The TCM Teach Podcast, hosted by Matthew Sabey Smith, DACM, MSOM, Dipl.Ac., LAc, CPT, is the show for practitioners who want their clinic to be a business as strong as their medicine. Weekly episodes on topics such as marketing, business logistics, legal frameworks, financial tips, and additional revenue drivers utilizing your degree.
Matthew Sabey Smith explains how acupuncturists and herbalists can use subscription boxes or care packages to create predictable monthly revenue. He covers patients vs. clients, box contents, pricing, platforms, engagement, marketing, operations and a five-step launch plan. He reminds listeners to check their state's rules and business structure with an attorney or accountant first. Chapters 0:00
Matthew Sabey Smith, a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, explains how practitioners and herbal businesses can align marketing with Chinese medicine's five-element seasonal cycle. He shares practical ways to plan content, promotions, and inventory while keeping seasonal messaging clinically relevant, authentic, and educational.
This episode explores how acupuncturists and herbalists can develop evergreen herbal products like teas, tinctures, and topicals that generate reliable, year-round income. Learn practical tips on product selection, packaging, marketing, and creating passive revenue streams.
Each episode is made for working practitioners — whether you're newly licensed or years into practice and ready to grow.
Content marketing, storytelling, podcasting, and social media that actually work for acupuncturists and herbalists.
Building trust, communicating value, and attracting patients who pay for the care you provide.
Choosing a business structure, pricing, and the legal side of running a clinic and selling herbal formulas.
Building a TCM brand from scratch and growing a sustainable, thriving practice over time.