DiversifyRx
Becoming A Pharmacy Badass is a podcast dedicated to helping independent pharmacy owners diversify their revenue streams, optimize operations, and dramatically increase profits. Stop struggling and start thriving. Being successful isn’t reserved for only a lucky few. You too can have the pharmacy of your dreams. Let’s make pharmacy profitable again and let’s make you a pharmacy badass!
Becoming A Pharmacy Badass is a podcast dedicated to helping independent pharmacy owners diversify their revenue streams, optimize operations, and dramatically increase profits. Stop struggling and start thriving. Being successful isn’t reserved for only a lucky few. You too can have the pharmacy of your dreams. Let’s make pharmacy profitable again and let’s make you a pharmacy badass!
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Episodes

May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026
28 min
*In this session of Pedal to the Metal: Q2 Is Go Time, Heather Harrow sits down with Mike Cannata from Merchant Cost Consulting (MCC) to break down how independent pharmacies can reduce credit card processing fees and uncover hidden costs that quietly eat away at margins every single month.*
**Show Notes:**1. **Introduction** [0:00]2. **Overview of the Newsletter and Profit Matrix** [2:27]3. **Mike Cannata's Introduction and Merchant Cost Consulting Overview** [5:13]4. **Challenges and Benefits of Reducing Credit Card Fees** [12:41]5. **Process and Implementation of Merchant Cost Consulting Services** [18:29]6. **Conclusion and Encouragement to Join Pharmacy Badass University** [22:08]<br>
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May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026
6 min
**In this episode, I'll show you how to build a travel health service in your independent pharmacy, from stocking a summer end cap with sunscreens, bug sprays, and hydration packets, to offering travel vaccine services and paid travel consultations.**
**Show Notes:**1. **Introduction** [0:00]2. **Summer Travel Opportunities for Pharmacies** [0:10]3. **Creating a Summer Care Section in Your Pharmacy** [0:44]4. **Travel Vaccines and Consulting Services** [2:14]5. **Reaching Out to Community Groups** [3:59]6. **Building a Profitable Travel Pharmacy Niche** [4:45]<br>
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May 12, 2026
May 12, 2026
35 min
**In this session of Pedal to the Metal: Q2 Is Go Time, Heather Harro sits down with Dr. Blair Thielemier from EQUIPP | Innovaccer to break down how pharmacies can turn existing clinical opportunities into real, measurable revenue—without adding more workload.**
**Show Notes:**1. **Introduction** [0:00]2. **Overview of Clinical Services and Dr. Blair's Background** [3:53]3. **EQUIPP Dashboard and Its Features** [7:15]4. **Co-Pilot Product Demonstration** [18:09]5. **Q&A and Final Remarks** [15:50]<br>
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May 9, 2026
May 9, 2026
10 min
**In this episode, I explain why rapid growth in a PBM-heavy pharmacy actually triggers serious cash flow problems, how the timing gap between paying your wholesaler and getting reimbursed by PBMs creates a financial squeeze, and what you can do to offset it.**
**Show Notes:**1. **Introduction** [0:00]2. **Cash Flow Challenges in Pharmacies** [0:10]3. **Impact of Rapid Growth on Cash Flow** [2:45]4. **Strategies to Mitigate Cash Flow Issues** [3:54]5. **Financial Consequences of Pharmacy Growth** [6:19]6. **Controlling Your Pharmacy Cash Flow** [7:17]<br>
**Links mentioned in this episode:**Join our DiversifyRx Facebook Group for FREE:https://www.facebook.com/groups/diversifyrx/
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Apr 23, 2026
Apr 23, 2026
20 min
**In this session of Pedal to the Metal: Q2 Is Go Time, Heather Haro sits down with Raymond Kalivas from Tabz to show how independent pharmacies can streamline operations, collect payments faster, and increase revenue—without changing their existing workflow.**
**Show Notes:**1. **Introduction** [0:00]2. **Ray's Background and Tabz Overview** [1:05]3. **Explanation of Tabs for Pharmacies** [2:50]4. **Integrations and Efficiency** [6:47]5. **Cost Savings and Revenue Generation** [7:26]6. **Onboarding and Training** [7:42]7. **Customization and Patient Experience** [11:27]8. **Delivery and Auto Refill Features** [13:39]9. **Customer Testimonials and Future Plans** [15:41]10. **Contact Information and Closing Remarks** [18:07]<br>
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Apr 21, 2026
Apr 21, 2026
6 min
**In this video, Lisa Faast shares her honest perspective on using voice AI in pharmacy settings, including where it excels, where it needs boundaries, and how it can significantly improve workflow efficiency.**
**Show Notes:**1. **Voice AI in Pharmacies: Introduction and Comfort Level** [0:00]2. **Voice AI Capabilities and Applications** [1:38]3. **Challenges and Solutions in Pharmacy Technology Integration** [3:36]4. **Advocacy for Technology Adoption in Pharmacies** [5:31]
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Apr 21, 2026
Apr 21, 2026
9 min
**In this video, Dr. Lisa Faast shares a simple strategy that helped increase supplement revenue by 10X in just 90 days—and it doesn’t involve “selling” at all.**
**Show Notes:**1. **Increasing Supplement Sales in Pharmacies** [0:00]2. **Effective Marketing and Product Placement** [3:24]3. **Vinco B's Liposomal Products** [4:29]4. **Promoting NAD Supplements** [7:11]5. **Boosting OTC Sales and Pharmacy Profitability** [9:13]
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Apr 10, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
29 min
**In this webinar, Dr. Lisa Faast had a casual conversation with Ndidiamaka "Didi" Okpareke, also known as the “Queen of Compounding.” Didi is a pharmacist, business owner, and candidate for Congress in New Mexico’s CD1 district.**
**Show Notes:**1. **Introduction and Purpose of the Webinar** [0:00]2. **Didi's Background and Journey into Pharmacy** [2:11]3. **Challenges Faced by Independent Pharmacies** [3:50]4. **Didi's Decision to Run for Congress** [5:39]5. **Role of Congress and Committee Assignments** [9:23]6. **Support and Funding for the Campaign** [12:56]7. **Challenges of Running in a Blue State** [22:56]8. **Final Thoughts and Call to Action** [25:22]<br>
**Links mentioned in this episode:**
Websites Mentioned:https://www.didiforcongress.com/
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