his career.
• How he pivoted and embraced this change to create a booming podiatry business that was no longer sports-focused.
• The positives of changing your patient demographics.
• Reinventing yourself, which many podiatrists do about 15 years into their careers.
• Leaving your EGO at the door.

How did the Richie Brace become so popular?

It was all by accident; there was no self-promotion. Dr Doug Richie was unexpectedly invited to speak at many conferences and, along the way, developed a series of educational lectures and workshops on the correct use and application of the Richie Brace and Post Tib Dysfunction treatment.

Make sure you listen to Episode 216 - Before the Richie Brace.

If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected] and if you're looking for a Podiatry Business Coach that thinks differently, visit my website, tysonfranklin.com

Emily Ball is the Founder of Active Step Foot & Ankle Clinic Ltd, Hampshire UK, which she started in 2013. Over eight years, she developed a great, profitable business; however, it took an immediate downturn following the shock diagnosis of leukaemia in her 3-year-old in November 2021.

Because Emily was forced to step away entirely from her practice, her business experienced the devastating impact of the absence of leadership on her business.

Emily was quick to learn that there is a big difference between business coaching and business leadership.

It's important for your team to come to you with plans and solutions, instead of only coming to you with problems. That's when you know you've developed true leaders.

If you have any questions about this episode, please email me at [email protected] or you can contact Emily Ball at [email protected]

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Did you know podiatrists under investigation perform at 45-55% of their capacity? And are you aware that your consent form does not immediately protect you? In part two, Dr Cam Wareham digs deeper into the medico-legal aspects of practice, how it can affect you professionally and steps you should take to avoid being sued.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Are universities to blame?
• The problem with sticking with treatment modalities that don't work.
• Delayed Suffering.
• What do you do if there is a payout and you've been found responsible?
• The emotional rollercoaster.
• How to psychologically survive.
• Note taking the right way, so the patient fully understands what treatment you are undertaking and the full extent of complications.
• Why a consent form is not good enough?
• The dispute resolution process.
• Vicarious Liability and why employers need to have standard operating procedures.

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Regardless of how competent you are, there is still a real possibility that one day a patient could blame you for their pain and suffering and want to take legal action against you.

Dr Cam Wareham is known to many in Australia and the UK as a Consultant Podiatric Surgeon and Professor in Healthcare for the University of Sunderland. He previously was Head of School at the University of Western Australia.

In addition to this, he has a Master of Law in Dispute Resolution and in this episode, we're going to dig into his knowledge in the area of medical-legal aspects of podiatry and what he does as a medical expert in legal cases.

Topics of Discussion:

• What is negligence and what is not?
• Balance of probabilities.
• Duty and standard of care.
• Some patients are more high-risk than others.
• The power of communication.
• Dispute Resolution and Arbitration.
• Top Three Reasons Patients Sue:
  • They don't want what happened to them to happen to anyone else.
  • They want an apology and want to understand why it went wrong.
  • Compensation.

Dr Cam Wareham also explains two real-life examples. One is a patient with an ingrown toenail, and the other is a patient with heel pain.

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In 1973, Dr Timothy Shea came across foot manipulation for the first time. Since then, this therapy has become part of his day-to-day practice at California Integrated Foot Care in Concord, California.

From inception, Dr shea continued to develop his skill in this therapy and now lectures and runs workshops on foot manipulation therapy.

Dr Shea was also on Episode 202 - A Podiatry History Lesson

Today we talk about:

• His introduction to foot manipulation.
• How he has applied this therapy to his podiatry patients.
• Foot Dysfunction
• Joint Play
• The difference between joint play and joint range of motion.
• The benefits from practising this therapy every day?
• Restoring foot function.

If you would like to connect with Dr Shea, you can via his business website at California Integrated Foot Care.

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

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Would you like to slow the aging process and learn more about age reversal? Kym Connolly is a registered dietician, certified epigenetic health coach and expert in menopause and longevity in women. Her business, Coabella, helps women (and men) get through the hurdles of the 40s and 50s and teaching us how to turn back our biological clocks and slow the aging.

"If you want to be a kick-arse 85-year-old, you cannot afford to be an average 50-year-old."

In this episode, we discuss:

• Hormonal Shift
• Biological versus Chronological Aging
• Improving focus, energy and productivity
• The compounding effect of not doing the right thing for your body.
• Genetic versus Environment in aging (20:80)
• Your gene code is your blueprint on how you can be built, but how you actually get built is determined by your environment, and what drives that building process is the information that comes in the form of food.
• The benefits of protein as we age.
• Intermittent Fasting
• Age Reversal

If you would like to connect with Kym, you can via email at [email protected], and if you would like to obtain a copy of Kym's report, The One Thing You Need to Do to Slow the Aging Process, please follow this link www.coabella.com/whatagesus

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Would you consider moving overseas to practise podiatry?

In this episode, Travis McKenna and Daniel Bagnall, both Auckland University of Technology graduates, explain why they decided to leave the land of the long white cloud, New Zealand, and move to Australia.

Travis lives in Brisbane with his wife Chloe-May McKenna, also a podiatrist; they run an Instagram page called Two Barefoot Podiatrists, and Daniel is the owner of Foot Science Podiatry in Helensvale on the Gold Coast.

If you have questions, please email me at [email protected] or reach out to Travis and Daniel via their Instagram page and website.

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When you hear the name Dr Doug Richie, you may immediately think of the Richie Brace, but have you ever stopped to consider his podiatric career before the Richie Brace and why he chose podiatry in the first place?

In this episode, Dr Doug Richie shares his career milestones and successes and his perspective and observations of the evolution of podiatry over the past 40 years.

We also deep dive into:

• His interest in sports medicine and biomechanics.
• Coping with other aspects of podiatry, such as routine foot care.
• Being inspired by other colleagues, such as Richard Blake.
• Having an entrepreneurial spirit at college and wanting to change people's lives.
• Not every entrepreneurial idea was a success; there were some failures before and after the Richie Brace.
• FAST BRACE – Foot & Ankle System Technology was the original name of the Richie Brace.
• His Book: Pathomechanics of Common Foot Disorders, available from https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-54201-6
• Developing business partnerships can speed up your success.
• The value of intellectual property.
• Timing is really important when you have an idea.

You Need Funding & Partnerships

You can have the best invention in the world, but if you don't have the capital behind you to market it, it's going to fail because it's all about marketing.

If you can, seek a partner with like-minded goals and a long-term strategy where you can work together.

If you have any questions for Dr Doug Richie, you can email him at [email protected] or connect with him on LinkedIn.

Related podcasts:

Ep 134 – The Story Behind the Inverted Orthotic Technique with Dr Richard Blake

Ep 202 – A Podiatry History Lesson with Dr Timothy Shea

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Turn Heads; Not Ankles is the mantra behind Emily Braidwood, an off-the-shelf orthotic line designed to allow women to wear the shoes they want to wear so they can walk all day, dance all night and exercise for life.

The Emily Braidwood brand was created and developed over several years by entrepreneurial sports podiatrist Emily Smith.

They are not a replacement for custom-made orthotics but more of a precursor. Emily was also on Episode 212: Be Willing to Experiment.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The historical development of the original idea.
• Why it's not a replacement for custom-made orthotics.
• The process of the concept to prototype, and then getting it on the market.
• Filling a gap in the market.

Suppose you have an idea and you feel you can solve an ongoing problem. In that case, you should consider developing it further yourself, with a group of podiatrists or partnering up with someone who has done something similar.

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Podiatry Business Coaching

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What should you look for when purchasing an existing podiatry business?

My guest, Dr Patrick McEneaney, is the owner of Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists, and over 2.5 years, he has grown his podiatry empire from three (3) clinics to fifteen (15) clinics. In this episode, he shares lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid.

Patrick was also my guest on Ep 048: Rapid Business Expansion (Nov. 2019), Ep 074: 8 Business Tips During COVID-19 (April 2020) and Ep 108: You Cannot Manage Ten Clinics Yourself.

We covered the following topics:

• Create a business model for podiatrists that want to sell and for others that want to sell and stay on.
• The benefits of a gradual transition of new ownership.
• Developing a purchasing checklist, which grows with each purchase.
  • Overheads and expenses.
  • Looking at existing competitors.
  • The size of the town and the number of existing podiatrists.
  • Demographics of the neighbourhood.
  • What services do you have that can easily be introduced will quickly add to the revenue and profits.
  • Opportunities: By adding the products and services, you can potentially add a 50% increase in revenue almost overnight.
• Before your first purchase, you need to learn the business numbers, what they mean and how they can work best for you.
• What is EBITA? Refers to a company's earnings before interest, tax, and amortisation expenses are deducted. It is used to measure the profitability and efficiency of a business.
• The benefits of investing in what you know and what you can control. This is why Patrick doesn't invest in restaurants.
• Developing processes to attract good podiatrists and other team members.

"You can teach anybody to do anything but they must have the right attitude. You can't teach hard work and drive."

• His best marketing tips.
• Why developing relationships is better than Google Ads.

If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected], or you can reach out to Dr Patrick McEneaney at [email protected]

Business Coaching

Have you decided to grow your podiatry business? If you have, let's talk. You can email me at [email protected]; otherwise, look at my Mentoring page or go to my online calendar and schedule a FREE 30-minute Zoom meeting with me.

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