Yes, you read that right! Once upon a time, I fired my whole team. The shenanigans they were up to were like nothing I’ve ever seen before. So if you’re a private practice owner who leads a team that makes you dread coming to work, I can relate! In this episode, I’m sharing the whole story behind that experience, what I did to determine who to let go, and how I recovered to build a high performing team that I genuinely loved working with.

Resources mentioned:

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program | My CEO luxe mastermind experience is for established private practice owners who are ready to sustainably scale their business for profitable growth, own their CEO status, and learn the business side of your practice on a deeper level. Get mentorship, coaching and strategic consulting for you, your practice and your team. 

In this episode, I cover:

• The struggle of leading a troublesome team

• Evaluating if training or better communication can save your team

• Why you need a team to grow your practice… even after hearing my story!

• Getting comfortable with difficult conversations and decisions

• Documenting and notifying employees are violating company policies

• Working with a staffing agency to get the coverage you need

• Deciding what you’re looking for in an A-player employer

• Interview tips to ensure the next team member is amazing

• Not settling for less than your standard for an incredible team

It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. 

Connect with Brandy:

• Brandy Mabra on IG

• Private Practice CEO IG

• Website

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program

If you find yourself in a slow season of business, you might immediately feel antsy and restless. I’ve been there, because it’s really hard to take a break when you’re focused on your goals. I recently had a conversation reminding me that the slow down season doesn’t have to be doom and gloom. It's a gift. Today, I’m sharing the opportunities we have during a slow down season, and how you can make the most of it.

Resources mentioned:

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program | My CEO luxe mastermind experience is for established private practice owners who are ready to sustainably scale their business for profitable growth, own their CEO status, and learn the business side of your practice on a deeper level. Get mentorship, coaching and strategic consulting for you, your practice and your team. 

In this episode, I cover:

• The three things we get to do during slower seasons

• How to let yourself enjoy the slowdown

• What to do if your speciality doesn’t naturally have slow seasons

• Showing up in your life the way you show up for your business

• Focusing on your personal systems at home

• Stepping into the routines you might have lost track of in busy seasons

It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. 

Connect with Brandy:

• Brandy Mabra on IG

• Private Practice CEO IG

• Website

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program

Do you sometimes feel like building a seven-figure private practice is simply impossible? We’ve all felt that way, but it IS possible, and our guest Shawniel Chamanlal, LCSW, is living proof! Shawniel is a member of Private Practice CEO™, my CEO membership and luxe mastermind experience for established private practice owners who are ready to sustainably scale their business for growth, own their CEO status, and learn the business side of your practice on a deeper level. 

In the program, Shawniel learned how to streamline her operations, let go of her overbooked calendar, and scale her business to seven figures. You read that right: Shawniel scaled her business to seven figures while working LESS and having more time for self-care as a result of our program. In this episode, she shares the specifics of how she decided to work with me as her coach, how she applied what she learned in the program, and so much more!

Shawniel is a pioneering force in mental health and wellness, blazing trails as the CEO of Healing Springs Wellness Center. The practice offers a wide range of services, from individual counseling to group therapy sessions, catering to every aspect of mental wellness. Through coaching and consulting, Shawniel empowers therapists to not just excel, but thrive. 

Connect with Shawniel:

• Free Webinar: Permission to Dream Big

• Shawniel's Website

• Shawniel’s Instagram

• Healing Springs Wellness Website

• Healing Springs Wellness Instagram

Some key takeaways from this episode include:

• The value of a coach and mentor to help you grow

• Why operations is the sexy side of running a practice

• Holding your team accountable instead of coddling them

• What helped Shawniel grow her practice to seven figures

• Being solutions-focused as a leader so you can tackle anything

• Using your business to give back to your community

• Resisting the urge to fill up all the white space on your calendar

• Prioritizing your personal wellness as a CEO

• Learning how to trust your team and delegate to them

• Including yourself and your dream lifestyle in the vision for your practice

It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. 

Connect with Brandy:

• Brandy Mabra on IG

• Private Practice CEO IG

• Website

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program

It can be intimidating for many practice owners to hire outside of their disciplines to create a more well-rounded clinic. Does that resonate with you? We understand how scary it can be, but we’re sharing how to do so intentionally! Enter Kendall Hagensen, LMHC, BC-DMT, the Founder of Vancouver Wellness Studio, a multidisciplinary clinic. In this episode, Kendall unpacks her experience with building her practice, hiring and leading a team of multidisciplinary practitioners, and trauma-informed leadership.

Kendall is a Somatic Mental Health Therapist, Multidisciplinary Clinic Owner and Business Coach. She specializes in, and is passionate about, working with healthcare professionals to create the businesses of their dreams. Big goals always have a psychological component beneath the surface, so Kendall uses her background in Somatic Psychotherapy and EMDR Therapy mixed with Business Coaching tools to help clients develop a healthy relationship with their business and their strength as a leader. As someone who lives with a chronic illness herself, Kendall feels that health happens best within community, which is why she takes a holistic, integrative, and collaborative wellness approach to her personal and professional life. 

Connect with Kendall:

• Vancouver Wellness Studio

• Wellness Center Creators Website

• Wellness Center Creators Podcast

Special Offer:

Have you been looking for restorative time for yourself as a business owner, time to gain clarity on your vision, and tangible tools to save time, energy, and money while you grow your business? Make sure to grab one of the last open spots for the 2024 Creator's Circle Retreat hosted by Wellness Center Creators happening this September in Vancouver, WA! Registration closes TOMORROW, JUNE 1st, so email Kendall ASAP at [email protected]. Payment plans are available.

Some key takeaways from this episode include:

• How a personal diagnosis led Kendall to pursue founding a multidisciplinary wellness center

• Deciding which modalities to add to your practice and when

• Transitioning from a wellness center of independent contractors to a team of employees

• Developing a mission, vision, and values to inform your hiring process

• Setting up your multidisciplinary practice to be profitable

• Training your team members to be a part of a more collaborative model than they may be used to

• What it means to be trauma-informed as a leader

• The struggle of defining what “clear” communication is

• Using assessments like DiSC to inform how to structure and build your team

• How Kendall has implemented team meetings, staff reviews, and mentorship to pour into her team

It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. 

Connect with Brandy:

• Brandy Mabra on IG

• Private Practice CEO IG

• Website

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program

Have you ever led a team that made you feel drained, overwhelmed, and stressed out? It can have a serious impact on not just the business, but your personal life and health as well. We’ve all led or been on a team like that, but there’s a better way! In this episode, I’m sharing the habits and routines that are often overlooked, but so effective for hiring and leading an engaged and productive team. If you’re ready to feel lighter, less stressed, and excited to show up for team meetings, this episode is for you!

Apply for the Private Practice CEO Inc., my 90-day incubator for private practice CEOs that kicks off in June!

In this episode, I cover:

• What you might not be taking advantage of as a business owner

• Building your business around your personal non-negotiables

• Why taking your time when hiring a team is key

• How an engaged team changes your entire quality of life… seriously

• The #1 attribute you should be looking for in every single team member

• How to maintain transparency without scaring your team away

• The difference between holding space for your team and excusing bad behavior

• How to make your team meetings more productive

• Implementing a communication policy in your practice

• Asking for feedback from your team and being open to receiving it

It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. 

Connect with Brandy:

• Brandy Mabra on IG

• Private Practice CEO IG

• Website

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program

We are back for part two of our Business Health Check-In series! Get your pen and paper ready because we are digging right back into my Pillar Method of self-evaluating the most important parts of your private practice. In the final installment, I share how to evaluate your marketing, finances, systems, team, and - most importantly - you. If you’re ready to take a hard look at your business and have the tough conversations, this episode is for you!

Resources mentioned:

• Ep. 42: Business Health Check-In Pt. 1

• Ep. 16: The Money Is In Your Operations

• Ep. 10: What Is Your Money Story?

• Ep. 9: Marketing Plays to Help You Make More Money

• Private Practice Health Assessment

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The key marketing questions you need to ask yourself

• Why it’s so important to get comfortable with looking at your money

• How to evaluate your business finances

• What business owners get wrong about operations

• The best way to create systems and processes

• Metrics you may not be tracking for efficiency

• Taking ownership by checking in with your team

• Being honest with yourself about how YOU are doing

It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. 

Connect with Brandy:

• Brandy Mabra on IG

• Private Practice CEO IG

• Website

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program

Are you slightly panicking about being almost halfway through the year? Maybe you set a lot of personal and business goals and feel like you’ve made zero progress. We’ve been there, but I developed a business health check-in to see where you are vs. where you want to be. In part one of this two-part series, I share how I developed this method, the pillars of your business to evaluate today, and why you need to put yourself first as a private practice owner.

Resources mentioned:

• Sign up for my Private Practice Scoop newsletter

• Private Practice Health Assessment

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How you can score your business’ overall health (hint: click here!)

• The difference between billers and coders on your team

• How I lost six figures of revenue by not having a simple conversation

• Evaluating the six pillars of your business to see how your business is really doing

• Why you need to put yourself first in your business

• The three phases of marketing you need to pay attention to

It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. 

Connect with Brandy:

• Brandy Mabra on IG

• Private Practice CEO IG

• Website

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program

Have you ever found yourself tying the success (or downturns) of your business to your personal worth? We’ve been there. As high performers, it’s easy to fall into the trap of feeling great about yourself when business is good, and feeling like a failure during a tough season. In this episode, I’m sharing how you can set yourself up for success as a leader to end the cycle of shame and find more compassion for yourself regardless of how your business is doing. 

In this episode, I cover:

• How negative self-talk can spiral into unhealthy coping mechanisms

• Learning how to count your blessings and find gratitude on hard days

• Understanding there will always be transition seasons in your business (and preparing accordingly)

• Identifying what peace and freedom look like for you

• How to start talking about your business as its own entity

• Letting go of what you can’t control

• What you can do today to find more peace in your day-to-day

It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. 

Connect with Brandy:

• Brandy Mabra on IG

• Private Practice CEO IG

• Website

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program

Is it a dream of yours to get featured in the press, but you’re scared to tell your story? Maybe you’re not even sure which story to tell. I’ve been in your shoes, but I’ve been able to land huge press features by telling my story - which still feels scary to say out loud to this day. In this episode, I’m sharing exactly how you can also get featured by identifying and telling your unique, authentic story to build your authority as an expert in your field.

Resources mentioned:

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program

• Listen to episode 35: The Importance of Optimizing Your Website with Jessica Freeman

• Listen to episode 38: Three Steps to Getting Exactly What You Want in Life & Business

• 10X is Easier Than 2X by Dan Sullivan

In this episode, I cover:

• How my story has empowered me in my career

• Identifying your own transformational story

• Why relatability is way more important than perfectionism

• How to overcome the fear of what people will think of you

• What I thought would happen if I shared my story vs. what actually happened

• The difference between building a personal brand and oversharing

• Five action items you can take to get featured in the press

It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. 

Connect with Brandy:

• Brandy Mabra on IG

• Private Practice CEO IG

• Website

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program

You’ve been diligently training your team on your systems and processes, but they’re still heavily relying on you for direction. Does that resonate with you? We’ve all been there, and it’s not just a matter of needing more training time or better communication. In this episode, I’m sharing how to strategically change your habits and team meetings to challenge them to think like a true leader. If you want your team to think and take action more independently, this episode is for you!

In this episode, I cover:

• The difference between having “doers” vs. “leaders” on your team, and how your own leadership might not be setting the right example

• How to (lovingly) give your team opportunities to be more resourceful instead of depending on you for everything

• The secret to structuring your team meetings to be proactive and strategic

• How to get valuable input from your team that prompts them to notice opportunities for improvement and growth within the practice

It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. 

Connect with Brandy:

• Brandy Mabra on IG

• Private Practice CEO IG

• Website

• Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program