Why Tracking Business Metrics Is as Critical as Monitoring Vital Signs.

A Must-Listen Podcast Series for Healthcare Professionals Ready to Transition.

If you’ve ever worked a shift in healthcare, you know one thing for sure: vital signs matter. You wouldn’t dream of making clinical decisions without first checking your patient’s heart rate, blood pressure, or oxygen saturation. It’s second nature. 

What happens when you leave that world and begin your journey into entrepreneurship? 

Suddenly, many healthcare professionals find themselves building a business without measuring anything, no metrics, no benchmarks, no vital signs for their business health.

That’s why I created the Starting a Business Simplified podcast series, Embracing Metrics: Using Numbers to Grow Your Business. This series speaks directly to the skills you already have as a healthcare provider and shows you how to apply them to your business. 

Think of it as a shift from patient charts to business dashboards because your business needs just as much care and attention as your patients once did.

If you're a medical professional thinking about leaving the healthcare system or you're already on the other side but feeling overwhelmed, this series is your next right step.

You Already Know How to Do This

As a healthcare professional, you’re trained to spot patterns. You’ve learned how to interpret changes in a patient’s condition over time. One blood pressure reading doesn’t define a diagnosis, but a trend? That’s what informs treatment.

Your business is no different.

Yet so many former healthcare professionals fall into the trap of “just getting through the day” without tracking how their business is performing. The truth is, ignoring your business numbers is like neglecting your patient's vital signs. It can lead to burnout, confusion, and missed opportunities to intervene early and adjust.

That’s precisely why this podcast series was created to help you reconnect with what you already know and apply it to this new world you’re building.

Why Business Metrics Matter (Especially for You)

Let’s get real: starting a business outside of the healthcare system can feel like stepping into the unknown. You’ve spent your life in structured environments, clinics, hospitals, and practices where goals were defined, outcomes tracked, and support systems already created. In business, suddenly you’re the one making all the decisions. It can feel scary. It doesn't have to.

Here’s what changes when you start tracking your business metrics:

• You stop guessing what’s working and start knowing.

• You see progress even when it feels like nothing is happening.

• You gain confidence to make data-informed decisions.

• You can pay yourself (yes, really).

In the Embracing Metrics series, I walk you through exactly how to track what matters and why it’s the key to sustainability, income, and aligned growth.

Highlights from the Podcast Series: Embracing Metrics

Each episode is designed with you in mind, someone who understands structure, thrives on systems, and wants to build something meaningful. Here's a preview of what you’ll find inside this binge-worthy podcast series:

Episode: You Wouldn’t Run Out of IV Bags at Work, So Why Ignore Your Business Budget?

You wouldn’t show up for a 12-hour shift without checking supply levels. Yet, so many new business owners overlook their “supply levels” in business, such as money. This episode explains why budgeting and tracking income and expenses are foundational, not optional. You’ll learn how to stop fearing your numbers and start seeing them as the supply chain that keeps your business running smoothly.

Episode: Track Your Business Like Post-Surgery Healing: The Power of Measured Progress

Healing after surgery doesn’t happen overnight, and you wouldn’t expect it to. So why expect overnight results in your business? 

In this episode, we discuss how business growth parallels patient recovery: a step-by-step process, marked by setbacks, plateaus, and successes along the way. You’ll learn how tracking even small progress over time helps build resilience and prevent burnout.

Episode: Business Vital Signs: How to Read the Story Behind the Numbers

In healthcare, one abnormal vital sign doesn’t cause panic, but patterns over time do. Business is the same. This episode shows you how to look for patterns in metrics like visibility, lead generation, sales, and income. You’ll start to see how one slow week doesn’t mean failure. It's part of a longer-term story of growth, and tracking helps you interpret that story with clarity and calm.

The Metrics Covered in the Series

This isn’t just about income or spreadsheets. In the series, I walk you through how to track the metrics that matter most for early-stage business owners coming from the healthcare field:

• Leads – Who’s finding you? Where are they coming from?

• Sales – How are you converting interest into income?

• Visibility – Are people seeing your message?

• Client Retention – Are your services keeping people engaged?

• Revenue Streams – Which offers are bringing in money?

• Payment to Self – Are you actually paying yourself?

Each episode connects these business metrics to something familiar from your healthcare background. You’ll feel at home in the conversation while gaining tools that empower you to run your business with confidence.

“Tune in to your business the way you once did to your patients.”

This Series Is for You If…

• You’ve left (or are planning to leave) the healthcare system.

• You want to build a business that aligns with your purpose, but you don’t want to guess your way through it.

• You’re tired of feeling like you’re spinning your wheels.

• You love systems, flow, and logic, but you also want freedom and purpose.

• You’ve never thought of yourself as “good with numbers,” but you’re open to learning.

You don’t have to become a full-on accountant. You simply need to tune in to your business the way you once did to your patients. You already have this skill. Now it’s time to put it to use.

Become a Podcast Listener Insider

If you’re nodding along, thinking this is exactly what I need, then you’re invited to become a Podcast Listener Insider.

What does that mean?

• You’ll get early access to each new episode before it’s released to the public.

• You’ll receive exclusive insights and bonus reflections in your inbox that aren’t shared anywhere else.

• You’ll have a direct connection to the podcast creator (that’s me!) to share your thoughts, questions, or ideas.

• You’ll be part of a community of former healthcare professionals who are doing business differently.

This is more than a podcast. It’s a resource, a roadmap, and a reminder that you’re not alone in this transition. You’re building a business and also building a life. And you deserve one that’s measured, sustainable, and soul-aligned.

The Takeaway: You Know More Than You Think

You don’t need to become someone new to run a successful business. You just need to translate what you already know.

You already know how to care for others. You already know how to assess patterns and make informed decisions. You already know how to stay calm in the face of unexpected changes.

Now, it’s time to bring those same skills into your own business, starting with tracking your business metrics like the vital signs they are.

Ready to Start Listening?

You can start with the first episode of the Embracing Metrics series HERE. 

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