Peter Flynn: Lessons learned from scaling a multi-site clinic | GYC Podcast E266

Grow Your Clinic

This week, Peter Flynn, a Partner at Clinic Mastery, joins us on the podcast to talk about his journey of starting a physiotherapy clinic and scaling it to multiple locations.

Pete shares the challenges he faced as a first time clinic owner, as well as the lessons he learned along the way. You’ll gain insights into the realities of starting your own clinic, managing a clinic business, and the importance of finding your genius.

Quotes

• 08:44 - "Being a good human is a really good strategy in business."
• 14:31 - "And… the shift for me was reframing and time blocking. And it was looking at what are the specific tasks that I need to do? What from a plan is actually going to move us towards the big goal and not just keep me busy and sorting out spot fires."
• 20:40 - "You almost feel like a loss of control when you're not seeing clients."
• 23:23 - "We always let the numbers make the decision."
• 24:33 - "Some things you just don't know are possible until you understand how someone [else] did it."
• 33:33 - "Add more value than anybody else, be of great value and do that consistently."
• 34:57 - "... if you remember why you start, I think that that's a really key message to keep pushing forward and to remember why you're doing it and who you're doing it for."

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:26 Starting a clinic is challenging

07:18 Leveraging community connections to grow client-base

09:46 Life as a new practitioner

13:08 Time blocking for productivity

16:12 Reflecting on your strengths and weaknesses

18:25 Dividing tasks when there's more than one business partner

19:45 Breakthrough moment - Importance of mentorship and optimism

25:20 Exiting business ownership

28:30 Making a meaningful impact

30:55 Key principles for showing up in business

33:25 Remember your why
Connect

• Pete’s LinkedIn
• Pete on YouTube (Clinic Mastery channel)

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Розділи

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Starting a clinic is challenging (00:01:26)

3. Leveraging community connections to grow client-base (00:07:18)

4. "Being a good human is a really good strategy in business." (00:08:44)

5. Life as a new practitioner (00:09:46)

6. Time blocking for productivity (00:13:08)

7. "And… the shift for me was reframing and time blocking. And it was looking at what are the specific tasks that I need to do? What from a plan is actually going to move us towards the big goal and not just keep me busy and sorting out spot fires." (00:14:31)

8. Reflecting on your strengths and weaknesses (00:16:12)

9. Dividing tasks when there's more than one business partner (00:18:25)

10. Breakthrough moment - Importance of mentorship and optimism (00:19:45)

11. "You almost feel like a loss of control when you're not seeing clients. (00:20:40)

12. "We always let the numbers make the decision." (00:23:23)

13. "Some things you just don't know are possible until you understand how someone [else] did it." (00:24:33)

14. Exiting business ownership (00:25:20)

15. Making a meaningful impact (00:28:30)

16. Key principles for showing up in business (00:30:55)

17. Remember your why (00:33:25)

18. "Add more value than anybody else, be of great value and do that consistently." (00:33:33)

19. "... if you remember why you start, I think that that's a really key message to keep pushing forward and to remember why you're doing it and who you're doing it for." (00:34:57)