Episode 35

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3rd Jul 2022

Episode 35: Wonderful & Terrifying: Use Your Fears As A Gas Pedal [Featuring Ken Clark]

Starting and Growing your business is scary, terrifying, and exciting.

Ken Clark and I talk about starting your private practice, when to grow and scale, and creating and fostering a culture of respect, appreciation, and leadership.

We talk about how growth doesn't always equate to financial success, how putting effective leadership in place is crucial, and how empowering your leadership to make decisions is vital.

We also talk about stepping into and embracing your fears, as well as using them as a Gas Pedal, not a Brake.

Ken owns Chenal Family Therapy and SemiPrivatePractice. He's grown his group practice from 1 employee to hundreds, all while implementing strategy, intentionality, and leading by example.

More about Ken Clark, LMFT, CEO of Chenal Family Therapy, Practice Coach at SemiPrivatePractice.com:

With a reputation for confidentiality and extensive experience bringing collaboration to high-conflict environments, Ken has a unique ability to tap into the human elements behind complex situations and quickly move towards effective solutions.

When not leading his award-winning system of mental health clinics, he loves helping entrepreneurs and corporate leaders develop multi-year scaling strategies, working with family-owned businesses to manage change, and helping companies build better teams by developing talent optimization strategies.

He and his companies have been the winner of numerous awards including being ranked four times as one of America's fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine, Arkansas Business of the Year, Top 40 Business People Under 40 (Arkansas Business Publishing), and the Mentoring Excellence Award (The Investment News).

As both a CEO and a trained psychotherapist, Ken is a sought-after speaker, trainer, and media-friendly subject matter expert, and he welcomes conversations about helping you or your company.

Offer: 30 days free of Coffee With Ken (weekly Zoom call for practice owners) for solo or group practitioners (different times each week)

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All Things Private Practice Podcast
Real, authentic conversations about the psychological side of small business ownership and private practice startup.
All Things Private Practice Podcast TM is where we dive deep into the gritty, unfiltered world of being a mental entrepreneur, mental health professional, and a private practice therapist. Join us as we explore the emotional roller coaster of small business ownership, tackling the raw and unapologetic aspects that often go unspoken. In each episode, we fearlessly dissect self-doubt, resilience, impostor syndrome, and paralyzing perfectionism. This podcast normalizes fear and failure and helps make the small business journey relatable.
Patrick Casale is an Autistic ADHD licensed clinical mental health therapist, group practice owner, business coach, consultant, Keynote speaker, retreat host, and 7-figure entrepreneur. He interviews industry experts to share their stories of resilience, and to offer "how-tos" to help support your entrepreneurial journeys.
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