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The Physician Business PodcastA Cabin, No Devices, and the Year-End Reflection Ritual Our Family Actually Looks Forward To**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**For a lot of people, goal setting feels heavy. And as we edge toward the end of the year, it becomes harder to ignore the pressure to reinvent your life by January 1st.A few years ago, my family figured out how to make this process something we actually look forward to. What began as a slightly...
2025-12-3119 minThe Physician Business PodcastWhy Self-Care Felt Irritating (Until This Finally Clicked)**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**Self-care. For years, I rolled my eyes at the whole concept. Between climbing the corporate ladder with three kids under five and a long list of responsibilities, self-care felt indulgent, surface-level, and honestly… kind of annoying.In this episode, I break down why self-care felt so difficult for so long, how advertising and unrealistic expectations completely missed th...
2025-12-2417 minThe Physician Business PodcastHow to Build a Fully Booked Clinic in Two Years with Dr. Matthea Rentea**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**“The level that I want to help people will never work in this system.”That one sentence captures what so many physicians feel but struggle to say out loud. You love your patients… but the system isn’t built to support the care you want to give, or the life you want to live.In this epi...
2025-12-1752 minThe Physician Business PodcastStop Overthinking and Start Building Your Clinic: Using The Lean Startup**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**You can't "committee-approve" your way into a clinic launch. But if you're coming from corporate medicine, that's exactly what your brain wants to do: over-plan, over-perfect, and overthink every detail until nothing ships.Enter the Lean Startup approach. It started in Silicon Valley, but it works just as well for physicians building a clinic.In...
2025-12-1023 minThe Physician Business PodcastThe Financial Calculation Behind Every Smart Growth Decision**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**Hitting that point in your clinic where the waiting list is growing, your schedule is bursting, and you’re thinking, “If I just hire one more person, everything will feel easier”?But here’s the catch: growth doesn’t always equal profit. In fact, hiring out of sheer overwhelm (rather than actual numbers), can pull your clinic further aw...
2025-12-0315 minThe Physician Business PodcastWhy Marketing Feels So Hard After Leaving Corporate Medicine**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**You left corporate medicine dreaming of autonomy and balance. But once you open your doors, the reality hits hard: Where are all the patients? Why isn’t anyone finding you? And how is marketing suddenly the most overwhelming part of running a practice?Here’s the part nobody tells you before you go solo: Your full corporate sche...
2025-11-2618 minThe Physician Business PodcastHire for Potential, Promote for Performance: Building a Strong Clinic Team**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**If you’re a clinic owner, few decisions feel as high-stakes as hiring your first team member or deciding who’s ready for more responsibility. Even if you haven’t made those moves yet, the worries are building: What if I pick the wrong person? What if they can’t actually do the job? What if a promotion backfires?The...
2025-11-1925 minThe Physician Business PodcastWhen Resistance Shows Up: 3 Patterns Every Physician Entrepreneur Should Know**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**Ever notice how the moment you decide to pursue something meaningful, your brain suddenly launches a full-scale protest? You set a goal… and fear, frustration, or anger appears uninvited, announcing, “We live here now.”Yep, that’s resistance. And it has a talent for turning simple tasks (like plugging in a podcast microphone…) into what feels like a NASA-lev...
2025-11-1212 minThe Physician Business PodcastFrom Doctor to CEO: Mastering the 7 Roles They Never Taught You in Training**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**You became a physician to help people… not to spend your nights wrestling with spreadsheets, writing social media captions, or fighting the nagging fear that you’re “doing it wrong.” Yet here you are: a physician entrepreneur, suddenly responsible for running a business no one ever trained you for.You’re juggling a dozen roles outside your comfort zo...
2025-11-0530 minThe Physician Business PodcastThe Two Tools That Will Break Your Perfectionism Habit**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**You have a brilliant idea for your business, but the moment you're ready to act, perfectionism slams on the brakes. Suddenly you're second-guessing everything, talking yourself out of action, and watching imposter syndrome take over.If you're a physician building a business, you're learning something new every single day. And that discomfort can trigger old patterns: the...
2025-10-2915 minThe Physician Business PodcastGet Out of Your Patients' Wallets: How to Price with Confidence**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**Let’s be honest… pricing in healthcare is a mess. Between insurance negotiations, opaque billing systems, and decades of corporate conditioning, it’s no wonder so many physicians feel lost when it comes to setting their own prices.If you’re transitioning out of corporate medicine to start your own clinic, chances are you’ve wrestled with this quest...
2025-10-2217 minThe Physician Business PodcastWhen “Patient Access” Becomes a Trap: The Hidden Guilt of Leaving Corporate Medicine**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**One of the biggest pain points physicians face when leaving corporate medicine is the guilt of "abandoning" their patients. After years of caring for the same people, walking away feels uncomfortable, even wrong. You might tell yourself, "I love my patients and don't want to abandon them," or worry about their access to care.But when you...
2025-10-1518 minThe Physician Business PodcastThe Hidden Cost of Being the “Good Girl” in Business**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**When you have spent your entire life being the “good girl,” following the rules, ticking every box, and making everyone proud, breaking out on your own can feel terrifying. For many women physicians, that mindset is what helped them thrive through years of training and corporate medicine. But when it is time to make the switch to owning an inde...
2025-10-0812 minThe Physician Business PodcastStrategic Quitting and Growth Investments: Maximizing Any Learning Opportunity with Social Media Expert and Physician Matthea Rentea**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**Ever spent thousands on a conference, mastermind, or retreat… only to come home wondering why you bothered? So many of us pour time, energy, and cash into “growth opportunities” only to leave with a stack of business cards and not much else…The truth is, no matter how much you pay, who’s on stage, or how stunning t...
2025-10-0130 minThe Physician Business PodcastAnnouncing The Female Founders Accelerator**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**The Female Founders Accelerator isn't another business program that ignores your life and wellbeing. And it's not another personal wellness program that tells you to slow down your ambitions and meditate.It's an integrated approach designed specifically for female entrepreneurs who refuse to choose between business success and a healthy lifestyle. Because, frankly, you shouldn't have to. W...
2025-09-241h 07The Physician Business PodcastReal Opportunities vs. Time Thieves: How to Evaluate Requests for Your Expertise**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**As a healthcare entrepreneur, it feels great to be wanted, whether it's an invitation to sit on a medical advisory board, speak at a conference, or volunteer your expertise. But every "yes" costs you time, and time is the most valuable resource you have when you're building a business. Say yes too freely, and you risk giving away hours...
2025-09-1717 minThe Physician Business PodcastSuccessful Physicians do THIS with Their Revenue Line**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**Most physicians open up their profit and loss (P&L) statement, glance at the top, and see just one line: Revenue. One neat little number that seems to say it all. But while that number may look definitive, in reality it’s only showing you part of the story.When all your income is bundled together, you mi...
2025-09-1016 minThe Physician Business PodcastIs Your Billing Company Helping or Hurting Your Bottom Line?**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**Cash flow isn't exactly the sexiest topic for physicians—I get it. Most doctors would rather talk treatment plans than talk money. But here’s the thing: if your billing company is slow to collect or mismanages insurance negotiations, it could be quietly draining your practice. Delayed payments, missed collections, and overlooked claims aren’t just annoying—they can make run...
2025-09-0323 minThe Physician Business PodcastShould I Take Out a Small Business Loan to Grow My Clinic?**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**Thinking about taking out a loan to grow your independent clinic? It can feel like a shortcut to success but in my experience, loans are double-edged: they can catapult you forward… or accelerate the path to failure. That’s why it pays to pause and really weigh your options before signing on the dotted line.In this epis...
2025-08-2720 min
The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MDStrategic Quitting and Growth Investments: Maximizing Any Learning Opportunity with Business Coach Amanda SabicerSend a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. Ever spent thousands on a conference, mastermind, or retreat… only to come home wondering why you bothered? So many of us pour time, energy, and cash into “growth opportunities” only to leave with a stack of business cards and not much else…The truth is, no matter how much you pay, who’s on stage, or how stunning the venue...
2025-08-2529 minThe Physician Business PodcastHow to Build Your Practice, Not Another Job: 5 Critical Mindset Shifts for Practice Owners**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**You left corporate medicine to escape 15-minute appointments and cookie-cutter care, but somehow you're still undercharging, following industry "rules," and burning yourself out just like before.The real problem? You're still thinking like an employee, not a business owner.In this episode, I reveal the five critical mindset shifts that separate struggling practice owners from...
2025-08-2018 minThe Physician Business PodcastSafety Stops: How to Freak Out Without Losing Momentum in Your Business**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**You’ve made the decision to leave corporate medicine and start your own practice. It’s exciting. It’s bold. It’s exactly what you’ve been working toward. And yet… you find yourself hesitating. Procrastinating. Convincing yourself you’re “not ready enough.”These safety stop moments are completely normal. In fact, they can be a valuable part of your decis...
2025-08-1322 minThe Physician Business PodcastWhich Business Growth Phase Is Your Clinic In? (And Why It Matters)**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**Not sure if you’re building your clinic the “right” way? If you're a physician entrepreneur, chances are you've asked yourself this question more times than you'd like to admit. You're questioning every decision—wondering if your slow growth means you're failing, or if you're even focusing on the right things.The uncertainty can be exhausti...
2025-08-0627 minThe Physician Business PodcastThe $40K Clinic Setup Mistake (+ 6 Key Steps to Follow Instead)**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**You know it’s time to leave corporate medicine. But every time you think about starting your own clinic, it feels overwhelming. Licensing. Business structure. Insurance. EMR systems.Where do you even begin?Most physicians get so bogged down in the process that they either never start—or they hand over $40K to a turnkey service, only...
2025-07-3016 minThe Physician Business PodcastWhy Work-Life Balance Is Failing You (And What to Do Instead)**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**Feeling like you're constantly dropping balls trying to build your practice and have a life?You're not imagining it. Most physician entrepreneurs end up stuck chasing the myth of “work-life balance”—believing if they just organized better or tried harder, they’d finally feel in control.But then one late patient call… one rescheduled clinic… and suddenly, it...
2025-07-3015 minThe Physician Business PodcastFrom Physician to CEO: Your Private Practice Journey Starts Here**Send us a Text Message! Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us.**You weren’t meant to be trapped in corporate medicine forever.Hi, I’m Amanda Sabicer—and if you’re here, you’re probably feeling it too. That restless energy. The knowing that you have so much more to offer than what corporate healthcare allows. The dream of practicing medicine your way.You’re in the right pl...
2025-07-2902 minThe Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MDEmbracing Feedback and Improving Medical Advocacy with Amanda SabicerSend a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. Have you ever visited a physician and had so much weight stigma and bias thrown at you, that you end up going home feeling defeated and bad about yourself? Knowing how to effectively give and receive feedback can be a very powerful tool in these situations, and help you to discern what resonates with you and what can be left...
2023-07-1041 minThe Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MDBehind the Scenes at the Rentea Metabolic ClinicSend a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. Today I have something a bit different in store for you because the script has been completely flipped for this episode! Kicked out of my usual hosting spot, I have landed in the guest seat, where my good friend Amanda Sabicer will be quizzing me about what’s going on behind the scenes at the Rentea Metabolic Clinic....
2023-05-0847 min