Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT | Physical Therapy Podcast
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PT Pintcast is a physical therapy podcast featuring conversations with physical therapists, clinic owners, educators, and leaders shaping the future of physical therapy. Hosted by Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT, PT Pintcast blends real talk, big ideas, and practical insight on clinical care, business, culture, and where physical therapy is headed next. If a TED Talk and a radio show had a baby and raised it in a physical therapy clinic, this would be it.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
PT Pintcast makes the business of physical therapy understandable without losing sight of clinicians, patients, and the culture connecting them.
PT Pintcast treats physical therapy as both clinical work and a business that has to make sound decisions. Jimmy McKay moves between group conversation and guest interviews, using quick humor and persistent questions to keep discussions about revenue, staffing, and financial…
A 47-page KPI report is your cue to ask which numbers will actually change a decision.
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A direct clinic-business discussion about spotting long-term patients and the revenue and referrals they can drive.
The episode keeps circling one plain business question: how to spot the $70,000 patient while they are still a $250 patient. Tony Meritato, Dave Kittle, and Jimmy McKay make the case through clinic behavior, not slogans. Some patients show up for six visits and vanish.
A blunt, funny look at what hiring honesty actually signals in PT.
PT Breakfast Club turns a hiring gripe into a sharper question: what actually makes a clinician worth bringing through the door. The hosts stay close to the practical stuff, moving from onboarding and mentorship to salary transparency, and the discussion keeps its feet on the…
A plainspoken case for fewer KPIs and cleaner buckets.
It argues for dashboards that stay useful instead of ballooning into noise. More KPIs can mean less clarity, and the 47-page report lands that point without much fuss.
A blunt PT business conversation about EBITDA, metrics, culture, and the people doing the work.
The episode treats EBITDA as more than a reporting line and shows how quickly it can become the center of gravity. Jimmy and Larry keep the focus on clinic reality: physical therapy groups run on clinicians doing the work, while productivity pressure and optimization metrics can…
Peter Attia evaluates longevity science, from CETP inhibitors to protein debates, through evidence.
Morning medical evidence, compressed for practice.
Medical research, translated through patient experience.
This episode explores strategies for gaining patient buy-in in physical therapy when patients are resistant or hesitant to care, featuring insights from Dr.
PT Breakfast Club starts early and a little rough around the edges, with Tony Meritato, Dave Kittle, and Jimmy McKay broadcasting from three separate Wi-Fi connections.
Tony Meritato describes how chasing arrival rate pushes front desks to stop scheduling Medicaid patients who miss appointments, and how his clinics used gray-font 'flex spots' to keep treating them.
Dave Kittle's off-the-cuff Instagram video of his grandfather-in-law applying black ointment to his knee reached 131,000 views, 744 comments, 1,838 sends and 884 saves, and lifted his account from about 250 to 721 followers.
Jimmy McKay and Andrea say Deloitte research shows patients compare providers by Google reviews, reputation scores and convenience, and that "advertising doesn't fix experience." They hold up Dave Kittle's public "we screwed up" reply to a one-star review as an example of marketing that works, and they end the first section with four takeaways: build a review process, make the website look legit, be on social with purpose, and make it part of the process.
Rebecca Griffith opens by citing a statistic that most practice owners never try to renegotiate insurance rates, calling negotiation "a weak spot" for PTs.
Hosts Jimmy McKay and Andrea open PT Pintcast with McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczynski's awkward Big Arch video, which MarketWatch estimated at $18 million in earned media value.
Jimmy McKay and Andrea Traeger open with Burger King's Oscars ad, which named 'slow service' and 'inconsistent food' and promised fixes, and they call it a 'radical transparency play' healthcare could copy.
Host Jimmy McKay asks athletic trainer Maka and 30-year PT Dan why physical therapists still eyeball biomechanics like knee valgus instead of measuring it.
Edie Benner, a clinic owner and educator who joined the physical therapy association 43 years ago, tells Jimmy McKay that "the answer is always people" when asked why she stayed involved.
Host Jimmy McKay and speech-language pathologist Katie Holterman trace clinician-versus-business tension to PT, OT and speech students never being taught that healthcare is a business.
Derek Landis, who moved his family from the Pittsburgh area to run a PT clinic in St.
This episode of PT Pintcast features Lex Lancaster discussing how physical therapy clinics can optimize their websites for patient acquisition, moving beyond traditional referrals to leverage SEO and digital systems for consistent lead generation.
An interview critiquing how EBITDA, a financial metric, has become the primary mission in private equity-backed physical therapy and healthcare organizations, often at the expense of clinical care and clinician well-being.
Jimmy McKay and Tony Maritato examine how Wendy’s used a $100,000 Chief Tasting Officer job to respond to McDonald’s CEO food-tasting video.
PT Pintcast host Jimmy McKay interviews Greg Tom about why physical therapists can remain clinically excellent yet financially constrained by outdated professional models.
Sturdy walks into a conversation about the financial and operations dashboards that a physical therapist, healthcare provider, or clinical owner actually needs.
PT Breakfast Club opens with a blunt business question: how do you spot the $70,000 patient while they still look like a $250 patient?
Hosts discuss AI's impact on healthcare, referencing Sam Altman's prediction and an MIT study on AI pilots in healthcare.
Hosts discuss tech issues and marketing strategies for physical therapy clinics.
A physical therapist discusses her transition from clinical practice to a tech role, exploring how PT skills apply outside the clinic.
A physical therapist discusses how a client found his practice through a Google search, highlighting patient acquisition strategies.
Jimmy McKay and Andrea Chaney discuss marketing authenticity, AI vs.
Host Jimmy McKay interviews physical therapist Sherry Woodson about her passion for mentoring clinicians and treating conditions like dyspraxia and EDS.
Host Jimmy McKay interviews three physical therapists about a leadership session at CSM 2026, discussing how PTs can leverage clinical skills for healthcare leadership.
Host Jimmy McKay previews an upcoming CSM session on academic publishing in physical therapy, with guests Rachel and Dawn from PTJ.
Host Jimmy McKay interviews a veteran physical therapist and executive about his career and insights into the future of physical therapy.
A preview of LAMP leadership talks at CSM, featuring stories of failure, growth, and impact from physical therapists.