Profiles in Leadership

Terry Brown past President of the Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association and small business owner of physical therapy practices in Kentucky.

An athlete, attorney, Judge, CEO and present family man uses all this experience to run a successful company with happy and engaged employees. When you care about people and they know it, amazing things can happen.

David Qualls was born to serve. Hear how he found his calling and a way to serve people through physical therapy. He also talks about what he learned when his business failed.

Interview with the President and GM of the Seattle Storm, Alisha Valavanis. Her insights for teamwork are right on for both business and sport.

Dan Rootenberg, PT, DPT, CSCS, CEO of SPEAR Physical Therapy in New York City. He is the 2016 winner of the Jane L Snider Practice of the Year award and works with Major League Baseball as a physical therapist and conditioning coach for the World Baseball Classics. He has played pro baseball on three continents and is passionate about developing the next generation of leaders in the PT profession.

Today’s discussion includes:

His journey to becoming a professional baseball player.

Michelle Collie is a private practice physical therapist who bought a clinic with 16 employees and has grown the practice to multiple sites and 160 employees. She is a great leader and empowers her staff to lead from all levels. She is a great model for a successful healthcare business.

Interview with Michael Brochu, CEO of multiple companies over his career where he took them from good to great!

An interview with Rex Chapman former NBA player. He discusses his struggles on and off the court with injuries, opioid addiction and how serious the situation is with drug overdoses and addiction across our nation.

In today’s Profiles in Leadership podcast, Steve Anderson, PT, DPT, chats with Jim Glinn, PT, DPT, OCS. He is the founder of the Movement for Life clinics, and contributes to the operation of the largest employee-owned fitness, wellness and outpatient rehabilitation team in the United States. He serves on the APTA advisory board on reimbursement and is the liaison to the payment policy committee of PPS. Jim was a founding member and current vice-chair of the Physical Therapy Business Alliance. In today’s show, Jim and Steve talk about: How Jim’s childhood set him up to become an entrepreneur. Jim’s journey from buying a small clinic to setting up a large ESOP. How Jim incentivizes his employees to work hard. Collaboration and cooperation among PTs is key to the future. The importance of Ability, Access and Atmosphere. What Jim does to find and nurture future leaders. The difference it makes to think about your co-workers like you...