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by Amy Bradley Radford
The Massage. Business. Success podcast, hosted by Amy Bradley Radford, focuses on helping massage therapists grow their businesses and improve their skills. It covers topics such as marketing strategies, business management, client retention, and pain management techniques, providing practical advice and insights to help massage therapists succeed in their careers.
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- 6 days ago35 min
"That Was a Great Massage. I'll Call You."
Your client told you they loved their massage. So why didn't they come back? You thought you gave them a great massage. They seemed happy, thanked you, and said they'd call to schedule another appointment. But they never did. What happened? In this episode of Massage. Business. Success., Amy Bradley Radford explores one of the most overlooked reasons massage therapists struggle to maintain repeat clientele: the difference between giving a great massage and giving the client the massage they actually wanted. Amy shares the observations and classroom experiences that led her to recognize what she calls Cookie-Cutter Massage Syndrome—when therapists become so comfortable with a memorized massage routine that they struggle to adapt it to individual clients. Through stories from her years of teaching, Amy explains why adaptability matters, how to practice rearranging your massage flow, and why documenting what worked is essential if you want clients to return. You'll also hear about a massage student who understood customer service so well that Amy actually had to change the student clinic's rebooking rules! In this episode: Why clients don't always tell us when a massage misses their expectations. How memorized massage routines can interfere with client retention. Why good technical skills aren't always enough. How to learn to rearrange your massage flow. Why documenting client preferences matters. How your own personal experiences can influence the massage you provide. A practical exercise to help you become more adaptable. Whether you're just beginning your massage career, struggling to retain clients, or have become comfortable with the routine you've been giving for years, this episode offers a different way to look at your work. Because the goal isn't to keep finding new clients who fit your massage. It's to become adaptable enough that more of the clients you already see want to come back. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Introduction and who this episode is for01:20 – How to Think Like a Business Owner announcement03:05 – Why clients say “I'll call you” and never return06:55 – What clients aren't telling us09:25 – Why therapists struggle to change their massage flow12:25 – Cookie-Cutter Massage Syndrome and repeat clientele14:45 – Teaching students to rearrange massage sequences18:40 – Why documenting a great massage matters22:15 – Adaptability and the student clinic success story24:45 – Homework: Break up your massage flow26:10 – The Six Questions and understanding client expectations29:40 – Resetting unrealistic expectations for a 60-minute session32:10 – Final takeaway: Give clients a reason to return Join me for How to Think Like a Business Owner, a six-week live group coaching program beginning December 3, 2026. Six interactive business coaching sessions with me Practical business assessments, planning tools, and a 90-Day Action Plan Includes a 30-minute private Business Strategy Coaching Session Founding pilot enrollment is limited to 20 participants. EXPLORE THE PROGRAM & RESERVE YOUR PLACE Mentioned in this episode: Massage Your Market — understanding client expectations and building repeat clientele Website:https://www.amybradleyradford.com/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@amybradleyradford8414
- 1 weeks ago54 min
Mentorship: Passing the Profession From One Set of Hands to the Next
What happens to the massage practice you've spent your career building when you're ready to retire, reduce your hours, or pass it along to another therapist? Can you actually sell a massage practice when so much of its value is tied to your own hands and relationships? In Episode #45 of Massage. Business. Success., Amy Bradley Radford shares a personal experience that changed the way she thought about mentorship and an opportunity she's been exploring for experienced massage therapists. Along the way, she examines the challenges of transferring clientele, the experience newer therapists need after graduation, and the responsibilities involved in creating a mentorship relationship that benefits both people. Could there be another way to build a business that continues beyond your hands? INTERESTED IN AMY'S MASSAGE MENTORSHIP PILOT? Amy is developing a four-week live pilot for experienced massage therapists who want to explore bringing another therapist into their practice. Learn more: ABR Business Mentorship Timestamps These are topic timestamps based on the recorded transcript, not YouTube chapters. Verify the final positions after any remaining video or audio edits. 00:02 — Why I read my podcast scripts and how I use AI04:47 — Introducing the mentorship opportunity07:11 — Can you really sell your massage practice?09:38 — What happens to years of experience when we retire?12:01 — Why referring massage clients is so difficult16:39 — Why another therapist's techniques don't feel the same18:56 — The hand injury that changed my business21:19 — How Jenny became my hands23:33 — What Jenny learned about running a successful practice25:45 — Why employing massage therapists didn't work for me28:09 — Why new therapists struggle after graduation30:33 — Why graduation should be the starting line32:52 — Mentorship versus apprenticeship35:04 — Can experienced therapists benefit financially from teaching?37:30 — Retirement, business sales, and reducing hours39:47 — The potential problems with mentorship42:03 — Choosing the right mentor and mentee44:24 — Contracts, compensation, and defined endpoints46:47 — Why passing along knowledge matters to our profession49:08 — The Massage Mentorship Pilot51:29 — Passing our knowledge from one set of hands to another MASSAGE MENTORSHIP PILOT A four-week live pilot for experienced massage therapists who want to explore bringing another therapist into their practice. Learn more: ABR Business Mentorship DO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH AMY? You don't have to figure out every part of running your massage business on your own. CLICK HERE: Request a coaching call with Amy For more resources, visit our website: https://amybradleyradford.com
- 3 weeks ago51 min
No Career Ladder? Build Your Own — with Allison Denney of Rebel Massage
What does career advancement actually look like in massage therapy? This week, Amy sits down with Allison Denney, founder of Rebel Massage, to talk about something our profession doesn't discuss very often: there really isn't a traditional career ladder waiting for us. Amy and Allison have both spent decades in massage therapy and have built very different careers by creating opportunities that weren't already there. Their conversation moves through entrepreneurship, confidence, failure, social media, teaching, massage education, AI and the growing value of human touch—and how Allison's own unexpected path eventually became Rebel Massage. But the bigger question is this: If massage therapy doesn't give you a career ladder, how do you build your own? For some therapists that may mean becoming more valuable at the table. For others it might eventually mean teaching, mentoring, creating, specializing, developing a product, or finding a niche nobody else has stepped into yet. Amy also puts one of her own ideas on the table: what if experienced massage therapists could create another stage of their careers by passing what they've learned into another set of hands? It's a candid conversation between two veteran massage therapists about opportunity, longevity, freedom, and figuring out what comes next. Featuring Allison Denney of Rebel Massage. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Meet Allison Denney of Rebel Massage01:59 What comes next in a massage therapy career?04:21 Freedom, independence—and the responsibility that comes with it07:25 How far can you take the business you already have?10:03 Confidence, mistakes and learning to trust yourself14:05 The reality of running a successful business18:08 Do massage therapists really need social media?20:10 Allison's massage championship controversy24:14 What being a “Rebel” actually means29:03 How Allison's YouTube channel and products really started29:58 AI, human touch and why massage is sitting on a gold mine34:19 Where massage education and early-career development fall short38:12 Could mentorship become another career path?43:01 Purpose, teaching and creating what comes next Rebel Massage: https://www.youtube.com/@RebelMassage ARE YOU READY TO BUILD WHAT COMES NEXT? If you know your massage business or career is ready for another level, but you’re not sure how to get there, coaching is where we take the ideas you’re thinking about and turn them into an actual plan. Apply to work with Amy: https://forms.gle/8fX1mLawrRTwZ7Xs6 MORE FROM AMY BRADLEY RADFORD Website:https://www.amybradleyradford.com/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@amybradleyradford8414 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amybradleyradford/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybradleyradford/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Amy-Bradley-Radford-Massage-Business-Coaching/61556419647184/
- Oct 7, 202627 min
Whose Business are You Building Anyways?
Most of us built our first massage business when we knew the least about running one. We looked around, figured out what everyone else was charging, working, offering and doing—and we started there. That isn't necessarily a bad thing. The problem comes years later when we're still making decisions from that original version of the business, even though we aren't the same therapist or business owner anymore. In this episode, I’m talking about what happens when the decisions that helped you get started eventually become the decisions holding you back, why fear can keep you protecting a business you've already outgrown, and the lesson I learned after working myself completely out of massage the first time. Your business has been giving you information for years. The question is whether you're using it. And maybe the most important question of all: If you were building your business today, knowing everything you know now, would you build it the same way? Timestamps 00:00 — Welcome to Massage Business Success 00:20 — Starting a business with absolutely no idea what I was doing 02:24 — The decisions we make when we know the least about business 04:46 — Becoming “under-undervalued” at $25 an hour 07:05 — Why fear can keep us protecting a business we have already outgrown 09:25 — Learning to read what your business is actually telling you 14:03 — The first time I quit massage 16:24 — What changing my prices taught me about my own value 18:50 — Recognizing the parts of your business you have outgrown 21:15 — Whose business are you building, anyways? 23:38 — Deciding what you actually want your business to become If this episode made you look differently at your own business, subscribe to Massage. Business. Success. and share it with another massage therapist who may be ready to reevaluate what they have built. DO YOU WANT AMY TO COACH YOU? Fill out this coaching application: https://forms.gle/8fX1mLawrRTwZ7Xs6 MORE FROM AMY BRADLEY RADFORD: COACHING: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/coaching WEBSITE: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@amybradleyradford8414 STORE: https://2274d0.myshopify.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/amybradleyradford/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybradleyradford/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/people/Amy-Bradley-Radford-Massage-Business-Coaching/61556419647184/ ALIGN ESSENTIAL OILS: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/align-oils
- Sep 29, 202628 min
Manifesting Appointments with a Sharpie
What if manifesting a full massage schedule had less to do with hoping more clients showed up and more to do with knowing exactly what you were trying to fill? When I first started my massage practice, I used a paper planner and a Sharpie to mark every appointment I wanted filled. I did not realize it at the time, but that simple habit changed the way I looked at my business. Instead of staring at a blank calendar and wondering where all the clients were going to come from, I had individual appointments I could actually work toward. In this Amy’s Corner episode, I’m talking about what that little Sharpie habit eventually taught me about managing a schedule, keeping a cancellation list and an invitation list, staying proactive even after your practice gets busy, and the difference between putting marketing out into the world and actually working your business. If your schedule feels lighter than you want it to be, this may change the way you look at those empty spaces. Free Referral Resource: 3 Things Your Referral System Needs If you want to go deeper, my 1 CE Referrals class teaches the full referral system I use to help massage therapists create referrals intentionally instead of simply hoping they happen. Class: Referral Card System Have a question you would like me to answer on an upcoming Q&A episode?Put Your Questions in the Comment Section TIMESTAMPS 00:00 I Manifested Appointments With a Sharpie02:20 When an Empty Schedule Starts Talking to You06:50 Ten Clients vs. Ten Appointments to Fill08:55 Your Schedule Is Your Business11:15 Cancellation Lists and Invitation Lists15:58 Keep Your Foot on the Accelerator20:36 Making Your Schedule Visible Today22:42 Proactive Business Building vs. Waiting for Marketing25:06 Maybe I Was Manifesting After All27:23 Send Me Your Questions DO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH AMY? Fill out this coaching application: https://forms.gle/8fX1mLawrRTwZ7Xs6 MORE FROM AMY BRADLEY RADFORD: COACHING: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/coaching WEBSITE: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@amybradleyradford8414 STORE: https://2274d0.myshopify.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/amybradleyradford/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybradleyradford/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/people/Amy-Bradley-Radford-Massage-Business-Coaching/61556419647184/ ALIGN ESSENTIAL OILS: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/align-oils
- Sep 22, 202638 min
What Actually Works in Massage Therapy Marketing? with Paige Rowberry
Are you marketing your massage business — or are you simply doing more marketing activities? There is a difference. For Episode 41, I'm bringing back my friend Paige Rowberry. Paige works professionally in marketing, she's also a massage therapist, and she was one of the people who pushed me to finally start this podcast almost two years ago. What makes her perspective so interesting is that although Paige understands ads, social media, Reels, email lists, funnels, metrics, and modern marketing, she didn't use most of those things to build her massage clientele. She built her practice through word of mouth. In this conversation, we talk about what your brand actually is when you're a massage therapist, why your client experience becomes part of your marketing, the difference between creating awareness and actually creating appointments, and why getting out from behind your phone and meeting real people still matters in a hands-on profession. We also talk about follow-up — because sometimes someone has already told you they want what you offer. The next step isn't another Instagram post. The next step may simply be inviting them to schedule. If you're staring at openings in your calendar and wondering which marketing strategy you're supposed to try next, start here. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome back, Paige Roberry02:45 Why marketing feels more complicated than it is03:25 What your massage therapy brand really includes09:47 Two reasons clients look for another massage therapist11:13 Why the client experience is marketing18:36 Ads, Reels, email lists and marketing funnels21:20 How a marketer built her massage practice through referrals24:39 The fear of being seen26:39 Where to focus when your schedule has openings29:03 Why following up isn't being pushy32:30 Decide how many clients you actually want Paige Rowberry Manifestation Coach: @paige.rowberry paigerowberry@outlook.com READY TO GROW YOUR MASSAGE BUSINESS? FREE RESOURCE PDF: Earn More Without Working More COURSE & WORKBOOK: Maximize Your Massage Business WANT TO WORK WITH AMY? https://www.amybradleyradford.com/coaching MORE FROM AMY BRADLEY RADFORD WEBSITE: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@amybradleyradford8414 STORE: https://2274d0.myshopify.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/amybradleyradford/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybradleyradford/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/people/Amy-Bradley-Radford-Massage-Business-Coaching/61556419647184/ ALIGN ESSENTIAL OILS: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/align-oils
- Sep 15, 202619 min
Have You Reached Your Limit—or Just the Limit of What You Know?
Maybe I should just get a job. It's a thought that runs through the minds of a lot of self-employed massage therapists—but what are you actually looking for when you think about leaving? More security? A predictable paycheck? Retirement? Time off? A way to earn more without asking your body to do more? In Episode #40, Amy looks at what happens when a massage therapist becomes successful enough to fill the schedule but doesn't know what comes next. Through real coaching examples and her own experience, Amy explores how to read the behavior of your business instead of simply copying somebody else's tactic, why raising prices doesn't work just because you want more money, and how to intentionally increase the value of what you offer. She also shares why she once left self-employment for the security of a paycheck—only to discover that she could replace that income through massage in a fraction of the time. This episode is also about something massage therapists don't always give themselves permission to recognize: the value that has accumulated in your hands through years of practice, experience, mistakes, learning, and caring for people. You have agency over your own value. And you may not have reached the limit of massage at all. You may have simply reached the limit of what you currently know how to build. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Maybe I should just get a job?02:24 — The $5 price increase that backfired04:43 — Learn to read what your business is telling you07:11 — You can increase your value on purpose08:15 — Why the paycheck felt safer09:35 — The $10 realization12:20 — My value wasn't standing still. I was.16:38 — You have agency over your own value RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE FREE RESOURCE: Earn More Without Working More COURSE & WORKBOOK: Maximize Your Massage Business WANT TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH AMY? Learn more about coaching MORE FROM AMY BRADLEY RADFORD WEBSITE: amybradleyradford.com YOUTUBE: Amy Bradley Radford on YouTube INSTAGRAM: @amybradleyradford
- Sep 8, 202654 min
PPS Episode 3: Mapping — How Do You Know Your Massage Worked?
If you work with clients who come to you because they're in pain, how do you really know whether the massage you just gave worked? A client can get off your table and tell you they feel better. Your hands may tell you the tissue changed. Their range of motion may improve. But what actually happened to the pain they came in with—and did that change last? In this PPS episode, Amy shares the process that eventually led her to start mapping pain before and after massage. What began as a simple way to measure change became one of the tools that helped her see repeating pain relationships, develop her four-point pain marker, explore scar tissue and bilateral assessment, and eventually build Pain Patterns & Solutions. You'll also hear why Amy says pain is information, not an invitation, how she began using pain as a clue rather than automatically treating where someone hurt, and why mapping can be useful no matter what type of pain-management bodywork you practice. You do not need to know PPS to start using this. Amy is making the pain map she uses available as a free download, along with simple directions and examples so you can begin experimenting with mapping in your own treatment room. Download the free Pain Mapping Tool:PPS Pain Mapping Guide TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Who this episode is for 04:40 Why Amy wanted a way to measure massage outcomes 09:23 When better posture didn’t mean less pain 11:45 Trigger points and learning to get specific about pain 16:30 How body charts became pain maps 23:41 Red pain, blue treatment, and seeing what changed 28:21 Why “I feel better” wasn’t enough 30:41 The four-point PPS pain marker 35:30 Bilateral assessment and looking beyond muscles 40:13 How mapping grew into Pain Patterns & Solutions 44:44 How to start mapping your own clients 51:55 Free mapping download and what’s next with PPS FREE RESOURCE PDF: Earn More Without Working More COURSE & WORKBOOK: Maximize Your Massage Business DO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH AMY? Fill out this coaching application: https://forms.gle/8fX1mLawrRTwZ7Xs6 MORE FROM AMY BRADLEY RADFORD: COACHING: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/coaching WEBSITE: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@amybradleyradford8414 STORE: https://2274d0.myshopify.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/amybradleyradford/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybradleyradford/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/people/Amy-Bradley-Radford-Massage-Business-Coaching/61556419647184/ ALIGN ESSENTIAL OILS: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/align-oils
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