Send us a text You will experience storms as you build your business. When you find yourself in the middle of one, make sure you hang on tight to your vision. Don't let it go in the storm. You will weather the storm and get back to working toward your vision—as long as you don't lose sight of it. This is the first thing I tell EntreMD Business School students going through a storm. You cannot lose sight of your vision. During a storm is the time to go all in and do what you can to retain that pi...
May 25, 2023•23 min•Ep. 328
Send us a text Physicians have what it takes to be the BEST entrepreneurs. Why? Because we have staying power. We have the ability to stick with something over time to accomplish a greater goal. For many of us, it took a whole decade to become a physician. We took the time necessary to build those muscles little by little until we became physician bodybuilders! And that's the exact same concept and dedication it takes for entrepreneurs to flourish. Everything is tied to the kind of muscles we bu...
May 22, 2023•22 min•Ep. 327
Send us a text Whether you're a coach, private practice owner, or some other type of entrepreneur, events are so powerful and have so much opportunity. I just held an in-person retreat for EntreMD Business School students, but I've held events with bouncy houses for my pediatrics practice, too! Don't forget that we are the doctors building the most innovative, most impactful, and most profitable businesses, so the fact that nobody's done it before, doesn't mean you can't do it! You can do an ope...
May 18, 2023•27 min•Ep. 326
Send us a text The law of gravity is that everything that goes up must come down. When you start making breakthroughs in your business, there will be a gravitational pull to get you back to where you used to be. When this happens, think about airplanes. They stay up even though gravity pulls down. How? Airplanes engage another law that is superior to the law of gravity, and that is the law of lift. The law of lift helps the plane overcome gravity. In this podcast episode, I address just this—ove...
May 15, 2023•26 min•Ep. 325
Send us a text Who knew two days could have such transformative power?! Two days was the length of the recent EntreMD Business School Mastermind I held in Atlanta, and WOW! What a two days it was! I jotted down 5 lessons I learned and cannot wait to share them with you here. First of all, what you already know has the capacity to change your life. It's not always about accumulating more concepts, ideas, etc. We re-examined my tried-and-true transformational concepts and dove into them deeper. We...
May 11, 2023•30 min•Ep. 324
Send us a text I am not an advocate for physicians leaving medicine. What I am is an advocate for physicians practicing medicine on their terms, which might look like owning a private practice or individual weight loss coaching or courses for physician financials. I want you to do what you want to do, doctors! Whatever you do, you will want to make sure your business can function without you. I know you don't want to step away or sell it right now, but building a business that is sellable makes ...
May 08, 2023•31 min•Ep. 323
Send us a text Think about the things you find yourself saying to your patients or clients. Do you ever tell them to take all the time they need? How about assuring them they can call anytime? I get it; you want to be always available to everyone for as long as they need because you're a physician with a service-first orientation to the world. But in actuality, you're just lying to your patients and yourself when you say things like that. You simply *can't* be available all the time for any amou...
May 04, 2023•21 min•Ep. 322
Send us a text You worked so hard in your high school years to get into a great pre-med program. You got in; you arrived. Then you worked so hard in pre-med to get into a great med school. You got in; you arrived. This pattern happened throughout school, residency, fellowship, etc. But now it's different. As a physician entrepreneur, there is no "arrival." And that is the best possible news because it means you don't need to put your whole life on hold for this endeavor; you get to simultaneousl...
May 01, 2023•29 min•Ep. 321
Send us a text Want to know what makes it easier to hire your dream team? Changing the way you see yourself. Start imagining yourself as the CEO who deserves the best (because you are, and you do!). Running through scenarios in your mind makes it SO MUCH easier when it comes to nerves and negotiation and everything related to hiring your dream team because you get to practice in your mind, anticipate situations and how you'll handle them, and envision yourself as the successful CEO you are! When...
Apr 27, 2023•24 min•Ep. 320
Send us a text When Instagram recently released its paid badge for verified users, 92% of their audience say no. And Instagram still made $660 million that day. That's why my first takeaway is to never stop growing your audience—even if your audience gets as big as Instagram's. If you continue growing your audience and keeping them engaged by providing value (and upleveling that value over time), you will get the yeses you need for profitable business. You'll get lots of nos, too, but imagine if...
Apr 24, 2023•26 min•Ep. 319
Send us a text No matter the business you're in, speaking is a skill to master. Why? Speaking is about telling your story. And stories sell. Ever think about why Toms shoes sell? It's their story! Buy a pair of Toms and a pair goes to a shoeless child. Who doesn't want to support that?! Take a listen to my super quick podcast episode on this topic: The Power of a Story, episode #318, on The EntreMD Podcast. // COMMUNITY: EntreMD Private Group on Facebook Join a group of physicians who have decid...
Apr 20, 2023•11 min•Ep. 318
Send us a text All entrepreneurs deal with ups and downs, tough times, pride and joy, hard work. I won't act like it's all smooth sailing. But you know what makes it easier? Connecting the work with your why. When you strive to serve and earn, and your specific goal is financial freedom to travel or to pay for a weekly cleaning service so you have more time with your family (or whatever your why may be), suddenly all the hard work has a tangible goal tied to it. It's a prize for you to keep your...
Apr 17, 2023•24 min•Ep. 317
Send us a text If you have found yourself wondering "is this it?" or questioning your career as a physician, you will be comforted and inspired by Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown's story. As an employed physician, she was doing well for herself, by definition. But she felt unsettled and unsure. She didn't have another idea for a business, but she knew she needed more. And after listening to the EntreMD Podcast, she had a hunch that whatever she needed was within the EntreMD Business School. Her hunch wa...
Apr 13, 2023•14 min•Ep. 316
Send us a text The healthcare space has seen and will continue to see crises. But don't fear; there is a silver lining. There is a paradigm shift, and physician entrepreneurs everywhere are capitalizing on it. How? They're setting up business systems around their own brilliance. They're monetizing their gifts. The world is benefitting and so are the physician entrepreneurs—to the tune of 6, 7, and multiple-7 figures! They're gaining the skills, confidence, support, and framework through the Entr...
Apr 10, 2023•27 min•Ep. 315
Send us a text When you are part of the vibrant EntreMD Business School community, you always have a group of impossibility thinkers ready to workshop ideas with you. Dr. Emeka Obidi was bouncing around ideas with his small group and asked for help. They came through in a BIG way when they helped him work through some new billing and coding strategies. He's now expecting to bring in an extra $20,000 with just a few alterations to billing! And it didn't stop there. With a few other simple changes...
Apr 06, 2023•21 min•Ep. 314
Send us a text Imagine having the tools needed to realize and reach dreams. Dr. Brittany Panico went from burnout to building her vision of a private practice after the education and support of EntreMD Business School. Dr. Panico learned that by surrounding herself with people who shared similar vision, who shared similar goals, she could capitalize on her gifts and give more to her community. Fellow EBS students supported her and became an important role in separating herself from her colleague...
Apr 03, 2023•21 min•Ep. 313
Send us a text I'm here today to shake the entire physician community!! There is another way! I'm seeing doctors feeling crippled. Intimidated by insurance. Under the thumb of administration. Ready to throw away their goals, their dreams. This has to stop! We physicians are a community of the greatest humans, most capable businesspeople, most brilliant and brightest. Do not believe the lie that you can't grow a business or practice medicine on your terms, doctors! I'm here to remind you of who y...
Mar 30, 2023•28 min•Ep. 312
Send us a text I have good news for you today. You might be aware that physician-owned businesses fail more often than not. (That's not the good news.) The good news is that the ones that survive the inevitable economic downturns and other adversity all have the same overarching strategy, and I have studied it up and down. In this podcast episode, I give you the 5 reasons physician-owned businesses fail—and what I do to keep my businesses ultra successful! Tune in to episode #311 of the EntreMD ...
Mar 27, 2023•32 min•Ep. 311
Send us a text Maybe a key person in your practice has left ... Maybe you're doing vitals and vaccines at your practice because at this time it's HARD to put together a reliable team that stays ... For all the physicians out there who are feeling overwhelmed due to staffing or workload or hiring issues ... Lean in. I interviewed Fatima Sparks on the EntreMD Podcast, and she got REAL about the struggles of creating a strong team amidst the Great Resignation. As a seasoned practice manager who dev...
Mar 23, 2023•38 min•Ep. 310
Send us a text The first step to becoming the best YOU that you can be is painting the picture of your dream life. Do you dream of a 7-figure business? Don't let yourself go to a picture of failing at that dream. Will you be diligent enough to listen to those podcast episodes, read the books, find the right community, hire the right coaches, connect with the right mentors? Because that's how you change the picture—and once your internal picture changes, the way you act changes, and the results y...
Mar 20, 2023•24 min•Ep. 309
Send us a text Social media has POWER. It has the power to skyrocket your business—even without paid advertising. In fact, I pledged to not use paid ads until EntreMD hit $1 million in revenue just to demonstrate the power of organic marketing through social media. That's the GOOD power of social media. It can be not so good, though, too. It can quickly take control of your day and invade your mental space if you don't set boundaries. I want to give you the top four things you can do to create a...
Mar 16, 2023•20 min•Ep. 308
Send us a text I am a lifelong learner and always studying something. Most recently it's been the success of the Scale tier of my EntreMD Business School. Scale is the EBS branch for high earners—those seeing multiple six figures and seven figures in revenue. I started to notice themes and commonalities that give away the secrets to their great success. I'm not one to keep these things to myself, so I have to share with you! The first conclusion I came to is that these ultra-successful physician...
Mar 13, 2023•29 min•Ep. 307
Send us a text Birthdays have a way of making us reflect, don't they? But on my birthday last week, I found myself looking AHEAD. Way ahead. I was thinking about what I can be doing now that will get me to where I want to be when I'm 90. It seems so far away, but the things I want for myself take time. I'm talking about things like character, health, and an attitude toward skill development. Playing the long game is having the perspective to do today what matters for the future. Find out exactly...
Mar 09, 2023•24 min•Ep. 306
Send us a text I'm going to give you a little pep talk. I'd like to start by saying ... YOU HAVE UNMATCHED VALUE. Your ideas, your business, your service—it's all valuable and it's exactly what this world needs. Someone (lots of someones, in fact) are looking for someone just like you, at this very moment, selling exactly what you're selling. They want it. They need it. It will make their life better. YOU will make their life better. Can you do me a favor and read that all again? I want to at le...
Mar 06, 2023•25 min•Ep. 305
Send us a text Whether you have plans to sell your business or not, you want to build a sellable business. Why? Because a business that is easy to sell is a business that is desirable to keep. You win either way. But how do you up the sellability of your private practice business? Increase the profit margin. The first way to do this is to optimize your schedule —take a real look at the calendar and make sure you're filling any gaps with appointments. After all, you've already paid overhead, payr...
Mar 02, 2023•22 min•Ep. 304
Send us a text We physicians are treasure troves of content. The moment you recognize this is the moment you realize you CAN provide valuable content on a regular schedule—and promote it proudly as your followers grow. And that, in a sentence, is how I achieved 400k podcast downloads in 3 years. In today's EntreMD Podcast episode, "How I Grew My Podcast to 400,000 Downloads in 3 Years," I detail the three components of my successful podcast growth, starting with understanding the difference betw...
Feb 27, 2023•22 min•Ep. 303
Send us a text Have you ever wondered if the cost of conferences is worth it? There's the financial investment, of course, but there's also opportunity cost of being away from your family, being away from work, having to travel, etc. What if I told you how to 10x the ROI so it's more than worth it to attend? Let's go! Make the decision to get something out of it (don't just wait to see what happens). Doing this has allowed me to trace hundreds of thousands of dollars back to these events. Approa...
Feb 23, 2023•22 min•Ep. 302
Send us a text This weekend, I took some time to reflect on the fact that I have recorded 300 podcast episodes of the EntreMD podcast. The stats are mind blowing. Top 1% podcast globally. 423,000 downloads. 120 countries. Countless lives changed. Before I go on, I want to say thank you for listening and subscribing and sharing this with your physician friends and colleagues. This is your win too because you made this happen. After reflecting, I was shocked by what I learned. The most valuable th...
Feb 20, 2023•28 min•Ep. 301
Send us a text What's the secret to building multiple streams of income simply through social media presence? No, it's not prepping a deep library of content in advance. No, it's not having training on being in front of a camera. No, it's not even about being 100% in love with and in touch with social media. That's right—you can be a physician who's never been on camera and has no time to build a library of content and doesn't even like social media (any of this sound familiar?!) ... and still h...
Feb 16, 2023•25 min•Ep. 300
Send us a text Busy physician entrepreneurs have to make the most of the time they have, and that starts with reframing how they talk about their time. When you tell yourself you can't do this or that because you don't have time, your brain takes that as gospel. So instead, ask yourself HOW you can make it happen. Think of all the time you spend waiting in the car to pick up the kids from school or activities. How can you use that time to work on your business? I bet you could reach out to 5 pod...
Feb 13, 2023•19 min•Ep. 299
