Podcast episode (Feb 19, 2022) in which Dr. Kelly Alhooie (host/founder of Ortho Pelvic Physical Therapy, Pelvic Health Business Grower, and Pelvi Biz) explains her personal "why": to help pelvic health PTs and OTs build profitable private practices, pay down student loan debt, gain time freedom, and improve wellness. She recounts her own trajectory from heavy student debt and multiple jobs to running a multi-six- and seven-figure practice, emphasizes coaching as a fast path to growth, and issues a call-to-action to join Pelvi Biz.
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Hi, welcome to the Pelby Biz Podcast. Are you a pelvic health PT or OT struggling to start your own practice? This podcast helps pelvic health PTs and OTs get out of debt, gain the income they desire, be able to treat patients without insurance restraints and learn how to create time freedom for yourself and your family. I'm your host, Dr. Kelly Alhui, founder of Ortho Pelvic Physical Therapy, Pelvic health Business Grower and Pelvi Biz. Over the last two years I went from a solo entrepreneur to a seven person team in counting. I'm here to help provide a clear path to grow your pelvic health business as fast as possible so that you can gain the time freedom, decrease debt.
Increase income and live the life that you desire.
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Now let's get into today's episode. Welcome guys to another episode of Pelly Biz. So today I'm going to talk about my why. Why do I want to start pelvic health business Grower and pelvibiz? Why do I want to work and guide pelvic health, PTs and OTs to get time, freedom, fitness time back with their family? Why do I want to do this? What's my driving force? It honestly is my passion. It's been my passion for a while. I remember even starting out. This was literally a year and a half ago. I asked my coach at that time, hey, I know I want to help other pts be able and ots be able to do what I am doing right now. Should I start doing that? And he was like no, you need to wait Kelly. You have to show proof that you can basically do this and be the fastest. I have been the fastest growing pelvic health practice that I know of to start and grow a practice within two years to become a seven figure earner. And the reason why I've done that is because I've had a very clear path. I've had great direction, I've had motivation, I've had confidence and I know how to be able to take that path the fastest and get you guys to where you want to go. Because I've been able to do it and I've been able to help other people, pelvic health, PTs and OTs do the same 2, 3, 4x their business. And so that is why I want to do what I'm doing and I'm going to give you my reason in just a minute. But this is where my passion comes from because I've been able to do it. I've done every step from A through Z. I feel like I've been there, I've done it myself. And I've also helped coach people have the same issues and gone through the same things to be able to do the same thing. So why do I want to help? Why do I want to help you guys out? Because I know as pelvic health, PTs and OTs that we come out of school with lots of student loan debt. Not everyone, but I came out with a lot over $200,000 in student loan debt. And I was blindsided. I had no clue what to do about that. So I started working at one point in Atlanta. I was in Atlanta. First I had four jobs, then I went to Portland, then I went to Southern California. And then now I'm here in Northern Virginia. And with all these moves I started to see no matter wherever I was at in the country, we all had the same issues. No matter whatever PT school we went to, we all had the same issues. US PTs and OTs are highly underpaid, highly not given, I don't think the recognition for what we can do for people and, and we can provide so much value and actually be the go to person in our community for many different things. Not just musculoskeletally, but also for a pain science approach. Also from a wellness perspective, also from just a lifestyle perspective. There's so many different tools in our toolbox that we can help people with that. People have no clue that we can help solve their problem. And when we can solve problems, we can actually make such a big impact in people's lives. And that's what I want to do for you guys and that's what I want to inspire you to do for your patients. And my why comes down to I was struggling. Like I was struggling big time when I came out of PT school. How to make just ends meet. And again, my mom was a teacher, my dad was in secret service. Like they didn't teach me how to anything about money. I had no clue. So when it came to my lifestyle actually got very impeded by work because I just had to make ends meet. And I've been out for 10 years practicing doing the same exact thing, working two jobs the entire time. I never just had a PT job because I couldn't afford to live. And it's not like I was living large. I was living in a one bedroom all over the country. So just Think about that. We're doctors of physical therapy. My husband and I are both pts and we're just trying to make ends meet and pay. Like one time I had a big medical scare. Like just trying to pay medical bills was crazy. All over the country, it's the same exact thing. It's not just like one area and we've always lived in one bedroom. So how can we do this and still make a big impact when the insurance companies are still giving us less and less every single year and still us trying to make our salaries and none of us are hitting even over 100k and we're coming out with 200k in student loan debt. It just doesn't make sense. This is where my passion comes from is that I started out with 800 in my bank account being like, crap, I need to start a side hustle, how am I going to do this? And I just went online, got a table and to where Now I have multi six figure practice and a seven figure practice. Being able to be out of the clinic now and help you guys and coach you guys while my clinic is still running and still growing to provide the life that many people desire to be able to have time to just go on vacation. These aren't big things, but these are things that are important to us that a lot of times working in a traditional model, you're not going to get. So I can go on vacation when I want, which is awesome. I remember this past Christmas I was able to take off and go see my family for Christmas. When I worked in a traditional model just two years ago, I was not able to do that. So that's my why. I now am able to pay my student loan debt and I don't have to worry about where am I going to try or how am I going to make this payment next. That's my why and that's what I want the why to be for you guys, that you don't have to worry and wear yourself out with 2, 3, 4 jobs trying to just pay these student loans down. My other why is I want to hang out with my family and I want my health to be really good. Right now I'm on a massive health kick to where I promised myself I'd work out six out of seven days a week and track everything. And I've tried this for years and years, never worked. And I'm just finishing off my first week and it's going really well because I want it really badly. And so I want to teach you guys that it's just not all about money and paying student loan debt. It's about becoming a different person and getting your fitness in line with your actual values to be able to have the energy that you want to put forth towards your business, towards your family, towards your spouse so that you're not so tired. Like I was working four or five jobs for the last 10 fricking years. This is where my why comes in. I feel like I have a key to longevity and wellness and health and financial freedom and I want to share it with you guys. I want to show you guys that this is the path and that I've done it, I've coached other people to do it, and, and I know it works. And if you just follow the steps, then you'll get what you want out of life. And again, because no one's teaching this, I feel like I have to teach you guys this. And I really want to teach you guys this. It's truly my passion because for me, over the last two years, my life has completely changed. I've become a completely different person and I'm even continuing to progress and become even a better person these days with my wellness and everything else added in and not just focused on the business. So for those of you that you're like, man, I don't know where to turn, I don't know what to do. Honestly, the best advice I can give you is hire a coach. Hire a coach because the coach has been there. That's why they're called the coach. The coach has been there to get you to the path that you want to get to the fastest. That's why you hire someone. If you're like, look, I'm just wishy washy, I don't really know what I want to do, blah, blah, blah, well, then cool, keep doing that. But a lot of times you're not going to get to where you want to be because you don't have that coach. So that's my why. I just wanted to come on and let you guys know that, and hopefully you can find your why. Because once you find your why, that is going to be the driving force behind every single thing and every single action that you do or inaction that you take. So find your why. What is it? Let's get to it and let's get your business started. If you are ready to change your life. Click the link and the show notes.
