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Podiatry Business Podcast  Ep 206; Scaling beyond the owner — Employees vs rooms vs second location (what to do first)

Podiatry Business Podcast Ep 206; Scaling beyond the owner — employees vs rooms vs second location (what to do first)

September 23, 2026•1 min read

Most podiatry clinic owners don’t struggle because they lack clinical skill.

They struggle because the entire business depends on them.

If you’re still doing the consults, making every decision, fixing gaps in the diary, and stepping in whenever the team gets stuck, there comes a point where growth simply hits a ceiling.

In this episode of The Podiatry Business Podcast, I tackle one of the biggest questions clinic owners face when they’re ready to grow:

What should you do next?

Hire another podiatrist?
Add more rooms and capacity?
Or open a second location?

Each option solves a very different problem. Make the wrong move and you can end up with more overhead, more complexity, and more stress — while the original bottleneck remains.

I’ll walk you through a simple framework for identifying what’s really limiting your clinic right now: patient demand, physical capacity, or clinician time.

Then we’ll look at how to choose the right next step so you can scale without simply building a bigger business that still depends entirely on you.

If your goal is to earn more, work less, and build a podiatry clinic that can operate without you being involved in everything, this episode is for you.

🎧 Watch now and find out what your clinic actually needs next.

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Lorcan O Donaile

Clinic Owner & Health Business Mentor

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