Sole Traders Podcast

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 pe

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 profess

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 U

In 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 fac

In 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 thi

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 Mi

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, S

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 po

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 stra

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 privat