YFP 240: How & Why This Pharmacist Started a Business in the Middle of the Pandemic
Your Financial Pharmacist
English - January 27, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 51.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 160 ratingsInvesting Business pharmacist retirement debt finance pharmacy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dr. DeLon Canterbury recounts how early setbacks motivated him to start a business in the middle of a pandemic and how his personal ‘why’ shaped the work he is doing to help solve the problem of mismanaged medications in the senior population.
Key Points From This Episode
How DeLon's love of medicine was inspired by his mother's expertise in herbology. What moved him to get his Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacy degree. The recognizable dark road that almost led him out of the profession. How the experience of not getting into residency turned out to be a blessing in disguise. How DeLon's involvement with community helped him learn to lead by service. The pivot point that reinvigorated his passion for pharmacy. The power of patient advocacy and teaching patients to advocate for themselves. About his work with a local nonprofit for older patients and what services they provide. Hear about the care GeriatRx provides, from advocacy to deprescribing methods. DeLon's moving story of his 'Why' and becoming the voice for caregivers and patients. Some of the groups he works with and their incredible service to underserved people. A story of being an expert medical witness and the ugly part of families and elderly care. Getting into the finances; how he got the capital to create this business. Learning to articulate his value when he was starting out. DeLon shares some great entrepreneurship advice for his fellow pharmacists out there.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode
YFP Planning: Financial Planning for Pharmacists Schedule a free Discovery Call with YFP Planning GeriatRx: Senior Care Consulting Senior PharmAssist Alzheimer’s Association Parkinson’s Association of the Carolinas Dementia Alliance of North Carolina: Support Groups Connect with GeriatRx on Facebook Connect with DeLon Canterbury on LinkedIn Follow DeLon Canterbury on Twitter: @GeriatRx Follow DeLon Canterbury on Instagram: @geriatrx Email DeLon Canterbury: [email protected] Your Financial Pharmacist Disclaimer and Disclosures