Angus Haack’s Podcast - previously the ”Lean Practice Podcast”

Angus Haack’s Podcast
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On Instagram I'm mostly trying to help and have a laugh. That doesn't stop here. But the long stuff is where I want to give you the best shot at building your own perspective and actually growing. So things get a bit heavier in here. That's the point. I'm Angus Haack, a chiropractor who spent years as the associate and then the operator sitting between the associates and the owners. This show follows the associate journey in order: the decision to leave, the numbers, the model, the space, the launch, the marketing. Some weeks it's Hotline, where I answer questions you send in. Some weeks it's Whiteboard, one topic taken apart properly. Some weeks it's a Case Study, a real business plan walked through line by line. This is for chiros who want to build a practice with the freedom of doing it the way they want to do it. If you want to work with me DM me "DAY1" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angus.haack/  Hope you enjoy it.

  1. 26m ago

    Ft Jake Currie | Your Website Is Costing You New Patients

    Scan your website free: https://newpatientengine.com/scan Most chiro websites haven’t changed since 2015, load in 32 seconds on a phone, and say the same thing as every other clinic in the suburb. In this episode Angus sits down with Dr Jake Currie — chiropractor, lean practice operator, and the guy behind New Patient Engine — to talk about what actually makes a website work in 2026, why AI is now recommending practitioners directly to patients, and what being an NPC chiropractor costs you before anyone even books. We cover: What makes a website old — and why it’s costing you patients before they ever call Why page speed, phone experience, and back-end code matter more than how it looks How ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Google AI are now recommending chiropractors to patients — and what your website needs to do to show up Why the $250 a month website model is the biggest rip-off in the profession The niching conversation no one wants to have — and why being afraid of it is hurting you more than doing it Stock photos, real photos, and what actually builds trust before someone books Google reviews — how Jake generated 100 five-star reviews in 12 months and why the content of the review matters more than the number AI in the back end versus AI on the front end — what’s worth building and what to run from Patient reactivation, automated follow-up, and the goldmine sitting in your existing database 🔍 Scan your website free: https://newpatientengine.com/scan About Jake Currie Dr Jake Currie is a practising chiropractor and founder of New Patient Engine. He and his wife Jasmine build custom chiropractic websites that rank locally, convert new patients, and show up when patients ask AI for a recommendation. 65+ practices built across Australia and New Zealand.

  2. Oct 13

    Ft. Nathan Bridger - Is it even worth hiring anymore?

    The risk and reward on hiring someone has moved, and it has not moved in the owner's favour. In this episode we go through why, what the October award restructure does to the numbers, and what both sides of the desk should be doing about it before the decision gets made for them. We cover: Why the risk and reward on hiring an associate has moved, and who it has moved against The 1 October restructure of the Health and Support Services Act, and what indexation does to a wage bill What an associate actually leaves you once wages, super, work cover and staff costs come out Award rates, what full time genuinely pays, and why the number surprises both sides of the desk Setting the model before you hire, instead of hiring and letting the model reveal itself Why half the contracts in this country are not worth the paper they are printed on Facilities leases, contractor agreements, and the two contracts the profession is heading toward Buying out a base, what it is worth, and how that conversation goes wrong Nathan's own associate years, the agreed patient visit average, and the renegotiation that changed everything Restructuring, redundancy and insolvency, and why the call is worth making before you need to About Nathan Bridger Nathan graduated in 2013 and has coached and supported over 100 chiropractors since, one on one and in groups. He built a full diary, got hollowed out holding it together, and rebuilt the model from scratch. On his own show he gets specific: running a new patient from the first phone call to the report of findings, building a diary that holds, care plans that make sense to the patient, what your numbers are already telling you, and what it actually costs to open or to hire. Frameworks, not scripts, and no pretending he got it right the first time. For chiropractors who want to do it their own way, from final year to their own practice. 🎙️ Listen: https://open.spotify.com/show/51ouFNZ8EiFCkTjMGptDmx?si=FW0YuT5oRgSrrfO66WgH-Q&utm_source=copy-link ▶️ Watch: youtube.com/@thelaunchchiro 🔗 Everything else: thelaunchmentoring.com/podcast

    Ft. Nathan Bridger - Is it even worth hiring anymore?

  3. Oct 2

    I was 25 and thought I was going to have a heart attack ft. Dr. Brandon

    I was 25, home at 8pm on a Tuesday, sitting on the back deck thinking I was going to have a heart attack. That was the job. This one's different. Brandon flipped it and interviewed me for his series with business owners, so for once I'm the one answering the questions. We talk about why I took a financial hit to leave and why it was still the right call, the real estate seminar where every speaker had the same divorce story, how lonely the first two years of running your own thing are, and why my goal is a number, not a forever chase. Plus the health stuff: training, the steps I'm not getting, and why I think everyone needs someone else's hands on them once a month. For chiros who are working hard and wondering what it's actually costing them. If you want to work with me, DM me "DAY1" on Instagram @angus.haack and tell me where you're at. Links Youtube: https://youtu.be/caG51xd40rs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angus.haack/ Brandon: https://www.instagram.com/dr.brandon.yang/

  4. Sep 30

    TLP | Ft Nathan Bridger - Did we have it wrong or are we early?

    The lean model is needed. People just don't seem to be ready to hear it yet. In this episode we unpack why, the sunk cost trap, the stages of change the profession is moving through, and what the early warning signs look like if you're starting to suspect your model isn't working the way it used to. We cover: Why the maths of a lean solo practice works but owners can't see it through their own sunk costs The stages of change the profession is sitting in right now — and our prediction for when it tips The October restructure of the Health and Support Services Act and what it means for practices running employees Why associates who are watching this happen are the ones closest to pulling the ripcord What auditing your time, energy, and money actually reveals versus what you think it will Why margin is the number — not revenue, not volume, not team size What you'll see coaching groups do when the shift finally arrives (we're calling it now) Where Nathan goes from here and where Angus goes from here About Nathan Bridger Nathan graduated in 2013 and has coached and supported over 100 chiropractors since, one on one and in groups. He built a full diary, got hollowed out holding it together, and rebuilt the model from scratch. On his own show he gets specific: running a new patient from the first phone call to the report of findings, building a diary that holds, care plans that make sense to the patient, what your numbers are already telling you, and what it actually costs to open or to hire. Frameworks, not scripts, and no pretending he got it right the first time. For chiropractors who want to do it their own way, from final year to their own practice. ▶️ Watch: youtube.com/@thelaunchchiro 🔗 Everything else: thelaunchmentoring.com/podcast

    TLP | Ft Nathan Bridger - Did we have it wrong or are we early?

  5. Sep 24

    TLP | Ft. Nathan Bridger - Here's why you have no money (SVM)

    Nathan, Aaron, and Angus break down the Single Visit Margin. The one number that explains why busy practices stay broke. Calculate yours here > SVM Calc

    TLP | Ft. Nathan Bridger - Here's why you have no money (SVM)

  6. Sep 23

    TLP | Ft. Nathan Bridger - Are you Running Someone Else's Practice?

    The associate who feels like they're holding the place together. The owner who thinks the associate doesn't see the full picture. Both are usually right and both are usually missing something. This one is the honest version of a conversation that almost never gets had early enough. We cover: Why the person doing the most work is almost always the last one to understand what ownership actually costs The naivety gap — what associates think they can do and what running a practice actually requires Why being able to see patients is not the same as being able to run a business The b******t jobs nobody tells you about until you're doing them alone What passive owners versus present owners actually means for the associate experience When the frustration is legitimate and when you put yourself in the situation you're complaining about How to have the conversation before it becomes a resignation Gifting, referrals, and the internal marketing moves that cost a fraction of what you're spending on Facebook What a good exit actually looks like when both sides have acted in good faith

    TLP | Ft. Nathan Bridger - Are you Running Someone Else's Practice?

  7. Sep 15

    TLP | Ft. Nathan Bridger - What We'd Do If We Graduated Tomorrow

    No theory. No hindsight bias dressed up as advice. Two people who've actually done it, restarted it, and watched hundreds of others go through it, talking through what they'd genuinely do differently from day one. We cover: Why uni clinic is your first practice and most people waste it How to work out where you sit on the spectrum before you waste two years in the wrong place Why going regional is probably the fastest skills acquisition available and when it makes sense The employee versus facilities lease debate — which one actually suits you and why What to do when you realise the model isn't yours but you're already locked in The contract conversation nobody has early enough and what it costs when they don't Partnership models, buy-in structures, and when solo is still the right answer When it's time to go do your own thing and how to know the difference between running away and moving forward

    TLP | Ft. Nathan Bridger - What We'd Do If We Graduated Tomorrow

  8. Sep 9

    TLP | Ft. Nathan Bridger - The Hollowed Out Owner

    Some owners bring on an associate to buy back time and end up working more, earning less, and running on empty. That's the hollowed out owner. Nathan breaks down why it happens. Hiring before the model is set, contracts that never spell out what both sides actually owe each other, and a break-even that quietly climbs from 50 visits a week to 80 or more once wages, super, payroll tax and admin costs stack up. They get into the real yellow and red flags in an associate relationship, why facilities lease agreements are where the model is heading, and what to actually check before your break-even eats your wage. For the owner who did everything right and still can't work out where the money went.

    TLP | Ft. Nathan Bridger - The Hollowed Out Owner
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On Instagram I'm mostly trying to help and have a laugh. That doesn't stop here. But the long stuff is where I want to give you the best shot at building your own perspective and actually growing. So things get a bit heavier in here. That's the point. I'm Angus Haack, a chiropractor who spent years as the associate and then the operator sitting between the associates and the owners. This show follows the associate journey in order: the decision to leave, the numbers, the model, the space, the launch, the marketing. Some weeks it's Hotline, where I answer questions you send in. Some weeks it's Whiteboard, one topic taken apart properly. Some weeks it's a Case Study, a real business plan walked through line by line. This is for chiros who want to build a practice with the freedom of doing it the way they want to do it. If you want to work with me DM me "DAY1" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angus.haack/  Hope you enjoy it.

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