About
WHO IS AMC Right Start? – The concept of Right Start began almost 50 years ago out of the passion of Dr. Tom Owen. Dr. Owen attributes most of his concepts of success to his associateship right out of Palmer with Dr. Bert Boutwell. Dr. Boutwell is the nephew of Dr. Bill Harris, who to this day, in his 80s, is still one of the most benevolent contributors to the chiropractic profession. Concepts of success were learned early by Dr. Owen, and upon opening his first practice in 1957, he hired his first associate by his 2nd month, opened his 2nd office in his 4th month, and opened his 3rd office within his 6th month. Before long, Dr. Owen was opening multiple clinics, and training his colleagues how to run them with great success. He began coaching other chiropractors in their own offices, and in 1973, was honored with a Fellowship from Palmer College after he had literally saved 42 of their graduates from failing in practice and/or quitting the profession. Since then, the number of doctors saved from the brink of failure has grown well into the 1000s.
Dr. Owen’s son, Tom, was raised in this environment, and literally grew up in his father’s footsteps. Tom has been mentored and influenced by his father, and by some of the “Greats” whom his father knew, such as C. Gonstead, N. Hill, C. Stone, R. Sweat, J. Charbennau, T. Sloan, J. Revels, and the list goes on… Tom is now the President of AMC, and has amassed over 20 years of experience and wisdom “on the scene and in the trenches” of opening and running successful offices. He possesses a huge heart for chiropractors, but also a sharp, dynamic business mind second to none in the chiropractic profession. These attributes make a powerful resource for our Right Start doctors.
Under the guidance of Dr. Owen and Tom Owen, AMC Right Start is administered by a hand-picked team of directors and coaches. The #1 quality of each is his or her tremendous heart for chiropractic and for our fellow chiropractors. Their sole purpose is to insure the longevity of chiropractic by guiding a new doctor (or student, or doctor in practice looking for a new start) through all the steps necessary to open the doors of their new practice, and to open BIG! Every new practice opened by a chiropractor, properly trained and motivated, should open in the black from their very first month! Each director and coach is also a chiropractor currently in practice, so be assured they know first hand what works, what doesn’t work, and are not just spouting off theories and “maybes”.
PURPOSE – That no DC should ever be lost from the profession simply due to lack of knowledge or guidance.
OBJECTIVE – To direct and assist a doctor to open his or her new chiropractic practice BIG, and be in the black from month one upon opening! Also to lay the foundation upon which will be built a self-sustaining referral practice for decades to come!
