The Start Up Support Surgery

Jo Randall is a website designer who create stunning and strategic Squarespace websites for savvy female service-providers who are ready to make an impact.

She started out in design many years ago, but of a different kind (interiors), veered wildly off-path into the corporate world and recently returned to design, this time focused on websites, which feels like coming home for her.

Jo spends most of her time most days on Squarespace but, when she's not doing that, she loves hiking and camping with her dog, and also has a side-hustle creating mosaics and running mosaic workshops.

She has audits, power hours and comprehensive packages available on her website.

Instagram

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LinkedIn

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Website www.jorandall.co.uk

Jo Randall | Squarespace Website Designer | Herefordshire UK

To find out and connect with Jo:

https://www.jowatkins.com/

[email protected]

From 'Stethoscope to Start up' free PDF giving you the blueprint for getting started as a Medic becoming an entrepreneur.

How to find the time, money, people and resources that you need.

This will also give you access to a weekly newsletter, offers and inspiration.

https://drjowatkins.mykajabi.com/freestarterkitpodcast

Something a little bit different today as we chat with a lawyer who lives and breathes the issues around Medics and GP's.

As Medics we tend to avoid lawyers like the plague.

Shanee Baker is a strong corporate commercial lawyer, having qualified at the Bar of England and Wales.

She has held a number of senior roles in large corporations including Capita PLC and the British Medical Association as Senior Counsel to the General Practitioners Committee. She is the founder and creator of LMC Law and has grown, what started as a small consultancy, into a business that covers almost three quarters of England in terms of Healthcare clients.

An expert in her field, she brings her strong commercial background into the healthcare arena, as well as advising a number of commercial clients. Her practical, no nonsense approach and her understanding of the needs of her clients is paramount to the ethos of the business.

In this episode we discuss the importance of having the legal back up and basics in place. Shanne and her company LMC Law will offer a free hour long call to discuss any needs of Medics and their own businesses or their GP partnerships.

Website: https://lmclaw.co.uk/

Drop her a line via her website for any further information and to book your free consultation.

To find out and connect with Jo:

https://www.jowatkins.com/

[email protected]

From 'Stethoscope to Start up' free PDF giving you the blueprint for getting started as a Medic becoming an entrepreneur.

How to find the time, money, people and resources that you need.

This will also give you access to a weekly newsletter, offers and inspiration.

https://drjowatkins.mykajabi.com/freestarterkitpodcast

My guest today is Emma Today I am sharing something a bit different. People have been telling me to do a Podcast for a little while and I when we were in Canada during the winter I decided to just get on and DO it. So, I asked one of my clients, Emma Presern to be my first guest. She said yes and we hit record while I was in my Zoom office which is a switched off sauna while we are in Canada during the winters. This was very unplanned. I had a vague idea of hanging the interview off some pillars but it was really just a good chat. Emma is a GP who has had a real journey.She has suffered with burnout.She has taken time out of programme and she has completely changed her life now. She is a role model to so many now and has so much to give other Medics. I wanted to share this conversation as there are so many important aspects to it. You can find her on www.rebelliousmedic.com Or on social media @rebelliousmedic

To find out and connect with Jo:

https://www.jowatkins.com/

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From 'Stethoscope to Start up' free PDF giving you the blueprint for getting started as a Medic becoming an entrepreneur.

How to find the time, money, people and resources that you need.

This will also give you access to a weekly newsletter, offers and inspiration.

https://drjowatkins.mykajabi.com/freestarterkitpodcast

Chatting to Dr Rosie Khan is always a pleasure.

She is a calm, knowledgable and inspirational GP who has followed her gut and her own path out of full time GP and into a world that has given her skills such as coaching, NLP, hypnosis and lifestyle medicine.

Rosie gives an honest account of what it takes to move into the entrepreneurial space and shares her reflections.

We discuss the use of AI and showing up on social media.

Rosie talks about the importance of taking the right advice at the right time from others.

Rosie;s advice to her early entrepreneurial self was very sound:

- Do something that lights you up.

- Take consistent action.

It can be overwhelming running a business and there are so many things to think about. You hold a lot in your head, so you need to get an organisational system in place.

Rosie uses the free version of Asana!

- Look after yourself.

- Might be hard and might be stressful

- Figure out your non-negotiables and stick to them!

- You need the energy.

Find Rosie at her website or on Instagram or Linkedin.

www.drrosiekhan.com

Instagram @drrosiekhan

To find out and connect with Jo:

https://www.jowatkins.com/

[email protected]

From 'Stethoscope to Start up' free PDF giving you the blueprint for getting started as a Medic becoming an entrepreneur.

How to find the time, money, people and resources that you need.

This will also give you access to a weekly newsletter, offers and inspiration.

https://drjowatkins.mykajabi.com/freestarterkitpodcast

Tanya Lynch is a therapeutic journalling coach and expert retreat facilitator.

Her company Ease Retreats specialises in collaborating with all sorts of authors, both well known and first timers on her writing retreats. She is most alive when supporting people in their journaling and making real life experiences rich and rewarding for others.

Tanya and I connected via Twitter over 9 years ago, we met, had a coffee and have remained firm friends ever since. Tanya is a cheerleader and genuine positive energy on the end of an email, a substack post or instagram and her personality is infectious.

In this episode she explains how journaling can help us as parents, healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs.

Her half hour sessions in our monthly evening call within the Medics and healthcare entrepreneurs community are always really popular.

If you want to know more about Tanya or her journaling reach out to her via her website

www.easeretreats.com

Tanya writes regularly on Substack

https://tanyalynch.substack.com/p/retreat-with-ease

Email her at [email protected]

To find out and connect with Jo:

https://www.jowatkins.com/

[email protected]

From 'Stethoscope to Start up' free PDF giving you the blueprint for getting started as a Medic becoming an entrepreneur.

How to find the time, money, people and resources that you need.

This will also give you access to a weekly newsletter, offers and inspiration.

https://drjowatkins.mykajabi.com/freestarterkitpodcast

Dr Rebecca Ryell, Bex, is one of my clients yes, but more importantly, we go back a long way, she is a great friend and inspiration to me and my family.

Becs helped give us the push we needed to decide to take a year out and travel with the kids back in 2017 which led to me wanting to work more remotely to fit it around more travel in our lives.

Now, 7 years later she's on her own journey doing just that alongside a medical career that she also loves.

Bex is a GP partner, a trainer and a medical educator at Swansea University.

Recently, Bex and Pete and their family, three boys at time of filming they are 15, 11 and 8 have been adventuring all over the place including in Sri Lanka recently and she has blown me away with her energy, tenacity and humour on the way via regular social media posts.

They backpacked from their doorstep in South Wales to Sri Lanka and back via Frankfurt and Bangalore on the way there and Frankfurt to save money on flights and transport costs for a 3 week adventure.

No airport parking.

No shuttle buses.

No door to door airport transfer (that's our go to)

No day to recover at the end before normal life resumes.

They all live life to the full and more.

Squeezing every little bit out of their annual leave.

This chat is likely to inspire you to do the same.

She is amazing.

If you are someone who is wanting to travel more adventurously then she is your girl.

Jump on a call and have a chat with her and be inspired to see and do even more than you thought was possible.

Website

https://www.rebeccaryell.com/

Book complimentary call via website.

Regular Masterclasses - Next one 21st October 2024 - link on website

Instagram: @rebecca_ryell_travel

To find out and connect with Jo:

https://www.jowatkins.com/

[email protected]

From 'Stethoscope to Start up' free PDF giving you the blueprint for getting started as a Medic becoming an entrepreneur.

How to find the time, money, people and resources that you need.

This will also give you access to a weekly newsletter, offers and inspiration.

https://drjowatkins.mykajabi.com/freestarterkitpodcast

I first connected with Rachel back in January 2018 when I went to a networking event at Allbrights in London. She was offering an online training programme to get people doing their first 10km run at the time and we connected as I was asking her about software.

She jumped on a call with me in August 2019 with me when I was weighing up my options and introduced me to Kajabi the software I continue to use today.

At the time we were operating a local business with no online element but it was on the to do list.

In Dec 2019 we invested in 3 months of coaching with Rachel to get started and up and running with Kajabi and our first online course. She was amazing and taught me everything I know about Kajabi and online business and email marketing. She has been there ever since cheering me on, helping with pivots and bumps in the road and always happy to help me and my clients.

She is a regular expert on the Masterclasses within my programme and from October she will be doing a monthly slot within the Digital Doctor Membership as a resident coach for those wanting to grow, scale and reach more ideal clients.

Rachel Harington

www.wellandcalmstudios

hello@wellandcalmstudios

@iamrachelharington

James Wedmore

Rachel is on James Wedmore's Next Level Coaching Programme and has been to his live events in Sidona and knows him well.

James' Podcast is often recommended in the modules.

Mind Your Business Podcast https://www.mindyourbusinesspodcast.com/

To find out and connect with Jo:

https://www.jowatkins.com/

[email protected]

From 'Stethoscope to Start up' free PDF giving you the blueprint for getting started as a Medic becoming an entrepreneur.

How to find the time, money, people and resources that you need.

This will also give you access to a weekly newsletter, offers and inspiration.

https://drjowatkins.mykajabi.com/freestarterkitpodcast

Nerys has a story that every GP who wants to embark on an innovative service within their own practice, GP cluster or in a private capacity needs to hear.

In this discussion Nerys talks us through her own journey from securing some funding for a group NHS project through to running a successful online business for patients with pre diabetes and diabetes.

Nerys didn't wake up one morning wanting to be a business woman but she found a problem when trying to help her patients and was passionate enough about a solution to put the work into make something happen. That led her to growing a group programme and subsequently reaching out to me in January 2022 for support in the next stage of her growth..

Nerys's advice to someone entering this space is sound.

She suggests that all medics entering into this world need a coach and a mentor and need to invest in learning about sales and marketing and NOT more medical courses. This is where I come in.

The Start Up Support Programme and The Digital Doctor Membership give you just that. Combining formal learning in recorded videos and accompanying workbook with live coaching, mentoring, hand holding and encouragement.

As a special offer in September I am offering these two programmes as a bundle to celebrate the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine conference in Newcastle. The first 20 people to sign up will also receive a free 45 minute 1:1 session with me and a guaranteed place on my online VIP Masterclass Day on Monday 30th September.

Please click on the link in the Show Notes for full details.

Nerys Frater

www.thelifestyleclinic.co.uk

Social Media @thelifestyleclnic

BSLM Special Offer

https://drjowatkins.mykajabi.com/BSLMspecialoffer20

www.jowatkins.com

To find out and connect with Jo:

https://www.jowatkins.com/

From 'Stethoscope to Start up' free PDF giving you the blueprint for getting started as a Medic becoming an entrepreneur. How to find the time, money, people and resources that you need. This will also give you access to a weekly newsletter, offers and inspiration.

https://drjowatkins.mykajabi.com/freestarterkit

Portia is innovative, relentlessly passionate about helping others and a pleasure to work with. Portia has been a part of The Start Up Support Programme and The Digital Doctor Membership for 9 months and has been on every twist and turn along the way.

This interview tells us more about this and the mindset it took to keep going.

Portia shares her sound advice and top tips and is always looking for ways to learn, develop and grow personally and professionally.

I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did!

You will find Portia at

Website https://www.postopnurse.co.uk/

Social Media @postopnurse.portia

Email: [email protected]

Resources:

To find out more information about Jo and her work - https://www.jowatkins.com/

From 'Stethoscope to Start up' free PDF giving you the blueprint for getting started as a Medic becoming an entrepreneur. How to find the time, money, people and resources that you need. This will also give you access to a weekly newsletter, offers and inspiration.

https://drjowatkins.mykajabi.com/freestarterkit

This is a question I get asked over and over again.

It is a minefield, a hot potato, a can of worms and every other possible analogy.

Tracey Jones from Inspire to Outstand helps us understand a little more about the process and may well have the answer to any questions you have.

Tracey has been on both sides of the CQC as she has her own aesthetics clinic and works now with a previous CQC inspector to get businesses approved.

You will learn about the process, the pitfalls and the costs that are involved but also the reasons why this is so important as a medic venturing into the world of operating as a business.

I will also be interviewing Kate, Richard and Vian from Hexagon Health on the Podcast soon but if you are considering whether or not either of these organisations can help you I would suggest just picking up the phone to talk to them.

Inspire to Outstand

Tracey Jones (CQC - Inspire to Outstand)

[email protected]

https://www.inspiretooutstand.co.uk/

Hexagon Health Alliance - Kate, Vian and Richard have put together a great option for those that are looking for a different way of getting around the inevitably of needing CQC as a doctor. Please reach out and talk to them about whether they have an option that can help you.

https://www.hexagon.health/alliance

CQC Website

https://www.cqc.org.uk/

To find out more information about Jo and her work - https://www.jowatkins.com/

From 'Stethoscope to Start up' free PDF giving you the blueprint for getting started as a Medic becoming an entrepreneur. How to find the time, money, people and resources that you need. This will also give you access to a weekly newsletter, offers and inspiration.

https://drjowatkins.mykajabi.com/freestarterkit