How He Grew a Failing Practice to $1.3M in 18 Months (ft. Dr. Cory Ball)

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This Week's Episode

We brought back an old friend of the podcast, Cory Ball.

If you've been listening for a while, you probably remember Cory from one of our earlier episodes where he shared the story of buying his first practice. At the time, it was collecting about $400,000 a year with a ton of inherited problems. Cory was honest about how overwhelming that first year of ownership had been.

Now, about 18 months later, the practice is on pace to do $1.3 million.

We wanted to have him back on to find out what actually changed.

Cory shares the biggest things he credits for the growth, including becoming more efficient clinically, learning which procedures to keep doing (and which ones to refer), building a team that genuinely enjoys working together, and the lessons he's learned as a first-time owner.

We also spend some time talking about the mental side of practice ownership, why the anxiety never completely goes away, hiring in today's market, and some of the mistakes he'd avoid if he were starting over.

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