A New Blog Series I have decided to write a series of blog posts focused on how to get started on your nonclinical online business. It has been a long time since I wrote a dedicated blog post not related to a podcast episode. But it is time to ramp up this part of the web site! The topics will be about starting and growing a business, entrepreneurship, and all of the online tools and tricks that I [...]
Helping with My Wife's Business This week on the PNC podcast, I discuss the experience that I've had with my wife, Kay, pursuing home care franchise ownership as a nonclinical career option. Kay was a working as a respiratory therapist when her mother became chronically ill with lung disease. While working as her primary caregiver, she realized how difficult providing 24/7 care is. And she recognized a passion for helping others with similar challenges. We signed on with Home Helpers [...]
Interview with Dr. Nicole Rochester On this week’s episode of the PNC podcast, Dr. Nicole Rochester explains how she found fulfillment and freedom as an independent healthcare navigator. Nicole is a board-certified pediatrician who spent her first four years after residency in primary-care before transitioning to hospital medicine. For about 13 years, she had what she thought was a perfect job: working in a community hospital while teaching medical students and pediatric residents. Then, in October 2010, her father became [...]
Interview with Dr. Gerald Diaz On this week’s episode of the PNC podcast, Dr. Gerald Diaz discusses how he is using his background in computer science to make physicians’ jobs a little bit easier. Dr. Gerald Diaz is an academic hospitalist and former software engineer who founded grepmed.com. He received his medical degree from the St. Louis University School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at UC Davis. […]
Interview with Dr. Nneka Unachukwu On this week's episode of the PNC podcast, Dr. Nneka Unachukwu discusses how starting her own practice as a physician entrepreneur has empowered her to create the career in medicine she wants. A pediatrician by training, Dr. Una began learning how to run her own practice unintentionally while working her first job. When a relocation forced her to find a new opportunity, she was a bit unsure what to do. Only 15 months [...]
Interview with Dr. Lara Salyer If you want to reclaim the best parts of your career after going through burnout, you'll want to hear how Dr. Lara Salyer did just that. During this week's interview, she describes how she felt when she realized that something wasn't right in her career as an employed family physician practicing in southern Wisconsin. Read More
Interview with Dr. Marjorie Stiegler On this week's episode of the PNC podcast, I had the pleasure of a return visit from Dr. Marjorie Stiegler. Marjorie shares her insights into the legal landmines that a physician encounters when starting a new business or side hustle, and offers some strategies for avoiding them. As Marjorie is a returning guest, this episode is a little different. We don't go into Marjorie's own background or the specifics of her business. If [...]
Interview with Dr. Jawad Arshad On this week's episode of the PNC podcast, John interviews Dr. Jawad Arshad, an emergency physician looking to bring much-needed transparency to the healthcare marketplace. He and his partners also intend to disrupt the health insurance industry by removing insurers from the physician-patient interaction. Background Dr. Arshad is an emergency medicine physician. He completed his medical training at SUNY Upstate Medical Center and his emergency medicine residency at Henry Ford Hospital. Read More
Don’t Follow My Example Today it's just me talking about how to select the best online business niche. I'm continuing a series of episodes on the creation of your online business. In Episode 107, I talked about building an email list. Today, I want to step back to an earlier stage in the business development process. It's the important process of deciding on your niche – your online business niche. But before we get into that, let's thank [...]
