From Burned-Out Athletic Trainer to Six-Figure Clinic Owner | Mike Stella

Badass Clinicians Podcast

Do you dream of becoming an athletic trainer? If so, this episode is exactly what you need.
In this week's episode of Badass Clinicians, I've invited a great friend, Mike Stella, founder of Movement Underground.
Mike has been an athletic trainer for twenty years, working with high-level athletes from NBA, NFL, MLB, MiLB, UFC, NCAA, US Olympians, and the likes, all the way down to high school athletes and weekend warriors.
Today, he shares his journey from being a burned-out athletic trainer to becoming a six-figure clinic owner.
He also discusses the truth about athletic training, overcoming obstacles, how much athletic trainers charge, scaling a business, and more.
Tune in now to learn more!

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Meet Mike Stella (00:16)

The problem with athletic training (05:09)

What motivated Mike to start his own clinic (07:10)

On learning from school vs. experience (11:03)

The hurdles he needed to overcome (13:39)

Should you hire a lawyer before getting started? (18:31)

A hire-gone-wrong story (21:42)

Stop identifying your identity with the patients you work with (25:26)

On raising the price point and offering solution-based options (28:47)

Where is his business right now? (38:24)

Episode wrap-up (42:17)

Additional Resources:

- Grab your FREE copy of The Ultimate Blueprint for ACL Mastery here

- Follow me on Instagram here

- Join my Facebook Group here

- Subscribe to my YouTube channel here
Connect with Mike Stella:

- Subscribe to Movement Underground on YouTube here

- Follow Mike on Instagram here

- Visit Movement Underground’s website here

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Badass Clinicians Podcast is a podcast dedicated to helping physical therapists be successful in their field and making the most out of their lives.
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