Our Story
For more than 30 years, I've worked where data and people meet.
Across manufacturing, operations, customer experience, supply chain, and now healthcare, I kept seeing the same pattern. Organizations had no shortage of data. They were data-rich but information-poor.
Teams spent hours building reports, dashboards, and spreadsheets, yet leaders were still asking what it all meant and what to do next. Again and again, I found myself turning that data into stories—stories that helped teams see what mattered and make confident decisions.
When I moved into business and leadership coaching, I found the same principle applied to people. Whether the data comes from a DISC assessment, a financial report, or a conversation, the goal is the same:
Create clarity that leads to better decisions.
Then one of my coaching clients asked a question that brought it all together.
She owned a growing nutrition practice. Every month she was bringing in nearly 100 new patients, yet her practice wasn't growing the way she expected.
“Where are my patients going?”
“And how do I know which practitioners are retaining patients best?”
Like many practice owners, she had plenty of data inside her practice management software (EHR/EMR)—but not the answers she needed. Data-rich, information-poor.
So we started with what we had.
Using her Session History report, I built a simple Excel model to better understand patient retention, practitioner performance, and where patients were dropping off. It wasn't fancy, but it immediately uncovered insights that changed the conversation.
After reviewing it together, she looked at me and said,
“Other practice owners could really use this.”
At the time, I brushed it aside. My focus was coaching, not building software.
But the idea stayed with me.
Together with an experienced technology partner, we transformed that original spreadsheet into an automated platform that connects directly with Practice Better, analyzes your data, and delivers clear, actionable insights in minutes.
Practice Business Insights is the latest way I've done what I've always done: turn data into clarity. It's not simply software. It's another coaching tool—one that helps practice owners see the story their data has been telling all along, and gives them the confidence to act on it.
Today, it helps practice owners answer the same questions that started it all:
- Where are patients dropping off?
- Which practitioners are retaining patients best?
- Where are the biggest opportunities for growth?
Since that first spreadsheet, the technology has changed dramatically.
The purpose hasn't.
To help practice owners make better decisions through clearer insights.
Our Philosophy
At Practice Business Insights, we believe data should do more than produce reports.
It should tell a story.
Every appointment, every cancellation, every returning patient, and every trend reveals something about the health of a practice. The challenge isn't collecting more data—it's understanding what that data is trying to tell you.
That's why we build tools that transform complexity into clarity.
Not to overwhelm you with dashboards.
Not to impress you with analytics.
But to help you make better business decisions with confidence.
Because when you can clearly see what's happening in your practice, you know where to focus next.
Simple insights. Better decisions. Stronger practices.
Every practice has a story. Your data tells it.
“Other practice owners could really use this.”
— The conversation that started Practice Business Insights
A Note from Maggie
Thank you for taking the time to learn about Practice Business Insights.
Throughout my career, whether I was leading operations for a Fortune 500 company, coaching business owners, or building this platform, my work has always centered on one goal:
Helping leaders make better decisions through greater clarity.
I've learned that meaningful change rarely comes from having more data. It comes from seeing the right insights at the right time.
Practice Business Insights wasn't created because I wanted to build software. It grew from a desire to help one coaching client better understand her business. That experience reminded me that when leaders can clearly see what's happening, they make better decisions, lead stronger teams, and create healthier organizations.
My hope is that Practice Business Insights becomes more than a dashboard for your practice. I hope it becomes a trusted tool that helps you see opportunities sooner, lead with confidence, and build the kind of practice you're working so hard to create.
Thank you for allowing us to be part of your journey.
— Maggie

Maggie Ishak
Executive Leader • Business Coach • Founder
- •Former Vice President of Supply Chain and Operations at Michelin North America with more than 30 years of leadership experience.
- •Left corporate leadership to pursue what she loved most—helping business owners build stronger businesses and stronger leaders.
- •Created Practice Business Insights after building a simple Excel model for one coaching client that revealed opportunities hidden in their data.
- •Believes business is ultimately about people. Maggie enjoys spending time with her husband and three boys, serving in her church, and helping others discover what's possible.
