This summer, join host David Mandell as he revisits and highlights episodes from Season 3 of The Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast , in our 2025 Summer Rewind Series . "I genuinely believe there is a lot of information to gain from all of our episodes deliver, but for the summer, I've handpicked a few that offer intriguing ideas and a unique perspective for physicians in 2025," says David. "I hope you enjoy this Season encore series. Have a great summer!" Episode 4.3 | Originally ...
Jul 09, 2025•46 min
This summer, join host David Mandell as he revisits and highlights episodes from Season 3 of The Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast , in our 2025 Summer Rewind Series . "I genuinely believe there is a lot of information to gain from all of our episodes deliver, but for the summer, I've handpicked a few that offer intriguing ideas and a unique perspective for physicians in 2025," says David. "I hope you enjoy this Season encore series. Have a great summer!" Episode 3.2 | Originally ...
Jun 25, 2025•42 min
In this final episode of Season 5, host David Mandell recaps the season’s key themes and previews the upcoming Summer Rewind series, which will highlight standout episodes from Seasons 3 and 4. The podcast will continue on a biweekly schedule over the summer, with new introductions to previously released episodes, allowing listeners to revisit valuable content over the Summer. David reviews each of the 18 episodes of Season 5, including a quick recap and highlights. The goal of this episode is t...
Jun 11, 2025•36 min•Season 5Ep. 20
In this episode, host David Mandell welcomes Bob Goettling, a seasoned investment banker and legal expert with over 30 years of experience in healthcare transactions, to discuss the emerging relevance of ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) for physician practices. Goettling shares his professional journey, from early M&A work to helping physician groups explore monetization options, including ESOPs as a potentially powerful but underutilized tool. Bob breaks down the core structure and hi...
May 28, 2025•41 min•Season 5Ep. 19
In this episode of the Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast, host David Mandell sits down with two highly respected medical leaders—Dr. Mark Figgie, Chief Emeritus of the Surgical Arthritis Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), and Dr. Joel Press, Physiatrist-in-Chief at HSS—to explore their personal and professional journeys in medicine. Dr. Press shares how his diverse early experiences led him to physiatry, while Dr. Figgie recounts his balance between science, busine...
May 14, 2025•42 min•Season 5Ep. 18
In this second episode of a two-episode interview, host David Mandell continues his conversation with Corey Kleinschmidt, an industry veteran in the locum tenens space. The episode kicks off with a recap of Part 1 and a reintroduction to Cory’s extensive background in the industry, including his work with Jackson Healthcare and his current role at Locumpedia. The focus then shifts to actionable steps for physicians considering locum—starting with educating themselves through resources like Locum...
Apr 30, 2025•35 min•Season 5Ep. 17
In this first episode of a two-episode interview, host David Mandell speaks with Cory Kleinschmidt, an industry veteran in the locum tenens space. Cory shares his journey into the field, which began unexpectedly in the late 1990s when he helped develop LocumTenens.com, a job board that played a significant role in the industry’s growth. He later founded Locumpedia, a digital platform dedicated to locum tenens professionals, offering resources, job listings, and insights into the industry. Cory e...
Apr 16, 2025•40 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Host David Mandell welcomes Dr. Jude Pierre back to the podcast for an engaging discussion on physician entrepreneurship, financial pitfalls, and operational best practices. They begin by revisiting common mistakes doctors make when purchasing their first or second home, such as relying on 100% financing and overspending on a house before their career stabilizes. Dr. Pierre emphasizes the importance of financial prudence and warns about the risks associated with early-career real estate decision...
Apr 02, 2025•34 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Listen in as host David Mandell welcomes back to the Podcast healthcare attorneys Michael Byrd and Brad Adatto, both of whom joined David back in Season 1. Brad and Michael begin the discussion laying out the legal issues around the weight loss drugs that have become so popular today and what physicians prescribing such drugs need to be aware of – from patient consent issues, to compounding challenges and state-specific dispensing regulations, to marketing rules and more. The conversation then s...
Mar 19, 2025•47 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Listen in as host David Mandell welcomes orthopedic surgeon Dr. Patrick St. Pierre. Pat begins by sharing his background in the military, where he served in the infantry and as an airborne ranger pathfinder and eventually transitioned to medical school and a path in orthopedics. He then tells David about his decisions around the first job he took outside of the military on the east coast and his eventual move to Palm Desert, CA to a growing orthopedic practice there. The conversation then shifts...
Mar 05, 2025•35 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Listen in or watch as host David Mandell sits down with medical marketing consultant Kristy LaGourgue and aesthetic nurse Rachel Varga to discuss branding and marketing lessons that all doctors can benefit from, whether they own their own practice or not. David begins the discussion by asking Kristy and Rachel the most common mistakes medical practices make with marketing and how to avoid them. They then chat about the importance of marketing when offering new services or equipment or even bring...
Feb 19, 2025•39 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Listen in as host David Mandell sits down with Carole Foos, CPA from OJM Group and Greg Heimkreiter, JD, CPA from Howard, Nunn & Bloom, Inc. David asks both Carole and Greg to give their key insights on the tax landscape as we enter 2025 with a new party in control of both the White House and Congress. Carole begins with a discussion of potential changes to individual tax rates and Greg mentions the SALT limitations and dives into estate tax issues as well. David then chats with Carole about...
Feb 05, 2025•38 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Listen in to episode 5.10 as host David Mandell interviews Dr. Jude Pierre, internist, doctorpreneur, fellow podcaster and coach to young physicians. Jude begins by sharing his background, including a brief description of his family's immigrant story as immigrants from Haiti who moved back to Haiti from New York City when Jude was eight years old, for a business opportunity for his father—beginning his entrepreneurship interests. This entrepreneurship continued in his residency, as he began moon...
Jan 22, 2025•36 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Listen in as host David Mandell interviews financial advisor Jay Zigmont PhD, MFA, CFP®, the CEO of Childfree Wealth. David begins that he had read’s Jay first book and was extremely interested in the topic—as he and his wife Sheila do not have children. He and Jay then discuss Jay’s background and how he came to direct his career around helping child-free clients. Jay then shares some statistics from various studies about the prevalence of childfree people and how this demographic is growing ra...
Jan 08, 2025•37 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Listen as host David Mandell continues his conversation with dentist and coach Dr. Sue Keller. Picking up where they left off at the end of Part I, David and Sue discuss the ongoing financial challenges of her specialty dental practice. Here, they tackle Sue’s difficult decision to file bankruptcy for the practice after more than 20 years -- and the legal, practical and emotional processes involved. The discussion then turns to Sue’s transition after closing her practice – from working part-time...
Dec 25, 2024•31 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Listen in or watch as host David Mandell interviews dentist and coach Dr. Sue Keller. David begins with questions he asks all doctor guests to the program—about their initial interest in becoming a doctor, early career journey and more. Sue relates her personal experiences that lead her to dentistry and a shift from an interest in orthodontics to general dentistry. Sue explains her initial venture into private practice, purchasing an existing practice from a burned-out dentist, and her initial a...
Dec 11, 2024•24 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Listen in or watch as host David Mandell speaks with practice consultant Jessica Jones. David begins asking about Jessica’s career and how she ended up working with medical and dental practices. Jessica then shares with David the pain points doctors typically have when they contact her—how they want to see their practices, and lives, improved. Jessica then speaks to David about the importance of finding the doctor’s passions and how to align the practice with those passions, along with patient n...
Nov 27, 2024•36 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Listen in or watch as host David Mandell interviews Dr. Benjamin Ostrander, Chief Resident in Otolaryngology at the University of California San Diego. David begins with questions he asks all physician guests to the program—about their initial interest in becoming a physician and in their particular area. Ben explains his family background in engineering, his initial degrees in engineering and bio engineering and his gravitation to medical school and surgery. David and Ben then focus on the topi...
Nov 14, 2024•36 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Listen in or watch as host David Mandell interviews CPA and practice consultant Nolan Bradbury. David begins by noting he and Nolan will first focus on traditional private practices and then then transition into “side hustles” and doctorpreneurship. In terms of private practices, David asks Nolan about key financial priorities in running a profitable practice, including the importance of key performance indicators (KPIs) and the critical difference between delegating and abdicating. They also di...
Oct 31, 2024•37 min•Season 5Ep. 4
In this special episode tied timed to release before the upcoming U.S. elections, host David Mandell welcomes OJM Partner and Wealth Advisor Andrew Taylor, CFP, to discuss investing through impactful current events, including potentially stress-inducing election seasons. In this unique episode, David and Andy refer to a number of slides based on data from U.S. presidential elections going back more than 60 years. For those watching on our YouTube channel , those slides are part of the video cont...
Oct 17, 2024•35 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Listen in or watch as host David Mandell continues his interview with orthopedic surgeon Dr. John “Jay” Foley, focusing on Jay’s career path after being disabled in a snowboarding accident and unable to perform surgery. Jay explains how his own-occupation disability policy made a significant impact on his post-injury financial health. He also relates that his initial plan for an osteoporosis center did not workout, so he pivoted to medical evaluation for worker’s compensation cases and medical-l...
Oct 03, 2024•28 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Listen in or watch as host David Mandell interviews orthopedic surgeon Dr. John “Jay” Foley. David begins with questions he asks all physician guests to the program—about their initial interest in becoming a physician, early career journey and more. Jay explains what got him interested in orthopedics at a young age, about how he spent a few years as a seasonal surgeon between the mountains and the beaches, before settling down in Reno, Nevada. David learns from Jay how he built a busy orthopedic...
Sep 19, 2024•26 min•Season 5Ep. 1
This summer, join host David Mandell as he revisits and highlights episodes from Season 3 of The Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast , in our 2024 Summer Rewind Series . "I genuinely believe there is a lot of information to gain from all of our episodes deliver, but for the summer, I've handpicked a few that offer intriguing ideas and a unique perspective for physicians in 2024," says David. "I hope you enjoy this Season 3 encore. Have a great summer!" Episode 3.12 (Originally relea...
Sep 05, 2024•35 min•Ep. 5
This summer, join host David Mandell as he revisits and highlights episodes from Season 3 of The Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast , in our 2024 Summer Rewind Series . "I genuinely believe there is a lot of information to gain from all of our episodes deliver, but for the summer, I've handpicked a few that offer intriguing ideas and a unique perspective for physicians in 2024," says David. "I hope you enjoy this Season 3 encore. Have a great summer!" Episode 3.7 (Originally releas...
Aug 22, 2024•45 min•Ep. 4
This summer, join host David Mandell as he revisits and highlights episodes from Season 3 of The Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast , in our 2024 Summer Rewind Series . "I genuinely believe there is a lot of information to gain from all of our episodes deliver, but for the summer, I've handpicked a few that offer intriguing ideas and a unique perspective for physicians in 2024," says David. "I hope you enjoy this Season 3 encore. Have a great summer!" Episode 3.15 (Originally relea...
Aug 08, 2024•42 min•Ep. 3
This summer, join host David Mandell as he revisits and highlights episodes from Season 3 of The Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast , in our 2024 Summer Rewind Series . "I genuinely believe there is a lot of information to gain from all of our episodes deliver, but for the summer, I've handpicked a few that offer intriguing ideas and a unique perspective for physicians in 2024," says David. "I hope you enjoy this Season 3 encore. Have a great summer!" Episode 3.6 (Originally releas...
Jul 25, 2024•42 min•Ep. 2
This summer, join host David Mandell as he revisits and highlights episodes from Season 3 of The Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast , in our 2024 Summer Rewind Series . "I genuinely believe there is a lot of information to gain from all of our episodes deliver, but for the summer, I've handpicked a few that offer intriguing ideas and a unique perspective for physicians in 2024," says David. "I hope you enjoy this Season 3 encore. Have a great summer!" Episode 3.1 (Originally releas...
Jul 11, 2024•42 min•Ep. 1
In this 19th and final episode of Season 4, host David Mandell recaps the season’s 18 episodes. He briefly summarizes each episode and highlights a pearl or two from each. This can serve as a helpful reminder for listeners who have heard all 18 episodes to revisit ones that they found most valuable, and can motivate those who missed any episodes to listen or watch them during the summer, as we also run our Summer Rewind Series. Learn more, including additional show notes, links, and more, by vis...
Jun 13, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 19
In this episode, host David Mandell, JD, MBA welcomes Dr. Butch Ferguson, a retired oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Their discussion initially covers Dr. Butch's career journey, including his experience in the US Army Dental Corps, both pros and cons -- beginning with his own training, moving up the command chain, training other dentists and oral surgeons for years. David and Butch then dive into his decision to leave the military and join Augusta University as a faculty member in Oral and Maxil...
May 30, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Listen in to this continuing episode as host David Mandell sits down with Ethan Nkana, JD, MBA, founder of Rocky Mountain Physician Agency and his client, Dr. Erica Mathieu, Chief Medical Officer at Primary Health Solutions. Here, in part two of this two-episode interview, David begins the discussion with Erica, looking at her situation as a case study – first discovering what her frustrations were with her then-present job, how she found Ethan to help her, and their process of renegotiating her...
May 16, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 17
