In this week’s show, John provides a short update on what’s going on with NewScript, and the Nonclinical Career Academy. And he spends a minute or two sharing updates on two of his most popular guests. He spends the rest of the show sharing his answer to a question offered by one of his listeners: Is coaching/consulting by a career expert to overcome very specific challenges worth the cost of the coaching? As John explains during the episode, it depends on severral factors, including the complexity of the problem, the specificity of the problem, and the skills and reputation of the coach. Whil ..read more

In this week’s show, John brings back a popular guest. She appeared twice in the past to describe the founding and management of her MedSpa business. Recently, Dr. Lisa Jenks was approached by several private equity firms about purchasing her MedSpa. At first, she didn’t consider a sale. But as time went on, she thought about her future retirement, and the idea began to appeal to her. She started by talking with some of the firms to gather information and better understand her options. Later, she selected a firm to work with and began discussions in earnest. After agreeing on a sale price ..read more

In today's show, John presents his interview with Dr. Dana Corriel from Doctors on Social Media which he recorded a few years ago. The information she provides regarding branding and social media is as true today as it was when we recorded the session. These principles will be helpful in at least two ways: First, they apply to promote any current or future business you may be involved with as an owner or an advisor. Second, the principles also apply to promoting yourself as a candidate to a clinical practice, corporation, or nonprofit, whether as an employee or a  ..read more

In this week’s show, John answers this question: what is the best way to generate income and create wealth? It’s an important question. Clinicians sometimes limit their options when addressing their dissatisfaction with the stress and burnout of working in the current healthcare system. The most obvious choice is to find employment in a nonclinical position that is less stressful. It’s a valid option that usually solves the burnout problem with a career that pays well and improves work-life balance. But an often more life-changing answer is to pause and answer this question: how can I generate ..read more

In April of this year, NewScript presented its 2023 Nonclinical Career Summit. The Summit consisted of 12 LIVE lectures and Q&A over 3 evenings. The speakers were fantastic, spending 50 minutes addressing topics from preparing for career transition, to specific nontraditional careers. My presentation covered the topic of Hospital Leadership Jobs. Today’s podcast is an excerpt of the first 25 minutes of that presentation. It covers the following topics: my journey from full-time family physician to hospital CMO, why hospital leadership is a great career, which areas to start as medical dir ..read more

For the past 2 months, John has been posting 30-minute responses to questions for NewScript. If you’re not a NewScript member, you may recall that Dr. Tom Davis and John created NewScript 2 years ago as a place for clinicians who are disillusioned and disappointed by the current healthcare working conditions to get together to support one another, learn from each other, and access all kinds of resources to help them. Inside the NewScript membership, we provide recorded audio and video lessons, live events, and access to a dozen Mentors with expertise in nonclinical and nontraditional careers ..read more

John invited Dr. David Geier back to the podcast for this week’s interview. His first appearance was in August of 2018 in Episode 49. He was an early adopter of using social media and podcasting to help promote his practice and speaking engagements. Dr. Geier is a local media personality with thousands of television appearances. As a podcaster, he has posted over 400 podcast episodes. And he has written a book called That’s Gotta Hurt: The Injuries That Changed Sports Forever, which we discussed during his first appearance. David is a triple board-certified orthopedist who has shifted his appr ..read more

In this week’s episode, John presents 3 specific ways to ace your next job interview. This is a critical part of your nontraditional job search. You’ve narrowed your choice to a single job. You’ve convinced someone that you’re qualified. And now you’ve scheduled your interview. These tips build on the basics covered in Podcast Episode 223 in November of 2021. These new tips will help you blow away the competition. The three tips address these areas: Getting familiar and personal with your interviewers; Use the “Past, Present, and Future” framework to answer the request to “Tell us about ..read more

In this week’s episode, John interviews Kasia Hein-Peters. Dr. Hein-Peters is a psychiatrist turned advisor and consultant focusing on MedTech and digital tech startups as an advisor, mentor, and fractional executive. Recently, Kasia became board-certified by the American Board of AI in Medicine and is a licensed innovation practitioner by INNOVATION360. She helps healthcare, digital health, and life science companies reach their strategic goals, achieve sustainable growth, and launch leading brands. During our conversation, she described the framework she uses to achieve these outcomes w ..read more

In this week’s episode, John interviews Dr. Rachael Degurse. Dr. Degurse is a board-certified family physician who developed a desire to build more freedom and control in her life. After doing a lot of soul-searching, she believed that starting her own business would be the best way to accomplish that. She wanted to interact with clients in a way that is similar to treating patients. And she wanted to use her medical skills and experience. So, she decided a medical spa, or medspa, would be her best option. She opened her medspa almost 2 years ago, after quickly learning the essential legal and ..read more