Hey Group Practice listeners! In this episode, I'm talking all about your group practices' Queen Bee Role.

Things I discuss in this episode:

1. What is the Queen Bee Role?
2. Who actually takes on the Queen Bee Role?
3. How can you find your practices' Queen Bee Role?
4. How can everyone in your practice protect & serve the Queen Bee Role?

Hey Group Practice listeners! In this episode, I'm talking all about bringing on provisionally licensed therapists & interns to your group practice.

Things I discuss in this episode:

1. The difference between interns & provisionally licensed therapists here in Illinois
2. How you need to look at the structure & system that you would set up if you bring one on
3. Considerations to hiring either a provisionally licensed therapist or an intern

Hey Group Practice listeners! In this episode, I'm back with Mike Michalowicz, who you may know as the author of the book Profit First. This time we're talking about his new book, Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself.

Things we discuss in this episode:

1. Mike's new book Clockwork
2. How to design a business to get to the goals you want without doing more work
3. The Queen Bee Role: what it is and how it operates within different businesses
4. The 4D's: doing, deciding, designing, & delegating

Hey Group Practice listeners! In this episode, I talk with Dr. Maelissa Hall about how to make sure you're getting quality notes from your staff.

Things we discuss in this episode:

1. Ways to train new therapists on notes
2. How to check up on notes and how this is different for licensed versus non-licensed therapists
3. Ways to provide ongoing training for your staff
4. Privacy concerns to consider for independent contractors

Get to know Maelissa:

Maelisa Hall, Psy.D. specializes in teaching therapists how to connect with their paperwork so it's more simple and more meaningful. The result? Rock-solid documentation every therapist can be proud of! Check out her free online Private Practice Paperwork Crash Course, and get tips on improving your documentation today.

Hey Group Practice listeners! Today I'm doing another AMA (Ask Me Anything) where I'll be answering questions regarding hiring & onboarding.

Things to keep in mind during the hiring process:

1. Your vision + mission for your group practice
2. Looking for strengths that compliment rather than reflect your own
3. Personality & your office dynamic

How to make the most of your onboarding process:

1. Have an in-depth training period
2. Ongoing & consistent supervision
3. Pay for or suggest outside training

How to compete with larger groups who can offer more to their employees:

1. Focus on the environment + culture
2. Being able to provide time and attention larger group owners can't
3. Loyal & close-knit staff community
4. Find & highlight your non-financial incentives

When should you continue hiring?

1. Wait until clinicians are 50% full to start looking
2. When your clinicians are about 75% full, start hiring

Hey Group Practice listeners! Today I'm doing another AMA (Ask Me Anything) where I'll be answering the question:

"What are practice owner life hacks?"

The five hacks I cover are:

1. Schedule regular time in your calendar to meet with staff & batch your time
2. Getting a support group of 1-3 other practice owners
3. Delegating sooner rather than later
4. Use a project management system like Trello to organize tasks
5. Organize your time going backwards

In today's podcast, I'll be answering another question from a TGPE member. Kristin Ballard, of Ballard Clinic, asks: "What are tips for retaining qualified therapists? The three main tips I cover for this question are:

1. Revamping your interviewing process
2. Hiring rockstars vs hiring superstars
3. Embracing the superstars in your practice

In today's podcast, I answer a question from a TGPE member. The question I'm answering is from Audrey Grunst, owner of Simply Bee in IL, who asks: Why is a brand is important?

In today's episode, we're talking with Lisa Savage on thinking outside the box in your group practice. Some questions we'll be discussing are:

1. How did she come up with the idea?
2. How long did it take her to get to 7 figures?
3. How does she get schools to agree to allow services?
4. Does she employ contractors or employees?
5. What lessons has she learned about being in practice?

In today's episode we'll be talking about filling the empty slots on your calendar. Some questions we'll cover are:

1. What qualifies you to talk about marketing and branding?
2. Why do therapists need a compelling tagline?
3. What's the easiest way for therapists to get more people to their website?
4. How do you know if your website is ready for Google AdWords?