This week, Stephanie Rodin chats with her guest, John Samuels. The two chat about the critical role of healthcare advocacy, the process of guiding clients to the appropriate specialists, and how Wellworth supports individuals navigating complex medical systems.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How Wellworth evaluates client needs

• What sets Wellworth apart

• How Wellworth builds trust when resistance to help appears, often waiting until a safe “fail” encourages acceptance

• The importance of a multidisciplinary team

• Who typically initiates contact

• Why healthcare navigation is essential

John Samuels is the founder and CEO of Wellworth, a national healthcare advisory firm based in New York that serves high-net-worth individuals and family offices. With over two decades of senior leadership experience in the healthcare sector, he brings deep expertise in operations, strategy, and innovation.

Prior to founding Wellworth, John held leadership roles at North Shore LIJ and Mount Sinai Beth Israel, where he developed a nuanced understanding of the healthcare system and the gaps that can compromise patient outcomes.

John is a contributor to Forbes and Crain Currency, where he shares insights at the intersection of health and wealth. He is also deeply committed to community service, a value that shaped his response during the COVID-19 pandemic—an effort that earned him recognition on the Forbes Next 1000 list in 2021.

Website:

//www.wellworthadvisors.com/

Social Media Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-samuels-4805205/

This week, Stephanie Rodin sits down with William Barrett, CEO of Mandelbaum Barrett PC, to talk about his journey from big law to building a client-focused, entrepreneurial firm. They cover the unique services the law firm offers to healthcare professionals, and the stories and lessons behind Bill’s bestselling books for dental practitioners.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How an accidental speaking engagement at a dental trade show led to serving over 2,000 doctors nationwide.

• Why the firm’s 30+ practice areas make it a true full-service platform for both business and personal legal needs—from M&A and real estate to matrimonial and criminal law.

• How the firm’s major expansion over the past 20 years has shaped its client-first approach. What the merger with Stephanie’s practice means for clients looking for deeper resources and expertise. How their “one-stop shop” approach allows clients to handle all legal matters under one roof, making life easier for both corporate and personal legal issues.

About William Barrett

William Barrett is the Chief Executive Officer of Mandelbaum Barrett PC. With over 25 years of experience, he advises companies of all sizes on mergers and acquisitions, contracts, succession planning, executive compensation, and more. In the healthcare sector, he’s nationally recognized for guiding dental and medical practice transitions, including DSOs, MSOs, associate buy-ins, and start-ups.

William is the author of Pain-Free Dental Deals: An Entrepreneurial Dentist’s Guide to Buying, Selling, and Merging Practices and The DSO Decision: Winning Answers from Every Angle and is a sought-after speaker at professional conferences, associations, and universities across the country. Under his leadership, Mandelbaum Barrett PC has grown to over 115 attorneys in 30+ practice areas, ranking among New Jersey’s top 10 largest law firms.

Tune in to hear the strategies, mindset, and real-world stories behind Mandelbaum Barrett PC’s growth — and the lessons any business owner can take away.

Hi! I’m Stephanie Rodin, host of the Speaking with Steph podcast. In this episode, I want to speak to you about something that I recently went through, which was merging or selling your practice.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Merging or selling your healthcare practice involves careful planning around contracts, employees, ongoing work, and accounts receivable to ensure a smooth transition.

• Start by reviewing all third-party contracts, decide which ones transfer to the buyer, which need cancellation, and check required notice periods or detailed language.

• Evaluate contracts, employees, work in progress, and receivables before starting the process, and time key communications (like informing employees) at the right moment, ideally when a “confirmed deal is in place.”

• Buyers need visibility into both outstanding work and receivables to avoid confusion about who gets paid for which services and when.

Connect with Stephanie:

🌐 www.mblawfirm.com
📧 srodin@mblawfirm.com

Final Thought:

"Learning is a journey from facts to knowledge, on to understanding, and eventually wisdom."

Bio:

Stephanie Rodin is a partner at Mandelbaum Barrett PC, a full-service law firm that has been serving clients since 1930. With decades of collective experience, the firm takes a collaborative and proactive approach to legal counsel, advocating for clients with care, attention, and dedication.

Before joining the firm, Stephanie was the founder and principal of Rodin Legal, P.C., and has been practicing law since 2000. Throughout her career, she has focused extensively on supporting healthcare professionals.

Having grown up in a family of medical and dental practitioners, Stephanie was immersed in the healthcare world from an early age. This unique exposure gave her firsthand insight into the legal and operational challenges faced by medical professionals—experience that continues to inform her legal practice today.

Website: https://www.mblawfirm.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanierodin/

In this special solo episode of Speaking with Steph, host and attorney Stephanie Rodin shares a major career update. After years of leading her own successful firm, Rodin Legal, P.C., Stephanie is thrilled to announce that she is joining Mandelbaum Barrett PC as a Corporate Healthcare Partner as of August 1st.

Stephanie reflects on the journey that brought her to this new opportunity and what this change means for her clients. With deep roots in the medical and dental communities, her passion for supporting healthcare providers remains stronger than ever. Now, as part of a full-service law firm with nearly a century-long legacy, she’s positioned to offer expanded support while maintaining her personal, client-focused approach.

Whether you’ve worked with Stephanie in the past or are just getting to know her, this episode gives a heartfelt glimpse into the future of her legal practice—and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Why Stephanie is making the transition to Mandelbaum Barrett PC
  
  

• How her background in medicine and dentistry continues to inform her legal work
  
  

• What her clients can expect going forward
  
  

• The values that drew her to join a full-service, client-first firm
  
  

• Where and how to stay connected
  
  

Connect with Stephanie:

🌐 www.mblawfirm.com
📧 srodin@mblawfirm.com

Final Thought:

"Learning is a journey from facts to knowledge, onto understanding, and eventually wisdom."

Stephanie Rodin is the founder and principal of Rodin Legal, P.C. and has been practicing law since 2000, with a majority of that time assisting the healthcare practitioner.

Starting from a young age, Stephanie has been exposed to the medical/dental field, as her immediate family all practice within the healthcare field.

As a result, she was surrounded by various medical and legal issues that routinely arose during the practice of medicine and dentistry. This provided Stephanie with the expertise that serves as the foundation of her legal practice. Rodin Legal, P.C. caters to these legal complexities and is dedicated to the growth of professional practices.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanierodin/

This week, Stephanie Rodin chats with her guest, Bryan Cush. The two chat about the integration of preventive healthcare practices with daily life, the impact of early detection tests, and the importance of sustained doctor-patient relationships.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How healthcare providers can bridge what their business calls services and what real patients are searching for online.

• Bryan and his team tackle both urgent digital issues, like ADA website compliance, and long-term goals such as sustainable practice growth.

• When and why reputation management becomes critical, including strategies for handling both positive and negative online reviews.

• How Tidal Health Group works as an extension of a healthcare team, providing ongoing support rather than quick fixes.

• Who benefits most from professional digital marketing, from established practices wanting to expand to startups needing step-by-step guidance.

Bryan Cush, President and Co-Founder of Tidal Health Group, has over 14 years of experience in healthcare marketing and communications, specializing in the digital representation of quality doctors and the care they provide. He leverages his MS in Information Systems and Data Analytics to create data-driven strategies that showcase the expertise and patient experience of his clients online and connects them with the right patients who need their medical attention.

Bryan’s passion for healthcare marketing stems from his personal journey of navigating the complex and confusing healthcare market and finding the best provider for his needs. Bryan has a unique background in customer loyalty, sales and technology, and data management systems across different industries, which gives him a holistic perspective on how to cater to the needs and motivations of real people, not just statistics. He also serves on the board of a non-profit organization that advocates for awareness and coverage of non-traditional treatment methods for traumatic brain injuries, which reflects Bryan’s mission of improving the quality of life of patients through early intervention and proper care.

This week, Stephanie Rodin chats with her guest, Natalie Greaves. The two chat about Natalie’s journey from aspiring accountant to communications expert, the evolution of public relations in the digital and social media age, and the importance of strategic messaging for healthcare professionals and beyond.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How PR pros work with clients, helping clients understand what’s newsworthy, craft the right messages, match them to the right audiences, and maximize media placements for ongoing benefit.

• What PR really is: Natalie breaks down that PR is one facet of a much broader marketing mix, focusing specifically on influencing news cycles, building trust, and communicating value, beyond just getting media coverage.

• When to seek PR guidance: It’s best for potential clients to engage with PR professionals early, so messaging, positioning, and reputation can be strategically crafted rather than repaired after a misstep.

• Why strategy matters: She emphasizes that PR shouldn’t be an impulsive add-on; it’s most effective when strategically planned to ensure messaging, timing, and targeting are in sync with client goals.

• Who benefits from PR: Her clients range from nonprofits to healthcare practitioners to founders—essentially anyone who needs help defining their voice, telling their story, and navigating public perception.

Natalie Greaves, Founder, Greaves Communication Strategies, helps clients to find their unique voice and tell their best story.

Specializing in PR strategy, media outreach, social media and editorial writing, Natalie enjoys working with clients to communicate the value and purpose in their work. She created her company in 2017 out of a desire to make marketing more accessible to founders and practitioners who find the process intimidating.

Natalie most recently served for six years as Ronald McDonald House New York’s director of communications, raising awareness and support for children battling cancer. She began her career in public relations working with organizations including The Direct Marketing Association, The Brain and Behavior Research Fund, and Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary.

A native New Yorker, Natalie is a proud mom of a very active middle schooler, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Rhetoric & Communication from the University at Albany in New York, and lives in Queens.

Website:

greaveswrites.com

Social Media Links:

LinkedIn: @nataliegreaves
Facebook: @GreavesComm
Instagram: @greaveswrites

This week, Stephanie Rodin chats with her guest, Michael Carbone. The two chat about how shifting political landscapes affect immigration cases, the complexities attorneys face in staying up-to-date with ever-changing regulations, and the heightened anxieties experienced by immigrant families

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why legal support is particularly important in the current immigration climate

• The creative solutions that attorneys sometimes need to find for clients

• How clients react to immigration policy changes or executive orders

• Why staying up-to-date with legal and procedural changes is critical

• Michael’s typical clients

Michael T. Carbone is the owner and managing attorney of Carbone Law, a New York City-based law firm dedicated to guiding individuals and families through the immigration benefit petition process and assisting New York State licensed professionals in establishing their private practices. As an active member of the legal community, Michael serves on the Small Law Firm Committee of the New York City Bar Association and is also a member of both the Richmond County Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Since 2021, Michael has leveraged his YouTube channel to demystify complex immigration and business law concepts, offering practical tips and insights to a broad audience. Outside of his legal practice, Michael is an avid traveler, photographer, cyclist, and painter, finding creative inspiration and balance in his pursuits around the globe.

Website: https://www.carboneattorneys.com

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@carbone_law

Social Media Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carbonelaw

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carbonelaw

X: https://www.x.com/carbone_law

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carbonemichael

This week, Stephanie Rodin chats with her guest, Paul Smith. The two chat about the fundamentals of robotic process automation (RPA) and intelligent automation, discussing how these tools can save businesses time and money by taking over repetitive tasks.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How automation technologies work by mimicking human actions on computers to automate repetitive, rules-based tasks, freeing up employees for higher-level work.

• Businesses typically start implementing automation when they want to drive efficiency, reduce errors, or prepare for growth, often as the initial step in a broader digital transformation.

• The main reasons for adopting these technologies are to save time and money, reduce error rates, improve job satisfaction, and allow employees to focus on more meaningful, impactful work.

• Paul’s team built an automation for a healthcare organization that automatically corrected and resubmitted insurance claims, saving a billing manager about four to five hours per day.

• Initial employee resistance is common but often gives way to enthusiasm after staff experience the benefits, especially as automation reduces frustration with tedious, error-prone work.

Paul Smith is CEO of Techromatic Incorporated, an IT Consulting firm serving middle-market companies, and an expert on Information Technology. Paul is also a 3-time entrepreneur.

Techromatic builds Intelligent Automations and RPA software robots that automate repetitive work for law firms, saving them time and money, and creating happier and more productive workers.

Paul focuses on helping companies in the Legal, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Insurance industries, as well as others. His extensive experience with network engineering at large enterprises such as Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and Royal Bank of Scotland, combined with almost 20 years of IT consulting for small and mid-market companies, has made Paul extremely effective in his role.

Paul’s unique perspective on Information Technology and real-world small business operations have allowed him to help hundreds of businesses become more efficient, reduce risk, and achieve their goals through his guidance.

In addition to running a successful business, Paul serves on the board of EO New York, a non-profit organization that helps Entrepreneurs reach their full potential.

“In EO we innovate, take risks and see opportunity in a challenge. We want to make the world a better place – for our teams, our families, our communities, and for humankind. We think big, we are bold. We want to make a difference beyond ourselves – for the people in our lives, for a better future for everyone.”

Paul has been on his leadership journey his entire life, and on the EONY board for over 4 years.

Paul graduated from Stony Brook University with a dual major in Information Systems and Business. He presently resides in Westchester County, New York with his wife and children, and many pets.

paul@techromatic.com

https://techromatic.com/