The Clinical Entrepreneur podcast is for healthcare practitioners who want to turn their clinic into a thriving business and create a life they love. We talk about marketing strategies, building the right team, family, work-life balance, where to find your perfect patient and when to wear your CEO hat. Full of practical information, humor, and a hefty dose of motivation, host Ronda Nelson will inspire you to take massive action toward creating an authentic business you can be proud of — and ...
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215: The #1 Secret for Getting More Reviews and Testimonials
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Ever feel like those five-star reviews are just too hard to pin down, no matter how great your services are? 🔎 Whether you’re running a brick-and-mortar clinic or a virtual practice, those glowing reviews with 5 gold stars are what help your business stand out from the rest! 🤩 Now, I know what you’re thinking: “How on earth do I get people to leave…
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214: Finding Inner Strength When You’re in the Messy Middle
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Life has been throwing some real curveballs my way recently. Imagine this: four of my amazing employees had to leave – two because of some really unfortunate circumstances and two I had to let go. Now, I’m juggling everything solo at my brick-and-mortar biz, and let me tell you, my courage muscles are getting quite the workout! 💪😅 You know me, I’m …
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213: Effective Support Options for Cancer Patients
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Many years ago, my daughter was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer. Yes, it was as devastating as it sounds. 💔 But through a miraculous turn of events and a supernatural miracle, she overcame the odds and her journey led me to become passionate about how to help the body become strong and resilient, despite the odds. 🙏🏼 But I learned that time is …
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212 - How to Avoid HIPAA Violations in Your Practice
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You don’t know what you don’t know. And nothing could be truer when it comes to ensuring your HIPAA policies are up-to-date and your practice is compliant with the loooong list of requirements. It’s one thing to be proactive and try to ensure your patient data is protected, but what happens when your work email gets hacked or you have an employee t…
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211: Turning Setbacks into Comebacks with Dr. Jarod Ward
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Imagine dedicating yourself to your dream career, pouring your heart and soul into your practice, only to have the rug pulled out from under you, just when you finally hit your stride. Maybe you've had the gut-punch of sudden job loss or watched your business take an unexpected tumble, leaving you scratching your head and wondering, "What happened……
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Welcome to another insightful episode, where we delve into a unique aspect of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS. The number of women being diagnosed with this condition is alarming which is why we are taking a deeper look at how to spot PCOS before it becomes a bigger problem. 🌟 But first, let’s define PCOS. PCOS is a hormonal disorder characteriz…
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I remember sitting behind my desk in a big, empty office, feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work I had to do. As a solo practitioner, I knew I needed to hire help but the thought of adding the extra expense felt completely overwhelming. 🏤 I finally broke down and hired someone but she just couldn’t keep up so I not-so-professionally let her go…
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208 – How to Identify and Leverage Your Natural Strengths
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Ever wondered why some tasks feel like a breeze while others just drain all your energy out of you? 🤔 The truth is, you might be struggling because you're focusing on things that aren’t in your “Unique Brilliance.” Your Unique Brilliance (AKA your Unique Superpower or Zone of Genius) is where your greatest strengths and passions intersect. When you…
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207 - Effectively Managing Your Time With a Time Audit
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Have you ever felt like your day just slipped through your fingers, leaving you wondering what you actually accomplished? 🤔 Maybe you got behind with your patients, had way too many interruptions, and then decided to check out of the craziness by going down the social media rabbit hole. ☹️ Well friend, if you’re nodding your head right now, you’re …
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206: How EFT Transformed My Life and Business
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You’re motivated to help people, build a successful practice and your dreams are BIG (as they should be)! But something keeps holding you back. Maybe it’s fear of failure, feeling nervous about raising your prices, or even some old, pesky habits that aren’t serving you well. 🤷But there’s a little known technique that will help you transform your bu…
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205: How To Create A Recurring Revenue Stream
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Do you dream of a steady, predictable income that allows you to focus on what you love – helping people? Many practitioners get stuck in the cycle of fluctuating income. Some months are good and others aren’t. 😐If the sole source of your revenue is reliant on insurance reimbursements, one-off visits and consultations, or a basic fee for service mod…
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204: What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do
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We’re diving into one of those head-scratching moments we all face: What do you do when you don't know what to do? 🤯 Imagine a patient walks in with a random condition you’ve never heard of. Your mind goes blank, and you’re thinking, "OMG… I have no idea what to do or how to treat this!” But have no fear, and I’ve got you covered! 🙌 When a health c…
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Are you feeling overwhelmed, trying to manage patient appointments, keeping track of their progress, and ensuring they have all the essential documents they need? 🗃️ This is a common complaint from health practitioners - one that keeps you up at night, wondering what the best solution would be. Having to constantly keep track of all the details whi…
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Finding a good book to read is like balm for the soul. The words on the page seem to symbolically offer themselves up as a way to prompt us to become better humans, better parents, learn a new skill, or simply consider a new perspective. The words we read (or hear) provide valuable information that slowly shapes us into being the next better versio…
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Do you find that you have more supplements in your cupboard or on the shelves in your office than you can reasonably use? Or even worse, bottles that have long since expired? 💊 Managing your inventory of supplements or other retail products can be challenging at best. We get excited about a certain supplement, ordering more than we need and then pr…
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200: Find Out What Your Patients Are Searching For With This Free Online Tool!
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Do you find it challenging to figure out what to write or post about that will really resonate with your patients? It’s difficult to pinpoint the precise questions your patients are asking relating to their health condition. But this is important information to have! 🔍 We end up guessing what we ‘think’ they’re thinking… 🤔and many times, we miss th…
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199: How to Create Your 3-Step Proprietary Process
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If you've ever felt lost when it comes to communicating your treatment plan with a new patient, you’re not alone. Even though you already have a good idea about what needs to happen to help them feel better, the patient often feels overwhelmed with the whole thing. This leads to confusion, loss of motivation to continue, and missed opportunities to…
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198: Questions Prospective Patients Are Too Afraid to Ask
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Have you ever had a question about something that you were just too hesitant to ask? Depending on the situation, asking can feel slightly awkward so we often just avoid it all together. And it’s no different with your prospective patients. They often have questions rolling around in their mind yet don’t feel comfortable enough to come right out and…
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197: A Fool-Proof Way to Weed Out the Tire-Kickers and Find Your Ideal Patients
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As a dedicated wellness practitioner, you pour your heart and soul into caring for your patients but sometimes, retaining them for the long term can feel like an uphill battle. Without effective strategies in place, you might find yourself struggling to fill your schedule and keep your patients coming back. Lucky for you, in this podcast episode, w…
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196: The Right (and Wrong) Way to Network
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Today, we're diving headfirst into a topic that might make some of you a little nervous…. how to effectively network with others as a way to grow your practice. And yes, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it. But when you get it right, you will have more new leads than you know what to do with! 🔥 It’s true that proper networking can be one o…
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Over time, we end up accumulating random questionnaires, surveys, and evaluations to include as part of our new patient intake process. And while each one provides another perspective on what might be going on, this isn’t the best experience for your patient who is already overwhelmed and in need of your help. Having to think through and complete e…
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194: When Something's Not Working, It's Time For a Do Over Day
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Sometimes, we just miss the mark. The best laid plans just didn’t work out the way you thought and now, you need to figure out how to do it differently. This process is what I like to call a Do Over Day. 🎯 A 'Do Over Day' gives you the opportunity to build something even better when the gears of your business seem to be grinding against each other.…
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193: Protecting Your Time: How to Separate Functional Medicine Appts. with Dr. Katie Malley
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Let’s say you are a chiropractor and a patient comes in for a routine adjustment. But during that appointment, they conveniently ask if you can quickly muscle test a certain supplement or review their labs and make a few suggestions before they go see their primary doctor. Combining these two things rarely works out well. The patient doesn’t get th…
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192: Your Practice, Your Way with Dr. Jamie Arnold
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As a practitioner who also chooses to be a business owner, I am positive that most of the time, you’re struggling to balance your professional life with personal responsibilities. ⚖️ Trying to balance both is like the spinning plates game at a carnival – it can be a real challenge! 🤹 It's not just about squeezing in some downtime; it's about keepin…
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191: How to Leverage Health Savings Accounts (HSA’s) in Your Practice
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Health savings accounts (HSA’s) have been around for years and offer people a way to set aside funds for qualified medical expenses and decrease their tax burden. Not everyone qualifies for an HSA but if you do, it can be an easy way for you (or your patients) to help save for health expenses. And, these HSA’s can provide huge benefits for you, you…
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190: Why You Need a Proprietary Process and Where to Start
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Ever felt like you're stuck doing one-off treatments with your patients and after just a few appointments, they simply bail on you? Unfortunately, this scenario is becoming all too common but there’s a simple solution that will solve this problem once and for all: having your own unique proprietary process! By developing a proprietary process that …
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189: Fill Your Schedule Using a Nurture Email Series
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Sending regular emails to your patients is an important part of what you do as a practitioner and a business owner. Why? Well, it lets your audience know that you’re around to help, and keeps your name (and smiling face) at the top of their minds. 🤩 But if you're like most practitioners, the mere thought of having to figure out how to write and sen…
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188: How to Create a Library of Resources for your Patients
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Have you ever felt like you answered the same questions over and over throughout the day? Well, if so, I’ve got great news for you. I’m about to show you how you can create a library of resources for your patients that answers all of their commonly asked questions, and doesn’t require you to be involved! Your patient resource library can contain ma…
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187: Leading with Confidence: The Mindset Shift that will Completely Change How You Talk to Potential Patients
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When you’re talking with a potential new patient, what does that conversation look like? Are you giving them answers that come from a place of “need” (as in you really want them to say yes to working with you) or is your conversation more about determining whether they will be a good fit in your culture and practice? The truth is, you don’t have to…
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186: A Surprising (and effective) Way to Get More New Patients
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Ever wondered how you can effortlessly increase the number of new patients without using traditional marketing methods? 🚀 If your schedule is looking more sparse than you’d like it to, you may be overlooking a goldmine of untapped potential sitting right under your feet: your current patient base! Yes, your very own patients are one of the BEST ref…
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185: How to Keep More Money in Your Business
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Ever felt overwhelmed or frustrated when it comes to managing your business finances? Keeping an ever watchful eye on those darn expenses + focusing on bringing in more revenue is a never ending situation. 💸 If that sounds like you, no worries. Many practitioners, despite how long they’ve been in business, struggle with the same thing. After all, w…
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184: The Role of Emotional Health and Fertility with Meredith O'Hanley
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Apart from the physical aspects of patients battling with fertility, the most important way to support patients who are trying to conceive could be their emotional state and mindset. It’s well known that a woman’s fertility can be impacted by what she eats, her good (and bad) habits, and her overall health. But a significant aspect of her physical …
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183: Tips on How to Grow a Virtual Practice With Claire Sorlie
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Many practitioners struggle to build or transition to a virtual practice, worried about how to become more visible, how to get their marketing on point, and how to get (and stay) organized in a paperless environment. The frustration of not knowing where to start and the fear of failure are real barriers to starting and growing a virtual practice. 📉…
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182: What Would Ronda Do: Business Advice About Websites, Virtual Practices, and Finding Your Niche
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Have you ever found yourself wondering how to fast track the growth of your practice? 🚀 Perhaps you're not sure why you need a niche, how to find it, or maybe you’ve had questions about how to market your practice... 🤔 The journey of a wellness practitioner is never linear, but there are several common hurdles we all have to jump through. Between s…
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181: 3 Things That Transformed My Business (and my life) in 2023
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Can you believe it's already the end of 2023? Taking time to reflect on the events of the past 12 months has been a rite of passage I’ve enjoyed for many years. These year-end rituals help to prepare us for an even more phenomenal year ahead as we learn from our wins and our challenges. So, if you feel like another year went by where you set ambiti…
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180: What They Don't Want You to Know About Thermography with Ashley Houchin
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Ever wondered if there's a better, less stressful way for your patients to keep an eye on their breast health rather than the traditional mammogram routine? 🤔 Mammography is thought to be the gold standard for evaluating breast health but unfortunately, there’s a dark side that the medical authorities are not talking about. The reality is that many…
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179: The Business of Wellness: Orso Pro and Beyond with Chris Lippe
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What if I told you there's an all-natural product out there that can add a significant amount of revenue to your practice AND would provide almost instant pain wherever it’s needed? Doesn’t sound like the two would go together, but they do. Most patients are experiencing some type of pain. Whether it’s joint pain, abdominal pain/discomfort, muscle …
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178: Practice Finance 101: Mastering Your Revenue
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Does the idea of talking about business finances trigger your fight-or-flight response? I totally get it. 😳 Many practitioners often shy away from the financial side of their practice. And hey, who can blame you? Accounting and business management weren’t likely part of your curriculum. However, avoiding your books is one of the worst things you ca…
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177: 8-Point Checklist for Your Website Home Page
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Ever wondered why some websites are like a magnetic force, and others are just... meh? Here's the thing: many practitioners unknowingly clutter their homepage, overwhelming visitors and leading them to click away. Your homepage isn't just about you; it's about letting them know that you understand and can provide the right guidance for their health…
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176: The Pros and Cons of Offering Treatment Packages: Are They Right for You?
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Have you ever felt frustrated when patients, who seem to be satisfied with their results, suddenly disappear, leaving you wondering what went wrong? Ghosting is not a new trend in our industry but seems to be happening more and more. But, what if there was an easy way to help you increase patient commitment and optimize your practice for a more ste…
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175: Setting Clear Expectations: How to Establish Boundaries with Unhappy Patients
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Ever found yourself in a sticky situation with a patient who just won’t respect your boundaries? 🤔 Navigating these types of relationships can feel like you’re walking through a field full of landmines. Clear expectations were likely overlooked in the beginning and then the no-boundaries snowball started rolling downhill. So, how do you establish c…
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174: How to Cultivate a Female-Friendly Wellness Practice
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Ever wondered how to turn your wellness practice into a safe space where every woman feels seen and heard? 🌟 In the bustling world of healthcare, many practitioners struggle to create a female-friendly environment, often missing the mark on making their patients feel truly valued. But fear not! In today's episode, I’m sharing the secrets to creatin…
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173: The Power of Consistency: How These 3 Daily Habits Have Transformed My Business
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Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and super disorganized in your practice? 😩 There’s a delicate balance between maintaining the clinical side and the business side of your practice. It requires putting on different hats throughout the day to deal with the variety of decisions you have to make. And sometimes, it feels like you’re just surviving, …
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172: From Chaos to Clarity: How a Quarterly Plan Can Transform Your Business
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Ever find yourself stuck in the middle of a task, wondering how in the world you're going to finish what you started? Or, do you have BIG goals you feel you’ll never reach because you just don’t know where to start? 🤔 Many practice owners find themselves stuck when it comes to moving the ball forward in their business. You may have brilliant ideas,…
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171: From Pharmacy to Functional Medicine: How Derek Dean, Pharm. D., Forged His Own Path
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Have you ever felt stuck in a career that doesn't align with your passion, looking for a way out but not knowing exactly what to do or where to start? 🤔 We've all been there – grinding away in a job that feels like a straitjacket, realizing there’s something else out there that’s far more fulfilling and in alignment with who you are. It’s soul-crus…
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170: Navigating Online Scams: Tips for a Safer Digital Experience
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Ever thought you were too savvy to fall for online scams, only to find yourself clicking on something you shouldn’t have? 🧐 We’ve all been there—thinking we’re too smart to get scammed, but those crafty tricksters always seem to find a way. They always seem to be so legit. ❌ Online scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated, targeting even the m…
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169: 10 Ways You Can Be the Best Boss Ever
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We've all had our fair share of crummy bosses, haven't we? You know, the ones who make your work life a living nightmare? But here's the twist: Are you unknowingly becoming that boss without even realizing it? 🙈 Let's face it, we can get so wrapped up in our own world—treating patients, running our businesses, juggling family life, and paying bills…
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Have you ever found yourself trapped in a cycle of grumpiness, unable to escape the grip of all-consuming negative emotions? 😠🙄 Imagine what it would be like to wake up with a smile, even when life feels kind of crappy, and easily shift from grumpiness to gratitude without skipping a beat. ✨ Pretty sure this episode will inspire you 👀to change your…
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167: Navigating Unscrupulous Players in the Marketing World: How to Not Become a Victim
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Have you ever been excited about a business opportunity, only to realize later that you were taken advantage of? Yep, we've all been there – lured in by flashy ads and sweet talk, only to end up with empty pockets and a whole lot of regret. 😕 It's time to kick those shady schemes to the curb and stay one step ahead. Tune in now to learn the major r…
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166: Determining Your Business Breakeven Point and Why It Matters
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Ready to kick financial frustration to the curb? You know, that terrible feeling when you're hustling hard in your practice but it’s not showing in your bank account? 😕 I feel you, so I have some serious ✨ money wisdom✨to share that's gonna rock your world! Let's make your practice thrive like the powerhouse it can be! 💸🌟 In this episode you’ll fin…
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