Chiro Hustle

Dr Matt Delgado DC joins James Chester for Episode 812 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast to explore the personal health crisis that transformed the way he thinks about chiropractic, subluxation, and the body's ability to heal. Shortly after chiropractic school, Matt entered an intense associateship, burned out, and was eventually diagnosed with Graves disease. He describes leaving that environment, simp...

“That kid was me.” Dr Amanda Blonigen DC joins James Chester for Episode 811 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast to explore pediatric chiropractic, pregnancy, birth, developmental milestones, chiropractic philosophy, and what happens when chiropractors take the principle beyond the walls of their offices. Amanda originally planned to become a pediatrician before discovering chiropractic and realizing that...

What happens when one chiropractic adjustment becomes the beginning of a multigenerational legacy? Dr David Peltier DC joins James Chester to share a chiropractic journey that began when his future brother-in-law introduced him to principled chiropractic and ultimately grew into an extended family containing nine chiropractors. After 33 years in practice, Dr Peltier's message to chiropractic stude...

What happens when a man who once entered disaster zones to help people rebuild their lives brings that same calling into chiropractic? In Episode 809 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester sits down with Dr Justin Dick DC for a powerful conversation about service, subluxation-centered chiropractic, scoliosis, spinal biomechanics, early detection, research, and tackling cases other people may c...

What happens when the chiropractic philosophy that inspired you to enter the profession is almost nowhere to be found in your chiropractic education? For Dr Laura Priestley DC, everything changed at Cal Jam 2017. Laura grew up in Australia receiving chiropractic care from age ten after her mother—a nurse who had become dissatisfied with what she was witnessing in conventional health care—was intro...

Chiropractic has been the best-kept secret in health care for too long. In Episode 807 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester speaks with ICA president Dr. Joe Betz DC about the movement to make chiropractic a first choice. Dr. Betz reveals how chiropractic organizations and the Make America Healthy Again movement are finding common ground around patient access, prevention, wellness, and freed...

What would you do to hear your child speak for the first time? Dr. Ronen Mendi joins James Chester to share a remarkable journey shaped by survival, fatherhood, mentorship, and subluxation-centered Chiropractic. At 13, Dr. Mendi survived a devastating automobile accident that left him unconscious for 10 days. After living with pain, headaches, weakness, and a discouraging prognosis, he received hi...

Dr Charles “Chuck” Gibson DC carries firsthand memories of some of chiropractic’s most influential figures—and one conversation he recalls may have changed the course of the profession. In Episode 805 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, Dr Gibson tells the story of urging legendary philosopher Reggie Gold to return to chiropractic after Reggie stepped away in frustration over the profession’s philosophic...

What happens when subluxation-centered chiropractic enters the conversation about human spaceflight? In Episode 804 of Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester welcomes Dr. Haig John for a powerful exploration of chiropractic philosophy, adjusting mastery, and the profession’s potential role in extreme environments. Dr. John shares how practicing on Florida’s Space Coast led him to advocate for chiropr...

At 16, Dr. Shady Botros entered a chiropractic office after years of asthma, medication, hospital visits, and restricted breathing. A Reggie Gold lecture introduced him to the Big Idea, and his first chiropractic adjustment became the moment he calls “the day I took my first breath.” He left knowing he wanted to serve others through chiropractic. In Episode 803, Dr. Botros joins James Chester to e...

One patient asked Dr Benjamin Fargus what he could do for a seriously degenerative joint. He didn't have the complete answer. So he went looking for it. That question sent Dr Fargus into the research surrounding degenerative joint disease, biomechanics, tissue healing, exercise, nutrition, inflammation, metabolic health, and conservative joint care. What began with one patient eventually became a...

A Guitar Hero game helped reveal Dr Josh Wheeler DC’s creative path. When Josh’s father offered to replace the game with a real guitar, Josh began the difficult process of learning an actual instrument. That decision eventually shaped how he would educate, entertain, and communicate as a chiropractor. Josh grew up in a chiropractic family, was checked shortly after birth, and considered careers in...

One adjustment can change a life. One adjustment may even change generations. In milestone Episode 800 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester sits down with Dr Paul Reed DC for a powerful conversation about subluxation, chiropractic philosophy, the adjustment, leadership, practice growth, mentorship, and preserving chiropractic for future generations. Paul's own chiropractic story began when h...

What happens when a chiropractor realizes chiropractic is bigger than pain? Dr Sondre Langli DC began his professional career as a physical therapist before discovering something different happening inside chiropractic offices. After experiencing chiropractic personally, he followed that calling to Australia, studied chiropractic, and eventually built his practice in Sweden. But one patient would...

Dr Corey Malnikof DC went from opening his first Chiropractic practice, watching the dream collide with reality and essentially running out of money—to building an organization of 24 clinics and roughly 150 team members. But ask Corey who deserves the credit and you'll hear something much more powerful than a business success story: “They built me.” In Chiro Hustle Podcast Episode 798, Corey share...

What if the answer to a struggling chiropractic practice isn't another side hustle—but becoming a better chiropractor, communicator, business owner, and leader? In Episode 797 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, Dr Daniel Knowles DC challenges chiropractors to make chiropractic the main thing. Knowles describes four stages of practice—Survival, Growth, Scaling, and Legacy—and explains why chiropractors g...

In Episode 796 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester welcomes Dr Matthew Loop DC back to the show for a powerful conversation about the chiropractic message, social media, AI search, personal branding, and the future of practice growth. Dr Loop shares the story of how chiropractic first found him in an 11th-grade classroom. A chiropractor walked in with a spine model and explained the drugles...

In this episode of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester sits down with Dr Derrell Blackburn DC for a powerful conversation about chiropractic access, education, community outreach, and the responsibility to protect and share the chiropractic message. Dr Blackburn shares how a simple suggestion from a chiropractor helped lead him into the profession, but his deeper purpose came from understandin...

In Episode 794 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, Dr Benjamin Page DC shares a principled conversation about chiropractic philosophy, subluxation, innate intelligence, bilingual chiropractic, nutrition, nature, and health responsibility. A Palmer graduate, Dr Page explains why chiropractic philosophy pulled him away from the medical model and into a profession that honors the body’s ability to self-regu...

In Episode 793 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester welcomes Dr Neil Cohen DC for a powerful, principled conversation about chiropractic purpose, leadership, communication, and the sacred responsibility to keep chiropractic chiropractic. With 40 years in the profession and years of leadership at Sherman College of Chiropractic, Dr Cohen brings a clear message: chiropractic is not transaction...

In Episode 792 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester welcomes Dr Trevor Colm DC for a powerful conversation about concussion recovery, brain function, subluxation-centered chiropractic, Cortex, research, and the future of the profession. Dr Colm’s chiropractic story began after a major concussion while playing college lacrosse. His short-term memory was wiped out, brain fog took over, and he...

In Episode 791 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester welcomes Dr Mark Sanna DC of Breakthrough Coaching for a powerful conversation about chiropractic’s strategic future. Dr Sanna discusses the Chiropractic Future Strategic Plan, the profession’s need for unified direction, and the four major pillars of research, government relations, reimbursement, and technology. He explains why quality-of-...

In Episode 790 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester sits down with Dr Janrai Gravely DC to talk about the journey from the soccer field to the chiropractic table. Dr Gravely’s story began with pain, asthma, allergies, and a young athlete’s limited understanding of the body. After a severe back pain experience during a youth soccer tournament, and after his mother was introduced to chiropract...

In Episode 789 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester welcomes Roberto Monaco, founder of Influencing from the Front, for a powerful conversation about communication, ethical influence, public speaking, and the responsibility chiropractors have to bring the chiropractic message into their communities. Roberto shares how he went from limiting beliefs, financial struggle, and English as his thir...

In this episode of Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester welcomes Dr Jay Komarek DC for a principled conversation about subluxation, innate intelligence, animal chiropractic, Sherman College, and a lifetime of service to chiropractic. Dr Komarek shares stories from nearly five decades in the profession, including his work with children, suffering patients, horses, and students. The most powerful mom...