Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Casey Coleman. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Alright, Casey thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. If you had a defining moment that you feel really changed the trajectory of your career, we’d love to hear the story and details.
After my first year in physical therapy school I found a physical therapist online who taught healthcare professionals how to create additional income outside of their traditional clinical career. I took his advice and used it to help build what is now Pre PT Grind. Pre PT Grind is a holistic consulting platform designed specifically for the student who wants to become a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant. If not for that defining moment before my physical therapy career started, I would not be where I am now.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Hey! We are Pre PT Grind
Well actually, that’s our business. We are Joses Ngugi PT, DPT and Casey Coleman, PT, DPT. We are both physical therapists who realized that many students struggled to get into physical therapy school and increase their income before they started their physical therapy career.
Our Solution: We created the Pre PT Grind to help students understand a key components of becoming a physical therapist: Helping you make the right decision to become a physical therapist or not. Preparing you for the physical therapy school application process as early as possible. Getting you accepted in the physical therapy school without wasting time or money. Minimizing student debt by to reducing costs, increasing income, and investing. Our Passion: To grow the physical therapy profession starting with the ones most likely to create change, YOU, the Pre PT. The literal future of physical therapy.
Pre-PT Grind LLC is the product of a Pre-PT Success Program designed and started in 2014 at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
The program, originated by our Pre-PT Grind Co-Founder Joses Ngugi, sought to create a student-led mentorship experience that provided future Doctor of Physical Therapy students with the tools and community needed to not only make it to the next phase of their journey, but THRIVE!
While both still in undergrad, Joses called Casey in 2014 to be a mentor in the Pre PT Success Program at Andrews University. Together they grew the Pre PT program on campus until late into their doctorate of physical therapy program.
in Late 2017, Joses and Casey took the Pre PT Success Program online in order to help more students across the country. At that time they changed the name from the Pre PT Success Program to Pre PT Grind.
As the Pre-PT Grind, our goal and mission still remains the same. Our aim is to help you navigate through the Pre-PT process, while ultimately becoming Leaders for the next generation of physical therapists. We are here to SERVE you!
Casey and Joses both graduated from Andrews University in Berrien Springs Michigan with their Bachelor of health science from Andrews University as well as their Doctor of physical therapy degree from Andrews University.
Do you think you’d choose a different profession or specialty if you were starting now?
Yes, I would choose physical therapy again. I would choose physical therapy as well as coaching pre pt students because the problems that physical therapy solves are not going anywhere. Meaning physical therapy helps people improve after injuries. Injuries will always occur, therefore the demand for physical therapist will always be there, just like many other healthcare professions.
Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?
In 2018 we rebranded our core product from the Pre PT Success Program to the Accepted System. Prior to that rebranding we were frustrated with small launches of our product where we only received 5-12 clients. However, after pivoting the product name to the solution that our audience wanted, we started to get 60-100 clients each launch. Since then, all of our products have been named after the solution that our audience wants.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.preptgrind.com/home
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preptgrind/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepreptgrind
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/preptgrind?lang=en
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf1gZwN4IIIJOhHWunRh47w
- Other: Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@preptgrind?lang=en
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