The Financial Beast Podcast for Practice Owners

Would you buy a healthcare practice if you weren't a clinician, had no business experience and lived more than 1,000 miles away?
That's exactly what Gwen Claussen did.
Gwen's connection to pediatric occupational and speech therapy began when her premature son struggled with significant developmental and health challenges. After occupational therapy helped change the trajectory of his life, Gwen eventually began working at the clinic that had helped her family.
Years later, when the owner wanted to retire, Gwen made an unlikely decision:
She bought the practice herself.
She wasn't an occupational therapist. She wasn't a speech therapist. She didn't have a background in business. And when she took ownership, she was living in Georgia while the practice was in Michigan.
Since then, Gwen has grown the team from roughly 9 employees to around 37, nearly quadrupled revenue and opened a second location.
In this episode of the Financial Beast Podcast, Gwen explains how she figured it out.
You'll discover:
• Why Gwen bought a healthcare practice without being a clinician  • The deeply personal experience that introduced her to occupational therapy  • How she ran a Michigan practice while living more than 1,000 miles away  • Why building the right team made remote ownership possible  • What terrified her immediately after signing the purchase paperwork  • Why her first financial priority was making sure she could always cover payroll  • How she learned business ownership from scratch  • Why she became a student of other successful therapy practice owners  • How the business grew from roughly 9 employees to around 37  • How she nearly quadrupled revenue  • How she opened a second location using the practice's cash flow  • Why she's changing the way she thinks about productivity and leadership  • How keeping cash available gave her the ability to move faster  • Why she's learning to build personal wealth outside the practice  • How she thinks about eventually transitioning the business to someone else  
Gwen's story demonstrates that successful practice ownership isn't always about starting with all the right credentials or knowing exactly what you're doing.
Sometimes it's about being willing to learn what you don't know, surround yourself with the right people, take calculated risks and keep adapting as the business grows.
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CHAPTERS00:00 Buying a Healthcare Practice With No Experience03:30 How Occupational Therapy Changed Her Family05:21 Why She Bought the Practice06:19 Learning Business Ownership From Scratch07:12 Running a Practice From 1,000 Miles Away08:16 The Fear of Making Payroll10:09 Growing From 9 to 37 Employees11:32 Learning How to Scale a Therapy Practice13:36 Leadership Lessons From Practice Ownership16:01 Nearly 4Xing Revenue and Opening Location #218:09 How Her Relationship With Money Changed22:52 Why Cash Gives Practice Owners More Options24:42 Making Better Financial Decisions27:10 Reinventing Yourself as an Entrepreneur29:22 Planning the Future Exit32:09 Why Entrepreneurs Have to Keep Trying
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How do you grow a veterinary practice from a small operation into a multi-location business without having to personally manage every employee, every decision and every dollar?
Eric Miller sits down with Dr. Katie Stover.
Dr. Stover is the owner of Red Barn Animal Hospital. Over nearly a decade of ownership, the business has grown from 11 employees to 32, now includes seven veterinarians, and Katie is currently working on acquiring a third location.
But scaling the practice required Katie to change how she operated as an owner.
In this episode of the Financial Beast Podcast, Katie breaks down what she's learned about veterinary practice ownership, building a management team, expanding locations, managing cash flow and making sure the success of the business also creates financial progress at home.
You'll discover:
• How Katie became a veterinary practice owner early in her career• Why having the previous owner as a mentor helped her transition into ownership• How becoming a mother forced her to build a stronger management team• How she grew from 11 employees to 32• What it takes to manage seven veterinarians across multiple locations• Why hiring self-managing people became critical to the practice• How Katie expanded the physical footprint of the business• Why she bought 13 acres and built a 6,000-square-foot veterinary facility• How she thinks about seasonal cash flow and financial reserves• Why practice owners need to pay themselves first• How owning veterinary real estate contributes to long-term wealth• Why Katie is preparing for her eventual exit years before she plans to sell• How she's building retirement assets without depending entirely on the sale of the practice• Why she would rather have control over who eventually buys the business• What Katie would tell veterinarians who are afraid of practice ownership
Katie's story is a great example of what happens when a veterinarian stops trying to personally carry the entire business and starts building the people, systems and financial structure necessary to scale.
And perhaps most importantly, the practice isn't the end goal.
It's an asset that's supposed to create a better life for the owner.
If you're a veterinarian, physical therapist, dentist, optometrist, chiropractor or other healthcare practice owner trying to grow your business while building personal wealth, this episode is for you.
CHAPTERS:00:00 Scaling a Successful Veterinary Practice03:10 Becoming a Veterinary Practice Owner06:08 Building a Management Team07:11 Growing to Three Veterinary Locations11:29 Growing From 11 to 32 Employees13:13 Managing Seven Veterinarians16:09 Paying Yourself as a Practice Owner18:00 Managing Veterinary Practice Cash Flow20:35 Building Wealth Through Veterinary Real Estate21:53 Preparing to Sell a Veterinary Practice27:20 Why Veterinarians Should Consider Ownership29:03 The Highs and Lows of Veterinary Ownership
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How do you build a multi-million-dollar speech therapy practice without watching your profit disappear as the business grows?
Jenny Matt built Speak for Yourself Speech Therapy from zero into a multi-million-dollar healthcare practice—and she did it without taking on business loans while maintaining healthy profit margins.
But it didn't happen because she simply chased revenue.
Jenny started small, grew only when demand justified it, learned the financial side of her business, brought critical functions in-house and built systems designed to protect profitability as the practice expanded.
In this episode of the Financial Beast Podcast, Jenny breaks down the decisions behind her growth and the financial lessons she's learned along the way.
You'll discover:
• How Jenny built a speech therapy private practice from scratch• Why specializing in AAC helped create an early competitive advantage• How she grew the business without taking on loans• Why millions in revenue don't necessarily mean a profitable healthcare practice• Why Jenny brought insurance billing in-house• How aggressively following up on denials helps protect revenue• Why she expanded facilities only when the business actually needed the space• How paying clinicians per visit affects practice profitability• Why her highest-performing therapists can earn above standard industry salaries• How virtual assistants transformed the administrative side of her practice• Why delegation became essential as she grew to 14 speech therapists• How Jenny makes sure her household benefits from the success of the business• Why building wealth outside your practice matters• How she's thinking about eventually stepping away or selling the business• Why she wants to preserve the practice's legacy after she's gone
One of the biggest traps for healthcare practice owners is confusing revenue with financial success.
A practice can generate millions of dollars and still leave its owner wondering where all the money went.
Jenny's story demonstrates a different approach: control overhead, understand where your money goes, build intentionally, reward your team for production and make sure the success of your practice ultimately creates financial success for your household.
If you're a speech pathologist, physical therapist, veterinarian, dentist, optometrist, chiropractor or other healthcare practice owner trying to grow without sacrificing profitability, this episode is for you.
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CHAPTERS:00:00 Building a Multi-Million Dollar Speech Therapy Practice03:39 Starting a Speech Therapy Private Practice From Zero07:44 From Speech Therapist to Business Owner09:48 Growing the Practice Without Business Debt11:14 How She Maintains Strong Profit Margins12:45 Bringing Medical Billing In-House14:44 Controlling Overhead as the Practice Grows15:16 Paying Speech Therapists Per Visit19:34 Using Virtual Assistants to Increase Profitability22:23 Managing a Team of 14 Speech Therapists27:22 Turning Practice Success Into Personal Wealth29:39 Retirement and Selling a Speech Therapy Practice33:20 Why Healthcare Practice Owners Need a Financial Team
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What do you do when your healthcare practice loses 80% of its business almost overnight?
Lisa Taglauer and her partners had spent years building their physical therapy practice. By 2019, they had grown to five locations, roughly 62 team members, and had just experienced their best financial year ever.
Then everything changed.
In March 2020, only days after the team met to plan their next phase of expansion, the business dropped 80%.
Roughly half the team was laid off. Two clinics eventually closed. Hiring didn't meaningfully resume until 2023.
But they didn't quit.
In this episode of the Financial Beast Podcast, Lisa explains how her team rebuilt the practice by confronting weaknesses that had been hidden during the good years.
You'll discover:
• How a thriving physical therapy practice lost 80% of its business almost overnight• Why Lisa and her partners never seriously considered giving up• How the crisis exposed weaknesses that growth had hidden• Why financial reserves became a critical lesson• How leadership changed after the collapse• Why they started involving employees in strategy and execution• How better communication helped rebuild the organization• Why they completely redesigned their company core values• How they use Net Promoter Score and Employee NPS• Why employee engagement became a leading indicator for growth• How the practice returned to roughly 25% year-over-year growth• Why they're prioritizing culture before opening more locations• How owner distributions changed Lisa's view of successful leadership• Why they're already looking at the practice through the eyes of a future buyer• What healthcare practice owners can learn from their comeback
This isn't simply a story about surviving a difficult period.
It's about what happens when a crisis exposes the weaknesses inside a successful business, and how better financial discipline, leadership, communication and culture can create the foundation for a comeback.
If you're a physical therapist, veterinarian, dentist, optometrist, chiropractor or other healthcare practice owner navigating growth, financial pressure or uncertainty, this conversation is for you.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 The Art of a Healthcare Practice Comeback01:49 Building a Physical Therapy Practice04:14 Opening Days Before Hurricane Katrina07:31 From Record Growth to an 80% Collapse10:06 Laying Off Half the Team and Closing Clinics14:16 The Financial Weakness the Crisis Exposed16:54 Rebuilding Leadership, Communication & Culture24:19 The Metrics That Proved the Comeback Was Working29:48 Reaching 25% Year-Over-Year Growth30:50 Growing a PT Practice Without Overexpanding32:59 Owner Distributions and Financial Recovery34:44 Preparing a Healthcare Practice for an Exit
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Would you borrow $1.1 million to buy a dental practice at 28 years old?
That's the decision Dr. Josh Drake faced only a few years after graduating from dental school.
After joining an established practice as an associate, Josh was given the opportunity to buy into the business. The price tag was intimidating—but once he understood the cash flow behind practice ownership, the decision began to make sense.
Nearly 20 years later, Josh joins Eric Miller on the Financial Beast Podcast to talk candidly about what dental practice ownership actually looks like after the acquisition.
In this episode, you'll discover:
• Why Josh took on a $1.1 million practice loan at 28• How understanding cash flow changed his view of practice debt• Why mentorship made his transition into ownership easier• The financial buffer he believes every practice owner should maintain• Why a profitable practice can still consume everything it makes• The difference between being a great dentist and being a business owner• How marriage and children changed Josh's relationship with his practice• Why he realized the business needed to serve his household—not the other way around• How he began systematically moving money out of the practice and into personal wealth• What he learned from Profit First and “pay yourself first”• Why he brought his younger sister into the practice• The challenges of managing employees as a healthcare practice owner• Why Josh turned down an opportunity to sell to a DSO• The unanswered question surrounding his eventual dental practice exit• How building personal wealth creates more options when it's finally time to retire
Josh's story demonstrates an important distinction for healthcare practice owners:
Owning a successful practice and building personal financial independence are not necessarily the same thing.
Your practice should be an engine for building your household's wealth—not the only place where your wealth exists.
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CHAPTERS:00:00 Building Wealth as a Healthcare Practice Owner01:45 Deciding to Become a Dental Practice Owner03:18 Learning the Business Side of Dentistry04:04 Understanding the Value of Buying a Practice06:26 Buying Into the Dental Practice07:16 Taking On a $1.1 Million Practice Loan09:13 Transitioning From Partner to Full Owner11:07 Making Changes as a New Practice Owner12:59 The Hardest Part of Managing Employees14:52 Managing Dental Practice Cash Flow17:53 When Your Practice Needs to Serve Your Family21:52 Paying Yourself First as a Practice Owner23:35 Bringing His Sister Into the Dental Practice27:28 Should You Sell Your Practice to a DSO?30:09 The Challenge of Planning a Dental Practice Exit34:00 Building Wealth Outside Your Dental Practice
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What happens when your healthcare practice keeps growing, but your profits disappear?
Orit Hickman built Pain Science Physical Therapy into a million-dollar practice. One year, the business generated more than $1 million in revenue with roughly 12% profitability. The following year, revenue increased—but profit dropped to just 2%.
Something had to change.
In this episode of the Financial Beast Podcast, Orit explains how declining insurance reimbursements, rising salaries, increasing administrative costs and the growing burden of dealing with insurance companies pushed her physical therapy practice toward an unsustainable business model.
Her solution was dramatic: drop roughly 65% of the practice's insurance contracts and begin transitioning toward a fee-for-service model.
Today, the practice is seeing fewer patients while making more money.
In this conversation, you'll discover:
• How a growing practice can become LESS profitable• Why insurance reimbursement stopped supporting Ari's model of care• How administrative costs quietly consumed practice margins• Why she dropped 65% of her insurance contracts at once• The emotional difficulty of dropping Medicare• How she transitioned back from 45-minute to one-hour appointments• Why cash pay allowed her to rethink compensation for her providers• How she's transitioning toward a fully fee-for-service practice• Why practice owners need to put financial stability first• How Ari transitioned her identity from clinician to business owner• Why seeing fewer patients can sometimes produce a stronger business• How telehealth could allow Pain Science Physical Therapy to expand nationally
If you're a physical therapist, veterinarian, optometrist, dentist, chiropractor or other healthcare practice owner dealing with shrinking reimbursements and rising expenses, Ari's experience offers an important lesson:
More revenue doesn't necessarily mean you're building a healthier business.
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CHAPTERS:00:00 When Practice Revenue Goes Up but Profit Goes Down01:39 Escaping the Insurance Reimbursement Trap03:19 Why Orit Hickman Started Her Physical Therapy Practice05:25 Growing From Clinician to Practice Owner08:17 COVID, Rebranding & Declining Reimbursements10:36 The Identity Shift From Practitioner to Owner12:41 Why Practice Owners Must Prioritize Profitability17:13 Getting Out of Patient Care Without Losing Quality20:35 The Problem With Insurance-Based Physical Therapy23:06 $1M+ Revenue but Profit Falls From 12% to 2%27:21 Making the Decision to Leave Insurance30:43 Dropping 65% of Insurance Contracts32:58 Transitioning to a Cash-Pay Physical Therapy Practice34:11 Seeing Fewer Patients and Making More Money36:04 The Plan to Become Fully Fee-for-Service40:07 Money Lessons From Building a Healthcare Practice
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Most veterinary practice owners are excellent clinicians—but marketing is often an afterthought.
That was easier to get away with when practices were overflowing with new patients. Today, competition is increasing, corporate veterinary groups are expanding, and pet owners are researching practices across Google, social media, reviews, websites, and even AI tools before they ever make an appointment.
In this episode of the Financial Beast Podcast, Eric Miller sits down with Cebron Walker of Walker Creative to break down the marketing foundation every independent veterinary practice needs to compete and grow.
You'll discover:
• Why your website is still the foundation of veterinary marketing• The biggest mistakes veterinary websites make• Why stock photos can actually weaken your brand• How to optimize your Google Business Profile• Why recent Google reviews matter for local search• How social media influences the patient decision process• Why authentic photos and videos outperform generic content• How AI tools like ChatGPT are changing local recommendations• Why Google Ads won't fix a weak marketing foundation• How video and YouTube can improve visibility and trust• How your website can even help recruit veterinarians• The marketing advantages independent veterinary practices have over corporate competitors
Cebron also explains why veterinary practices should focus on building a real online ecosystem—website, Google profile, social media, reviews, video and local SEO—before pouring money into advertising.
If you own a veterinary practice and want more clients, stronger recruiting, and a brand that accurately reflects the quality of care you provide, this episode is for you.
CHAPTERS:00:00 Why Veterinary Marketing Matters Again01:32 Meet Cebron Walker of Walker Creative03:06 How Veterinary Marketing Changed After COVID04:30 Why Independent Vet Practices Need Marketing Now06:58 Your Website Is Still the Foundation08:12 Stop Using Generic Veterinary Marketing09:37 Optimize Your Google Business Profile10:30 How AI Is Changing Veterinary Search12:04 Who Should Manage Marketing in Your Practice?14:01 Using AI Tools Without Getting Bad Advice16:36 When Your Veterinary Website Needs a Makeover19:44 What a Great Veterinary Website Looks Like23:21 Why Google Ads Won’t Fix Bad Marketing26:40 Website, Social Media & Profiles: The Marketing Foundation27:19 How Pet Owners Actually Choose a Veterinarian29:34 Who Should Run Your Social Media?31:39 How Google Reviews Improve Local Rankings34:23 Marketing Can Help You Recruit Veterinarians37:27 Final Marketing Advice for Independent Vet Owners
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What really happens when a physical therapy practice grows faster than expected?
Billy Beaudreau DPT started Comprehensive Physical Therapy in 2020 without a single patient. Today, his company operates two Louisiana locations, owns its primary facility, and handles roughly 400–450 patient visits per week.
But rapid growth created challenges Billy didn't anticipate.
In this episode of the Financial Beast Podcast, Billy joins Eric Miller to break down the financial and operational reality of scaling a physical therapy practice—from hiring too quickly and carrying excessive payroll to managing cash flow, purchasing real estate, building a leadership team, and deciding when NOT to open the next location.
Billy also shares how he and his wife eliminated more than $200,000 in student loan debt before launching the practice—and why that financial discipline gave him the foundation to become a business owner.
You'll discover:
• How Billy went from zero patients to 400+ weekly visits• Why hiring ahead of growth created payroll pressure• The cash-flow challenges nobody talks about during rapid expansion• Why more locations don't automatically create a more valuable practice• How Billy transitioned from practitioner to owner/executive• Why he paid off $200,000+ in student loans before opening• How owning the practice's real estate fits into his wealth strategy• Why Billy is deliberately slowing expansion before pursuing his 10-clinic goal• How the right CPA and financial team influence growth decisions• What practice owners should consider when building toward an eventual exit
CHAPTERS:00:00 The Reality of Rapid PT Practice Growth01:39 Building a Physical Therapy Practice From Scratch03:57 Starting Comprehensive Physical Therapy During COVID05:02 Growing From One Clinic to Two06:03 From Zero to 400+ Patient Visits Per Week06:37 The Biggest Mistakes During Rapid Growth08:01 Managing Payroll While Scaling a Practice10:25 From Physical Therapist to Business Owner11:21 The Goal: 10 Clinics in 10 Years12:06 Paying Off $200,000+ in Student Loan Debt16:11 Balancing Business Growth and Personal Wealth18:12 Why Rapid Expansion Can Create Cash Flow Problems21:20 Building the Right Financial Team23:09 Buying Real Estate for Your Healthcare Practice25:14 Building an Exit Strategy27:19 Cost Segregation and Practice Real Estate32:40 Paying Yourself as a Practice Owner33:22 Increasing Revenue Per Patient Visit34:40 The Financial Reality of Scaling a PT Practice
Rapid growth can create tremendous wealth—but revenue, locations, and patient volume don't tell the entire story. Building a practice that serves your household requires balancing growth with profitability, cash flow, reserves, and personal wealth.
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What makes a successful healthcare practice owner walk away from everything they built?
In this episode of the Financial Beast Podcast, Dr. Erin Holder shares the incredible story of building a seven-doctor veterinary practice from scratch, surviving the 2008 financial crisis, navigating COVID, and ultimately making the life-changing decision to sell her practice.
You'll learn:
• Why most practice sales have nothing to do with money• The financial mistakes nearly every healthcare owner makes• How better financial advisors and accountants changed everything• What burnout really looks like behind the scenes• How private equity acquisitions actually work• Lessons every veterinarian, physical therapist, optometrist, dentist, and healthcare practice owner should know before selling.
If you're building your practice for long-term wealth—not just income—this episode is packed with lessons that could save you years of frustration.
Your practice isn't just a business—it's your greatest wealth-building asset.
The Financial Beast Podcast helps healthcare practice owners build wealth, improve cash flow, prepare for successful exits, and create financial freedom.
CHAPTERS:00:00 Why Most Practice Owners Really Sell01:16 Meet Dr. Aaron Holder03:04 Building a Veterinary Practice from Scratch06:09 The Reality of Practice Ownership09:38 Cash Flow Mistakes That Nearly Every Owner Makes13:52 Preparing a Practice for Sale16:00 The Moment She Decided to Sell20:49 Why Money Wasn't the Main Reason23:04 Choosing the Right Buyer26:06 Negotiating the Sale31:55 Life After Selling a Practice38:00 Why Your Household Must Come First40:08 The Future of Independent Practice Ownership43:10 Final Lessons for Healthcare Practice Owners
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Growing your healthcare practice shouldn't mean living with constant financial stress.
In this episode of the Financial Beast Podcast, Eric Miller asks Dr. Cassandra Cruzen how she transformed a one-doctor veterinary practice into a thriving five-doctor business while creating systems that eliminated the financial anxiety many practice owners experience.
Discover how separating money into dedicated financial buckets helped her prepare for taxes, build retirement savings, hire great associates, develop leaders, and create a business that can eventually operate without her.
Whether you're a veterinarian, physical therapist, optometrist, dentist, chiropractor, or another healthcare practice owner, you'll walk away with practical financial and leadership strategies you can apply immediately.
In this episode:- Growing from one doctor to five- Eliminating tax-time stress- The "financial bucket" system- Hiring and mentoring associates- Building leadership inside your practice- Tracking KPIs that matter- Preparing your practice for a future sale- Transitioning from practitioner to CEO
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CHAPTERS:00:00 How She Built a Thriving Veterinary Practice01:19 Welcome to Financial Beast03:44 From One Doctor to Five04:31 The Money Bucket System05:46 Eliminating Tax-Time Stress08:14 Becoming the CEO Instead of the Practitioner09:46 Hiring & Mentoring Great Associates13:06 Building a Strong Practice Culture13:32 Tracking KPIs Every Week17:20 Managing Cash Flow Without Stress18:29 Preparing the Practice for Sale20:17 Separating Business & Household Finances22:06 Exit Planning & Ownership Transition26:29 Encouraging More Practice Owners29:01 Advice for New Veterinarians31:16 Working With a Financial Advisor34:10 The Biggest Financial Lesson_________________________________________________________________________________
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