The Podiatry Business Podcast

Episode 83. Play To Win

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Let's not beat around the bush being a business owner can be hard. What some clinic owners can do when they are put in a challenging or stressful...

Episode 82. How To Build A 7 Figure Clinic

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It is possible to build a 7 figure health clinic that delivers a premium service to your patients, that your staff live to work in, all without killin...

Episode 81. One Is A Dangerous Number

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The number one in any business is dangerous. If that one thing goes belly up you are in big trouble.Listen to ep 81 of The More Practice Profits Podca...

Episode 80. The Great Resignation

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Great Resignation is happening right now and its happening in health care. Listen to Episode 80 of The More Practice Profits Podcast to hear Lorca...

Episode 79. Where to Start With Marketing

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Most clinic owners who want to build their business are mistaken in thinking that they need to spend spend spend on marketing and many have had bad ex...

Episode 78. When To Dig In

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Running your own clinic can be a fantastic experience, but occasionally the owner can have the rug pulled from under them. It can be a lonely and tou...

Episode 77. My Top 5 Marketing Lessons

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Marketing is the secret sauce that allows clinic owners to scale, build a sustainable business and have a better life. In Episode 77 of The More Prac...

Episode 76. Be The Leader In Your Clinic

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Truly successful clinic owners lead their team. They recognise that its up to them to take charge, take the hard decisions and gain the respect of the...

Episode 75. Try To Retain Your Staff

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There is a lot of noise and emphasis recently on recruitment. But What about retaining the staff your have right now. In ep 75 of The More Practice P...

Episode 74. What Got You Here, Won't Get You There

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do ever feel like your clinic is stagnating?That your making something but maybe not enough to make it worth all the hassle?Well doing the same thing ...

Episode 73. Are You Charging Too Little

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Most clinic owners worry that about charging too much. But have you ever worried that you are charging too little?Have the right pricing mindset can b...

Ep 72 How to Set A Marketing Budget

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How much should I spend on marketing every year? Is it 10% of turnover or 5% of profits?In ep 72 of The More Practice Profits Podcasts Lorcan O Donai...

Episode 71. Is Your Message Clear

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A confused mind makes no decision and unfortunately too many clinics are providing a confused message. This leads to potential patients being unable ...

Episode 70. What KPI's Should You Track

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Knowing your numbers is vital to making sure your have the power to make smart choices for your business. Which numbers to track is just as important...

Episode 69. Staff Not Committed

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There is nothing more frustrating for a clinic owner than a staff member that you know they are just not fully committed. It can drain your energy kno...

Episode 68. Struggling To Recruit?

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Most clinic owners are struggling to recruit clinical staff. In ep 68 of The More Practice Profits Podcast Lorcan O Donaile, explains why and what to ...

Episode 67. How To Do Profit & Loss

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 67 of the More Practice Profits Podcast "How To Do Profit & Loss"  Lorcan explains why doing regular Profit & Loss repo...

Episode 66. How To Reach 15k A Month

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is for those clinic owners who are hoping to reach 15k a month in turnover. What are the areas to focus on to reach 15k a month or over ...

Epiosde 65. Is Your Front Desk Handover Watertight?

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Most clinics have a haphazard front desk handover which leads to lost turnover and poor patient outcomes. Listen to Ep 65 of The More Practice Profit...

Ep 64. Mindset Shift With Jamey Schrier

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jamey Schrier, P.T. is an author, former practice owner and founder of Practice Freedom U. PFU solely focuses on helping practice owners work less, ea...

Episode 63. Design Your Plan For Success

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Without a plan we drift from day to day doing the same thing. Doing the same thing day in day out will simply never change your life. Designing a si...

Episode 62. Starting Google Ads With Nicola McLennan

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lorcan O Donaile is joined in Ep 62 of The  More Practice Profits Podcast by Nicola McLennan Osteopath & Google Ads expert to talk all things goo...

Episode 61. The Transition Phase

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When building your business you move from a clinic with just you to one where by you have staff and scale your clinic to a level that allows the clini...

Episode 60. Are You Doing $1000 Per Hours Jobs?

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Not all work is created equal. Perhaps treating patients all day everyday is not what help you attain financial freedom. Listen to Ep 60 of The More...

Episode 59. Every Difficulty = Opportunity

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 58. Handling Bad Reviews

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A reality of life nowadays is that your patients can leave reviews online. It is inevitable that you will get a bad review. It can ruin your day. It ...

Episode 57. Internal Marketing

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The easiest, simplest & cheapest way to start your marketing is to begin with Internal Marketing. In Ep 57 of The More Practice Profits Podcast, ...

Episode 56. Avoid Burnout

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Burn out is an all too common effect of owning your own clinic. Listen to Ep 56 of The More Practice Profits Podcast to hear Lorcan O Donaile's ...

Episode 55 Is My Website Optimised

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I was recently interviewed for an American clinical publication who asked my thoughts on clinical website. I wanted to share those questions & my...

Episode 54. Money Mistakes By Clinic Owners

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Most clinic owners make the same money mistakes. II have made them all. We spend so much time working to be great clinically we forget we need to mak...

Episode 53. All Things Blogs

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Writing blogs is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to start marketing your clinic. Listen to Lorcan O Donaile in this episode "All Things Blo...

Episode 52 Facebook Ads versus Google Ads

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I often get asked which is better Facebook Ads or Google Ads for clinic owners to scale. So I decided to record Ep 52 of The More Practice Profits Po...

Episode 51. Ever Considered Joint-Venture?

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joint Venturship is not new but it may be new to you. Is it the right approach for you & your clinic to reach its goals & living a better lif...

Episode 50. The 5 Elements of a Clinic's Online Presence

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim McDannald of podiatrygrowth.com joins me for episode 50 of The More Practice Profits Podcast. He tells me about his 5 Elements of a Podiatry Clin...

Episode 49. At What Stage Is Your Business?

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I am reading a book(Systemology by D Jenyns) that argues that your business is at one of four stages.1.Survival2.Stationary3.Scalable4.SaleableUnfortu...

Episode 48. Warren Buffets Life Lessons

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Warren Buffet is on of the worlds richest men , yet he still lives a pretty ordinary life, living the same house for over 50 years. What can we clini...

Episode 47. Marketing Rescued My Podiatry Clinic, An Interview With Stephen Ryan

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Ryan opened a clinic in Dublin with his brother and found despite having a full diary that he was over worked burned out and considering quitt...

Episode 46. Patients Don't Care About Your Qualification

24 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 46 of The Podiatry Business Podcast;  "Patients Don't Care About Your Qualification" explores why patients are not that intere...

Episode 45. Software To Help Your Clinic Grow

17 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Too often Podiatry clinic owners stay away from new software because they are un certain of the return or that they might get lost in the tech. As so...

Episode 44. What Can Donald Trump Teach Podiatrists

10 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As we near the end of Donald Trump as president and he finds himself banned from social media what can we as podiatrists learn from him.The truth is l...

Episode 43. What Have We Learned

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Every difficulty presents an opportunity. Even in year with a black swan type event lesson can be learned. Listen to episode 43 of The Podiatry Busine...

Episode 42. Is It Time For A Change

13 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. 2020 has made all of us reflect of where we are in ...

Episode 41. Avoid The Christmas Downturn

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I used to dread having to close for 2 weeks at Christmas. I simply couldn't afford to loose the turnover. Listen to episode 41 of The Podiatry B...

Ep 40. Customer Complaints, How Are You Handling Yours

29 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Customer complaints. We all get them don't we? Nobody likes getting them or having to deal with the fallout but they are a natural consequence of...

Ep 39. The Top 3 Systems Needed For A Profitable Clinic

22 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 39 of The Podiatry Business Podcast Lorcan O Donaile Health Business Mentor explains his top 3 systems you must have in your clinic if you ...

Episode 38. Who Is Your Most Dangerous Competitor?

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Should you join in the hysteria of worrying about physios doing orthotics, FHP's etc?Listen to Ep 38 of The Podiatry Business Podcast and hear wh...

Episode 37. Email Marketing For Podiatrists

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Email marketing is a highly effective marketing tool you as a clinic oner can use to drive your business forwards. My favourite part of email marketin...

Episode 36. Are You reactivating Your Patients

25 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many clinic owners think the answer to all of their frustrations is more new patients. Well I would argue that before your start spending your precio...

Episode 35. Why Are Your Patients Saying No.

18 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Too often we don't really understand why are patients say no. Why they say no to starting treatment or why they say no to continuing treatment. ...

Episode 34. Get Prepared For The Coronavirus 2nd Wave

11 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Across the world another spike in Coronavirus infections in happening and governments are considering their options including further restrictions or ...

Episode 33. Do You Want To Open Your Own Podiatry Practice?

27 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Are you a podiatrist considering opening your own clinic. May be you are tired of working in the public health sector or have had enough of not being ...

Why You Should Put Your Patients Into Treatment Packages

20 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 32 of The Podiatry Business Podcast Lorcan O Donaile discusses why it is in your patients interest to put them into packages of care instea...

Episode 31. My Top 5 Health Clinic Business Books

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 31 of The Podiatry Business Podcast Lorcan O Donaile, Health Business Mentor discussed the top 5 business books he recommends all clinic ow...

Episode 30. How To Be A Success In The Business Of Podiatry

06 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

All too often I talk to clinic owners who are to be honest "all talk & no action". Over the course of the later 6 months of 2020 Lorcan...

Episode 29. Is Your Receptionist Your Most Important Staff Member?

30 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Too often clinic owners recruit just about anyone to run their reception and naturally its not good for their business. Listen to Ep 29 of The Podiat...

Episode 28. Why Your Google Ads Are Not Working

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Google ads is an extremely powerful tool and helped my clinic grow by over 110% inside 18 months once I stop making all the common mistakes most clini...

Episode 27. Why Should Avoid Some Clinic Owners Like The Plague

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I love the comedy series "What we do in the shadows" & my fovourite characeter is Colin the energy vampire. Sitting in a room with Colin...

Episode 26. What Most Successful Clinic Owners Have In Common

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Most successful clinic owners tend to have a few key things in common that allow them to reach their goals, scale up and reach financial freedom. Lis...

Episode 25. What Do Patients Really Want In A Recession?

26 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Smart clinic owners know exactly what their patients want, especially in a recession. The hard economic times does not mean that you cannot have a hig...

Episode 24. How Much Could I Sell My Clinic For?

19 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that 85% plus of small business do not sell and have to close instead. Do you want to spend your career building a clinic only to be unab...

Episode 23. Should I Scale Up My Clinic

12 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scaling up your clinic is a buzz phrase at the moment. But is saling up the right choice for you at all. Listen to Episode 23 of The Podiatry Busines...

Episode 22. SEO? It's Not That Hard

04 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

So many podiatry clinic owners either do no SEO or pay way over the odds to get someone "to do seo" for them. The thing you the podiatrist ...

Episode 21. What Have I Learned From The Lockdown

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 21 of The Podiatry Business Podcast; "What Have I Learned From The Lockdown" Lorcan talks about what the lockdown has taught him ...

Episode 20. How To Gain An Unfair Advantage Over Other Podiatry Clinics

21 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Episode 20 of The Podiatry Business Podcast and find out;How To Gain An Unfair Advantage Over Other Podiatry Clinics

Episode 19. How To Keep Great Staff

14 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

So you have put in all the effort getting your staff. The last thing is a revolving door of staff moving on sooner than they need. Listen to ep 19 of...

Episode 18. How To Recruit Great Staff.

07 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting and retaining great staff is one of hardest things to do in business. Often Podiatry clinic owners throw up a generic ad trying to attract...

Episode 17. After Lockdown, My Predictions For Podiatry Clinics For 2020

31 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lockdown is coming to and end for most podiatry clinics and they can get back to seeing their patients. However as they come back they are in differe...

Episode 16. How To Improve Your Productivity & Profits As A Clinic Owner

24 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 16. "How To Improve Your Productivity & Profits As A Podiatry Clinic Owner" Lorcan O Donaile, Podiatrist & Podiatry Busin...

Episode 15 The 5 Mistakes That Could Kill Your Clinic During This Recession

17 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There is recession upon us. Some say a depression is coming. Whatever the answer we all know things will be hard.It will be harder to run a profitabl...

Episode 14. How To Put Up Your Prices

10 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To many podiatry clinics simply charge too little make it worth all of the stress and hassle that comes with running a business.Too often the Podiatry...

Episode 13. Are You Ready For When Lockdown Is Over?

03 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lockdown will end. In Ireland podiatry clinics are back on May 18th, Australia never closed fully, others are not far behindAre you ready? Are you aw...

Episode 12 Is Your Website Making You Any Money?

25 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know for sure if your website actually makes you any money. Most Podiatry clinics have very pretty & expensive but ultimately mostly useles...

Episode 11. How To Get New Patients On Tap 24/7

19 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 11 of The Podiatry Business Podcast Lorcan  discusses in detail his external marketing funnels and how it fills his diary with his ideal p...

Episode 10. Coronavirus - You Can Choose To Sink Or Swim.

12 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why do some Podiatry clinics prevail while others seem to always struggle?Why in this time of crisis are some panicing while others are getting ready ...

Episode 9. Coronavirus - Protect your Patient Database

04 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This crisis will pass and unfortunately too many clinic owners will spend the time away form clinic buried in clinical books or worse trying to replac...

Episode 8. Coronavirus. Don't Waste Your Time Studying Clinical Skills

28 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Podiatry Clinic owners.... If you are planning to use the enforced time away from work studying more clinical skills, then don't do it.Clinical s...

Episode 7. How To Help Your Business Survive The Coronavirus

21 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a traumatic and historic week I recorded this podcast to help podiatry clinic owners make the choice now that means their business survives. Feel ...

Episode 6. Why You Should Never Pay Your Staff A Percentage Of Turnover

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lets face it. Most clinic owners are paying their "associates" a percentage of turnover. I did this and really lived to regret it. In this...

Episode 5. Six & Half Facebook Ad Hacks

07 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you find yourself posting on your Facebook page in an attempt get more patients or your previous patients to return?Are you chasing Facebook likes ...

Episode 4. Should I Hire Another Podiatrist Or Receptionist First

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 4 of The Podiatry Business Podcast. "Should I Hire Another Podiatrist Or Receptionist First" Lorcan O Donaile discusses the big d...

Episode 3. The 3 Myths Holding Most Clinic Owners Back

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There are 3 myths I hear over and over again from clinic owners and especially from non clinic owners, who frankly have no clue. These areClinical ex...

Episode 2. 6 Principles To Get Your Patient To Say Yes

15 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 2 of The Podiatry Business Podcast brought to you by Lorcan O Donaile, Podiatrist & Health Business Mentor. In this episode Lorcan discus...

Episode 1. You Need To Start With A Business Mindset

08 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To truly develop a profitable podiatry practice you need to develop a business mindset that embraces the concept that making a profit is a positive th...