15: Making Sustainably Profitable LIFESTYLE Decisions with Nathan Shields

<p>The guest on today's episode of the Profit by Design Podcast is Nathan Shields, the host of the <em>Physical Therapy Owners Club</em> podcast. Nathan has made some really interesting choices when it comes to both lifestyle and business. And he is with us on the show today to share his experience about making the kind of lifestyle choices that are sustainably profitable. We tackle some really juicy topics with Nathan today, about getting out of comfort zones, creating successful partnerships, and investing in ourselves through coaching. We also discuss trying to implement things that we've read on our own, versus getting help and bringing in an expert or a coach to help with our business.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Nathan is a Physical Therapist and he and his partner, Will Humphreys, co-founded Rise Rehabilitation Specialists in Arizona in 2002. They merged and sold Rise Rehabilitation Specialists in 2018 to form Empower Physical Therapy, which now has 20 plus PT clinics across 3 states. Nathan co-founded Rise Diagnostics in Alaska in 2014 and he is currently CEO. In conjunction with his extensive training and experience in orthopedic physical therapy, Nathan is an APTA Board-Certified specialist in Clinical Electromyography (EMG/NCS) and is proficient in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Diagnostic Testing (MSKUS). He is one of only a few physical therapists across the nation who perform these diagnostic services.</p> <p> </p> <p>Show highlights:</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Nathan shares his story about building a business, selling it, moving to Alaska, and starting a new business there.</li> <li>What Nathan did in order to start pulling himself out of his business.</li> <li>The indicators that showed Nathan that he needed to pull out.</li> <li>He saw that staying in his comfort zone would ultimately not serve either him or his family.</li> <li>Working on his vision and mission, and building a team.</li> <li>Nathan brought on a truly visionary partner.</li> <li>What got Nathan to Alaska.<