Ready to Sell or Buy a Podiatry or Foot Health Practice? Discover the essential roadmap to successfully selling or buying a podiatry / foot health practice in our latest podcast. 💼 Whether you're looking to exit your business and retire, or you’re an ambitious practitioner eager to step into private practice, this episode is packed with actionable insights you can’t afford to miss. Damian delivers firsthand strategies for: ✅ Preparing Your Practice for Sale : Remove emotions, understand if you'...
Oct 20, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Welcome to this episode of the Soletraders podcast, "Curacorn® - Why ‘Curing’ Patients is a Better Business Model than ‘Recurring’ Patients," where we explore a 21st-century solution to an age-old foot problem. For the past 1,500 years, dating back to Hippocrates' "On Regimen" (460 BCE-380 BCE), physicians, chiropodists, and podiatrists have struggled to find a permanent solution for one of the most common foot issues: corns. But has Catherine Hughes (Hobbs), a renowned podiatrist from Wigan, UK...
Jun 04, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Join Damian on Series 1: Episode 9 of the Sole Traders podcast, which is a recording of a Canonbury Healthcare webinar on: ‘How do I start a successful Podiatry / Foot Health Care practice?’ Damian discusses: What I've learned about private practice from managing a 2.4 million portfolio. What it really takes to be a successful private practitioner. How to reverse-engineer the perfect private practice. Why a great job is better than an average business. Why all private practices should be built t...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode, I chat with Hugh Tregoning. Hugh qualified as a physiotherapist in 2008 and continues to practise whilst representing Wales in his role as the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Professional Liaison Consultant. With a background in both NHS and private healthcare settings, Hugh offers a unique perspective on the regulatory expectations of healthcare professionals, drawing from his own experiences as a fellow practitioner. Join us as we discuss: The role of the HCPC Pro...
Mar 16, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This is the first PODCAST + where our listeners can follow the business planning discussed in the episode in the NEW 'FREE RESOURCES ' section of the Sole Traders website. In this episode Damian shares a cringey but relevant anecdote about wedding planning, how that is relevant to business planning and the shocking fact that both marriages and business fail at the same rate in the UK! To avoid the common pitfalls (in business not in marriage) and obtain funding, Damian takes you through the proc...
Feb 03, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 7
I n this episode, I talk about the importance of completing a feasibility study to assess the risks associated with starting a new business and how you can control the variables to mitigate your risk. Starting with, "Are you the right person for the job?" I talk about the four main tests to assess your start-up or re-assess your existing clinic so you can make decisions based on facts rather than fantasy. This podcast leads on to the next podcast in the series where I will take you through a ste...
Dec 06, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 6
I n this episode, I compare the difference between achieving a Band 8c salary (£70,000 - £81,000) via the NHS and private practice routes. I explain why you are 98% more likely to achieve this payscale in private practice and how podiatrists who are on the same 'salary' don't get the same pay! In fact, the difference is as much as £1,400 per month!! This may get many podiatrists thinking about their financial future as the figures speak for themselves: See Here If you would like to know more abo...
Oct 25, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, I chat with Michelle Gibson from Canonbury Healthcare. Michelle graduated as a podiatrist in 1992 and worked in the NHS with a special interest in diabetes. She attained her master's degree in 2015 and received the Lecture of the Year award from Wolverhampton University in 2021. Michelle is now the Training & Education Manager at Canonbury Healthcare. I asked Michelle how private practitioners benefited from building a relationship with their suppliers, and why they are deve...
Oct 12, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, I chat with newly qualified podiatrist Stephen Vince. Stephen qualified from New College Durham in 2022 and in as little as 12 months has gone from new grad to clinic owner via our Joint Venture Partnership. Hear Stephen's journey, and my monolog on how you can do it too. Career Opportunity... If you are a podiatrist or foot health practitioner in the North-East, Stephen is currently recruiting at Foot Medic Gateshead. Click on the link to find out more >> https://footmedi...
Sep 21, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this short episode, I share my thoughts on why podiatrists want to open their own businesses? Have a short rant about the lack of podiatrists in the UK and what I think we should do about it?? Read a very relevant quote from 'The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About '. See links below: And set the scene for the next podcast where I interview podiatrist Steven Vince who went from new grad to business owner in 10 months and doubled his income via our join ...
Sep 02, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 2
It has always been an ambition of mine to host my own podcast, and today that ambition was realised… with my very first guest Dr Tyson E. Frankin. It was an honour to turn the tables on such a prolific podiatrist, businessman, author, speaker, coach and podcaster. In this episode, Tyson talks about how and why he opened his first podiatry practice, why you must be crazy to go straight from Uni to private practice, how a health complaint meant he had to build a business that could run without him...
Aug 21, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The Sole Trades Podcast is brought to you by the Foot Medic™ Group – a podiatry management company that helps podiatrists start, grow, manage and exit their private practices in the UK & Ireland. In this short introduction, your host Damian Murray outlines the purpose of the podcast and why he's only as qualified as the next private podiatrist when offering advice on private practice. Hope you enjoy the show. CLICK HERE for more information on the Foot Medic™ Group And don’t forget… If you w...
Aug 01, 2023•3 min
