Private Practice Made Perfect Cathy Love

From Alice Springs to PPMP – how exciting to have Mia Poklepovich join the podcast in this insightful and interesting episode. Occupational Therapist and Founding Director of OT Inspire, Mia shares the ins-and-outs of her business and dives into her experience as an Allied Health Business Owner.

You’ll hear Mia discuss the early days of OT Inspire, how her OT skills come into play for her role as a business owner, how she creates balance in her life, and much more.

Topics covered on Mia’s journey:


OT skills that help and support Mia as an Allied Health Business Owner.
The importance of looking after yourself and your wellbeing.
How Mia maintains a balance in work and life.
Why having a simplified model is actually a good thing.
Mia’s thoughts on “traditional” therapy and the effects of burnout.
Her experiences at university, including the Generalist role.
How OT Inspire supports clients in a remote and nuanced context.
Where therapists can go to support the First Nation community.
Being accountable for your time as a business owner.

Connect with Mia Poklepovich 


Visit Mia’s Website 
Follow Mia on Instagram (@miapoko & @ot_inspire_therapy) 
Connect with Mia on Facebook 
Connect with Mia on LinkedIn 

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 


Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
Let’s connect on Instagram 
Follow us on Facebook 
Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
Join our Facebook Group online community 

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly. 
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you thought about getting a Virtual Assistant onboard, but not sure where to start? Tune in to this episode with David Low, Chief Commercial Officer at VA Platinum, where he covers everything you need to know about onboarding offshore VAs for your business.

He discusses the process of engaging offshore VAs, what VA Platinum looks like in the Philippines, why VAs might get a bad rap and what to look out for, and so much more.

Topics covered on the role of Virtual Assistants for Allied Health businesses:


What VA Platinum looks like in the Philippines.
What support looks like for the Virtual Assistants.
Roles and tasks that VAs can do to support small and medium-sized businesses.
The onboarding process of VAs.
What Allied Health Business Owners need to know about security measures in place for VAs offshore.
Investing in the future of Philippine locals.
Embracing AI tools.

Connect with David Low 


Visit David’s Website 
Connect with David on Facebook 
Connect with David on LinkedIn (Personal & VA Platinum) 

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 


Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
Let’s connect on Instagram 
Follow us on Facebook 
Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
Join our Facebook Group online community 

  More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chantelle is back for a chat with Cathy, where they round-up all that’s been happening in the Allied Health space as of late.

You’ll hear the duo discuss their favourite reads of the moment, their thoughts on recent goings-on in the NDIS, their observations about wait lists, and much more.

Topics covered:


Early childhood decisions and updated discussions.
Generation changes in Allied Health.
Key Worker models.
What Cathy and Chantelle have noticed about wait lists lately including competition and movement, backlogs, and general issues.
Closing businesses.
The unknowns in businesses – importance of informing yourself.
The key factors to innovative service design for private paying clients.

Resources Mentioned 


Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley – SBS On Demand


Private Practice Made Perfect Facebook Group

Connect with Chantelle Robards 


Visit Chantelle’s Website   
Follow Chantelle on Instagram (@chantelle_robards)  
Connect with Chantelle on LinkedIn 

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 


Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
Let’s connect on Instagram 
Follow us on Facebook 
Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
Join our Facebook Group online community 

  More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly. 
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gabriella Ptasznik, Founding Director at GRP Speech Pathology, makes her debut on the PPMP podcast to share her journey as an Allied Health Business Owner.

You’ll hear her discuss her transition from clinician to Business Owner and why it was a no-brainer for her, what it’s like leading a team of Speech Pathologists, and even how she encourages everyone on the team to always strive for more. 

Topics covered on Gabriella’s journey:


How she fosters learning development programs.
The challenges of being a remote team from a management and leadership point of view.
Why you should see your staff as another type of customer.
Learning the nuts and bolts of the business including finances, marketing, and decision-making frameworks.
What she’s hoping to see in the NDIS for the future.
Her favourite books.
How she’s investing in herself as a CEO.

Connect with Gabriella Ptasznik 


Visit Gabriella’s Website 
Follow Gabriella on Instagram (@grp.speechpathology) 
Connect with Gabriella on Facebook
Connect with Gabriella on LinkedIn 
Check out Gabriella’s YouTube Channel

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 


Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
Let’s connect on Instagram 
Follow us on Facebook 
Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
Join our Facebook Group online community 

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly. 
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you catch this episode with Cathy Love about our Clinical Leaders Collection Program? Listen once more to catch a glimpse at what you’ll discover about this insightful and practical 90-day program.

After doing a whole lot of data research and getting industry intel on the role of clinical and team leaders, Nacre Consulting is bringing you the Clinical Leaders Collective Program where Allied Health Business Owners can learn how to upskill and boost confidence in their leaders.

Cathy discusses the difficulty of finding industry-specific training opportunities for Allied Health leaders, especially programs that don’t build on business mindset. That’s where this program comes in – it’s going to bring everyone together as a collective to accelerate skills and confidence with highly practical steps.

Check out what you’ll learn in this program:


Upskilling personal resilience 

Understanding how leaders can manage self, lead their team, and drive the business. 
How to shift mindsets from overwhelmed to overjoyed.
How to prevent burnout.




Productive people

Supporting leaders to bring the spirit of productivity through to their teams.




How to manage different personalities 

Understanding and demystifying group dynamics.




Preventing procrastination over having difficult (necessary) conversations

Learn an actionable framework to help leaders have these conversations.




Sustainable results

How to step up and understand business management 101.




& MUCH MORE!

Click here to find out all the details and sign up to secure your spot in the program.

Connect with Cathy Love


Visit Cathy’s Website 
Follow Cathy on Instagram (@nacre_consulting) 
Connect with Cathy on Facebook 
Connect with Cathy on LinkedIn 

Connect with Nacre Consulting: 


Join the Accelerator Mastermind 
Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz 
Let’s connect on Instagram 
Follow us on Facebook 
Let’s connect on LinkedIn 
Join our Facebook Group online community 

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show: 

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession. 

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more. 

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds. 

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly. 
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You heard it right – the Practice Managers Academy is back by popular demand! After observing the steady expansion of Allied Health businesses right across Australia, we want to continue helping and support all of you amazing Allied Health Business Owners as you step up in your role of leading your leaders. 

And that’s exactly why the Practice Managers Academy was born – to help support the development of the leadership layers in these key people within every expanding Allied Health business. Listen to the episode to find out all the event details. 

Sign up today before spots sell out! The Practice Managers Academy is a small group, so spots fill quickly. Secure your place today.  

Connect with Cathy Love 


Visit Cathy’s Website  
Follow Cathy on Instagram (@nacreconsultingau)  
Connect with Cathy on Facebook  
Connect with Cathy on LinkedIn  

Connect with Nacre Consulting:  


Join the Accelerator Mastermind  
Complete the Allied Health Biz Quiz  
Let’s connect on Instagram  
Follow us on Facebook  
Let’s connect on LinkedIn  
Join our Facebook Group online community  

More about The Private Practice Made Perfect Show:  

The Private Practice Made Perfect podcast is a much loved conversation for those wanting to hear real life Australian Allied Health business stories, adventures and the occasional confession.  

The outstanding guest list includes business owners and wonderful small business supporters such as accountants, marketers, bookkeepers, IT wizards, virtual assistants, lawyers and more.  

As you know, it takes a village to run a business. Cathy gathers the tribe, captures the collective wisdom and conveniently delivers it to your earbuds.  

All episodes are chatty, honest and practical… warning… we often stray from the topic, talk of wine and laugh loudly.  
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.