The Entrepreneurial Clinician: Could Clinicians Build Better Healthcare Systems? What Happens Between Sessions Matters Most with Laura Simmons

Hosted by Jo Muirhead, The Entrepreneurial Clinician is a podcast for allied health professionals and private practice owners who are building sustainable, profitable businesses without burning out.

This podcast interview with Theratrak Founder & Occupational Therapist Laura Simmons explores why “what happens between sessions” is often the real driver of outcomes, and what changes when clinicians build better systems to support real-life follow-through.

Listen to the podcast to learn more about:

• Why therapy “homework” so often falls apart in real life.

• The gap between sessions and everyday implementation.

• How allied health professionals are natural problem solvers (and why that matters for innovation).

• OT skills that transfer into tech, UX, and healthcare innovation.

• The future of asynchronous and digitally supported care.

• Startup realities: risk, sustainability, and building without knowing how to code.

• Co-design, user experience, and listening deeply to clients and families.

This episode makes a simple point that clinicians and families live every week: therapy doesn’t succeed on good intentions alone - it succeeds when support is designed for real life between appointments.

It also reframes innovation as a clinician-led opportunity: not “tech replacing people,” but clinicians shaping better systems for continuity, communication, and follow-through.

The Entrepreneurial Clinician Podcast: S5 E8

What Happens Between Sessions Matters Most with Laura Simmons

The Entrepreneurial Clinician Podcast: S5 E8

What Happens Between Sessions Matters Most with Laura Simmons

Ladies Who Launch: Aussie Female Founders who WFH - ACS Information Age Interview

ACS Information Age is the Australian Computer Society’s flagship publication covering technology, innovation, and the people building the future.

This was an interview with Theratrak founder Laura Simmons, published 5 March 2026, in the lead-up to International Women’s Day (8 March 2026).

This short interview with Laura highlights a problem therapists and families know well: therapy outcomes don’t happen only in-session - progress depends on what happens in the days (and weeks) between appointments.

The article also spotlights Laura’s founder story in honour of International Women’s Day, showing how allied health insight can lead to practical digital innovation that supports clinicians, families, and therapy outcomes.

In the ACS article for IWD, Laura discusses:

• Why progress can stall when therapy support doesn’t happen between sessions

• Why Laura created Theratrak after noticing home program adherence challenges

• What Theratrak is and who it supports across allied health 

• How Theratrak helps therapists send therapy activities home and reduce admin load.

• The benefits and realities of running a health-tech startup from home with a remote team

• The tools Laura relies on to run Theratrak WFH with a remote team  

• Laura’s advice to other female founders about the long game and staying energised

Excerpt from interview:

“The biggest fall down when seeing a therapist is, we do 45 minutes or we do an hour session.” - Laura Simmons

Australian Allied Health Awards Magazine 2025 - Interview with Theratrak Founder Laura Simmons

Australian Allied Health Awards Magazine is part of the Australian Allied Health Awards platform, sharing stories and reflections from across the allied health community.

The Allied Health Awards were created to recognise the people and teams making a meaningful difference in the lives of their clients, their communities, and the wider health sector. We support their work at Theratrak as they also believe that the community within allied health deserves to be recognised, celebrated, and supported.

This interview includes reflections from Theratrak Founder Laura Simmons following the Networking Series event in Sydney, highlighting the role of collaboration across the care sector.

Laura’s interview reinforces a core truth in allied health: no one delivers outcomes alone - strong care depends on communication, coordination, and shared problem-solving across teams and services.

Read Laura’s AHA interview to learn more about: 

• Collaboration across allied health and the wider care sector

• Reflections from the Networking Series in Sydney and what clinicians are seeing on the ground

• Why connection and shared learning strengthens support for participants and families

• 2026 Awards season momentum and recognising allied health excellence

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Connections Magazine Interview: Occupational Therapy Australia Member Spotlight with Laura Simmons (Spring 2025)

Connections is Occupational Therapy Australia’s member magazine, sharing stories, insights, and profiles from across the OT community.

Occupational Therapy Australia is the peak professional body representing over 30,000 occupational therapists. As a fast-growing allied health field, the profession includes over 34,100 registered practitioners (as of March 2025), with a primarily young, female workforce (around 90% female) predominantly working in private and public sectors.

This was a Member Spotlight feature with Theratrak founder and paediatric Occupational Therapist Laura Simmons in the Connections Spring 2025 edition.

In the interview, Laura shares more about:

• What inspired Laura to become an OT, and how OT shaped her career direction

• How she stays inspired and continues to grow through learning from other innovative OTs

• Leading a team with purpose, and the leadership qualities she values most

• Why collaboration matters when building meaningful tech in healthcare

• Advice for new graduate OTs navigating a changing, innovation-driven profession

• Goals / outcomes / results / conclusion why people should care

This feature shares Laura’s journey from paediatric OT to founder, and highlights a message that matters for the profession right now: OT is evolving, and the most impactful work often comes from staying curious, learning from peers, and building solutions with real-world purpose. 

It’s also a strong reminder that Theratrak is grounded in OT values - collaboration, adaptability, and supporting participants outside of direct therapy.

Excerpt from interview:

How do you stay inspired and continue to grow your career as an OT?

“Stay curious! Connecting and learning from other OTs that are doing amazing things. I am always interested in meeting and learning from other innovative OTs around the world. I love discovering the positive social purpose behind their innovations. Theratrak plays a crucial role in this, supporting me to engage with a world outside of traditional OT. I believe this constantly challenges me to learn and adapt to the ever-evolving world of healthcare.”