Foothold in Business

Saturday 13th November

Join us for a day of diverse topics, practical solutions and insights.

There will be two live workshop sessions to participate in and live Q&A forums with the presenters.

We’re recording the day and all registered delegates will receive a copy of the recording.

Please note the program is Australian eastern daylight savings time.

Seminar Facilitator

Mary-Ellen Redmayne

2019 QLD Telstra Emerging Leader Business Woman of the Year.

Director of Redmayne Health and The Foot Stop Podiatry Services: A mobile podiatry company making waves in Australia. Passionate about preventative healthcare and improving quality of life in our communities. Proud Mum and excited to be empowering, inspiring and connecting the women in our workforce, to provide great leaders and role models for the women of our future.

10:00 AM (AEDT) Keynote

The Patient Partnership Revolution: Ready or Not.

The era of practitioner led care is over and patient partnership is here to stay. Get across the changes, trends and how practice business management has changed and will continue to evolve over the next 5 years – or you’ll be left behind

Shelley Thomson
Experience 360

10:35 AM (AEDT) Q+A with Shelley Thomson

10:45 AM (AEDT) Concurrent Session 1

Plan to Succeed: Business planning and setting strategic targets.

How to create a workable, realistic business plan to reach and exceed your targets

Philip Marshman
Pioneer Podiatry

Practice Management Systems: Can you fit it all in one?

A look at what a podiatry practice NEEDS in a PMS, then a look at what is available – is there a one-stop-package that will deliver all you need?

Lawrence Taufahema
The Feet People

11:15 AM (AEDT) Q+A with Session 1 Presenters

11:25 AM (AEDT) Break: 20 min

11:45 AM (AEDT) Concurrent Session 2

Boosting and Maintaining Employee Engagement

How to inspire team engagement and increase team performance.

Jack Byrnes
APodA HR Advisory Service

Business Insurance 101

What insurance products you need to ensure you have your business insurance requirements in place and correct.

Ellie Christoph
BMS Group

12:15 PM (AEDT) LIVE Workshops

The 3 Key Drivers for Mastering your Podiatry Clinic

How to grow your clinic as sustainably as possible by doing the right thing at the right time for your stage of business.

Daniel Gibbs
Clinic Mastery

Financial Literacy & Reporting for podiatry practice owners & managers.

What are the important ‘figures’ vs what’s not... What do those figures tell you and how can you use these figures to create momentum in your business

Greg Gunther
Your Business Momentum

12:55 PM (AEDT) Break: 30 min

1:25 PM (AEDT) Concurrent Session 3

Marketing. Its not a hard sell.

How to create a simple to follow marketing plan for your podiatry practice, and how to implement it

Jonathon Heath
Hive Practice

Optimise Your Outcome: Selling or Buying a Practice

How to create value in your podiatry practice so to ensure the best sale price … what to look for and ask for when you’re buying a podiatry practice (as well as a checklist preparing for sale / preparing to buy)

Brian Hill
Medical Business Brokers

2:05 PM (AEDT) Q+A with Session 3 Presenters

2:15 PM (AEDT) LIVE Covid Panel & Q+A

Key points for discussion are:

COVID-Safe Plan

Management of unvaccinated patients

What to do when you become an exposure site

Use of appropriate PPE and how PPE can reduce your risk

Maggie Liu
APodA HR Advisory Service

Kirstine Mann
Podiatry Practice Owner

Shamus Breen
BMS Group

Bronwyn Morris-Donovan
APodA Advocacy Manager

3:15 PM (AEDT) Close & Thank You!

Wednesday 3rd November

APodA Webinar: “Hit the Ground Running. The 101 of opening your own practice”
Are you thinking of opening a practice? Or are you in the early stages of business and want to develop your knowledge and skills?

Come to the APodA Business Webinar on 3rd November and learn where to start and what you need to know at each stage along the way. You will learn:
- The key role of a podiatry business owner
- The 3 essentials needed for every clinic start-up
- How to navigate each stage of business growth to make it successful and sustainable.

Delegates who register for Foothold in Business will get complementary access for the Hit the Ground Running Webinar (valued at $100) This webinar is the start of the APodA Business Seminar Series, followed by Foothold in Business Seminar to be held on Saturday November 13.