Standing on the Shoulders of Giants – Practitioner series

Episode 30: Reine DuBois – Please Charge Correctly For Your Services

The joy of seeing a 20-year clinic vision come to fruition is enlivening for Reine DuBois. Reine is the Clinical Director, Founder and Senior Naturopath at an integrated medical centre in Byron Bay. Working in isolation can be exhausting for some Practitioners, but Reine and her team of Practitioners, have found that using a 'combined health care’ model, gives their patients the best care during these times. Could this co-ordinated team approach be your dream too? Useful Links: * https://w...

Episode 29: Stuart Houghton – Believe in Yourself

How is managing cancer different to other conditions? What considerations do you, as a Practitioner, need to take on when looking at medical cancer therapy and complementary medicine? Having a dedicated oncology focus in practice is no mean feat. As cancer rates rise, Practitioners are seeing more patients for integrative oncology than ever before. Listen in to Stuart Houghton, in this week’s Best Practice Podcast, as he provides answers to all these questions and more! Useful links: http...

Episode 28: Keonie Moore – You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

Keonie Moore has gone from initial struggle to strength to strength. Even through the whole COVID-19 experience, her Practice has thrived. So how does she do it? How does she think? What can you learn from a highly successful Practitioner and Entrepreneur who loves being in practice? A lot! Keonie Moore is a Naturopath and founding Director of Remed, one of Australia’s leading Natural Medicine Clinics. Since Remed’s inception in 2009, it has grown in leaps and bounds through the steady referr...

Episode 27: Doreen Schwegler – Set Goals and Stick at Your Marketing

Successful Practitioners don’t just suddenly appear; they evolve. Particularly when starting out, the first three to five years can seem overwhelming and an uphill push. In this podcast, Doreen Schwegler shares her journey to success and clinical pearls of wisdom. Doreen is a Naturopath, Medical Scientist, Natural Fertility Specialist, published Author, Researcher and International Presenter who has been helping clients since 1989. Over the past 30 years, she has seen daily mini-miracles by...

Episode 26: Marianne and Eric Fernance - Jump on Board. No One Expects You to be Perfect.

Have you been wondering whether your Patient Management System software works for you? Are you looking to get a software system to help make your practice more simple? If you answered yes, we suggest you jump on board the latest Standing on the Shoulders of Giants podcast and join Eric and Marianne Fernance for an insightful discussion on SimpleClinic and how it can best serve you in your Practice! SimpleClinic is a patient management system (PMS) that makes clinic simple. SimpleClinic was ...

Episode 25: Alexandra Brewster - Keep on Being Awesome!

_Can you run appointments in your practice that better serve both you and your patients? You can be more efficient and get better results. You can reduce your chance of burnout. You can truly love and excel at what you do. _ Alexandra takes us through her model of practice in her delightful way that is applicable to online and face-to-face appointment systems as she gets to “know the ins and outs of the duck’s bum.” If you are yet to attend a Metagenics Best Practice event, or have attended,...

Episode 24: Carla Wrenn - Dream Big!

Can our patients negatively affect our emotional and physical health? Burnout in the healthcare industry is a very real consequence of our patient load and the level of care we give. We care for our patients; how about our own self-care? Do you have a framework to ensure you can be the best you can be for yourself, your patients and your family? When you care for yourself, everything gets easier. Listen in, as Angela Carroll speaks with Carla Wrenn, an Integrative Naturopathic Practitioner wi...

Episode 23: Shannon Brenton - Work on Your Own Purpose at This Point in Time

With the sudden rush of coronavirus across the globe, and the urgent need to practice social distancing, many Naturopaths, like yourself, have had to pivot their businesses online. Having now done so, you might be wondering what is next and how you can keep your Practice thriving. Learn from highly successful Naturopath, Clinical Nutritionist and Entrepreneur, Shannon Brenton, in this week’s Best Practice podcast, as he shares his advice on just that! Listen in, to find out how you can succe...

Episode 22: Sarah Di Lorenzo – Find Your Point of Difference

In this week’s episode, Angela Carroll sits down with Sarah Di Lorenzo, Clinical Nutritionist and creator of the SDL Method, and explores how Sarah developed her SDL Method programs, how she operates in her clinic and how she joined Sunrise as the morning television program’s favourite Media Nutritionist! So, how did Sarah get to where she is today? Listen in to find out! Useful links and resources: - https://sdlmethod.com/

Episode 21: Jules Galloway – Do not get “Comparisonitis”!

As we are prompted by COVID-19 rather firmly and urgently to become agile and transition to online appointments, for some Practitioners this is overwhelming and bewildering, for others like Jules Galloway, who have been running online appointments for many years, are taking it all in their stride. Jules, in fact, up until 12 months ago, only ran online appointments from her home in Byron Bay. In this week’s podcast, she generously shares her knowledge and wisdom with us so you too can smooth...

Episode 20: Dr Angus Pyke – Find Your Team and Stick with Them

Wow! Chiropractor of the year, Dr Angus Pyke! What a passionate man! Dr Angus Pyke is devoted to teaching Health Care Practitioners heart-centered marketing strategies so they can attract and retain high quality new patients through his community influencer membership program and other online courses he has designed. Today, Angela Carroll and Dr Angus Pyke focus on two important aspects of marketing that will help you as a Natural Health Care Practitioner, attract new patients. Listen to th...

Episode 20: Dr Angus Pyke – Find Your Team and Stick With Them

Wow! Chiropractor of the year, Dr Angus Pyke! What a passionate man! Dr Angus Pyke is devoted to teaching Health Care Practitioners heart-centred marketing strategies so they can attract and retain high quality new patients through his Community Influencer membership program and other online courses he has designed. Today, Angela Carroll and Dr Angus Pyke focus on two important aspects of marketing that will help you as a Natural Health Care Practitioner, attract new patients. Listen to thi...

Episode 19: Jessica Gaunt and John Tobin – The Guests’ Journey is Inspiring

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to practice in a Health Retreat? Today, Jessica Gaunt, a senior Naturopath at Living Valley Springs, and their Naturopathic team manager, John Tobin, join Angela Carroll for a truly inspiring Standing on the Shoulders of Giants episode. Both Jessica Gaunt and John Tobin explore what it is like for a Naturopath to practice in a retreat setting and how it differs to working in a regular practice. Listen in today and find out more about one of Austral...

Episode 18: Peter Mullen - Always Have a Business Coach or Mentor

Peter Mullen is a successful Practitioner in Newcastle, Australia. He has been in practicing as a Naturopath for 30 years and in this time, he has managed to build a large Practice within his community. Join Angela Carroll and Peter Mullen for this week’s Standing on the Shoulders of Giants podcast, as we dive deep into what it means to work as a full-time Practitioner, what has influenced Peter in his career and most importantly, how long-time Practitioners can leave a legacy for newer Prac...

Episode 17: Marian Rubock – Niche Market is Definitely the Way to Go!

Stand out from the crowd and get some inspiration today with Angela Carroll and special guest speaker Marian Rubock in the next Best Practice podcast, Niche Market is Definitely the Way to Go! This podcast dives deep into how Marian Rubock has blossomed as a Practitioner with a very defined niche. Marian specialises in skin and has built a very successful practice with her very own effective skincare range: LSM. Being in a niche market means there is no price competition. This is important to...

Episode 16: Bronwen Cope - Spend One Minute a Day Working on It.

Do you have something that you do well that you would like to share with the world? Bronwen Cope has a special interest in stress, anxiety and depression. She believes that “what we consider is stress is so much more than we perceive.” Bronwen, a Naturopath of over 20 years, had a surprising realisation at the International Congress on Natural Medicine one year that she was not herself due to the high levels of stress she was enduring. She struggled to find a long lasting solution so she set...

Episode 15: Practitioner Round Table Sydney – Walk the Talk and Find a Tribe

Two great topics today with two great Practitioners! David and Kate share their insights and strategies and discuss burnout in professionals and changing health paradigms. Burnout; how does this happen? How can we come back from exhaustion and apathy and what can we learn about preventing burnout as Practitioners? Changing people’s health paradigm is a skill set required by all Practitioners to bring about lasting changes in patients. In this podcast, we discuss some very effective solutions...

Episode 14: Practitioner Round Table Melbourne – Look at Internal Factors, not External

We all know that running a Natural Medicine Practice can bring about a specific set of challenges. Today’s focus is on identifying common challenges Natural Medicine Practitioners face, and in a round table discussion, this podcast explores why these occur and suggest solutions. Joining Angela Carroll, are three very successful Naturopaths and business owners with a collective understanding of over 60 years’ experience. Hamish Everard has been practicing for over 20 years and owns and runs tw...

Episode 13: Gary Martin – If You Have Got The Passion You Can Do Anything!

Episode 12: Jan Purser - Follow Your Heart to What Calls You

If you are hankering for some insights into the workings of an experienced Practitioner and eight-time author, this is a conversation for you to eavesdrop in on. Jan Purser is a Naturopathic Nutritionist at the incredibly successful Remede, Perth. In her clinic, we discuss a broad range of topics. We meander from her recent trip to the US to train in the Dale Bredesen Recode protocol to successfully treat Alzheimer’s to how she uses Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in her practice and then in...

Episode 11: Emma Sutherland – Keep Learning

Emma Sutherland is a highly successful and passionate Sydney Naturopath and author. Emma has recently opened a purpose built clinic focussing on mums and community with a community space. Emma builds success with branding and generously mentors new Practitioners and students, effectively nurturing and encouraging higher industry standards of practice.

Episode 10: Stuart Houghton – You Are Allowed To Do Well In Your Job

Stuart Houghton is a humble, patient-centric Practitioner; a master of motivation and story-telling. His sole Practitioner clinic is in Miranda, southern Sydney. As a Naturopath, Herbalist, Kinesiologist and Remedial Sports Massage Therapist, he has a lot to offer his patients. Stuart’s main driver “is to be able to improve peoples’ lives and health every day.” I found while talking to Stuart, that he also has a lot to offer other healthcare Practitioners.

Episode 9: Grant Doyle – Would You Follow Yourself?

How can you build a team of staff who want to actively be a part of your team? Have you wondered if there are systems you can put in place to encourage staff Practitioners to stay long term? How do you build a cohesive team of Practitioners? Gain, Train and Sustain. These 3 business strategies will help you to gain the staff you want and retain them. Today I take a break from Practitioner to Practitioner conversations to enlist, expert and uncover the secrets to improve staff retention and ru...

Episode 8: Stuart Houghton – Respect Each Other’s Modalities

Do you want to have a better working relationship with your local GPs and Specialists? Stuart Houghton has calls from local Doctors every day wanting to refer their patients to Stuart. He must be doing something right! This is my second podcast conversation with Stuart. I am sure many of us would like to be in Stuart’s situation; sharing patients and case notes willingly with our patients’ Medical Practitioners. If you would like to improve your working relationships this is a podcast for you.

Episode 6: Karen Taylor – Find Better Systems

Karen Taylor is a Nutritionist and Herbalist who likes to share. Karen’s clinic, Taylor Made Nutrition, is quite different to most clinics, in that it is inside a Fitness First gym. In the gym clinic it can be very easy to be missed. Listen today to how she stays visible and promotes the importance of using quality tailor made supplements.

Episode 5: Ben Warren – Do What You Love

Ben Warren, Clinical Nutritionist and founder of Be Pure New Zealand, has an impetus that drives him; “We are all about helping people. The mission of Be Pure is to build the future of personalised health.” Ben started out as a sole Practitioner in a small regional town five hours out of Auckland. Ben now has two clinics, employing around 20 staff and has a hugely successful online business. How did he do it?

Episode 4: Dr Jason Mallia – Position Yourself As An Expert

Dr Jason Mallia, Doctor of Integrated Medicine, is the founder, director and principle Clinician of Integrated Health Australia in Sydney. He is a two-time author with many qualifications, including Nutritionist, Naturopath, Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Homeopath. Jason believes that we all have a book inside us. Have you ever wanted to write a book for your patients or need some inspiration to facilitate the birth of your book? Today’s conversation may be just what you need t...

Episode 3: Dr Tony Edwards – Start Off With The Basics

Dr Tony Edwards is a highly successful New Zealand Integrated General Practitioner (IGP) at The Doctors Greenmeadows. Dr Tony practices with specialists and Natural Healthcare Practitioners in a very busy practice. Tune in today to get an insight into practice as an IGP; the ups and downs and the amazing rewards of taking the step forward into the future of Functional Medicine. Today’s conversation is a generous insight, whether you are a GP, Natural Healthcare Practitioner or an IGP.

Episode 2: Diane Pascoe – Naturopaths Have So Much to Offer

Diane Pascoe is a vibrant, inspired Naturopath and VLA Quadscan Practitioner in Perth. Over 23 years Diane has transitioned from two country practices to a thriving Perth practice. Diane has the gift of the gab and is a prolific networker. Today I chat with Diane to get the low-down on her networking web and insider trading on how this works and how to get a foot in the door to keep your business on the boil.

Lynda Griparic – Back Yourself

Lynda Griparic is a qualified Naturopath and Nutritionist who works predominately online from her home in Ballina, NSW. Lynda focusses on gut health, in particular, on people who have constipation. Looking like the picture of health, she has been building her public profile with an engaging newsletter, writing articles in Mind Body Green and Food Matters, and using collaborations with others who already reach out to Lynda’s audience. Lynda shares how she makes herself visible in the online ma...