My very remarkable guest this week is Maria McKenzie, founding director of Adaptive Abilities and Hartley Knows. She has been working in the Private Practice space for 19 years, starting out ‘very part-time’ as a sole trader while on maternity leave. She gradually grew her business as her children got older to move into working with schools and in rooms with other private practitioners.

Jump forward to now and she is practicing full-time as an OT, has gone on to develop a handwriting program and start her second business. Based in Mt Eliza on the Mornington Peninsula, Maria grew her business organically and away from a metropolitan hub.

We also get to talking about:
Offering school based services
What the paediatric private practice community looks like on the Mornington Peninsula
What the economic landscape is like on the Mornington Peninsula and the challenges this presents
Her business knowledge when she started out
Running her business manually – without the assistance of practice management software
Her booking system, how it’s different and why it works
Why she has made the decision to remain a sole practitioner
What makes her business unique
Hartley knows – why she developed the program, what it is and how it works
Her business mentor – who it is and the value of having a business mentor
The value of having coaching training
The personal growth experienced by being in business
What’s in the cards for the future of Adaptive Abilities and Hartley Knows
Her tips for our listeners!

My very remarkable guest this week is Maria McKenzie, founding director of Adaptive Abilities and Hartley Knows. She has been working in the Private Practice space for 19 years, starting out &lsquo;very part-time&rsquo; as a sole trader while on maternity leave. She gradually grew her business as her children got older to move into working with schools and in rooms with other private practitioners.
Jump forward to now and she is practicing full-time as an OT, has gone on to develop a handwriting program and start her second business. Based in Mt Eliza on the Mornington Peninsula, Maria grew her business organically and away from a metropolitan hub.
We also get to talking about:
<ul>
<li>Offering school based services</li>
<li>What the paediatric private practice community looks like on the Mornington Peninsula</li>
<li>What the economic landscape is like on the Mornington Peninsula and the challenges this presents</li>
<li>Her business knowledge when she started out</li>
<li>Running her business manually &ndash; without the assistance of practice management software</li>
<li>Her booking system, how it&rsquo;s different and why it works</li>
<li>Why she has made the decision to remain a sole practitioner</li>
<li>What makes her business unique</li>
<li>Hartley knows &ndash; why she developed the program, what it is and how it works</li>
<li>Her business mentor &ndash; who it is and the value of having a business mentor</li>
<li>The value of having coaching training</li>
<li>The personal growth experienced by being in business</li>
<li>What&rsquo;s in the cards for the future of Adaptive Abilities and Hartley Knows</li>
<li>Her tips for our listeners!</li>
</ul>

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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