Your clinic pays the bills, but does it build your future?

In this episode, Dr. Sachin Patel sits down with Dr. Phil Brown, chiropractor, Clinic Owner, and now property strategist for health professionals, to unpack the difference between building income and building assets.

Phil shares the raw truth of starting from scratch - grinding through 12-hour shifts, renovating his first clinic at night, and going five years without a holiday. But more importantly, he reveals how that hustle evolved into smart business plays, leveraged property decisions, and a practice that now runs without him.

You’ll learn how to turn your clinic into a cash-flow engine that funds real wealth, sidestep the cultural pitfalls that often trip up non-GP owners, think like an investor without losing your clinical edge, and avoid the costly property mistakes most time-poor professionals make.

If you're a Clinic Owner chasing the next hire, the next location, or the next 10% growth, this conversation will push you to zoom out, think strategically, and ask: What am I actually building here?

In this episode of the Scale My Clinic Podcast, you’ll learn:

• How to scale without stalling by mastering cash flow, avoiding hiring traps, and spotting the hidden issues that quietly kill growth (01:37)
• Turning your clinic’s cash flow into appreciating assets, and why owning income-producing property is the real path to financial freedom (13:29)
• How to shape culture even if you’re not on the floor every day (19:16)
• What to buy, what to avoid, and how to think about real estate like a long-term asset builder (28:07)
• The wealth compounding principle and why waiting costs more than acting (33:04)

If you're ready to scale smarter, not just faster, this conversation delivers a masterclass in mindset, money, and meaningful growth.

If you haven’t listened to our previous episode talking about 100% of Billings, 0% of Freedom: Why GP ‘Ownership’ Isn’t What You Think, go back and check out Episode 65.

ABOUT PHIL BROWN

Phil Brown is a Melbourne Buyers Agent who uses his vast experience in both the medical/allied health and property industries to help medical professionals who are time poor, but are interested in property investment. At My Property Goals they help find, assess, and purchase property specific to the needs of their clients.

• Website: www.mypropertygoals.com.au
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypropertygoals.com.au/

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