Season Two:

Episode Fifteen

This episode John is joined by Shane Moyle from Design District!

Design District is the best pharmacy design and fit out specialist in Western Australia. Shane has over 15 years experience in the industry, and has the stories to prove it! In this episode Shane takes us through the process of a pharmacy fit out from the first consult to your finished pharmacy.

Design District will be at the Pharmacy Forum this August, book an obligations free chat with Shane!

Episode Fourteen

We invite Chris Swifte from AP Group back on the podcast!

This time Chris discusses what pharmacy owners need to do before they consider putting their pharmacy on the market. A great episode where John an Chris both give insights into the industry from their first hand experience of over 20 years in the industry. 


Episode Thirteen

This episode John invites a very special guest on the show, Chris Swifte from AP Group! 

Peak Strategies and AP Group have come together to offer a new program to pharmacy owners and young pharmacists seeking an entryway into pharmacy partnership. John and Chris discuss what this pharmacy succession program looks like, and how it can benefit the vendor and the junior partner. 


Episode Twelve

A topic which has got a LOT of interest lately in pharmacy land is valuations. So, we thought we would give the people what they want and do an entire episode on the 2022 trends in pharmacy valuations!


Episode Eleven

We have a very special guest on the podcast this week - Miss Victoria Lee!

Vic and John discuss all things pharmacy, tax and accounting. A fun and informative episode you won't want to miss.

Episode Ten

To kick off 2022 lets talk about how to measure your pharmacy business growth! At Peak we are all about sustainable growth - emphasis on the sustainable.

Pharmacies are doing it tough right now and we want to share a few insights into what you should be measuring to better understand how your business can grow sustainably. Today we discuss a couple of our favourite pharmacy KPI's.


Episode Nine

It's our last podcast of the year! 

This episode Sarah takes the reigns and interviews John, for her final episode before she goes on maternity leave. The pair discuss the lessons learnt over 2021. A year filled with challenges, opportunities and many rewards! 


Episode Eight

In this podcast John discusses the importance of an organisational chart. Making sure everyone in your pharmacy understands their role, particularly for owners is essential for sustainable growth and success. We also introduce Renee, or Renner's as she's known in the office. The new marketing team member who will be producing the podcasts while Sarah is away on her maternity leave.


Episode Seven

In this podcast John catches up with our Head of Marketing Sarah Rendell to discuss all things team and the role they play in your pharmacy. Together they explain the importance of team culture and engagement, including sharing examples of successful pharmacy's and their team's connection to vision and marketing.


Episode Six

We're back!!!!! 

This episode we have the amazing guest host David Gilbert from the AP Group

AP Group was established in 2011, after identifying a market opportunity to improve the experience of pharmacists selling their business, through the use of technology and end-to-end service.

John and Dave have a detailed conversation about considerations for both first time pharmacy buyers and pharmacy sellers.

Dave draws on experience from the AP Group and shares some valuable insights for our Speaking Pharmacy subscribers.


Episode Five

We are back to chat with the ever amazing Karen Cheah! 

Karen is the owner of Priceline Margaret River and has been a friend of Peak's for many years. In this chat, John and Karen discuss her journey into pharmacy ownership and also her new venture DermaGen By Botanical Chemist. DermaGen started when they installed a compounding room in the pharmacy. Karen began to experiment with different types of creams, balms and ointments combined with botanical extracts and essential oils to help soothe the symptoms of mild eczema and dermatitis.

Karen and her pharmacy team had fantastic results and feedback from the people who were using the Botanical Chemist range of products that Karen formulated, including her son for his eczema.


Episode Four:

This week, we have a friend of Peak Strategies, Matthew Palumbo from BD Rowa Australia join Speaking Pharmacy. 

In this conversation Matt and John discuss all things pharmacy automation, which happens to be Mattโ€™s jam.

They cover:

 ๐Ÿ’Š The future of pharmacy and where automation plays a role

 ๐Ÿ’Š How the Rowa robot has evolved and where it is heading

 ๐Ÿ’Š What he has learnt from pharmacies overseas

 ๐Ÿ’Š Mattโ€™s passion for innovation and pharmacy

This is one of our favourite episodes to date, so make sure you jump on to have a listen.

To learn more about Matt Palumbo please visit his LinkedIn.


Episode Three:

We are back for 2021!

To kick start the year, John invites Sarah onto the podcast to discuss the key marketing KPIโ€™s for pharmacy which directly impact growth.


Episode Two:

John jumps on to discuss the power of mentorship in any business, especially pharmacy. Jump on, have a listen and let's us know what you think. 

Produced by Sarah Rendell


 Episode One:

We are back from a brief hiatus! John kick starts season two with a chat about turnover. 

You might be thinking, how can JT speak about turnover for twenty minutes? Well, its actually a key cog of your pharmacy's machine.......