Pilates for PTs Podcast

Our guest for today is Tom Schnorr, owner and pharmacist from Austin Compounding Pharmacy.

CBD is a long time argued drug in the world. For this podcast, Stephen Dunn and Tom Schnorr will explain everything about it. Its different uses, how to take it and all we need to know. So, how about it. Are you ready? Let’s go!

In this episode:

01:53 - Stephen shares a story of how he became interested in the use of CBD.

04:25 - Tom tells people a bit about himself.

06:33 - Tom shares his thoughts about marijuana.

07:48 - Tom explains the ins and outs on how to use CBD.

12:29 - Can CBD help you or your dog?

13:17 - Tom talks about the different kinds of CBD doses.

14:22 - How do you take CBD?

15:36 - Tom talks about where can people get CBD.

15:53 – Tom explains the components of CBD.

16:34 – Tom talks about things that has CBD.

18:08 - Is the CBD psychoactive?

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Email: drugschnorr@gmail.com

Website: http://austincompoundingpharmacy.com/

Today, we have David Bayliff. He is a master at physical therapy and the owner of Bayliff Integrated Wellness.

In today’s episode, Stephen and David share their stories of how they got into physical therapy. David talks about his Facebook group and how he handles it. Stephen and David also explains what is mobile PT and home health PT, and so much more!

In this episode:

02:41 - How did David become a physical therapist?

04:05 - David mentioned Ed Stewart.

06:30 - Stephen tells the story of how he got into physical therapy.

11:04 - How did David transition out of corporate world to having his own business?

18:59 - Stephen talks about his online courses.

20:00 - What led David into coaching?

24:05 - David talks about his experience in building his Facebook group.

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27:40 - David mentioned his podcast with Josh Payne.

29:06 - David talks about how he manage his Facebook group.

33:07 - What’s the difference between home health and mobile PT?

37:16 - David explains how his mobile PT service cross to wellness.

39:57 - Stephen shares the stories of the patients he serviced in their homes.

43:11 - Stephen tells about his experience in home health.

44:10 - Where does David get his t-shirts?

Today we have a special guest all the way from Hawaii. We have Dr. Randon Guerpo. He graduated from Loma Linda University and is a physical therapist at Pure Motion Physical Therapy.

For today’s podcast, Stephen and Randon talk about Pilates and how it changed their patients. They also talked about how Randon started his business and the equipments he bought.

Stephen and Randon also touch on the hardships that the Pilates community is going through due to the pandemic and a lot more.

In this episode:

01:37 – Randon tells the listeners about himself.

04:12 – Randon tells the story of why he came back to Hawaii.

08:06 - How did Randon discover Pilates?

12:42 – Randon talks about his business.

17:01 - When did Randon start incorporating Pilates in his business?

21:17 - How does Randon use his Pilates equipment and what does he plan to do with them oving forward?

23:05 - Stephen talks about his previous patients.

26:35 – Are patients excited to use the Pilates Reformer?

29:04 – Stephen shares about what Pilates taught him.

You can find Randon Guerpo on:

The guest for today is Alex Engar. He is the co-founder of Healthy funnel, and he helps health care professional start and grows their business online. He is also a licensed doctor of physical therapy.

For today’s podcast, Stephen and Alex talk about their journey before they got into physical therapy, how they started their earlier business when they were younger, how they created their online courses and more.

0:57 - Stephen talks about his sponsor for the podcast.

1:39 – Stephen tells the story of how he and Alex met.

3:51 – Q- How did you become interested in physical therapy?

8:09 – Stephen tells the story of how he got into physical therapy.

11:34 – Q- What led you not to be a physical therapist?

12:13 - Alex tells the story of his businesses when he was a kid.

Today we have Emily Hudson who is a Pilates and GYROTONICS® Instructor, and a business owner for the past 6 years.

01:40 – Emily talks about her story and how she became a Pilates instructor

07:29 – What was the first step that Emily took to start teaching the work?

11:09 – What led Emily to become a GYROTONICS® instructor?

18:37 – What was the first pieces of equipment Emily bought?

20:06 – How did Emily’s space grow from battered equipment to what she has now?

23:46 – Stephen talks about how his business was pre-covid and how they deal with it at present

27:03 – Stephen talks about how he got into GYROTONICS®

31:23 –What are some of the things that Emily does to get clients? What are some of the things that she finds helpful?

33:13 – Emily talks about Donald Miller’s book - Story Brand and Marketing Made Simple

37:00 – Stephen talks about how he operated his business using Facebook ads during the pandemic

40:37 – Stephen shares the strategy they used to get clients

43:24 – Emily talks about her love of marketing

52:52 – Stephen shares a story and everything about marketing.

54:34 – What is the best way for people to get in touch with Emily?

Today, I have a guest on the podcast, Adam Potts. He currently works as a Physical Therapist (PT), Health Coach, Tai Chi Instructor, and Yoga Teacher. In regards to PT, he integrates yoga, qigong, tai chi, mindfulness, and meditation with a traditional orthopedic ​approach.

In This Podcast:

01:08 – Introducing Adam Potts

06:08 – His journey to yoga

09:52 – How did he handle the approach from PT school compared to where he came from?

11:58 – The process of going into business after PT school

17:25 – How does he do an assessment with Tai Chi?

20:23 – Traditional Tai Chi

29:09 – The difference between being a PT versus being a health coach

32:51 – Adam’s program

34:46 – People who should join his program

38:04 – Does his clients find him for PT or for Tai Chi?

39:43 – Mindful movement

47:15 – Where can you find Adam Potts?

Today, we have Emma Green. Emma graduated from Manchester University, England as a Physical Therapist and added a Master’s degree in Sports Medicine. She is now dual-qualified being both a licensed Physical Therapist (USA) and a State Registered Physiotherapist (UK) along with being certified in Clinical Pilates through the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute (APPI).

In This Podcast:

00:50 – Introducing Emma Green

03:12 – How did she get into Physical Therapy?

08:44 – What type of sports did she get involved with?

09:27 – Steven’s story from Pasadena

13:50 – For whom do their ed conference offered to?

20:28 – Emma’s clinical Pilates group

29:55 – What does her patient care looks like for her now?

32:34 – How hard is it for her to find physical therapists to come in and work for her?

34:12 – How hard it is to get trained?

42:09 – How do her patients come in her studio?

45:19 – Where can you join her group and where can you find her?

Today’s guest is Justine Bernard, PT, DPT received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons specializing in Neurological and Orthopedic Rehabilitation in 2003. She worked in acute rehabilitation, inpatient acute care, and outpatient rotations in several major New York City hospitals.

In This Podcast:

02:00 – A little tour in her studio.

03:14 – What are her thoughts about Powerplay?

05:34 – Investing on a bio-mat.

12:16 – Touring our place.

16:40 – How did she get into aerial yoga?

18:33 – How did she end up being a Physical Therapist from Gyro kinesis?

23:56 – When did she start PT school?

25:58 – What was her next journey after she finished school?

28:41 – What is the difference between using the exercise modality and being a PT now? What was her process?

31:46 – How did she start being a PT?

38:29 – How did she work with an e-trainer and being a trainer? Is Pilates part of her program?

42:42 – Is she in-charge of marketing in her business?

46:10 – What is her financial breakdown?

52:20 – How do we pay our teachers?

57:10 – How does Justine do front desk work?

01:01:18 – Where can you reach out to Justine?

Today, we have Dr. Keva Price and she’s going to tell us a little bit about her story and her journey to Physical Therapy and Pilates.

In This Podcast:

00:53 – Who is Keva Price?

01:54 – How did she get into the Physical Therapy world?

05:34 – When did Keva finish school?

06:48 – When was she able to start bringing her work environment with her patients?

09:10 – What is she currently up to?

13:57 – Is Keva an independent contractor?

16:16 – What’s her plan moving forward with a shift of 30 hours and more at a clinic?

19:45 – Where does she want to progress in the future and where can she see Pilates playing a role in the evolution of the Physical Therapy as a brand moving forward?

29:57 – How does she get paid?

37:33 – Where can you reach out to her?

Today, we talk about digital marketing and how it can help your business with Dr. Will Boyd.

In This Podcast:

01:07 – How did Stephen meet Will?

04:25 – Will’s Tips for PTs that don’t have any experience in Online Courses.

09:50 – Things to consider when starting an Online Business as a PT.

14:07 – Online Business starts with a Conversation.

18:01 – How do you get accepted in Facebook Groups?

22:46 – How do you find a product/course to create?

29:12 – Are people quite used to doing Online Courses yet or are they more used to doing it post COVID?

32:30 – Getting ideas from your audience and creating what they want.

40:09 – Where can you reach out to Will?

Today we are here with Dr. Jared Cooper and we’re going to be talking about Life after COVID-19, Life during COVID-19, and Life after COVID-19 as Physical Therapists.

In This Podcast:

01:43 – Introducing Jared Cooper.

02:59 – How does Jared essentially convert his current customers in his brick and Mortar Practice over to Telehealth and How does he keep his business going?

05:50 – Jared talks about his process on getting in touch with people and his message about the transition to Telehealth.

06:58 – Is it the physical therapist who is afraid that they’re going to get rejected when we try to offer a practice through Telehealth or is it the patient’s actual fear of coming into the practice? Whose belief is it?

07:20 – Reflecting for a moment and recognizing if your customers really want to do Telehealth.

07:44 – Address the Fear.

09:39 – How do you get somebody that comes in for manual therapy, converted to a movement only intervention like telehealth?

12:46 – If belief is the limiting factor to the patient getting better, then where are we falling short? Is it the intervention or our ability to create belief?

19:14 – Jared’s virtual offerings and how COVID might have changed some of that for him?

22:23 – Definition of Passive Income.

In this episode of Pilates for PTs:

01:00 – What got Karyn  into physical therapy? What got her into pilates? And which came first?

04:00 -- Dr. Staples found Pilates as her physical fitness

05:25 -- How Stephen started and grow his own team

06:50 - [Question] How did Karyn build her team? Where did her team members come from?

08:31 - [Question] How many physical therapists are working Karyn currently?

10:00 - Transition packages

12:10 - Team communication and proper system are important

15:20 - Does Karyn do  cash-based? Does she  accept insurance?

18:50 - [Question] How to charge your wellness rates?

19:30 - Building relationships with clients and instructors in multiple levels

21:30 - Best return on time from your community investments?

25:45 - [Question] For PTs who are new to Pilates: How do they get certified? Where do they go? What are the steps?

28:30 - The Pilates Method Alliance

Contact information of Dr. Staples:

Meet Jared Aguilar and Tyler Adams, hosts of Duck Legs Podcast, who will be teaching us podcasting basics.

03:20 - How did Jared and Tyler come up with and launch Duck Legs Podcast?

04:05 - Duck Legs as a network of information and resources for different fields

10:30 - Jared and Tyler’s experience with getting speakers for podcasts

11:40 - Steven’s experience with getting speakers for podcasts

14:00 - Why Zoom is best for recording interviews

15.25 - Why Wondershare and Audacity are best for converting and editing videos and audios

16:40 - Why Anchor is best for monitoring and boosting your podcasts’ reach and audience

25:00 - Using Anchor to launch your podcast on Google Music and iTunes

25:30 - Uploading podcasts on different platforms with Anchor

29:50 - The raw element in podcast clips

32:05 - Process of submitting podcasts for streaming

33:10 - How do you market after getting your podcast live?

34:25 - Why Sparemin is best for publicizing your podcasts

Meet Jeremy Sutton, one of the major influences in Physical Therapy, who will be telling us the inner workings of book publishing.

In this episode of Pilates for PTs Podcast

01:40 - How did Jeremy start out in his PT career?

02:30 - How did Jeremy come to putting books up for sale on Amazon? What were his marketing practices at the start?

05:35 - How can one start putting their works for sale on Amazon? How can one start marketing their books to people?

09:55 - How did Jeremy use the power of social media to promote his book?

14:35 - Expanding your audience through physical and digital books

17:25 - How does click funnels help expand your PT practice and business?

20:05 - What is the difference between ‘average’ PTs and servant PTs?

26:45 - What advice does Jeremy have for beginners in book publishing?

29:25 - Growing your reach with online courses and podcasts

33:15 - Coordinating and collaborating with fellow PT practitioners in your community

37:30 - How did Jeremy overcome his fears of publishing a book?

Meet Madeline Black, one of the pioneers of Physical Therapy and a major influence on my career, and my and Cheryl’s business.

01:15 - How did Stephen meet Madeline Black?

02:50 - How did Madeline get interested in Pilates?

04:30 - Why did Madeline check out Pilates?

07:30 - Madeline’s 1st dance and Pilates studio

08:05 - How did Madeline start developing that niche of Pilates clients?

09:30 - Relocating from a home studio to a commercial practice

13:30 - Stephen and Cheryl’s first year in the industry

17:00 - How did Madeline shift to intensive workshops and trainings?

19:00 - Exploring other movements in Pilates and Gyrotonics

20:00 - Building Madeline’s website and blog

23:00 - How is Madeline’s staff composed of diverse specialists?

25:00 - What does work look like for Madeline now?

27:20 - Stephen’s “hospital free” year

30:10 - Expanding a PT practice to the online world

34:15 - Celebrity encounters at Madeline’s studio

37:30 - How Madeline influenced PT practice owners today

Meet Christine Pieton, who will be telling us how she started making 3x more money than Her traditional ortho job and how she started her Pilates practice.

In this episode of Pilates for PTs Podcast

2:00 – Where does Christine come from and what does she do? How did she start to become a Pilates Instructor?

08:40 – Does Emory Physical Therapy School still offer the elective curriculum?

13:45 – Does Christine space a full studio?

17:48 – What kind of equipment does Christine have?

22:30 – How does Christine manage her practice as PT and Pilates Inductor?

24:55 – How does Christine charges her services?

31:00 – How to utilize your space even if you’re not there?

32:40 – What do we do in our training?

33:20 – When does a client try Pilates?

35:30 – The other side of Pilates

37:00 – How did I fall in love with Pilates?

39:35 – How can you reach Christine?

Meet Sherri Betz, one of the pioneers of Pilates Physical Therapy and a major influence on my career.

02:00 - How did Stephen meet Sherri Betz?

03:40 - How did Sherri get interested in Pilates and is she already a Physical Therapist at that time?

04:30 - Why did Sherri check out Pilates?

08:00 - Sherri’s 1st Pilates program she signed up for

09:00 - Sherri’s 1st Pilates group class

12:00 - How big of a space do you need to have Pilates classes?

16:00 - What were Sherri’s marketing tactics years ago?

17:30 - How do you get certified for PIlates?

20:00 - The Pilates exam

23:00 - What does work look like for Sherri? Does she have Pilates clients? Or PT clients?

30:00 - Stephen’s “hospital free” year

32:00 - What is Sherri up to now?