533. Scaling and Growth Part 2: Hiring vs. Optimizing

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The Testing Psychologist Podcast

Dr. Jeremy Sharp: Licensed Psychologist & Private Practice Consultant

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Come check it out as Dr. Jeremy Sharp covers everything you need to know to start or grow psychological assessment services in your private practice. We talk about finances, marketing, time management, self-care, technology, and life as a mental health practitioner. Jeremy chats with successful clinicians who share their experiences in testing and private practice to give you straightforward ideas for building thriving assessment services. Dr. Sharp is a Licensed Psychologist specializing in psychological and neuropsychological testing. Over the past seven years, he has grown the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling from a solo practice to a multi-clinician clinic with over 1000% revenue increase. http://www.thetestingpsychologist.com

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533. Scaling and Growth Part 2: Hiring vs. Optimizing

The Testing Psychologist Podcast

49 minutes 29 seconds

4 weeks ago

533. Scaling and Growth Part 2: Hiring vs. Optimizing

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In the second episode of my Scaling Smart mini-series, I dig into the tactical question every practice owner faces once they decide to grow: should you hire, or should you optimize the team and systems you already have? Drawing on my own experience—from my very first psychometrist hire 15+ years ago to the painful lessons of building a 45-person team—I break down the conditions that make hiring smart, the efficiencies that can buy you time without adding staff, and the middle path of cross-training and flexible roles. If you’ve ever felt stuck between “we need more people” and “we should be running leaner,” this episode will help you clarify your next move.

Main topics covered

* When hiring truly makes sense (capacity, stepping back, profitability)

* Why busy staff don’t always equal profitable staff

* Lessons learned from hiring too quickly and without financial modeling

* Practical examples of optimization: AI tools, automation, time blocking, and systems fixes

* The “middle path”: using contractors and cross-training staff

* How to run a simple capacity audit before making your next hire

* Why right-sizing is personal and must align with your goals and lifestyle

Cool Things Mentioned

* The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting

* Reverb: the premier AI-powered report-writing platform for testing psychologists

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About Dr. Jeremy Sharp

I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents.

As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other ment...