Dr. Devin Vrana is a CEO, speaker, author, chiropractor, wife, mother, and our guest in this episode. When she’s not serving her community in Wichita, Kansas, she travels the world for retreats and speaking engagements. During this conversation, Dr. Vrana opens up about the messy shift she’s going through in her life and business, and how she’s tapping into her previous lessons, faith, and feminine energy to navigate it all.

In this episode we’ll explore…

• How all great leaders experience the messy middle, and what it’s like to be in it.
• Why having a village is so important when you’re building a business.
• How doing it all makes you feel like you’re being strong when really you’re not.
• Signs you need to take a break versus pushing through.
• How quick decisions made in burnout can be costly to your business.
• How faith is a pillar for helping her family navigate changes in business.
• The importance of practicing self-care as a mother and business leader.
• Why Dr. Vrana needed to tap into her feminine energy.
• Why it’s important to prioritize family (even when your business is busy).
• The permission Dr. Vrana wants to pass off to the people who really need it.

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Dr. Vrana’s website: https://www.devinvrana.com

Dr. Vrana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdevinvrana

This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Dr. Elise Rigney. Last time, we talked about female competitiveness and how I moved past it to reach out to her for help. In this part 2, we’re talking about the many ways you can show integrity as a leader, including taking accountability for your team and company culture, practicing what you preach about health to your patients, and creating systems that empower your team members and support overall business success.

In this episode we’ll explore…

• How Dr. Rigney navigated changing her own toxic company culture.
• The many ways people-pleasing can impact your business (and how to deal with it).
• Why it’s crucial as a leader to take personal responsibility for your team.
• Why training is so important to include in your business, and how to do it right.
• How to practice what you preach about health to your patients and why it matters.
• How the burns we watch others go through serve as a serious reality check.
• What Dr. Rigney did to get to a healthier place (and why this approach works for women).
• When Dr. Rigney started ChiroIntensive and who it was originally created for.
• Why you need systems to help you avoid decision fatigue in your business.
• How Dr. Rigney has invested in her own growth over the years—and when it wasn’t worth it.
• Examples of the ways you can prompt AI to improve your business.
• Why it’s crucial to be honest about the struggles in your business, especially in coaching.
• The resources Dr. Rigney has created that actually help business owners move forward.
• What you should definitely do to make your life as a leader way easier.

Listen to Part 1 here: https://drdenisaweber.com/episode-4-from-ego-to-ally-with-dr-elise-rigney-part-1

Visit my website: https://drdenisaweber.com

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Dr. Rigney’s website: https://www.dreliserigney.com

The REWIRE Method: https://www.dreliserigney.com/a/2148135582/YazRJodv

We welcome our first guest to the podcast in this episode, Dr. Elise Rigney. She is the Founder of Impact Chiropractic, which has four thriving clinics located throughout Colorado. She leads a team of top-performing chiropractors in the state, and is a powerhouse in our profession who truly sets a high standard for chiropractic leadership.

This is only the first half of my conversation with Dr. Elise Rigney. In Part Two, she opens up about the damage of people-pleasing, the weight she carried as a leader, and what it looked like being the primary financial provider in her family. We also dig into business talk... recession-proofing your practice, hiring VAs, and how she’s leveraging AI. So make sure to tune in next week!

In this episode we’ll explore…

• How my ego almost kept Dr. Rigney and I from connecting.
• Why it’s so important for women to support each other professionally.
• How many doctors Dr. Rigney oversees right now and when she stopped full-time practice.
• What making space for an ego death actually allowed me to achieve.
• How Dr. Rigney and I were elevated on stages before becoming the leaders we are today.
• The ways our backgrounds have informed our personal and professional success
• The struggle of choosing to focus on motherhood or business succe
• The real-life factors that leave women lacking energy for their business.
• What had to happen for me to be able to do ChiroIntensive.
• Why I needed a new team to move into the next iteration of my business.
• How personal shifts make room for professional growth.
• How investing in her own growth helped Dr. Rigney’s business thrive.
• Why people-pleasing behavior harms the culture of your practice.
• Why it’s important to weed out the people who won’t work well in your practice.

Visit my website: https://drdenisaweber.com

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/southern_chiro

Dr. Rigney’s website: https://www.dreliserigney.com

The REWIRE Method: https://www.dreliserigney.com/a/2148135582/YazRJodv

Launching this podcast has been an incredible experience so far. Starting a podcast was not on my radar, but in this episode, I’m sharing what inspired me to take the leap into podcasting.

I once thought my mistakes as a leader made me a not-so-great candidate for podcasting, until I realized it actually qualified me to be one. We need more leaders talking about their mistakes and pivotal moments. As leaders, we all experience challenges, and sharing them makes us feel less alone.

In this episode we’ll explore…

• How I never planned on starting a podcast (and why that changed).
• What I felt called to talk about specifically on this podcast.
• What leaders actually want to talk about once their walls come down.
• How a perspective shift turned me from a disqualified podcaster to a qualified one.
• Why I’m passionate about focusing on pivotal moments for leaders.
• What I really want to know about a person’s leadership challenges.
• The difference between other leadership podcasts and this one.
• My two main required guest qualifications for this podcast.
• Why you should give yourself grace for the leader you were during your tough times.
• How we can learn from one other’s experiences as leaders (and why it matters).
• Where the inspiration for our podcast branding came from.
• The types of leaders we’re inviting here and what I’m asking of you.

Visit my website: https://drdenisaweber.com

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I’m discussing what happens when the leadership pendulum swings; when you go from no leadership at all to complete micromanagement.

I’ve been through this myself. I went from being an absent leader to going scorched earth and fully micromanaging my team.

I have experienced what happens when you lead from wounds instead of wisdom, and I can also tell you how I found a more balanced place to lead from.

In this episode we’ll explore…

• What led me to overcorrect from being an absent leader to an overbearing one.
• Where the desire for overcorrection often comes from.
• The benefits of being able to correct your team in real time, and the downsides.
• How I added structure and systems to better manage my team.
• How my high standards and tendency to micromanage crushed the morale of my team.
• The signs of unhealed leadership and how it impacts your team.
• How I used micromanagement as a shield.
• The greatest lessons my scorched earth season taught me.
• Why it was so important to build the right culture for my business.
• What learning to live in the gain helped me be more cognizant of.
• What I started doing to build greater trust with my team members.
• Why overcorrection is common (but not sustainable) in your leadership journey.
• My gratitude for this experience and everything the pendulum swing gifted me.
• How to know when it’s the right time to let go when a team member isn’t the right fit.

Visit my website: https://drdenisaweber.com  

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Welcome to the Burned and Better podcast. In the first episode, I’m sharing what happened when I lost my entire team (assistants, a doctor, and a nanny) when they resigned within weeks of each other. I’ll tell you all about the type of leader I was before they left, what I learned from the experience, and how I’ve evolved as a leader since.

In this episode we’ll explore…

• How most leaders have a story that burned them and made them better.
• Why my entire team left me, and what I learned from it.
• When I realized I needed to step up and start doing things differently.
• What my leadership style used to be and why I still cringe a little looking back.
• What I had to grieve so that I could move forward from this experience.
• The importance of having supportive systems and processes for your team.
• How lowering the bar on myself lowered it for everyone else.
• How humbled I felt throughout this experience, especially when asking for help.
• The time it took to refine our internal structure and overall create a stronger business.

Visit my website: https://drdenisaweber.com

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Welcome to Burned and Better with Dr. Denisa Weber!