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PracticeCareAlexis Gallati on Choosing a Retirement PlanAn awesome retirement is everyone’s dream. Planning for that awesome retirement? Not so much, at least for some. It’s hard to predict the future, and there’s so much choice available for you. My guest today, a returning guest, helps her clients work through their choices, and she’ll help us get started. Alexis E. Gallati is the founder and Lead Tax Strategist at Cerebral Tax Advisors and Cerebral Wealth Academy, and she’s the author of the book Advanced Tax Planning for Medical Professionals. She has over 20 years of experience in high-level strategic t...2025-02-1844 min
PracticeCarePerrin DesPortes on Getting Bigger to Stay PrivateLike or not, size sometimes matters. My guest today argues that it matters if you want to stay private. Is he right? He’ll explain what he means, why he thinks it, and if you agree, how you can get started. Perrin DesPortes is one of the Co-Founders of Polaris Healthcare Partners. He is a Washington & Lee University graduate and earned his MBA from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Perrin has over 25 years of experience in the business side of dentistry, having run three different business units for Pat...2024-02-2039 min
PracticeCareAmit Gaglani on Always Be InterviewingIf it’s true that the worst time to look for something is when you’re desperate to have it, then it’s especially true with finding good staff. My guest today says you should always be interviewing, and he’ll explain it and tell us how to get started. Amit Gaglani is the CEO and Founder of AG Management Consulting. Before that he founded, scaled and then partnered Arrow Physical Therapy with Alliance Physical Therapy Partners, a private equity backed company. Amit exited Alliance after significant entity growth and then moved on to invest in real e...2024-02-1324 min
PracticeCareLeslie Boles on Safeguarding Your Revenue With Good ComplianceFor as hard as you work for the patient revenue you get, why risk it with bad compliance practices? Seems obvious when you hear me say it out loud, but as we speak, some of our listeners are playing with compliance fire. Why do it? My guest today has insights on where you might be at risk and how you can reduce it. Leslie Boles is the Co-Owner & President of Revu Healthcare, a healthcare consulting firm. She has the credentials of CCS, CPC, CPMA, CHC, CPC-I and CRC from the American Academy of Professional Coders, A...2024-02-0635 min
PracticeCareBetsy Noxon on Best Practice To Start Up A Medical PracticeWhen you’re starting up a medical practice there are thousands of details, some more important than others. Where do you start? My guest today helps providers start up their own medical practice and helps us break it down. Betsy Noxon founded Drake & Co. Medical Practice Consulting in 2021 to focus on supporting small to medium private medical practices to achieve best practices for their business, staff, and patients. Betsy’s goal is to help physicians be proactive so they can be productive and serve their patients to the best of their ability. She’s wo...2024-01-3030 min
PracticeCareRyan O'Hara on Stopping Reimbursement LeakageMy guest today is adamant that we must stop pointing the finger at doctors for bad documenting and just help them document correctly the first time. Sound different than the usual? Then keep listening because there’s more where that came from Ryan O’Hara is with Acclara, a firm that offers a variety of services related to revenue cycle management. An accomplished healthcare executive with a wealth of experience in revenue cycle operations, throughout his career Ryan has demonstrated a deep understanding of the complexities of healthcare financial management and has worked to develop strat...2024-01-2338 min
PracticeCareHunter Davis on Getting More Patients From Your WebsiteYour website is the anchor of your online presence, but is it working as hard for you as it can? My guest today helps clients get more patients from their website and will shed some light on how you can do it better. Hunter Davis is an elite marketing and business coach with over a decade of experience serving clients around the globe. He’s on a mission to take the stress and confusion out of marketing a private practice so therapists can get paid what they're worth, have time for their own self-care, and hel...2024-01-1630 min
PracticeCareMarie Chatterley on Selling to Corporate vs. Independent BuyersWhen it’s time to sell your practice, you’ll probably have choices between independent and corporate buyers. Are those offers going to be interchangeable? Nope, even if they look really similar on paper. The differences can be hard to see even when they’re massive, and my guest today will introduce you to some of what those differences are. Marie Chatterley is a broker with CTC Associates, who has been helping doctors of all specialties in the dental industry since 2003. Marie’s expertise is in practice transitions, including practice start-ups, practice sales, partnerships, associateships, team buil...2024-01-0939 min
PracticeCareChristian Milaster on The Right Mindset for Telehealth“If you build it, they will come” is not a strategy, it’s hope, and in the case of telehealth it’s also misleading. Who will come? Everyone thinks the patients will, but what if your own providers and staff resist using it? There’s a mindset that needs to be in place for telehealth to succeed, and my guest today will tell us all about it. Christian Milaster is the Founder and CEO of Ingenium Digital Health Advisors, a boutique consultancy focused on accelerating the adoption of digital health innovation to enable the effective delivery of...2024-01-0246 min
PracticeCareDr. Will Harper on Differentiating Your PracticeNo matter your specialty, you must be valuable to your patients. You know that. What many practice owners under-appreciate is that they must also be different than their competition. Why? Patients have choices. Why should they choose you? Founder of Harper Health, Dr. Will is in his 25th year as an internal medicine physician in Chicago. Prior to founding Harper Health, he held a number of different roles as a physician-leader, including developing a number of core courses at the University of Chicago medical school, directing of the executive physical practice at the University of Ch...2023-12-2632 min
PracticeCareDiane Tarshis on The Financial Needs of Growing Your PracticeGrowing your practice is exciting and nerve wracking, and it takes money. How do you figure out the financial needs of growing your practice? My guest today helps start ups get off the ground and on track to become a successful practice, and she’ll share some insights with us. Diane Tarshis is Founder and Principal of Startup Distillery — a global consultancy where she provides 1:1 startup consulting and business planning that gives first-time founders the clarity and guidance they need to fast-track profitability. Since graduating from the Wharton School and leaving the frenzy of Wall Stree...2023-12-1942 min
PracticeCareKen Weil on The Financial View of StaffingWhen your practice is growing, you’ll need to add more staff or start hiring staff. While great staff can make your dream work, all staff members are an expense. Do you truly understand the financial view of hiring staff? Ken Weil does, and he advises his clients on staff expense, and a lot of other business financial issues, so that his clients can grow profitably. Ken Weil is President of Consult your CFO, a fractional CFO firm. Ken has more than 30 years of experience in Corporate Accounting and Financial Management Consulting. He has served as...2023-12-1233 min
PracticeCareTony Gnau on Video to Promote Your PracticeWhat are good uses of video when promoting your private practice? In those situations, what makes a good vs. bad video? If it’s so easy to do video today why don’t more people do them? Today’s guest does video in healthcare for a living and will bring some sanity to this discussion. Tony Gnau is the Founder and Chief Storytelling Officer at T60 Health, the healthcare video specialists. He’s a three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and 18 Telly Awards for corporate videos. He is also the author of the Amazon #1 Bestseller Lights, Camera, Impact: s...2023-12-0535 min
PracticeCareAmanda HarNess on Being Heard Clearly the First TimeIf you love repeating yourself, skip this episode. However, if you want to be understood better the first time, keep listening. Amanda HarNess with Business Excelerated coaches clients on clear communications, among other skills, and has some ideas for us. Amanda HarNess is the Founder and CEO of Business Excelerated. As a business consultant and coach, she focuses on working with leaders and owners to develop high-performing organizations that grow faster and easier. She works with small and mid-sized practices who are actively seeking solutions to break through their roadblocks, optimize their people, enhance leadership, a...2023-11-2835 min
PracticeCareJamey Schrier on Mindset is MoneyHenry Ford said, “whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Jamey Schrier with Practice Freedom U rephrases that to “mindset is money”, and he shares what that means on this episode of PracticeCare. Dr. Jamey Schrier, PT is a best-selling author, speaker and CEO of Practice Freedom U, a business training and coaching company designed for physical therapists. Jamey is a former private practice owner and his book, The Practice Freedom Method has helped scores of practitioners treat less, earn more, and enjoy the life they deserve. Soon after he...2023-11-2145 min
PracticeCareMatty Mclain on The Fortune Is In The FollowupFor every 10 prospective new patients who call your office, how many of them become actual new patients? Even if you don’t expect to get all 10 of them, are you really getting as many as you should? Often, one of the culprits is poor follow up. My guest’s business is devoted to making that follow up more productive, and he has some insights to help you in this episode. Matty Mclain is the CEO and Co-founder of Boost Patients. He has spent the last five years helping private practice clinics get more of their patie...2023-11-1424 min
PracticeCareJeffrey Hillam on AI in Revenue Cycle ManagementThose who use AI to make their practices work better will beat out those who do not use AI. That’s a quote I’m hearing more and more. But use AI in Revenue Cycle Management? Yup, according to my guest today, and he’ll help us figure out how to get started. Jeff Hillam is CEO of Red House Medical Billing, a full service revenue cycle management company with offices nationwide. Jeff's work in healthcare focuses on revenue cycle strategy and management, contract negotiation, and tech implementation. He aims to keep private groups competitive in a he...2023-11-0741 min
PracticeCareBill Flynn on Bringing 80/20 Into Your PracticeTime is money. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good. These and other cliches, while true, all point to the 80/20 rule. My guest today coaches his clients on bringing 80/20 into their practices and shares some ideas in this episode. Bill Flynn is Principal at Catalyst Growth Advisors where he coaches leaders to get to the next level, and he coaches business owners on making growth more predictable. As a coach, in addition to being connected with MG 100, Women’s Business Collaborative, MassMEP, Small Giants, and EforAll, Bill has earned certifications from ScalingUp, Gravi...2023-10-3139 min
PracticeCareBrian Le on Key Person Life InsuranceMaybe one of the more overlooked insurance options out there is called Key Person Life Insurance. It’s a tool like any other, but between its name and where it fits, it’s not surprising that many practice owners don’t know about it, or misunderstand it. My guest today is going to clear all of that up. Brian Le is an insurance agent with New York Life, where he helps business owners sort through the maze of options in insurance to find the best options that hit. Brian has helped develop a business planning series...2023-10-2424 min
PracticeCareAlison Hulshof of The Clinician's View of Knowing Your NumbersAs a practice owner you need to know the numbers that tell you if your practice is healthy or not. You don’t need to know them like your accountant does, but there are some must have numbers you need to know. My guest today consults with practice owners to help them know their numbers and she shares her insights in this episode. Alison Hulshof founded an ABA company and a Special Ed day school in 2006. In less than a decade, her company grew to 14 locations across multiple states with over 100 employees. In 2018 Alison sold her...2023-10-1747 min
PracticeCareScott Ritzheimer on Making Sure You Want To ScaleAre you sure you want to scale your practice? Everyone sees the empire at the end, but the journey is tough, and the empire isn’t guaranteed to be fun. Scott Ritzheimer with Scale Architects helps practices scale and has qualified insights about the realities of scaling. Scott Ritzheimer is the founder and CEO of Scale Architects. Scott helped start nearly 20,000 new businesses and nonprofits and with his business partner started led their multimillion-dollar business through an exceptional and extended growth phase (over 10 years of double-digit growth) all before he turned 35. He founded Scale Architects to...2023-10-1035 min
PracticeCareShelly Coheley on Keeping Your Staff HappyStaff happiness is important, but staff happiness isn’t only about recognition, like time off, birthday celebrations, or other things you do every once in a while. Want your staff to be happy every day? There is an under-the-radar way to do it, and my guest today will explain it. Shelly Coheley is the founder of SC Practical Solutions. Shelly’s experience in healthcare spans over 30 years and includes managing multi-million-dollar physician practices, opening practices, merging practices, relocating private practices, and, in one case, opening a new multispecialty practice in a rural community. Shelly utilizes her exp...2023-10-0330 min
PracticeCareThomas Maher on Choosing a Vendor WellWhen outsourcing a service, you should think about your choice of vendor with the same rigor as hiring a new employee. If that sounds reasonable, then why do so many practice owners rush the decision? Thomas Maher with Practice First has some ideas, and more importantly, good advice on how to choose vendors well, and he shared those ideas on PracticeCare Thomas Maher has been a CPA in New York State for the past 37 years. He bought Practice First 28 years ago and has since grown its sales tenfold. Practice First specializes in revenue cycle management f...2023-09-2636 min
PracticeCareDr. Lance Knaub on Business Planning For Private PracticesAs a practitioner, planning is part of your daily life – treatment plans, scheduling plans, financial planning, and on and on. However, many practice owners don’t do business planning. Your practice is a business and planning will make it stronger. Dr. Lance Knaub with Denali Consulting works with practice owners and many other types of business owners on this very need. Dr. Lance Knaub is the best selling author of The 4% Break-Thru and founder of Denali Consulting. Lance helps entrepreneurs with 6 figure businesses to avoid overwhelm and burnout, and instead create the life they love while...2023-09-1940 min
PracticeCareJoe Lessard on How To Start Up A Medical Or Dental PracticeIf you’re starting up a medical or dental practice, you have a ton of decisions to make. And while many of them could be changed down the road, why not make solid choices at the beginning? My guest today helps many medical and dental providers start their own practice and will share some tips with us. Joe Lessard is a partner at Professional Business Management, a healthcare practice management and accounting firm in the northwest Chicago suburbs. Joe has been with PBM since 2009 and a Principal since 2020. He attained designations as a Certified Public Acco...2023-09-1231 min
PracticeCareJessica Martin on Removing Fear From The Patient ExperienceThe #1 thing your patients want is predictability. If they don’t know what’s coming, they get a little nervous. Nervousness is the enemy of a great patient experience. Jessica Martin with Martin Management Consulting helps clients deliver a great patient experience and helps you get started in this episode. Jessica Martin is the owner of Martin Management Consulting and co-owner of Martin Dental, a successful dental spa in Eau Claire, WI. Jessica is a licensed school psychologist and helps medical professionals understand why patients feel anxious or fear at the dentist and other medical appoi...2023-09-0530 min
PracticeCareBill Fukui on Local Service Ads For Doctors And DentistsLocal Service Ads on Google are not so new anymore, but now they’re slowly rolling out to healthcare providers. Are they a good idea for you? How do they compare to traditional ads on Google? Bill Fukui with Medshark Digital shares his opinions.Bill Fukui has over 25 years specializing in medical advertising and marketing. He is published in numerous trade journals, a contributing author of The Business of Plastic Surgery, and presents courses at local, regional and national meetings and conventions. Bill has experience in traditional media advertising, as well as all forms of digital marketing. Bi...2023-08-2938 min
PracticeCareLauren Schwabish and Carl White on Scaling Your PracticeGrowing Your Practice without adding more people. Employees are great, but do you always have to hire in order to grow? Lauren Schwabish and I debate growth and resourcing in this episode. Lauren Schwabish M.S., CCC-SLP is the owner of Neuro Speech Services, a private practice based in Northern Virginia, specializing in person-centered assessment and treatment of cognitive-communicative disorders related to stroke, brain injury, mild cognitive impairment, ADHD, and other neurologic and neurodegenerative conditions. She is licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and Maryland and is a certified member of the American Speech Language H...2023-08-1536 min
PracticeCareDr. Brady Frank on Selling Your Practice And Staying PrivateSize and independence. This is usually a good combo to look for as you work to stay private. Dr. Brady Frank of Freedom Dental Partners has a very novel way of helping practices scale while staying private, and he shares his approach with me in this episode. Dr Brady Frank is a third generation dentist turned entrepreneur/inventor/author and thought-leader with a passion for teaching others the hard-won lessons he has learned about successfully creating and selling a business. In this episode Carl White and Brady Frank discuss:How Fr...2023-08-0927 min
PracticeCareAustin Moffat on Profit vs. Cash FlowDo you ever wonder where all the cash is if you’re profitable? Why aren’t profits and cash flow the same? My guest today will explain. Austin Moffat is with DSO CFO, which came from Founders who were working with dentists that were missing out on key financial aspects of their business. When budgets were impossible because of mis-categorized expenses or tax planning was off because we were waiting for Financial Reports, we decided to take our expertise and codify solutions that make sense for Multi-Practice Groups. Started by a small group of professionals worki...2023-07-2533 min
PracticeCareDoug Gray on Family Business SuccessionMany practices are family affairs. Passing on a practice sounds great, but it takes work. If you’re the parent looking to pass on you practice, or the child looking to get it, my guest today has advice to make sure it works out. Doug Gray, PhD, PCC has always focused on outcome-based leader development. Since 1997, as CEO of Action Learning Associates, his consultancy guarantees results using the globally validated AD-FIT protocol in workshops, assessments and executive coaching. His clients include many family businesses. Doug and his family live near Nashville, TN. In...2023-07-1931 min
PracticeCareDr. Laurel Mines on Success Starts With Creating ItWhen it comes to success, there’s hope and strategy. They’re different. Success in private practice starts with creating it, and Dr. Laurel Mines practices this with her clients and her own business. Whenever athletes are determined to achieve their next level of peak performance (or find themselves sidelined by injuries), they know they're in the right hands with Dr. Laurel Mines, PT, DPT OCS. Dr. Laurel is a physical therapist, athletic performance trainer and sports mental performance coach, to her clients, she's the caring and fun drill sergeant who knows how to get resul...2023-07-0429 min
PracticeCareCathryn Nebel on Watching Your Revenue Cycle in 5 Minutes a DayIf you accept insurance, then your revenue cycle is a big deal. It can also be a big pain and really confusing. Cathryn Nebel has three KPIs that you can track to keep your finger on the pulse of your revenue cycle in just a few minutes a day. Cathryn Nebel is CEO of Freedom Revenue Solutions. We enable Physicians peace of mind and ability to focus on patient care while our medical billing services take the Practice to the next level. Our Certified team has 30 years in managing Medical Billing an...2023-06-2731 min
PracticeCareBarbara Khozam on Asking Patients For ReviewsBarbara Khozam is known around the world for her impactful, high-energy delivery, outrageous wit, and ability to connect with her audience.Barbara has spoken more than 1,700 times to more than 75,000 people in 12 countries about customer service, leadership, motivation, and communication.In 2014 Barbara was the 14th woman in the world to be honored by Toastmasters International with their elite Accredited Speaker designation for “outstanding platform professional speaking.” Only 81 have earned the award in 145 countries. In 2019 Barbara was chosen as the Top Customer Service Consultant of the Year by the International Association of Top Professionals.Also...2023-06-2036 min
PracticeCareRex Plamann on Prepping to Sell Your PracticeThinking of selling your practice? You don’t just wake up one day and put a “for sale” sign in the window. You prepare. Rex Plamann with DDSmatch offers some advice on how to prepare. Rex Plamann is a tenured dental professional and partner at DDSmatch in Chicago. In his role at DDSmatch, Rex provides services focused upon practice sales, associate recruitment, practice valuations, and the formulation of mergers and partnerships. Prior to joining DDSmatch, Rex served for 25+ years at a national dental distributor throughout the Midwest. In this episode Carl White an...2023-06-1328 min
PracticeCareDr. Chad Fleming on Protecting Your Practice From Private EquityIs private equity knocking at your door but you don’t want to let them in? How can you if they’re floating an attractive offer? Dr. Chad Fleming with Wichita Optometry has faced down Private Equity and shares how he’s done it. Dr. Chad Fleming is an optometrist at Wichita Optometry in Wichita KS. He’s been practicing Optometry since 2002 with a focus on primary eye care and a special interest in helping patients find relief from dry eye. Dr. Fleming also has a lot of experience on the business s...2023-06-0639 min
PracticeCareScott Rattigan on Starting a Telemedicine Practice In Your StateScott Rattigan is a licensed attorney, business and mindset coach, integrative medicine practice consultant. His passion is helping integrative and functional medicine providers build and grow their practices to realize their goals and fall back in love with practicing medicine. He founded Functional Lawyer to address the lack of legal support in the functional medicine practitioner community. It gives providers the tools to protect themselves and build solid legal and business foundations that allow them to grow with confidence, free from anxiety, and focus on changing the lives of their patients—without exorbitant legal fees.2023-05-3035 min
PracticeCareDr. Bradley Block on The Benefits of Equal PartnershipMany private practices are structured as partnerships, but not all partnerships are the same. Dr. Brad Block is an ENT with ENT and Allergy Associates, the largest ENT practice in the country, and one where every last ENT doctor can become a partner. Brad describes how it works and why they do it this way on PracticeCare.Bradley Block, MD, is a private practice otolaryngologist on Long Island, New York, where he lives with his wife and three young sons. He is a partner at ENT and Allergy Associates and creator of the Physician’s Guide to Doct...2023-05-2328 min
PracticeCareLeslee Cohen on Funding a Side Startup BusinessYou have a practice but also have a new business you want to start – an invention, an offshoot of your practice, or something else. You probably need funding. Leslee Cohen with AllRise Legal Counsel helps with equity investments, and she demystifies these investments in this episode. Leslee Cohen is the founder and managing partner of AllRise Legal Counsel. She concentrates her transactional practice in securities and startup law, corporate finance, technology law, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate law. She represents clients across many industries from consumer products to technology companies to healthcare businesses to rea...2023-05-1631 min
PracticeCareKristina Hall on Getting Started with TikTokAre you on the fence about using TikTok in marketing your practice? Kristina Hall of Hall Social Media will help you understand TikTok enough so you can decide to start, or not. Kristina Hall owns and operates Hall Social Media. She is a master of all things social media marketing, from content creation to email marketing. Kristina prides herself on creating long lasting client relationships and capturing the voices of the businesses she serves. In this episode Carl White and Kristina Hall discuss:What it takes to be effective on Ti...2023-05-0923 min
PracticeCareDr. Anita Wang on Doing a 180 Career ShiftAre you thinking of doing a 180 in your medical career? Dr. Anita Wang thought about it, did it, and shares her experience and lessons learned in this episode. Dr. Anita Wang is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and has been in practice for over 30 years including Doctors Without Borders and UCLA. As an E.R. Doctor, Dr. Wang helps people when they are at their worst. By 2012 she realized she wanted to make a contribution in a different way. What if she could help her patients BEFORE they were in a medical emergency? That was w...2023-05-0231 min
PracticeCareDr. Christopher Formanek on How to Compete with a HospitalAre you losing patients to a hospital, health system, or another larger competitor? Dr. Christopher Formanek was staring down the same future, but he made changes to his practice to compete with them in a different way. Christopher Formanek, DPM, is a renowned podiatrist and the founder of Footsteps, located in Baton Rouge and Gonzales, Louisiana. Dr. Formanek is a Board Certified, Diplomate Minimally Invasive Foot, and Ankle Surgeon, and his clinic specializes in Minimally Invasive Foot Surgery. In this episode Carl White and Dr. Formanek discuss:How he figured ou...2023-04-2532 min
PracticeCareVictor Holloway on The Next Generation in Practice FinancingWhat if there were a “sort of” LendingTree for doctor/owners who need a loan? I’m married to a dentist. I remember what my wife, Carmen, and I went through together as she was pursuing her goal of launching and building her practice. I remember the constant uncertainty when dealing with banks, the skepticism from lenders, and yes, the denials, too. It was frustrating, emotionally draining, and heartbreaking. We persevered, and today Carmen leads and operates a successful dental practice in Charlotte, North Carolina. However, it was that experience that led me first to start T...2023-04-1823 min
PracticeCareDavid Jeter on Paying Your Clinicians DifferentlyEpisode NotesHow can a private practice pay their clinicians competitively when the big guys have more money to pay? Dave Jeter faces this very question and has an innovative compensation model that’s working. Dave Jeter is a partner at Acceleration Physical Therapy which has 4 locations in the greater Spokane, WA area. In this episode Carl White and Dave Jeter discuss:What his compensation model looks like and how it’s different from a standard modelWhy he changed his comp modelWhat he likes best and least about his mod...2023-04-1135 min
PracticeCareDr. Candice Creasman Mowrey on Delegation and How to Let GoEpisode NotesDelegation is a necessity if you want to grow your practice, but delegation is hard! How do you get over the fear and uncertainty and start doing it? Dr. Candace Creasman lived through it, started delegating, and shares her story on PracticeCare. Dr. Candice Creasman Mowrey is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor in North Carolina. She opened Creasman Counseling in 2011, and now has a multidisciplinary staff with 13 providers. Her group emphasizes equity, access, and addressing mental health concerns disproportionately impacting individuals from marginalized groups. Dr. Creasman Mowrey also runs a...2023-04-0424 min
PracticeCareJonah Francis on Ways To Save Money in Private PracticeThere is money to be saved in private practice all around you! Some is obvious. Some maybe not so much. Jonah Francis, President of Pansy Homecare Service in Connecticut finds new ways every year and shares some of what he does and how he does it. Jonah Francis is a men's health advocate with an emphasis on Dementia. He is also a Certified Dementia Practitioner and sits on the Board for the ALZ Association, as well as the Vice Chairman for the Home Care Association of America, Connecticut Chapter. Coming from a diverse background in an...2023-03-2830 min
PracticeCareGary Bohringer on Gettng A Dental Website To Stand OutSince dentistry is so competitive for patients, what does it really take for a dental website to stand out from the crowd? Gary Bohringer has the experience to know. Gary Bohringer owns and operates Bohringer Creative. Gary is a creative marketing strategist who helps small- and medium-sized businesses produce measurable results via direct marketing.After 10 years in corporate marketing in the travel and hospitality industries, Gary founded Bohringer Creative in 1993. This innovative marketing agency helps organizations of all sizes, from small one-person operations to global corporations, to develop attention-grabbing marketing campaigns that bring c...2023-03-2130 min
PracticeCareBeth LaChance on Using Medical Virtual AssistantsBeth Lachance is the CEO of REVA Global Medical, a medical virtual assistant company. Beth is leading REVA Global Medical in vision and the day-to-day business operations securing the functionality of the business to drive extensive and sustainable growth. Combining her strong leadership and determination with her 16 years of experience as a business owner specializing in Real Estate Project Management and Investing with Hat Trick Holding, LLC, and over 22 years of corporate experience in the private and public sector of Surgical Device, Pharmaceutical, and Specialty Pharmacy Industries – she keeps the company moving forward with high-level strategy while understanding the de...2023-02-2136 min
PracticeCareColin Carr on Getting the Best Deal For Office SpaceColin Carr is a commercial real estate expert who has successfully completed over a thousand commercial real estate transactions while saving his clients hundreds of millions of dollars. Colin founded and scaled CARR, a nationwide commercial real estate company, to exclusively represent the unique needs and interests of healthcare providers. Colin has mastered several niches in the healthcare real estate industry and is passionate about helping others “Maximize Your Profitability Through Real Estate®”. Today, CARR is the nation’s leading healthcare real estate advisor with a team of almost 150 experts that span coast-to-coast. Every year, thousands of healthcare providers trust CA...2023-02-1431 min
PracticeCareKate Krebsbach on Telling A Good From A Bad Insurance AgentKate Krebsbach is a Vice President and business insurance advisor to healthcare practitioners throughout the United States at Roberts Ryan & Associates in Chicago. With Midwest roots dating back to 1927 in the insurance space, she represents the 4th generation in her family's insurance agency. Kate helps physicians by taking the "annoying" insurance stuff off their shoulders so they can get back to their patients and staff. In this episode Carl White and Kate Krebsbach discuss:How do you tell a good insurance agent from a bad one?What mistakes do you see practice owners making w...2023-02-0730 min
PracticeCareShane Littleton on Why Culture, Not Finance, Should Drive Your PracticeShane Littleton has a master’s in healthcare administration and is the CEO of Chisholm Trail Pediatrics in Round Rock, TX. He’s been with Chisholm Trail for 11 years and CEO for the past 5. Shane understands how to balance business and healthcare, while focusing on the patient first. When Shane became CEO, he vowed to secure the future of Chisholm Trail Pediatrics by keeping his same mission and values, but catering to an ever-changing market of patients and parents. Shane and his partner have succeeded in this by staying independent, focusing on excellence, and keeping a family- like culture cente...2023-01-3129 min
PracticeCareMegan Shull on Engaging Employees in Difficult Business DecisionsMegan Shull is a Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist and owner of Building Bridges through Communication, a small multidisciplinary home health agency primarily serving adults with developmental and congenital disabilities. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Baylor University and a Master of Science in Communication Disorders from the University of Texas at Dallas. With over 15 years of experience in Speech Pathology and nearly a decade in private practice management, Megan has established herself as an expert in her field and an innovator within the healthcare community. In this episode C...2023-01-2435 min
PracticeCareBrandon Kelly on Adding a New Service to your PracticeFrom an early age “The Brandon Kelly” knew that he wanted to be a businessman. Since that time he has gone on to earn a PhD in Business acquisition, and has started, bought, and sold 9 companies. He was one of the original contestants on the “Apprentice” and has since taken two companies to the “Shark Tank” where they were given deals.His expertise has been requested by over 100 companies in helping them grow their business and sales and in turn those companies have done 1 Billion in new sales. Author of 7 books and 6 coaching programs it is a pleasure to have Brandon on...2023-01-1731 min
PracticeCareBridgette Hannigan on Marketing that the Big Guys Cannot CopyBridgette Hannigan is Self Pay Medical practice owner who works with the uninsured local hispanic population in Atlanta. One practice offers ultrasound and the other offers primary care. Both practices count larger hospitals and health systems as their competitors. Bridgette finds unique ways to connect intimately with her community in ways that those competitors either can’t do, don’t do well, or don’t do at all. Not only are Bridgette’s practices surviving, but they’re expanding and thriving. In this episode Carl White and Bridgette Hannigan discuss:Why private practices can market bett...2023-01-1038 min
PracticeCareKelly Wesner on A Specific vs. Vague CultureKelly Wesner, MSW, LICSW owns and practices therapy at Maple Grove Therapy & Wellness in Maple Grove MN. Kelly’s passion and expertise are to support women ages 16 and beyond through the journey of self-discovery and many times re-discovery. She provides individual therapy and parenting support with the use of evidence-based treatment modalities. In this episode Carl White and Kelly Wesner discuss:What a specific culture looks likeHow she could tell when her practice’s culture was specific enough Want to be a guest on PracticeCare?Have an experience with a busi...2023-01-0345 min
PracticeCareJane Krasnick on Tips to Keeping Employees HappyDr. Jane Krasnick is a board certified allergist. She has been in private practice for 26 years 19 of these at Warren Allergy And Asthma, which she started herself and manages today. Dr. Krasnick did her internal medicine training at Northwestern followed by a combined pediatric and adult allergy and clinical immunology fellowship at Northwestern University. We see patients of all ages and all spectrum of allergic disorders. In this episode Carl White and Dr. Krasnick discuss:Her #1 tip to keeping employees happyWhat’s she’s tried when keeping employees happy that didn’t workHer approach to hiri...2022-12-2739 min
PracticeCareSam Zanayed on Calling Your Banker SoonerSam Zanayed is VP Practice Business Development at Huntington Bank. Sam’s dedication to the banking industry provides Huntington Bank over 20 years of experience including 7 years of lending to the dental, medical, and veterinary communities. His experience in healthcare lending, along with his experience working alongside other healthcare professionals, allows him to offer a unique perspective to practitioners as they approach the most important decisions in their professional lives. Sam’s expertise includes practice acquisitions, buy-in’s, and buy-outs, startups, expansions, real estate financing and construction projects. In this episode Carl White and Sam Zanayed discuss...2022-12-2023 min
PracticeCareDr. Joe Sherman on Combating Physician BurnoutJoe Sherman, MD is a pediatrician, coach, and consultant to individuals and healthcare organizations in the areas of cross-cultural medicine, leadership, and provider well-being. He is a certified physician professional development coach and a group facilitator with the Center for Courage & Renewal. Joe has been in medical practice for over 35 years concentrating on healthcare delivery to underserved and medically complex children. After struggling with professional burnout himself, he is now passionate about helping others in helping professions find joy and fulfillment in their careers. He holds an appointment as Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.2022-12-1344 min
PracticeCareJustin Pere on Growing from a Solo to Group PracticeJustin Pere is a license therapist with 20 years of experience helping couples and individuals. He is the owner of clarity Counseling Seattle, a group practice he started in 2010 that specializes in relationships, sex, and grief and loss. In addition to managing a practice of either other relations and sex therapists, Justin works with around 25 couples a week, and also runs group therapy for couples struggling with sex. He is a Certified Sex Therapist and a Certified Gottman Therapist. In this episode Carl White and Justin Pere discuss:Why Justin decided to start a group p...2022-12-0626 min
PracticeCareRonda Nelson on Hiring A-Team PlayersRonda Nelson started her career as a bookkeeper until her daughter’s life-threatening illness changed everything. She began studying functional medicine and started a highly successful wellness practice in northern CA. Her passion for business and marketing was clear when colleagues began asking for help with practice-related issues, which grew into a coaching and mentoring business. After 20 years in practice and educating others, Ronda has helped hundreds of wellness practitioners grow incredibly successful practices. She helps functional medicine practitioners transform their practices into thriving businesses through her podcast, online courses, clinical membership, and business coaching pro...2022-11-2935 min
PracticeCareMillie Huckabee on Building a Good Advisory TeamEpisode NotesMillie Huckabee and is the Founder and CEO of Sage Therapy Chicago. Sage provides in-person and online therapy to individuals, couples, and families as well as mental health resources to the Chicagoland area and the State of Illinois. Millie became a therapist because she loves hearing the stories of people’s lives and their experiences. She founded Sage because she wanted to establish and build a practice that was a great place for therapists to work and for clients to find reliable and supportive mental healthcare and resources. In this episode Car...2022-11-2224 min
PracticeCareBrook Choulet on Starting a Private Practice While Still EmployedBrook Choulet, M.D., known as The Performance Psychiatrist™, is a board-certified concierge psychiatrist and physician business consultant. In addition to seeing adolescents, Dr. Choulet specializes in Performance Psychiatry™. She is passionate about helping high achievers optimize their mental health and enhance their wellbeing. Dr. Choulet founded Choulet Performance Psychiatry with locations in Scottsdale, Beverly Hills, and San Diego. Dr. Choulet started her private practice in 2020, and within a year, she hired over 6 other clinicians to join her at Choulet Wellness. She is rapidly expanding both practices in Arizona and California. As a business consultant, Dr. Ch...2022-11-1519 min
PracticeCareTodd Koos on Advice For Staying PrivateTodd Koos is the owner and operator of The PT Center, with four locations throughout Charlotte, North Carolina. Todd is a 1990 Graduate from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and he has a Masters Degree in Theology/Missions from Oral Roberts University in 2001. Todd worked in the outpatient ortho world for about 30 years and opened his own practice in February 2009. Since then, it’s grown to 4 locations and 22 employees. The mission of The PT Center is to provide a distinct and transforming level of physical care by incorporating our faith as we serve the whole person when those opportunities ar...2022-11-0833 min
PracticeCareDr Judy Butler on Combining Two Services Into OneDr. Judy Butler is a certified Pastoral Psychotherapist in private practice, who consults with, counsels, coaches, and trains Baby Boomers and Senior Adults to become “The Guardian” of their own personal legacy and the legacy of their family. On October 31, 2018 -- Butler Counseling & Consulting, LLC received the 2018 Best of Mebane Award in Religious Counseling. Dr. Butler holds a doctorate in psychotherapy from The Graduate Theological Foundation, a Master of Divinity degree from Campbell University and is a member of both Epsilon Pi Eta and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies. Judy is a member of the Ameri...2022-10-1827 min
PracticeCareAriel Mae Dangelo on Financial Tips For Your PracticeAriel Dangelo brings several years of diverse finance experience to her growing financial planning business. As a fiduciary, she uses her holistic approach to set individuals and families on the path to financial freedom. She understands that everyone has a unique set of circumstances, challenges, and goals. That is why she analyzes every aspect of a client’s financial situation and gets to know them on an individual level. Ariel is committed to gaining trust and takes great satisfaction in her client's success. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband Michael, two dogs, two cats, chickens, and bees....2022-10-1122 min
PracticeCareChris Clepp on Building an Exit Plan For Your PracticeChris Clepp is a wealth advisor with The Strategic Financial Group and has been so since 2013. Overall he’s been in financial services for 21 years and now focuses on working with business owners under the age of 55 to partner with them to deal with life's challenges. He helps clients nationwide focus on what is really important to them and to know when they can make work optional. One area of focus is gaining control of their future by putting an exit plan in place as part of their financial plan. In this episode Carl White and...2022-10-0428 min
PracticeCareCurran Otis on Differentiating Intangible ServicesCurran Otis owns Tranquil Waters Counseling, which focuses on helping individuals overcome trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Tranquil Waters is based in Arlington, WA (the lesser-known Arlington of the US). Curran has always dreamed of owning his own business and jumped in fresh out of Graduate School in 2018. Today Curran acknowledges that he wears many hats in addition to owner including marketing, sales, and clinic director. He’s married with a 3 year old and just turning 37. In this episode Carl White and Curran Otis discuss:Your differentiation has to be authentic both to you and...2022-09-2732 min
PracticeCareBarbara Khozam on Building a Great Patient ExperienceBarbara Khozam is known around the world for her impactful, high-energy delivery, outrageous wit, and ability to connect with her audience. Barbara has spoken more than 1,700 times to more than 75,000 people in 12 countries about customer service, leadership, motivation, and communication. In 2014 Barbara was the 14th woman in the world to be honored by Toastmasters International with their eliteAccredited Speakerdesignation for “outstanding platform professional speaking.” Only 81 have earned the award in 145 countries.In 2019 Barbara was chosen as theTop Customer Service Consultant of the Yearby the International Association of Top Professionals. 2022-09-2028 min
PracticeCareSara Makin on Growing a Successful Telehealth PracticeSara Makin, MSEd, LPC, NCC is the founder and CEO of Makin Wellness, an online therapy company on a mission to help millions heal & become happy again. In this episode Carl White and Sara Makin discuss:Employee happiness is one of the keys to growing a telehealth practice (or any practice)The profile of a patient who is open to telehealth vs. patients who are notHer biggest challenge in growing her telehealth practice Want to be a guest on PracticeCare?Have an experience with a business issue you think ot...2022-09-1333 min
PracticeCareDr. Shane Steadman on Recovering from Severe Staffing IssuesDr. Shane Steadman is a chiropractor – neurologist and the owner of Integrated Health Systems in Denver, CO. Integrated Health Systems is a functional medicine / functional neurology practice. We specialize in challenging cases combining neurology, endocrinology and immunology while trying to find the underlying cause to their condition. In this episode Carl White and Dr. Shane Steadman discuss:The importance of having staff who are onboard with your visionWhy having systems and processes are essential to running a healthy practiceWhy choosing a few business metrics to measure, and measuring them, is critical Want...2022-09-0633 min
PracticeCareJamie Spann on Generating More Revenue Without Adding More PatientsJamie Spann the daughter of a maxillofacial surgeon who spent his entire career in private practice. She has seen first hand the struggles he went through on the business side of his practice. Jamie started Business Savvy Physician to educate and work with private practices like his. We specialize in starting a private practice, increasing revenue, recruiting staff, and online presence and reputation management. In this episode Carl White and Jamie Spann discuss:To generate more revenue from your current patients, make sure the products or services you offer are relevant to your patients.L...2022-08-2921 min
PracticeCareDr. Laxmi Naik on Succeeding as a Cash Pay Practice ModelEpisode NotesDr. Naik is a Board-certified emergency medicine physician. She is also certified by the Institute Functional Medicine and the Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine. After practicing acute care medicine at the busiest trauma centers in New York, she pursued Holistic Medicine for her own healing journey. She has practiced Isha yoga meditation for over a decade and has a deep understanding of eastern healing traditions like Ayurveda and herbal medicine. Her practice, Spectrum Integrative Health, focuses on blending ancient healing modalities with evidence-based western medicine to help people heal with various conditions. 2022-08-1144 min
PracticeCareEthan Nkana on Negotiating Your Employment Contract Like a Professional Sports AgentEpisode NotesAfter more than a decade in hospital and healthcare administration, specializing in physician contracting and compensation, Ethan recognized that his skills, training, and expertise could be put to more meaningful use negotiating physician contracts on behalf of physicians.The extensive experience Ethan has in physician contracting is founded on a doctorate degree in law from the University of Dayton School of Law. While completing his legal training, Ethan earned his master’s of business administration, also from the University of Dayton. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration & Public Relations from Southern Ad...2022-08-0428 min
PracticeCareMagic Barclay on Niching Within a Niche in Holistic HealthMagic Barclay is the lead practitioner at Wholistic Natural Health Australia and host of the podcast “A Magical Life;: health, wealth and weightloss”. Magic’s life changed when she faced multiple life-threatening conditions. She then decided to find the root cause of her health issues and that set her on a path of life changing learning. Magic helps (mainly) women aged 45-65 who feel unheard or misled by mainstream medicine or anyone who wants to bring their health back to basics. By treating root cause and the systems of the body (not chasing symptoms, reconnecting to the environment and overco...2022-07-2833 min
PracticeCareSabrina Runbeck on Using Your Time MUCH Better!After overcoming burnout working in cardiothoracic surgery, Sabrina Runbeck is able to maintain a clinical practice while helping healthcare private practice owners gain a day per week. By integrating her background in medicine, neuroscience, and positive intelligence, she created a simple 6-step system that allowed her clients to stop having endless to-do lists or needing to put out fires on a daily basis. They are now creating sustainable practices with consistent revenue without constant staff turnover. She hosts The Provider’s Edge podcast and is a twice International Bestselling Author being featured on Fox, CBS, and ABC. 2022-07-2141 min
PracticeCareDavid Branksy on Starting Over In A New CityDavid Bransky, owner of Brain Balance Studio in Franklin TN. David is an acknowledged contributor towards a well-needed movement in shifting consciousness and improving the overall quality of life. Collaborating the use of his Brain Reboot Process and his unique and direct touch, he’s able to help people instantly shift from a Life-depleting state to a more naturally centered and positive one. A facilitator of this unique hands-on helping system since 2007, David Bransky established himself as a key role in helping reduce stress and improve peoples’ lives. In this episode Carl White and David Brans...2022-07-1434 min
PracticeCareDr. Ingrid Liu on Success as a Direct Primary Care DoctorDr. Ingrid Liu is the owner and director of Progressive Health Primary Care. She has been practicing primary care family medicine for over 20 years. Until 2014 she practiced as a partner in a traditional primary care clinic and as a physician in large multi-specialty organization. While her love of medicine continued, over that time she spent more and more time dealing with regulations and rules of health insurance companies and less time taking care of patients. In 2014 Dr. Liu was recruited to open the first office in Chicagoland a concierge medicine practice. In 2020 Dr. Liu transitioned he...2022-07-0723 min
PracticeCareDr. Allen Kamrava on Succeeding Despite Challenging ReimbursementWith graduate degrees in both business and medicine, Allen has maintained dual exposure throughout his career. Allen has dual surgical board certifications in General Surgery and Colon & Rectal Surgery. He has extensive management experience, having been acting VP at a multi-billion dollar real estate company, a consultant for an international risk-management consulting firm, and has worked at Deloitte. He teaching faculty in the department of surgery at Cedar Sinai Medical Center, and has published books, journals, and textbook chapters, and has spoken at several international conferences. Caring for his community in multiple ways - Allen serves on numerous boards...2022-07-0240 min
PracticeCareDr. Aimee Duffy on Getting Up When You Get Knocked DownDr. Aimee Duffy is the #1 Best-selling author of "Normal Doesn't Have Side Effects", award winning speaker at Harvard Club of Boston, CNN Center, Nasdaq , New York City Bar Association and the Philadelphia College of Physicians. Dr Duffy has shared the stage with Martha Stewart, Suzanne Somers, Ice T and Dr Oz, she is a frequent podcast guest and expert guest on ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox network TV shows. Dr. Duffy is the Founder and Medical Director of Carolina Integrative Medicine in Clemson, SC. In this episode Carl White and Dr. Aimee Duffy di...2022-06-2336 min
PracticeCareJeremy Pope in Developing Sales Skills in Your PracticeJeremy Pope owns and runs Sales Call Overhaul, which helps business owners fix the things in their sales process that “make selling suck”. He says, “it’s fun going beyond the boring industry standard close-rate of 15.5%”. He says, “I was never a super-talented salesperson with crazy charisma” and he even hated marketing and sales for the first couple of years in his entrepreneurial journey. After honing his sales craft in a “non-talented way”, he was finally able to let his new “giver process” do the heavy lifting and he became a top salesperson. He went on to become the sales manager of a tea...2022-06-1635 min
PracticeCareMichael Resnick: Financial Planning During a Bear MarketAbout Michael Resnick: As a Certified Financial Planner, he along with his team help ensure that my clients and their loved ones are financially secure for the future. Through creating a comprehensive financial plan, he individually tailors their portfolios to accomplish their goals. Everything begins with values based planning and that remains throughout the relationship. In this episode, Carl White and Michael Resnick discuss:What is values-based financial planning? Do good and do well Finding a planner you can trust Investing with a long-term view Key Takeaways: Values-based planning starts with re...2022-06-0926 min
PracticeCareDr. Ashley White on Finding Your Inner EntrepreneurAbout Dr. Ashley White: She is an industry leader in challenging the weight-as-health dogma. Her groundbreaking work with Responsive Eating ™ has encouraged a critical shift in the medical field in the way people with larger bodies are perceived and treated. As a trusted clinician, educator, and parent, Dr. Ashley White’s mission is to use her signature methodology of Responsive Eating™ to facilitate appetite literacy so that people in larger bodies can unlearn, push back against, and liberate themselves from diet culture. She is a family and emergency medicine doctor by training, and is a Diplomate of the American Board...2022-06-0230 min
PracticeCareDr. Doug Lucas on Making a BIG Change & Opening his Private PracticeAbout Dr. Doug Lucas: He is a board certified orthopedic surgeon that left the traditional health care model to pursue an integrative health optimization practice called Optimal Human Health. He uses lifestyle, genetics, blood and functional testing to create custom plans for his patients. In this episode, Carl White and Dr. Doug Lucas discuss:Who is your ideal patient? Serving a unique patient base Practicing your passion Key Takeaways: Create a patient avatar, or an ideal patient profile. You need to identify who it is you want to serve before you can...2022-05-2627 min
PracticeCareLesley Wallerstein: You Have More Intellectual Property Than You ThinkLesley Wallerstein: She is a graduate of MIT and a former patent examiner, Lesley knows how to write patent and trademark applications that stand up to competition and stand up in court.In this episode, Carl White and Lesley Wallerstein discuss:Making money with patented propertiesPatenting your practice nameProtecting yourself earlyHow to benefit from patenting your IPsKey Takeaways: A patent gives the person holding it the exclusive right to make or sell or license the product and method. That exclusivity is what’s worth money.Your practice name counts as intellectual property and it’...2022-05-1923 min
PracticeCareMichael Liss On Franchising As A Way To Own Your PracticeAbout Michael Liss: He is a Franchise Attorney, with FRANLAW® - The Franchise Law Experts. Michael Liss has represented over a thousand franchisees, franchisors and other clients. He has served as in-house General Counsel for nationally known franchisors. He is a member of the State of Illinois Attorney General’s Franchise Advisory Board. Michael helps create new franchise systems, and he helps people buy franchises to start and succeed. He is a member of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, the International Franchise Association, the American Franchisee Association and the American Association of Franchisees & Dealers. Mr. Liss is a g...2022-05-1228 min
PracticeCareDon Tietz on Selling Your Practice But Keeping Your OwnershipAbout Don Tietz: For over 30 years Don Tietz has been a leader in the world of business development and operations for practices in healthcare. For the past decade + he’s held leadership positions in larger dermatology practices in finance and operations. Currently he’s the VP of Operations with Dermatology Associates of LaGrange. Don’s special skills are identifying high potential business opportunities and launching successful new ventures. Additionally, Don has particular expertise in turning around operations that are struggling through tough economic times and have a hard time getting the financing they need. His goal with everywhere he goes i...2022-05-0530 min
PracticeCareAashi Arora on Keeping Your Best People Even in Challenging TimesAbout Aashi Arora: She is the principal executive coach at iRISE, has had over 20 years of executive and administrator level experience in operations, healthcare professional mentoring, and coaching. iRISE Executive Coaching provides services to individuals and groups who are seeking enhanced performance and productivity. Aashi provides strengths-based executive coaching through an individualized program that is designed to enhance management acumen, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence. In this episode, Carl White and Aashi Arora discuss:How a private practice benefits from high levels of engagement Difference between engaged, disengaged, and actively disengaged employees The little things that...2022-04-2926 min
PracticeCareJoe Campagna on Finding Good Merchant Services For The Long HaulJoe Campagna took over running Grant Merchant Services in 2007 when his step-dad, Gary Glowinski suddenly passed away. Coming from the worlds of finance, tech and hospitality, Joe jumped feet first into the deep end, learning on the fly to manage and grow an existing portfolio. 15 years later, Joe has taken GMS to new levels with clients across the country. GMS works with a variety of clients from B2B and B2C merchants. His goal is to demystify the world of payments and find the best solution for GMS clients. When Joe isn’t busy at work, he’...2022-04-2234 min
PracticeCareWilliam Schiller in Hiring Foreign Nationals in a Tight Job MarketAbout William Schiller: He practices immigration law in Chicago and he also teaches international human rights law as a faculty member at Northwestern University. He lectures and publishes extensively in immigration law and his client base is national. His practice involves the representation of individual and corporate clients, including physicians in a broad range of immigration matters including nonimmigrant and immigrant visas. In this episode, Carl White and William Schiller discuss:Looking at your business like the government wouldThe responsibility of the employer Going for the legit path Finding good sources of information ...2022-04-1220 min
PracticeCareSteven Baron on Suing for Defamation Over a 1 Star ReviewAbout Steven Baron: For more than 30 years, Steve Baron has counseled businesses on intellectual property matters and helped clients resolve complex commercial disputes. He has counseled and represented clients in defamation and privacy matters, in and out of court. In this episode, Carl White and Steven Baron discuss:What defamation is When an opinion crosses the line Going in with your eyes openProactively cultivating a positive reputation Key Takeaways: Defamation is when someone makes a false statement of fact published to a third party with some level of negligence and damage...2022-04-0535 min
PracticeCareMatt Deutschman on Saying Thank You at ScaleMatt Deutschman: He is the fourth generation in his family in the promotional products industry and founded Doubletake Promotional Marketing in 2010. Doubletake focuses on strategy over product, to help convert clients into referral sources, recruits into team members, employees into brand advocates, and customers into raving fans. In this episode, Carl White and Matt Deutschman discuss:Why should you give gifts? Making giving more convenient The return on investment of giving Maintaining relationships with gifts Key Takeaways: Giving gifts is is a good way to keep business at the top of your rec...2022-03-2927 min
PracticeCareNatalie Hunt: Good Firing Starts With Good HiringAbout Natalie Hunt: She is a leadership coach for new leaders. She specializes in helping doctor-owners learn to lead and manage their employees and their clinics. Natalie has a masters degree in Organizational Leadership and extensive leadership coach training. She speaks and coaches at leadership conferences across the country. In this episode, Carl White and Natalie Hunt discuss:Never hire out of desperationQuestioning your negative thoughts Money isn’t the primary cause of the great resignationFinding ways to put success in your own hands Key Takeaways: Hiring out of desperation comes fr...2022-03-2224 min
PracticeCareDanny Schuman on Helping Your Practice Stand Out From Your CompetitionDanny Schuman is a Brand Storyteller and Executive Coach, and the Founder and Head Twister at Twist Your Thinking. Since 2009, he’s worked with people and brands to help them find better answers, tell better stories, and get better results. He’s successfully partnered with not-for-profits like Giving Rocks Foundation and Learning Bridge Early Education Center, and Fortune 500 companies like PepsiCo, MillerCoors, and Mars.Before Twist, Danny wrote and creative-directed marketing campaigns that helped build iconic brands like Quaker Oatmeal, Coors Light, and Gatorade. He and Michael Jordan started working on Gatorade on the same day and crea...2022-03-1322 min
PracticeCareSruhad Patel On Getting The Best Medical Malpractice Insurance RateSruhad has been a member of the Alera HPL team since 2011, joining through Flagship Healthcare. Having worked with hundreds of medical practices over the years, he excels in providing insurance solutions for all types of practices. Taking the time to understand the needs of the practices he works with, he draws upon his vast experience to provide affordable coverage options. Sruhad is licensed and active in over 20 states and is an expert in the various state regulations that impact medical professional liability coverage options. Sruhad studied Finance at the University of Illinois at Chicago.In this episode...2022-02-1510 min
PracticeCareJeff Hyde On How The R&D Tax Credit Applies to Medical and Dental PracticesAbout Jeff Hyde: He is with Business Group Resources, who educates small business about the government tax-incentives that are available to them with the primary focus on the R&D tax credit. Prior to joining Business Group Resources, Jeff spent over 15 years on the financial service industry where he had roles in finance, marketing and analytics and he’s now teaching the world about the R&D tax credit. He enjoys spending time with his family going on hikes and playing as much tennis as he can. In this episode, Carl White and Jeff Hyde disc...2022-02-0821 min
PracticeCareJason Chess on Successful Financing for Medical & Dental Office SpaceJason Chess is a Commercial Banker at Signature Bank in Rosemont. He manages the banking relationships of privately held businesses, with a niche working with medical and dental practices. Jason has over 17 years of experience in commercial banking, with the last 3 spent at Signature Bank. He has undergraduate and graduate business degrees from the University of Michigan. In this episode, Carl White and Jason Chess discuss:When going for medical office financing or dental office financing, keep communication open with your expert advisorsWhy should you get an expert’s advice? Dealing with condominium assoc...2022-01-2517 min
PracticeCareFaheem Ahmad on Investing in Cyber Security Now vs. Paying the Price laterFaheem Ahmad is a strategic results oriented leader with over 15 years of progressive experience in the financial services and technology industry. He is an energetic leader with extensive experience in leadership, sales, controls, employee development and coaching, change management, customer service and communication.He has been a Service Manager with Technical Doctor for the last 5 years and they focus on HIPAA compliant, cost-effective IT Solutions in the healthcare vertical. Faheem is responsible for three primary areas with the company: Team Satisfaction, Client Satisfaction and Service Department Profitability. In this episode, Carl White and F...2022-01-2519 min
PracticeCareJohn Gwin on Medical Practice Credentialing, Contracting, and Ready to Bill on Day 1Hailing from a background in management at both an outsourced medical billing company as well as a busy plastic surgery practice, John Gwin is the founder of The Auctus Group – a financial and operations consulting firm for exclusively plastic surgeons and dermatologists. John has had the privilege of working with countless physicians for over a decade now, aiding and assisting them in process, workflow and growth. Aside from multiple speaking engagements with Nextech, ADAM, FFAS, MAPS, and beyond, John also serves in an advisory role with a mobile mohs group, Chicago Mohs, as a Principal at a plastics/derm sp...2022-01-2518 min
PracticeCareEricka Adler on Employee Theft, Employee Fraud and What You Can DoEricka Adler is a healthcare attorney, a shareholder at Roetzel in their Chicago office, and the Practice Group Manager of Roetzel's healthcare practice. Ericka has nearly 25 years representing individual providers, physician groups, and other health care entities such as home health care agencies, DME companies, hospices, MRI facilities, and surgery centers. She focuses her practice on regulatory and transactional health care law, in compliance counseling, structuring, and implementing complex joint ventures to comply with state and federal laws and regulations. Ericka handles mergers, sales and acquisitions of healthcare entities and has extensive experience in completing transactions with private equity, hosp...2022-01-2531 min
PracticeCareMark Brodson On Saving $Thousands On Your Medical or Dental Office Lease RenewalMark Brodson is the President and Designated Managing Broker of Resource Commercial Advisors, a commercial real estate firm dedicated to providing turnkey real estate solutions for medical professionals. Mark and his team help physicians, dentists and other medical professionals secure the right space for their practices, handling everything from site selection to project management after the lease is signed. Mark holds 2 degrees from the University of Michigan, is happily married and enjoys golfing, traveling and spending quality time with his wife and three children. In this episode, Carl White and Mark Brodson discuss:Increasing your...2022-01-2517 min