As a business owner, one of the most fundamental aspects to have if you want to grow, improve, and be successful is a vision. Our guest, Travis Robbins, PT, learned the importance of creating a vision the hard way. He spent years going deeper and deeper into debt while building a multi-clinic PT company, never really looking for a way to get profitable. However, once he hit rock bottom, he decided he had to do something different. What did he do? You’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out (hint: reach out – step out – network)! Nonetheless, once Travis got in the right mindset and developed a vision for what he wanted to achieve with his company, he has since been profitable and has the stability and freedom he couldn’t envision before. The owner’s #1 job – create and hold the vision for the rest of the team to look to. Once you get their buy-in, you’ll have all hands on deck to see that your vision comes to fruition, but a clear and compelling vision has be there first because no one else is going to create it for you.

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Developing a winning team is crucial for an organization or company to reach its goals. Craig Phifer, PT, the CEO of Rehabilitation and Performance Institute of Evansville, IN has put systems, rubrics, and filters in place to REALLY hone in on the successful characteristics and traits of the top performers in his company. Plus, his company’s focus has been on providing his team the autonomy and support to pursue their individual dreams. Putting these two focuses together has allowed RPI to create a culture of aligned individuals looking to significantly affect their community – and they’ve done that! They’ve grown to five clinics in three years and will continue to grow, considering the incredible team members they are developing to take more responsibilities. Plenty of insight in this episode! Get your pen and paper handy.

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This week, Stephen Rapposelli, PT hijacks the show and turns the tables on the host! Stephen noted early on in his conversations with Nathan Shields that he hasn’t shared enough of his ownership journey with the audience, thus he pushed to take over the podcast and ask Nathan and Sean Miller exactly how they went from individual clinic owners to selling their clinics to Empower PT last year. Stephen asks some specific questions about the how’s, why’s, and what’s that. Hopefully, in this episode, Stephen fills in some gaps and give you a little insight into the PT clinic sale experience. Sean shared all of his wisdom as well to add some great insight into the cycle of PT clinic ownership.

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Burnout is an overwhelming form of exhaustion which can happen to anyone especially those in the workforce. Lucas Briggs, DPT has unfortunately, at a young professional age, already had to deal with the consequences of burnout. Stresses stemming from work, social environment, and home can all accumulate at any given time and show up in many different ways. As leaders, it is imperative that you take care of yourself because without your leadership and vision, the company will falter. As the saying goes, the pace of the leader is the pace of the pack. We talk with Lucas about how to identify when you’re feeling burnout or overwhelm so you can manage it appropriately and handle it before it gets the best of you and those around you. Not only that, but it behooves you as a leader to recognize when your team members are experiencing burnout as well. What are you doing in your company to minimize stress, recognize patterns of stress, and give you and your team members outlets for rejuvenation? You’d be surprised how spending a little effort in this area will improve retention and cultivate the culture that you are looking for. Employees in this generation need to know that you care and are willing to promote their balanced lifestyles.

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Paul Martin has been dealing with mergers and acquisitions in physical therapy since the turn of the century, so he knows the market. However, things are different now than they were even five to eight years ago. Today, Paul shares what you need to know if you’re looking to sell in this environment, and what you should know about the current industry even if you’re not thinking of selling. As an independent owner, you should recognize what’s going on in your local PT space – who is getting acquired, what acquiring companies are looking for, and where they might be going next. These are things that will keep you abreast of the industry and where you fit so you can make sound decisions. Even if you’re not looking to sell, consider some of the things discussed here so you are maximizing the value of your practice and be ready to sell at any given time. You’re going to exit someday, so be prepared.

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An organization needs to adhere to its values in order for growth to thrive. Stephen Rapposelli’s turning point in his clinic came when decided to implement some structure and identify what his company stood for and how they got things done. As you’ll hear in his story, once he and his team decided to clarify their core values and begin working, hiring, firing, evaluating, and championing their values, the productivity, culture, and profits significantly increased. It’s never too soon to introduce, implement, and live by the values you crystallize with your team. What this does for you is it gives you and your team an automatic decision matrix by which they can make their own judgment calls without you and be right 90% of the time. In this episode, Stephen details exactly how to decide on your company values, how to utilize them going forward, and how to hold your company accountable to them. Discover these great, fundamental wisdom for business owners to obtain your goals in business.

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How do you work 60 hours a week and still grow your practice? This is an issue at the heart of PTO Club’s target audience, and Dr. Jamey Schrier, PT joins us to talk about it. Jamey is the Founder and CEO of The Practice Freedom Method, a business training for physical therapists who want financial prosperity and a better quality of life. Running a practice involves a ton of responsibilities and demands on you, so how could you possibly achieve your dreams? Join Nathan Shields and Jamey as they identify the steps to achieving your goals and dreams. Listen to the end to get a discount to attend Jamey’s first conference later this year. Put the discount code “ptoclub” when registering for Jamey’s conference to get an additional $100 off of your registration fees. It’ll be worth it!

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Networking, when leveraged correctly, can be a huge boost to your personal and professional life. Jarom Schmidt is not only an example of that, he wrote a book about it called Networking: From College to Career. He is a natural networker and his professional life has shown the benefits of it. Today, he shares with us not only why we should intentionally network, but also how to do it and do it well. Remember, “It’s who you know, not what you know.” In this episode, learn how you can step out, reach out, and network.

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There are opportunities out there that we can and should take advantage of to improve our practice. Looking for these opportunities from a unique perspective, Heidi Jannenga, PT, DPT, ATC is back to discuss the results of WebPT’s “The State of Rehab Therapy – 2019” and takes on the challenge to address the obstacles and detriments to the profession. As Heidi breaks these down, arm yourself with the data to work from and grow your clinic’s value. In this episode, look into solutions you can possibly do with student loan debt, stagnant salary and insurance issues, and regulations and documentations.

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As important as it is to have a good relationship with your patients, it is also very necessary to put attention to elevating relationships with physicians. Clinic Director at Therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy, Matt Booth, PT, DPT has created an ideal model for collaboration with local physicians by establishing a peer-to-peer relationship through the FDM (Fascial Distortion Model) techniques. Also the Cofounder of the Fascial Distortion Model Academy, Matt teaches this technique to physicians across the world and locally. Since then, the FDM approach has changed his marketing strategy from a “here’s what we provide mentality” to a “how can I help you and your patients” mentality. In this episode, discover what FDM is, why this model can enhance your relationship with local physicians, and how it has become a very successful marketing strategy.

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