Profiles in Leadership

Interview with the President and GM of the Seattle Storm, Alisha Valavanis. Her insights for teamwork are right on for both business and sport.

Dan Rootenberg, PT, DPT, CSCS, CEO of SPEAR Physical Therapy in New York City. He is the 2016 winner of the Jane L Snider Practice of the Year award and works with Major League Baseball as a physical therapist and conditioning coach for the World Baseball Classics. He has played pro baseball on three continents and is passionate about developing the next generation of leaders in the PT profession. Today’s discussion includes: His journey to becoming a professional baseball player. His decision to start his own PT business a couple years out of college. The relationship between transparency and success. The balance between profits and people. Competing in a region that’s crowded. Are executive coaches worth it? The experience of launching a podcast. Best approaches to growing pains. Thank-you for tuning into this segment of Profiles in Leadership! Look for the next interview Steve Anderson conducts with industry leaders and what Pearls of Wisdom they have to offer from their years of experience. VGM Advantage is proud to sponsor these talks, and is here for your physical therapy business as you look to grow, save, evolve, secure and collaborate.

Michelle Collie is a private practice physical therapist who bought a clinic with 16 employees and has grown the practice to multiple sites and 160 employees. She is a great leader and empowers her staff to lead from all levels. She is a great model for a successful healthcare business.

Hear how Drew took risks and learned from failures and then founded a company that serves companies nationwide with ergonomic education which produced huge savings for the companies in workmen compensation expense.

Interview with Michael Brochu, CEO of multiple companies over his career where he took them from good to great!

An interview with Rex Chapman former NBA player. He discusses his struggles on and off the court with injuries, opioid addiction and how serious the situation is with drug overdoses and addiction across our nation.

In today’s Profiles in Leadership podcast, Steve Anderson, PT, DPT, chats with Jim Glinn, PT, DPT, OCS. He is the founder of the Movement for Life clinics, and contributes to the operation of the largest employee-owned fitness, wellness and outpatient rehabilitation team in the United States. He serves on the APTA advisory board on reimbursement and is the liaison to the payment policy committee of PPS. Jim was a founding member and current vice-chair of the Physical Therapy Business Alliance. In today’s show, Jim and Steve talk about: How Jim’s childhood set him up to become an entrepreneur. Jim’s journey from buying a small clinic to setting up a large ESOP. How Jim incentivizes his employees to work hard. Collaboration and cooperation among PTs is key to the future. The importance of Ability, Access and Atmosphere. What Jim does to find and nurture future leaders. The difference it makes to think about your co-workers like you...

Wendy Sue Swanson, MD is a healthcare blogger @Seattlemamadoc, a Pediatrician, an executive in digital health, keynote speaker, TED Talk speaker, and advocate for using technology with patient care to reduce costs and increase intimacy with the provider/patient relationship.

APTA president Sharon Dunn, PhD, PT, OCS. Sharon is an associate professor at Louisiana State University Shreveport’s School of Allied Health Professions, where she specializes in teaching Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and Biomechanics. Sharon earned her BS in Physical Therapy, Master’s in Health Sciences and PhD in the department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, all from the Louisiana State University Shreveport’s School of Allied Health Professions. In today’s video, Steve and Sharon discuss: When you serve and serve well, you’ll be invited to serve more in a leadership capacity. You don’t lead by position or power, you lead by putting people in their sweet spot for them to excel. Listening is an underappreciated leadership skill. Attend to the highest priority, not the hottest fire. Hone your leadership skills by failing. Tend to the “garden” every day instead of letting the weeds take root.

Interview with Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, amazing leader in healthcare and blogger @Seattlemamadoc

Patrick Graham discusses his career as a Physical Therapist and how his business has had its ups and downs over the years. He also shares his journey as an organ recipient and his ordeal of almost dying before he could receive such a gift of life!

Stacy is a private practice Physical Therapist who specializes in pediatrics. She has clinics in San Francisco and is also the editor of Impact Magazine of the Private Practice Section of APTA.

In Part 2 of this inspiring interview, Efosa and I are joined by Josh D'Angelo, who helped Efosa in starting their company , Move Together and founding and growing the inter-nationally successful PT Day of Service.

Efosa Guobadia is an emerging force in the physical therapy and philanthropic world. He has a service mindset and has created a company, Move Together to improve access to physical therapy for people of all economic levels. He has built and sustained a medical clinic in Guatemala and takes physical therapists and students to mentor the local PT's and provide service to those who need treatment. He is an inspiration and his positive vibe exudes to all those around him.

Today, Steve Anderson sits down with Mike Horsfield, PT, OCS, ATC, MBA. Mike is the CEO of Rock Valley Physical Therapy and is an active member of the Private Practice and Orthopedic sections of the American Physical Therapy Association. He earned his BA at Wartburg College and his Master's in Physical Therapy from the University of Iowa. Mike also works as an adjunct instructor in the Doctorate of Physical Therapy program at St. Ambrose and the University of Iowa.

When it comes to cultivating your staff, Steffes has a few pointers: Recognize that your first customers are your employees. Use the Continuous Authentic Feedback system to recognize the excellent work of your employees. Catch people in the moment when they are going the extra mile and acknowledge it. Engaging your employees in strategy not only increases your team’s excitement for the workplace, it also energizes the leaders. Steffes’ Pearl of Wisdom is, “Your value is multiplied every time you grow someone.”

Find out what John Wallace had to share with Dr. Anderson: John’s journey through the PT world and the evolution of BMS Practice Solutions. How BMS Practice Solutions is staying current in today’s changing landscape and how it’s integrating into different PT markets. Advice for incoming PTs on carving a leadership path. The future of PT and the conversations and actions that need to happen. Last but certainly not least, John’s Pearl of Leadership Wisdom.

For this episode of Profiles in Leadership, Steve Anderson, PT, DPT, sat down with Karen Litzy, PT, DPT. Dr. Litzy the owner of Karen Litzy Physical Therapy, a concierge physical therapy practice in New York City. She is also the Host of Healthy Wealthy and Smart Podcast and is a Board of Director for Physical Therapy Business Alliance and PT Day of Service.

Hit the play button to learn more about: How Dr. Childs education at the Air Force Academy and time in the military influenced his career. The idea behind Evidence in Motion, his goals for the business and its next steps. Understand Dr. Childs thoughts and ideas for teaching and mentoring new industry professionals, and the direction PT education needs to go. How leadership development needs to be customized and how the industry can retain and train leaders. What Dr. Childs predicts the industry will be like in 10 years. And last but not least, his pearl of leadership wisdom.

Here’s a glimpse of what you can expect in this episode of Profiles in Leadership. Learn about Heidi’s path into the PT field and where she is today. Find out what need Heidi was searching for a solution and how that became WebPT. How the vision of WebPT has evolved over the years. Her Ah-ha Moment – How she knew WebPT would work. The next phase of WebPT and how they’re moving into the hospital sector. What she predicts the future of PT looks like. Learn what Heidi hopes for the future of WebPT.

Bridgit Finley, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, has been in the physical therapy field for 23 years. In that time, she started a business, was named to the board of directors to Confluent Health, received the Signe Brunnstrom Award for Excellence in clinical teaching, serves as the President for the Oklahoma Physical Therapy Association, is a mentor for Evidence in Motion fellowship program and frequently lectures at physical therapy programs. Leadership guru Steve Anderson, PT, DPT, decided to learn her story find out what pearls of wisdom she could offer other leaders. So, he caught up with her at a conference and interviewed her at the VGM Advantage booth.

Profiles in Leadership host, Steven Anderson, PT, DPT, recently chatted with Rich Katz, Director of Contracting and Network Services for Therapeutic Associates, who has been working in the healthcare arena for 34 years to discuss the importance of physical therapy networks. Considered by Dr. Anderson as a pioneer in the field, Katz takes us through the history of physical therapy networks and what the future could look like for them and the industry.

Josh has only been out of school for 4 years, and has some great advice for new PTs. In today’s podcast, you’ll learn: How to identify mentorship programs that will help you become a better clinician. How to find your passion without becoming disillusioned by the “real world” outside of college. Why surrounding yourself with the right people is so important. Why having a vision and pursing it relentlessly can make all the difference. You don’t have to keep doing things just because “it’s always been done that way.” Love what you do, and it won’t feel like work. Changing how you approach barriers can help you gain outcomes you didn’t think possible.

Plug those head phones in and press play to dig deeper into the following: Jim’s journey throughout his physical therapy career. The history of Therapy Partners and Jim’s vision of the role of MSO’s in the industry. Jim and Steve’s insight into Private Practice Physical Therapy including the struggles, the innovations, and the promising future. As always, additional Pearls of Wisdom!

In this episode, Steve sits down with Brett Roberts. Dr. Roberts divides his time between running several different businesses. He has fully transitioned out of patient care and is running the businesses including a practices, workout facility and two real estate companies. Tune into hear more about his entrepreneurial spirit and entry PT education.

In this episode of Profiles in Leadership, Dr. Steve Anderson sits down with Sandra Norby to discuss private practice in rural Iowa and how she's made an impact on the PT industry.

Some of the things Steve and Bill talk about include: Gratitude, humility and hunger are the keys to growth. If you’re not in a state of growth, you’re slowly dying. Always be the hardest worker in the room. The internet and social media are changing healthcare so it’s about the consumer experience, not the patient experience.