Pat and Kate Reardon started running health retreats in Bali six years ago, using Kate’s expertise as a naturopath and Pat’s experience with business.

Hear their story of how they started their first retreat with only $70 in the bank and over time have grown to run a 10-bedroom retreat centre with a committed team that focusses on empowering clients to live more healthy lives.

See how they have recently added the “Health and Healing Hub” as an online followup that extends the experience of each retreat and maintains ongoing change within the lives of their clients.

The power of a single chiropractic adjustment changed the course of Ben’s life and put him on the path to become a chiropractor himself. Listen in to his passion for health and how he became totally committed to learning the skills and strategy of business.

Ben chose specific mentors to learn how to run a successful chiropractic business while he was still studying, and bought his first practice in the final weeks of becoming registered.

Then another defining moment came in the form of a sudden health challenge, but Ben turned that around as he built and ran four new businesses: installing equipment, hiring staff and staying true to his calling.

Now he’s continuing the journey by extending into a new pivot with his next steps as he coaches men who are transitioning in life.

Listen in for all the highs and lows!

Kristie Melling is known for her massage industry podcast "Rubbed The Wrong Way" and as a community leader with massage in Australia.

Kristie started massaging clients from a room in a chiropractic clinic over 16 years ago, and learnt how to build a loyal client base as she worked alongside other therapists at various clinics and in different situations.

Hear how Kristie was mentored and what it was like when she discovered how to connect with different kinds of people, and how social media has changed the game. Kristie’s personal ideas on how to use Facebook may surprise you.

Kristie also shares how she ran her own studio at one point and as she hired staff she discovered a fantastic system to get quick clients in bulk. A great technique that you can try as well!

AND you’ll hear about Misfit Massage, a grass-roots community designed to empower therapists as a group.

Tim King is a Myotherapist who has run a successful clinic in Geelong, Australia for 20 years ... and has recently moved overseas to Mauritius with his family to do humanitarian work.

To fund their trip Tim has created an online training program where he teaches other Myotherapists the advanced techniques he has developed.

An online program like this takes a lot of work to set up but once it’s complete it can be delivered across the world.

Listen in and be inspired as Tim shares his journey of learning and creation as he transitioned from a purely in-person business to creating an opportunity for himself and his family to travel.

Are you an employee or a subcontractor? Do you know the difference?

Did you know it’s NOT A CHOICE?!

This is an area of confusion and concern in our industry at the moment as our associations, the ATO and even ASIC are weighing in with to tell us that following the rules is important. You may have heard of the fines and other risks that result from getting it wrong.

But… there is not a lot of clarity around what the actually rules mean, and how to follow them.

This interview gives you that clarity.

Natasha Hawker is an employment expert for small businesses, director of Employee Matters and author of “From Hire To Fire”.

In this interview Natasha shares with us how massage therapists can tell what sort of agreement they should be under, and what to do if it looks like you are working with a “sham contract” as a therapist or employer.

Sandra Allars runs a mobile massage business employing 30 therapists all over Melbourne, and now has 3 franchisees who each have their own team as well.

She began working by herself 15 years ago when she had children, and although her first goal was simply to be able to work during school hours, she soon caught the bug of business, got the training and support she needed, and continued on a growth journey.

Soothe focusses specifically on elderly and aged massage, working with people who are funded for home care or in nursing homes. This has had massive challenges and rewards as Sandra has dealt with government funding, corporate contracts and a unique niche!

Hear how Sandra trains her staff to work with the elderly and how they fit in with the other medical professionals that are also treating their clients.

You’ll also experience Sandra’s heart for her clients, her team, connecting with the elderly, the benefits of massage, and growing a powerful franchise business.

Having a mindset that empowers you to proactively take action when you need to is an incredible advantage when it comes to building your massage business.

Discover two specific tools to overcome procrastination and James and Elicia explore mindset, deadly sins, and the power of gratitude.

Discover how this “accidental entrepreneur” grew her Australia-wide paleo business and is launching into online health training.

Jenny Richards left her teaching career to begin baking paleo cookies, starting from a 2-shelf oven in her mother’s kitchen before opening her own cookie factory and partnering with Pete Evans.

Rumbles Paleo cookies are now available across Australia and Jenny is taking her business to the next level by launching an online Paleo cooking school.

Hear Jenny share how she identified what it was her existing customers needed and how she then created her online program to connect with them in a more impacting way.

Dympna Kennedy from Creating Balance works with new mums and dads to help them transition into their new life as parents, and she achieves this through workshops, training and presenting at conferences.

Starting as a remedial massage therapist, Dympna discovered the power of infant massage when she had her own kids.

The journey progressed from there into early childhood education, baby yoga, and other ways to help new parents interact with their babies.

Listen in as Dympna shares her journey of massage through to creating workshops and training childcare workers. There’s challenges along the way as we discuss pricing, marketing and building yourself up as an expert.

Listen in as Elicia and James share about a time in their massage clinic when they needed to grow quickly to fill bookings, and the steps they took to make that happen.

In this episode we focus in on marketing, how to test and measure, word of mouth, and the correlation between marketing steps and success.

Discover the FOUR THINGS that will supercharge your marketing and grow your client base.