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Is This the First Pharmaceutical Franchise Opportunity?

2026-05-19T06:32:23-05:00

Interview with Barry Patel - 455 In today's interview, Barry Patel describes how he and his business partner developed the first pharmaceutical franchise. He explains how they built Galt Pharmaceuticals around a distribution model that most pharmaceutical companies avoid and why that gap created a compelling franchise opportunity for physicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals seeking income outside of clinical work. Sponsor the Physician Nonclinical Careers Podcast Did you know that you can sponsor the Physician [...]

Is This the First Pharmaceutical Franchise Opportunity?2026-05-19T06:32:23-05:00

How to Thrive in a Micropractice

2026-05-19T06:33:23-05:00

Interview with Dr. Kara Pepper - 454 In today's interview, Dr. Kara Pepper describes how to thrive in a micropractice and why you should follow her lead in doing so. A former employed internist who left a 70-physician multi-specialty practice in 2022, Kara built a cash-pay hybrid practice from a 150-square-foot office that now serves patients across 17 states. She covers the business model, staffing structure, niche development, and how she navigated a non-compete clause that [...]

How to Thrive in a Micropractice2026-05-19T06:33:23-05:00

Psychiatry Offers One Of The Best Opportunities For Concierge Medicine – A PNC Classic from 2021

2025-12-30T06:00:23-06:00

Interview with Dr. Brook Choulet - 437 In today's podcast, John discovers that psychiatry offers one of the best opportunities for concierge medicine, and that such a practice can be opened while still in your fellowship. Dr. Brook Choulet is the founder of Choulet Wellness and was still in her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship when she started a thriving concierge practice in Scottsdale, Arizona. Our Episode Sponsor If you’re a physician with at least 5 [...]

Psychiatry Offers One Of The Best Opportunities For Concierge Medicine – A PNC Classic from 20212025-12-30T06:00:23-06:00

7 Fascinating and Unexpected Careers for Physicians to Consider

2025-12-11T13:53:01-06:00

Updated PNC Classic from 2022 - 434 In today's show, I share 7 unexpected careers that you may not have previously considered. This episode will be devoted to sharing with you the most unusual, fascinating, and unexpected careers discovered in the past eight years. The goal is to inspire you to broaden your expectations to jobs that you didn't know existed if the more mundane options don't interest you. Our Episode Sponsor If you’re a physician [...]

7 Fascinating and Unexpected Careers for Physicians to Consider2025-12-11T13:53:01-06:00

Part Time Remote Medical Director Is a Great Job – A PNC Classic from 2022

2025-11-11T01:49:10-06:00

Interview with Drs. Lev Grinman and Daniel Cousin - 430 Today's podcast guests are two physician entrepreneurs who enable doctors to earn income working as a remote medical director. This interview from 2022 is in the Top 10 of the most popular episodes. Dr. Lev Grinman and Dr. Daniel Cousin co-founded Doctors for Providers. Their company matches collaborating physicians with nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Our Sponsor This podcast is sponsored by the Physician Executive MBA [...]

Part Time Remote Medical Director Is a Great Job – A PNC Classic from 20222025-11-11T01:49:10-06:00

Frustration Inspires The Best New Businesses

2025-11-05T03:42:31-06:00

Interview with Dr. Matthew Jones - Episode 429 This week, John interviews an orthopedic surgeon who demonstrates that frustration inspires the best new businesses, including the startup that he leads today. Dr. Matthew Jones shares how dissatisfaction in medicine led him to build Towlos, a tech platform redefining how people rent and share trailers across the U.S. Our Episode Sponsor If you’re a physician with at least 5 years of experience looking for a flexible, nonclinical, [...]

Frustration Inspires The Best New Businesses2025-11-05T03:42:31-06:00

Invest in a Franchise and Break Through Your Discontent

2025-10-14T06:18:17-05:00

Interview with James Hilovsky - Episode 426 In this interview, James Hilovsky explains why physicians should invest in a franchise as a way to overcome discontent and diversify their incomes. After 25 years in the restaurant industry, growing Pieology from one store to 100 locations and partnering with NFL players on new concepts, he now helps others find the right franchise fit and avoid common pitfalls. He outlines why franchises offer stronger support than starting from [...]

Invest in a Franchise and Break Through Your Discontent2025-10-14T06:18:17-05:00

One Physician’s Exciting Journey from Clinician to Executive Entrepreneur

2025-09-30T06:14:54-05:00

Interview with Dr. Heather Signorelli - Episode 424 In this interview, Dr. Heather Signorelli describes how she transitioned quickly from pathologist to nonclinical executive entrepreneur. After finishing her pathology fellowship, Dr. Signorelli moved directly into hospital administration, eventually overseeing laboratory operations for close to 200 hospitals. Later, while still working full time, she and her husband identified a critical problem facing private practice physicians. That led them to create NatRevMD, a medical billing company that now [...]

One Physician’s Exciting Journey from Clinician to Executive Entrepreneur2025-09-30T06:14:54-05:00

Offer Functional And Family Medicine for a Great Career – A PNC Classic from 2019

2025-09-02T05:49:55-05:00

Interview with Dr. Lara Salyer - Episode 420 Dr. Lara Salyer explains in this interview from 2019 how to reclaim the best parts of your career by combining functional and family medicine. During this week's interview, Lara describes how she felt when she realized that something wasn't right in her career as an employed family physician practicing in southern Wisconsin. Our Episode Sponsor If you’re a physician with at least 5 years of experience looking for [...]

Offer Functional And Family Medicine for a Great Career – A PNC Classic from 20192025-09-02T05:49:55-05:00

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