Whether you’re driving to the office, catching your breath between patients, or hiding from your inbox, Podiatry Unfiltered will challenge you, push you, inspire you, and remind you that you’re not alone.
Podiatry Unfiltered
Claim This Podcastby Michele MCGOWAN
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Whether you’re driving to the office, catching your breath between patients, or hiding from your inbox, Podiatry Unfiltered will challenge you, push you, inspire you, and remind you that you’re not alone.
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11/23/2025
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August 1, 2026
Get Comfortable Talking Price
<p>Stop Apologizing for Your Fees: How to Confidently Talk Cash-Pay Pricing in Podiatry Michele McGowan explains why many private practice podiatrists struggle to say the price for cash-pay and regenerative services, urging doctors to stop apologizing and confidently communicate value. She argues patients already spend money on outcomes (LASIK, Invisalign, Botox, concierge medicine) and want clear options, not doctors deciding their financial priorities. Using examples like plantar fasciitis, ingrown toenails, and an insertional Achilles tendinitis patient, she emphasizes presenting conservative, regenerative (laser, shockwave/Softwave, PRP), and surgical choices upfront, focusing on outcomes rather than the technology. McGowan shares her evolution with transparent website pricing, staff scripts, and packages (including $300/session or $1577 for six shockwave sessions), and challenges listeners to notice whether hesitation is about protecting patients or avoiding hearing “no.” 00:00 Stop Apologizing For Fees 01:13 Why Money Feels Awkward 01:54 Patients Already Pay Cash 04:49 Offer Options First Visit 08:42 Achilles Case And Pricing 12:43 Quit Counting Their Money 13:39 Sell Outcomes Not Devices 17:21 Confidence And Value Talk 19:29 Transparent Website Pricing 23:36 Scripts Staff And Mindset 28:38 Practice Growth And Ethics 33:34 Final Challenge And Wrap</p>
July 13, 2026
Implement or Die...Maybe Not Die
<p>Implement or Die: How I Pivoted My Podiatry Practice (Regenerative Care + MediPedi Spa) Michele McGowan argues independent podiatrists must keep implementing new services instead of staying comfortable in an insurance-dependent model where reimbursement declines and payment isn’t guaranteed. She shares how she pivoted after 20 years of surgery into regenerative, non-surgical care (Softwave TRT, class IV laser, custom orthotics, allografts), then launched an in-practice medical spa service line in two weeks. She describes building a luxury, waterless MediPedi room for about $1,200–$1,500, hiring a licensed nail tech paid hourly plus commission, creating tiered pedicure offerings, and integrating KeryFlex and laser nail fungus services with new bundles like a $1,577 six-visit package. McGowan explains pricing challenges, consent/compliance, training staff with scripts, promoting via social content and ads, and why podiatrists should capture aesthetic foot-care demand with strong processes and experience. 00:00 Introduction: Implement or Die 00:39 About Podiatry Unfiltered 02:54 From Surgery to Regenerative Medicine 05:11 Building the Spa: The Idea 15:51 Creating the Laser + Spa Bundle 18:38 Compliance & Legal Considerations 24:08 Where to Start: Actionable Framework</p>
June 21, 2026
One of My Biggest Business Mistakes... and Why I'm Doing It Again
<p>The Medi-Pedi Comeback: Foot Wellness, Athlete Recovery & the Private Practice Advantage Michele McGowan records from an RV trip to Myrtle Beach and Virginia Beach, reflecting on how private practice independence lets her build a schedule around family and avoid asking permission. She shares a decade-long lesson from opening a separate “Natural Nail Spa” in 2012, running it alongside her podiatry practice, then shutting it down in 2017 due to poor economics, time demands, and family health issues. In 2026 she revisits the idea by integrating a renovated treatment room into her existing practice—no separate company or insurance—launching a higher-value, waterless Medi-Pedi and laser-based neuropathy and fungal nail options. Early results included $150 medi-pedis, $300 laser pedicures, and conversions to an $877 package, showing that the foot relationship, medical expertise, pricing, and positioning—not a nail salon model—drive success, especially for unused rooms and athlete recovery services. 00:00 RV Trip Intro 00:32 Why Independence Matters 02:16 A Business Mistake Story 03:06 Launching Natural Nail Spa 04:04 Bad Economics And Burnout 04:57 Revisiting The Idea 05:53 Simpler Integration Strategy 06:54 Building The Medi Pedi Room 07:09 Week One Results 08:33 Laser Pedicure Upsell 10:39 Fungal Nail Conversion 12:01 The Real Business Lesson 12:37 Unused Space Opportunity 13:49 Athlete Recovery Pedicure 14:46 Closing Takeaways</p>
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