Revolution: The Hearing Clinic Podcast

Fear and Loathing in the Retail Clinic, Part Two

The conclusion of Fear and Loathing in the Retail Clinic. Here we get real practical. Four directions to find our future in a changed market reality. It won't be easy, but we can win the day!

Fear and Loathing in the Retail Clinic, Part One

What we're hearing across the retail hearing industry today. Owners, Providers, AuD or HIS, small practice or multi-clinic portfolio ... Fear and Loathing in the Retail Clinic, that's what we're hearing. How's it going for you? 

Let's talk about the major trends, e.g., End of Asymmetry, Rise of 3rd Parties, OTC. And maybe we can find some ideas and wisdom for the future. It's better to talk about it than pretend it's not there. Let's be an encouragement to one another! This is Part One of a Two-Part episode.

Terminal Velocity

If we drop a penny from the Empire State Building, it keeps accelerating as it falls. 9.8 meters per second, squared. The penny would be traveling at over 200 mph by the time it hits the street ... if it were in a vacuum. But it's not. The penny experiences drag as it falls. When the drag force and the gravitational force equal one another, the penny falls at a constant rate. The terminal velocity of a penny is only 25 miles per hour. Not going any faster.

A hearing clinic can experience Terminal Velocity, too. The normal state of a clinic should be to grow every year, to accelerate. More total patients and more total revenue. So, what happens when we stop growing, when we reach our Terminal Velocity? And how do we break through?

The Tale of the One-Armed Clinician

Are we sales organizations, or service providers? What does it mean to be a partner to our patients - today, tomorrow, and the rest of our patients' lives? Hear the tale of the one-armed clinician.

Revolution: The Hearing Clinic Podcast

We believe in the local hearing clinic, helping patients in our communities. The Revolution Podcast is about finding our future in a changed market reality. Analysis, Ideas, Action Planning, and Encouragement. Ron Ragsdale is the core content creator. Extensive experience with independent and with manufacturer-owned retail. Operations, Training, and Development. Start here with "Revolution: The Hearing Clinic Podcast," then move right into Episode 2, "The Tale of the One-Armed Clinician." If you like what you find, share us with your friends in the industry. Welcome to the podcast!