FOR MEMBERS
Member resources
Getting started, resources and member sessions in one place. Everything on this page is open to read; the Thrival Guide itself goes to approved members by email.
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GETTING STARTED
Where to start
Book your complimentary Practice Strategy Session
Twenty minutes with one of our founders about the biggest thing you’d like to improve in your practice: clarify your priority, explore relevant alliance resources and connections, and leave with a practical next step. Optional, and included with your membership.
Book my complimentary sessionUse your Thrival Guide
Your download link is in your welcome email, with the subject line “Welcome to NIPA—let’s talk about your practice” (before late October 2026: “Welcome to the National Independent Practice Alliance”). If you can’t find it, check your spam or promotions folder. Start with the chapters closest to what you’re working on, and please keep the link within your practice.
Explore the resources
Clinician roundtables on marketing, team, patient care and more, each with its topic and format. They’re open to read without signing in.
Browse resourcesJoin confirmed member sessions
When a member session is confirmed, it’s listed on this page with its speaker, date, time zone and a link to register. Members also receive details by email.
See sessionsTell us what would be most useful
Prefer not to book a call? Tell us which topics, tools or problems you’d like the alliance to take on. Hearing from members directly is how we decide where the alliance can help most.
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RESOURCES
Practical resources
Real material from NIPA, with its topic and format. The roundtables are open to everyone; the Thrival Guide is for approved members.
Topic: Running a practiceFormat: E-book (PDF)The Independent Practice Thrival Guide
The strategies, mindsets and hard-won lessons our co-founders use to keep independent practices thriving: 17 chapters, from the patient journey and first impressions to team culture, hiring, retention, referrals, marketing and leadership.
For approved members
Approved members receive it by email. Look for your welcome email to download it.
- Topic: Do's and don'tsFormat: Roundtable article
The Do's and Don'ts of Running a Private Practice
Five co-founders each name what to do and what to avoid: live your culture, protect your why, ride the waves, treat the team well, and measure everything.
Read the roundtable - Topic: MarketingFormat: Roundtable article
Marketing That Actually Worked
A lunch that pays for itself many times over, free answers that build trust before the first visit, and a wall of Polaroids. Three co-founders on marketing that produced results.
Read the roundtable - Topic: TechnologyFormat: Roundtable article
Technology That Actually Changes an Independent Practice
A pre-recorded video consult before every first visit, and a case for small groups that share the cost of the tools. Two co-founders on technology done on purpose.
Read the roundtable - Topic: RetentionFormat: Roundtable article
How Independent Practices Keep Their Patients
Patient-first over finance-first, standing appointments, and automation that keeps you top of mind without adding work for the team.
Read the roundtable - Topic: Patient experienceFormat: Roundtable article
Why the Patient Experience Is the Clinical Outcome
An audiologist, a plastic surgeon and a veterinary surgeon explain why how a patient feels is not separate from how well they were treated.
Read the roundtable - Topic: Case acceptanceFormat: Roundtable article
The Real Barriers to Care, and How to Get Past Them
Cost, confusion and trust keep patients from saying yes. An optometrist and a cosmetic dentist on what actually moves them.
Read the roundtable - Topic: BrandFormat: Roundtable article
What a Practice Brand Actually Is
A cosmetic dentist, an optometrist and a veterinary surgeon on brand as reputation, niche and experience, and why it is never just a logo.
Read the roundtable - Topic: Why we do thisFormat: Roundtable article
The Most Rewarding Part of Owning a Practice
Five co-founders on what actually sustains an independent practice owner: patient feedback, the environment you build, and the people who grow inside it.
Read the roundtable - Topic: Starting outFormat: Roundtable article
The One Thing We Wish We'd Known Before Opening a Practice
Seven independent practice owners across dentistry, medicine, optometry, veterinary surgery, chiropractic and audiology answer the same question.
Read the roundtable
SESSIONS AND EVENTS
Member sessions
We’re planning our first member sessions. Members will receive details by email.
Optional · Separate from membership
Want help putting an idea into practice?
Mindshare Creative offers an optional practice growth review: a focused conversation about one priority challenge in your practice. You do not need to purchase services to participate in NIPA.
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This page is for NIPA members. The NIPA team reviews every membership request.