BootstrapMD - Physician Entrepreneurs Podcast with Dr. Mike Woo-Ming

Recent Episodes

1. EP354: The ONE Overlooked Strategy That Can Spread Your Message Overnight

   Jul 15, 2026

   Dr. Mike Wu Ming, founder of Bootstrap MD, discusses the overlooked strategy of podcast guesting as a powerful marketing tool for physician entrepreneurs. The episode covers why podcast guesting works better than traditional marketing, common mistakes doctors make, how to choose the right shows based on audience fit rather than download numbers, and practical preparation strategies. Wu Ming emphasizes that the real value lies in relationship-building and converting attention into measurable outcomes through proper follow-up systems.

2. EP353: Should You Start a Podcast? An Honest Physician's Take

   Jul 8, 2026

   Dr. Mike Wu Ming, host of Bootstrap MD and founder of Doctor Podcast Network, makes an honest case for why physicians should consider starting a podcast. He outlines four key benefits—monetization through sponsorships, career optionality and leverage, building authority through consistent thinking, and opening doors through the interview format—while addressing common objections and clarifying that podcasting is not for everyone. Wu Ming emphasizes that the best time to build leverage is before you desperately need it, and introduces a free podcast readiness self-check tool to help physicians determine if podcasting aligns with their goals.

3. EP352: How Doctors Can Use AI to Find Hidden Revenue

   Jul 1, 2026

   Dr. Mike Wu Ming, host of Bootstrap MD, discusses how physicians can identify and capture hidden revenue within their existing practices and businesses without starting from scratch. He outlines five specific areas where doctors are leaving money on the table: existing patient patterns, ghosted leads, unpublished content, underperforming offers, and operational gaps. The episode demonstrates how AI tools can help physicians spot these opportunities by analyzing aggregate data and automating follow-up systems.

4. EP351: How AI and Algorithms Are Helping Physicians Build Wealth

   Jun 24, 2026

   Jeff Secinger, founder of NERP, discusses algorithmic trading as an alternative investment strategy for busy professionals, particularly physicians. He explains how NERP uses AI-powered algorithms to automate trading in assets like gold, contrasting it with manual day trading and traditional investment approaches. Secinger shares his background building three finance companies and introduces the Midas strategy, which has significantly outperformed gold returns while offering liquidity and investor control.

5. EP350 : The Physician Entrepreneur's Second Brain: How AI Turns Ideas Into Income

   Jun 17, 2026

   Dr. Mike Wu Ming, host of Bootstrap MD, discusses how physician entrepreneurs can build a "second brain" system to capture, organize, and execute on business ideas using AI. He outlines a practical 4-bucket framework (ideas, opportunities, assets, actions) and demonstrates how AI can sort and prioritize captured information to convert scattered notes into actionable revenue streams, addressing the execution gap that prevents doctors from converting their constant stream of business ideas into income.

6. EP349: How Doctors Can Use AI to Launch Their First Side Gig This Weekend

   Jun 10, 2026

   Dr. Mike Wu Ming, host of Bootstrap MD, delivers a comprehensive guide for physicians launching their first side gig using AI over a weekend. He addresses the "credentialing trap"—the tendency of doctors to over-prepare before taking action—and outlines five business lanes physicians can pursue: expertise businesses, content businesses, clinical-adjacent businesses, B2B opportunities, and local private practices. The episode focuses on using AI as a productivity tool rather than magic, emphasizing the importance of identifying a specific audience, painful problem, and simple paid offer before building anything.

7. EP 348: Stop Overpaying the IRS: Tax Strategies Every Physician Entrepreneur Should Know

   Jun 3, 2026

   Spencer Carroll, CPA and executive at Gelt, discusses tax strategies for physician entrepreneurs and practice owners. The episode covers how tax planning complexity increases as practices scale, strategies for solo practitioners versus multi-employee practices, reasonable salary considerations for S Corps, family member employment, real estate holding strategies, multi-state and telehealth tax implications, exit planning for practice sales, and the importance of separating business finances from personal finances. Carroll draws on his dual experience as both a tax professional serving high-earning physicians and a real estate business owner himself.

8. EP347 : Stop Prompting, Start Delegating: A Physician's Guide to AI Agents

   May 27, 2026

   Dr. Mike Wu Ming, host of Bootstrap MD, discusses how physician entrepreneurs can move beyond reactive AI tool usage to building AI agents—autonomous workflows with defined jobs, instructions, and guardrails. He contrasts prompt-based ChatGPT queries with delegated AI agents, shares examples from his own practice (email triage, meeting operations, content repurposing), and highlights a coach running 11 AI agents across his business. The episode provides practical guidance on what to delegate first (low-risk, high-friction tasks) and what to never delegate (clinical decisions, patient communications), concluding with a step-by-step framework for building a first workflow.

9. EP346: The Physician's AI Stack: 5 AI Tools Doctors Actually Need in 2026

   May 20, 2026

   Dr. Mike Wu Ming, a physician entrepreneur and founder of Bootstrap MD coaching, shares a practical framework for physician AI adoption focused on jobs rather than specific products. Rather than recommending individual tools, he outlines five essential AI job categories: research assistant, writing assistant, admin assistant, content repurposing assistant, and AI teammate—designed to save time on non-clinical administrative work while maintaining physician oversight and clinical judgment.

10. EP345: The Hidden Revenue Leak in Every Medical Practice with Adam Peeler

    May 13, 2026

    Adam Peeler, Director of Product Management at GoTo Technologies, discusses the hidden revenue leak in medical practices caused by missed calls and fragmented communication systems. He explains how small independent practices lose 20-30% of patient calls, costing $2,000-$3,000 per week in missed revenue, and how unified cloud communications platforms with AI receptionists can recover that lost business. The conversation covers practical implementation strategies, ROI measurement, and the shift from AI as an emerging technology to operationalized clinical workflows.