Podiatry Legends Podcast

Joe Keain is a co-owner of PodFit Podiatry in Adelaide, South Australia. In the episode, we discuss his transition from being an employee to becoming a business owner in partnership with his former employer.

PodFit Podiatry was not Joe's first employer. He initially worked for a podiatry business providing home care services. After 12-18 months, Joe was ready to leave the podiatry profession, but that all changed when he obtained employment with a business that challenged, inspired and excited him.

We also discuss:

• Losing MSK skills.
• Enjoyment being part of a team.
• How he asked to become a part-owner in the business.
• The 12-month transition to business ownership.
• The different mindset of an employee compared to an employer.
• Leading by example and not cutting corners.

Tip for Employees - Employers, notice if you're doing well and if you're not doing well. You've got to be supportive and add value to the team. Work hard and make sure you do the one-percenters.

Tip for Employers - Don't be afraid to put trust in others and let somebody else into your business.

If you're enjoying Podiatry Legends and would like to leave a rating and review, here is the link. https://bit.ly/ReviewPodiatryLegends.

Also, anyone that leaves a review will go into the weekly draw to win a 45-Minute one-on-one session with me to talk about your career, business or anything else. The topic is yours to choose.

Have you decided to grow your podiatry business in 2022? If you have, let's talk. You can call me directly on 0408671966 or send me an email at [email protected], and we can talk further.

I record and upload most of my podcast interviews and other educational videos to my Youtube channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach. Please SUBSCRIBE, and if you click on the bell icon, you'll be informed whenever a new video is uploaded.

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

Most people don't realise they are working against their brain function by doing the wrong tasks at the wrong time, resulting in decreased efficiency and effectiveness in their business and personal lives.

Wilson Lawrence is a Personal Development and Performance Coach who specialises in helping people find success without compromising their health and happiness.

Are You Busy?

Often, people will get home and say it's been such a busy day, but they never stop and ask how effective and efficient they have been.

Everyone is quick to tick items off their to-do list, but many only achieved 20% of what they wanted to accomplish.

Prefrontal Cortex

The prefrontal cortex has five primary functions:

1. Understanding
2. Recall
3. Inhibiting
4. Memory
5. Deciding

The more you use the prefrontal cortex, the faster it runs out of energy; therefore, you should be doing more mentally draining tasks at the beginning of the day and not wasting energy doing low energy tasks.

The Performance Pulse

The idea of the performance pulse is to have 90-minute sessions of pure concentrate work with no distractions.

You need to take a passive or active recovery break between each performance pulse. Going on Facebook is not a recovery break because it uses mental energy.

Different Tasks & Mental Energy Usage

Deep Thinking Tasks: These are high-energy tasks, such as planning, strategising, analysing, assessing, writing and working on spreadsheets. These tasks require your total concentration.

Meeting Tasks: Look at all the meetings. How many are there, how long do they go for, and when are they planned? Can you reduce the time and move them to later in the day, not in the mornings when you focus on your deep thinking tasks.

Routine Tasks: These are low-energy and do not require a lot of thinking energy, such as emails and returning phone calls.

Think About Your Patients

As the practitioner, are there certain types of patients or services you should see earlier in the day and others later in the day?

In regards to the patient, think about their mental energy as well. If it's towards the end of the day, has the patient got any mental energy left? Consider this when you're explaining a treatment plan.

The more treatment options you give a patient, the more mental energy required to DECIDE.

"A confused mind says no, and so does a tired mind".

Clustering of Performcnae Pulses

To begin, look at which 20% of your tasks will give you 80% of the results you desire?

Next, ask yourself the focusing question. What's the one thing I should be doing right now that will make everything else easier or unnecessary.

Deep Thinking Tasks are your first performance pulse and should be done in the morning, twice. (2 x 90-minutes), followed by active or passive recovery breaks, each 15-minutes.

After lunch, do your Meeting Tasks and plan your Routine Tasks towards the end of the day.

If checking emails are essential, you can schedule them before your recovery breaks at the end of each performance pulse.

And when it comes to emails, there should be no double-dipping. If you open it, you immediately take action, and you do not return to it a second time.

Holidays

When you take a holiday, do not neglect your travel companions or family; however, you can have a performance pulse when on holidays as long as you have scheduled it in and have planned it with your family.

Discovery Session with Wilson Lawrence

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If you're enjoying Podiatry Legends and would like to leave a rating and review, here is the link. https://bit.ly/ReviewPodiatryLegends.

Also, anyone that leaves a review will go into the weekly draw to win a 45-Minute one-on-one session with me to talk about your career, business or anything else. The topic is yours to choose.

Have you decided to grow your podiatry business in 2022? If you have, let's talk. You can call me directly on 0408671966 or send me an email at [email protected]; otherwise, you can also go to my online calendar and schedule a FREE 30-minute Zoom meeting with me.

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Competitive Advantage

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

Anthony Pong is the Executive Director of Caterpy, an elastics manufacturer in Japan. This particular episode was produced using the audio from Anthony's webinar of the same name, The History of Shoelaces and Benefits to Your Patients.

What we covered:

* The history of shoelaces and how they originated. * The pros and cons of traditional shoelaces. * Lacing Methods for standard shoelaces. * Shoelace inventions, their history, and pros and cons. * The Caterpy invention, its features and benefits for podiatrists and their patients.

If you have any questions you can contact Anthony by email at [email protected] or me at [email protected]

Have you made a decision to grow your podiatry business in 2022? If you have, let's talk. You can call me directly on 0408671966 or send me an email at [email protected]; otherwise, you can also go directly to my online calendar and schedule a FREE 30-minute Zoom meeting with me.

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Competitive Advantage

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

Dr Kent Hungerford is a Podiatric Surgeon from South Coast Foot Surgery in Shellharbour, New South Wales. In this episode, we are talking about Injection Therapies for pain management.

We also discussed the following:

• His nine-year journey from podiatry student to surgeon.
• Why he also planned to move back to his home town.
• The psychology of pain management.
• Why orthotics alone may not work without injection therapy.
• Evidence-based, clinical-informed practice.
• The importance of patient communication.
• Communicating the treatment plan, the journey, and realistic outcomes.

"We're educating, not marketing. We're here to educate the patient and give them all the information they require so they can make an informed choice on which way to go".

Have you decided to grow your podiatry business?

If you have, let's talk. You can call me on 0408671966 or email me at [email protected].

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Competitive Advantage

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

Luke and Lauren Bertram are the co-owners of Physiopod, Podiatry & Physiotherapy Geelong. Luke is a podiatrist, and his wife Lauren is a physiotherapist, and together they have created a professional working synergy based on open communication and ongoing education.

They both agree they have learnt a tremendous amount from each other, which has led to improved patient treatment outcomes.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Their working history: Luke spent several years in the UK while Lauren worked with the Australian Winter Olympic Team.
• Booking the patients in for the right practitioner.
• The Collective Body Consult, it's brilliant.
• Having a genuine interest in each other professions has made them better communicators with their patients because they ask better questions.
• Ankle ROM and Incontinence.
• The difference between Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary patient care. They are not the same.
• How they marketed their services together.
• Developing relationships and opening lines of communication will increase your referrals.

Final Tip

If you're working with a physiotherapist, make them aware of what you like to treat or have a particular interest in. You may find it's an area they don't want to treat, and they may be unaware you can help in this area.

If you have any questions or want to learn more about how I can help grow your business, please call me on 0408 671 966, send me an email at [email protected]; otherwise, you can go directly to my online calendar and schedule a face-to-face Zoom meeting with me.

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Competitive Advantage

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

Cecilia Brennan is the owner of New Step Podiatry in Canberra, the spirited national capital of Australia. After a decade in the profession, Cecilia decided to write a reflective article on her career to date.

I came across her article, 10 Things I Love about Podiatry, on Linkedin and thought I needed to share this information with the rest of the profession.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Betting on yourself.
• Learning which parts of podiatry you like.
• Having a business vision - To bring more joy to every step.
• Keeping yourself and your team on track with your business vision.
• Employing people in alignment with your business vision, mission and values.
• 10 Things I Love About Podiatry:
  1. The range of care.
  2. Range of clients.
  3. Strong connections with our patients.
  4. An evolving profession.
  5. Use emerging technologies.
  6. Instant results.
  7. Hands-on care.
  8. Our jobs are totally underrated.
  9. Choice of working in the private or public sector and beyond.
  10. No shift work or late nights.

Final Tip:

Work on your communication skills. You need to learn how to listen, when to be directive with your language and when to be collaborative.

You need to avoid wishy-washy language, you need to be clear, and you need to know you are the expert in that room, and you need to communicate that with your patients.

If you have any questions or want to learn more about how I can help grow your business, please call me on 0408 671 966, send me an email at [email protected]; otherwise, you can go directly to my online calendar and schedule a face-to-face Zoom meeting with me.

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Competitive Advantage

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

Jay Harris is the Inspired Man. He is a Life Strategist, Small Business Owner, Lifestyle Entrepreneur and Coach, and he's living the dream one and a half hours north of Sydney in Avoca Beach.

He surfs every day and loves hanging at the beach with his wife and two kids. He runs two businesses; an office fit-out and renovation company called The Space Invaders Fitout Co. and a coaching business called The Inspired Man.

Sit back, relax and enjoy this episode.

"You need to create a space that inspires you and make you want to be there".

You can email Jay directly at jay@jayharris or connect with him socially on Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin @jayharris247 or @thespaceinvaders.

If you have any questions or want to learn more about how I can help grow your business, please call me on 0408 671 966, send me an email at [email protected]; otherwise, you can go directly to my online calendar and schedule a face-to-face Zoom meeting with me.

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Competitive Advantage

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

Ciaran Canney is the director of the MSK podiatry clinic, Foot Medic, based in Glasgow, UK. He is the Co-Founder of the Foot Medic Group, a network of podiatry clinics across the UK and Ireland.

His business partner is Damian Murray, who was on this podcast on Episode 85: The Podiatrist in the Pinstriped Scrubs.

Today we discuss:

• Building a brand in healthcare and the team to help you do it.
• Growing your clinic through systems.
• Why it takes time to create the right team.
• Why you shouldn't copy what other podiatrists are doing because you could also be copying their mistakes.
• Firing someone never gets easier; you just get used to having to do it.
• Why you should always be one pound more than your competitors, not one pound less.
• The three parts to the Foot Medic Group
• • Partnership Program
  • Mergers
  • Acquisitions
• Avoiding negativity on social media.
• Having a positive support network.

Final Tip

Don't compete with the practice down the road; instead, compete with yourself, and then you've got to commit and show up every day to make it a reality.

You can connect with Ciaran at https://footmedicgroup.co.uk

If you have any questions or want to learn more about how I can help grow your business, please call me on 0408 671 966, send me an email at [email protected]; otherwise, you can go directly to my online calendar and schedule a face-to-face Zoom meeting with me.

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Competitive Advantage

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

Josh Taylor is a qualified accountant and farmer who has decided to pivot from his former careers and go back to university and study podiatry at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. 

Josh had just completed his second year, and he is the living embodiment of taking risks and putting in the hard yards to follow your passion. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Listening and learning from the Podiatry Legends Podcast before starting his podiatry studies. 
• Benefits of connecting with past podcast guests. 
• Why he hated accountancy.
• Working as an accountant and working part-time at Rebel Sports was the highlight of his week. 
• Why it is essential to be doing something that you are passionate about. 

If you want to succeed you need to be passionate about what you do. 

• Working on getting a balance between your personal life and your study life. 
• The benefits of working at Rebel Sports.

When you work, work like it's your own business. There are mnay benefits for being the hardest worker in the room. 

If you want to connect with Josh, you will find him on Facebook at Josh Taylor and on Instagram at josh_amos_taylor. 

If you have any questions or want to learn more about how I can help grow your business, please call me on 0408 671 966, send me an email at [email protected]; otherwise, you can go directly to my online calendar and schedule a face-to-face Zoom meeting with me. 

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Competitive Advantage

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

Hiren Patel is the owner of Flawless Feet Podiatry & Laser Clinic, London, UK. He currently has four locations, and his podiatry business has grown because he loves what he does; he has developed a great team culture and a happy work environment. Hiren has also never backed away from podiatry technology, especially if it will assist in patient care, treatment outcomes and team happiness.

As Hiren explains, you should not be concerned about what equipment is out there; first, work out what you like treating and then search for the right piece of technology to fulfil your needs.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Specialisation in the field of podiatry.
• The importance of having fun with your patients.
• Why attitude is more important than clinical skills.
• Small things that are conversation starters.
• Beans Mean Hiren.
• Building your reputation.
• Educating and communicating with your patients.
• The importance of patients understanding the treatment process.
• Using technology increases your fulfilment and enjoyment.
• Using technology helps with your mindset and makes your team happy.
• Technology makes your life and your patient's life easier.
• Technology sets your podiatry business apart from everyone else.
• Buying the type of equipment that is going to suit your patients.

Treat what you love treating and go out and find a piece of equipment that's going to suit you.

Final Tip

Don't just look at what people have got now; it's more important to find out how they got there. Learn that process first. Time and commitment will get you to where you want to be.

If you want to connect with Hiren, please send him an email to [email protected].

If you have any questions or want to learn more about how I can help grow your business, please call me on 0408 671 966, send me an email at [email protected]; otherwise, you can go directly to my online calendar and schedule a face-to-face Zoom meeting with me.

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I record and upload most of my podcast interviews and other educational videos to my Youtube channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach. Please SUBSCRIBE, and if you click on the bell icon, you'll be informed whenever a new video is uploaded.

Competitive Advantage

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.