The allied health sector is all about caring, but often it’s the health of the caregivers themselves that’s overlooked or not handled as well.

In this episode I chat with Emma Small, an “entrepreneurial Occupational Therapist and co-founder of NSW-based company, Risk Managed.

Emma’s background is in working with people with disabilities and care organisations. After a number of years rehabilitating injured workers, she founded Risk Management with her business partner, Aideen Gallagher.

The company works with disability care organisations, consulting on health and safety and providing training to help keep support workers injury free so they can continue to provide quality care.

Her second time running a business means the “serial entrepreneur” has learned many valuable lessons. She has also gone on to write a book, Handle With Care: how to avoid injuries, reduce costs and become a provider of choice, coming soon.

Episode highlights:
Emma’s business background - working for herself
Being a “serial entrepreneur” - starting a new business for the second time and getting it right
Emma’s new business, Risk Managed
What it’s like working with a business partner and why Emma chose that the second time around
What Risk Managed is working towards - developing its services like training packages and packages aimed specifically at allied health professionals
Working with staff vs working alone
Finding the right staff - the importance of value
Emma’s time spent mentoring - offering casual work
Who’s on the Risk Managed team? Several Virtual Assistants, a full-full-time OT and a casual OT
How Emma found her Virtual Assistants - using Upwork to find the right fit
The benefits of using Upwork as a start-up business
A bit on Aideen’s book, The Manual Handling Revolution: How Health Professionals Can Achieve Creative Solutions for People with Disabilities and Their Caregivers  
What Emma’s learned from writing her book, Handle With Care: how to avoid injuries, reduce costs and become a provider of choice
Business 2.0. - The opportunities that come from writing a book
What Emma’s business has taught her - celebrate the small wins
Being a bold female business owner

Useful Links: 

info@nacre.com.au 
Cathy Love LinkedIn
Nacre Website
Private Practice Made Perfect
Podcast

Emma's Website

Emma on LinkedIn

Emma Facebook

The allied health sector is all about caring, but often it&rsquo;s the health of the caregivers themselves that&rsquo;s overlooked or not handled as well.
In this episode I chat with Emma Small, an &ldquo;entrepreneurial Occupational Therapist and co-founder of NSW-based company, Risk Managed.
Emma&rsquo;s background is in working with people with disabilities and care organisations. After a number of years rehabilitating injured workers, she founded Risk Management with her business partner, Aideen Gallagher.
The company works with disability care organisations, consulting on health and safety and providing training to help keep support workers injury free so they can continue to provide quality care.
Her second time running a business means the &ldquo;serial entrepreneur&rdquo; has learned many valuable lessons. She has also gone on to write a book, <a href="https://riskmanaged.com.au/shopping/">Handle With Care: how to avoid injuries, reduce costs and become a provider of choice</a>, coming soon.
Episode highlights:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Emma&rsquo;s business background - working for herself</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Being a &ldquo;serial entrepreneur&rdquo; - starting a new business for the second time and getting it right</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Emma&rsquo;s new business, Risk Managed</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What it&rsquo;s like working with a business partner and why Emma chose that the second time around</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What Risk Managed is working towards - developing its services like training packages and packages aimed specifically at allied health professionals</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Working with staff vs working alone</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Finding the right staff - the importance of value</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Emma&rsquo;s time spent mentoring - offering casual work</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Who&rsquo;s on the Risk Managed team? Several Virtual Assistants, a full-full-time OT and a casual OT</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">How Emma found her Virtual Assistants - using Upwork to find the right fit</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The benefits of using Upwork as a start-up business</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">A bit on Aideen&rsquo;s book,<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Manual-Handling-Revolution-Professionals-Disabilities-ebook/dp/B076MGS36D"> The Manual Handling Revolution: How Health Professionals Can Achieve Creative Solutions for People with Disabilities and Their Caregivers</a> &nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What Emma&rsquo;s learned from writing her book,<a href="https://riskmanaged.com.au/shopping/"> Handle With Care: how to avoid injuries, reduce costs and become a provider of choice</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Business 2.0. - The opportunities that come from writing a book</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What Emma&rsquo;s business has taught her - celebrate the small wins</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Being a bold female business owner</li>
</ul>
Useful Links:&nbsp;
<a href="mailto:info@nacre.com.au">info@nacre.com.au&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathylove/">Cathy Love LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.nacre.com.au/">Nacre Website</a> <a href="http://privatepracticemadeperfect.com.au/">Private Practice Made Perfect</a> <a href="https://www.nacre.com.au/podcast">Podcast</a>
<a href="https://riskmanaged.com.au">Emma's Website</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-small/">Emma on LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Moveed-198178587324811/">Emma Facebook</a>

Cathy Love is finally recording and producing The Private Practice Made Perfect Podcast. Its specifically for paediatric allied health professionals, it’s going to be fun. She likes a chat.

Cathy will bring a broad range of energetic people to the conversation. The outstanding guest list includes; allied health business owners, digital marketing specialists, accountants, HR advisers, writers, virtual assistants, IT specialists, friends, social media guru’s, possibly family and other generous folk she hasn’t roped in yet.

It takes a village to run a private practice. Finally we gather the tribe, harness collective wisdom and elegantly deliver it all direct to your earbuds. The plan to is share up all our private practice stories, business know how, wins, challenges and pearls of wisdom. The episodes will be conversational, short, informative and practical. Apologies in advance, it’s highly likely that there will be humour and deviation from the topic.

…But we wish for even more.

Private Practice Made Perfect

Cathy Love is finally recording and producing The Private Practice Made Perfect Podcast. Its specifically for allied health professionals, it’s going to be fun. She likes a chat. Cathy will bring a broad range of energetic people to the conversation. The outstanding guest list includes; allied health business owners, digital marketing specialists, accountants, HR advisers, writers, virtual assistants, IT specialists, friends, social media guru’s, possibly family and other generous folk she hasn’t roped in yet. It takes a village to run a private practice. Finally we gather the tribe, harness collective wisdom and elegantly deliver it all direct to your earbuds. The plan to is share up all our private practice stories, business know how, wins, challenges and pearls of wisdom. The episodes will be conversational, short, informative and practical. Apologies in advance, it’s highly likely that there will be humour and deviation from the topic. …But we wish for even more.

Cathy Love is finally recording and producing The Private Practice Made Perfect Podcast. Its specifically for allied health professionals, it&rsquo;s going to be fun. She likes a chat. Cathy will bring a broad range of energetic people to the conversation. The outstanding guest list includes; allied health business owners, digital marketing specialists, accountants, HR advisers, writers, virtual assistants, IT specialists, friends, social media guru&rsquo;s, possibly family and other generous folk she hasn&rsquo;t roped in yet. It takes a village to run a private practice. Finally we gather the tribe, harness collective wisdom and elegantly deliver it all direct to your earbuds. The plan to is share up all our private practice stories, business know how, wins, challenges and pearls of wisdom. The episodes will be conversational, short, informative and practical. Apologies in advance, it&rsquo;s highly likely that there will be humour and deviation from the topic. &hellip;But we wish for even more.

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