CEO Conversations™: The Private Practice Podcast with Brandy Mabra

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We all know how helpful data dashboards are, but manual reporting can be so time consuming that private practice owners just skip it altogether. Enter Tory Krone, AM, LCSW, a licensed clinical therapist, group practice owner, and co-founder of  PracticeVital . With over 15 years of experience as a therapist and nearly a decade owning and operating Proactive Therapy in Chicago, Tory has seen just h...

When you're scaling your private practice, growing your team, and trying to keep provider schedules full, it can start to feel like your practice is taking over your life. Every question, every decision, every fire, every number, every team issue… it all finds its way back to your plate. In this replay episode, I'm revisiting the Four Freedom Systems, a framework I've worked through with clients i...

Lately, I've been noticing a pattern. Someone needs a vacation and can't leave because the team depends on them. A maternity leave is coming and nothing has been delegated. An unexpected family situation happens and suddenly the business needs more support than it has. In this episode, I'm talking about what it means to stay ready so you don't have to get ready. We're looking at the leadership, sy...

Sleep is one of those things we all know we need, but actually protecting it through different seasons of business and life is where the real work begins. As practice owners and healthcare entrepreneurs, we're leading teams, making decisions, carrying stress, navigating motherhood, hormones, growth, money, and the pressure to keep showing up at a high level. That is why I asked Dr. Felicia Ivey, F...

Your energy is part of your business model, whether you are treating it that way or not. As healthcare entrepreneurs, we are trained to put everyone else first, and that training follows us into business until we are exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering why the strategy is not working the way we thought it would. In this conversation, I'm sharing the deeper realization that led me to create The P...

Cigna is pulling out of 11 states, and 369,000 people are going to be impacted. In this episode, I'm talking through what this means from a business perspective, especially for private practice owners and healthcare entrepreneurs who are trying to build sustainable practices in an unpredictable healthcare economy. This conversation is about payer moves, patient access, contracts, cash flow, team i...

When you're building the next version of your private practice, your mindset shapes the way you lead, make decisions, and execute the strategy in front of you. In this replay episode, we're revisiting conversations around money mindset, profitability, vision, faith, and preparing yourself for the practice you say you want. You'll hear from me, Monique Castro, and Shawniel Chamanlal on what it look...

Servant leadership sounds good in theory, but I've lived what happens when it goes too far. In this episode, I'm breaking down how leading from a place of service can quietly turn into overextending yourself, burning out, and carrying more than you were ever meant to hold. I share how this showed up for me in both my business and my home, the moment I realized something had to change, and what it...

I've made the mistake of promoting someone too quickly, thinking their performance in one role would naturally translate into leadership. It didn't. In this episode, I walk through what it actually takes to prepare someone for leadership inside your practice. We talk about the difference between doers, owners, and leaders, why a title alone doesn't create leadership, and how rushing a promotion ca...

This time of year always brings the same quiet question to the surface for so many of us: can I actually step away from my practice without everything unraveling? And I don't mean stepping away while still checking emails or fielding questions, I mean truly being gone. In this episode, I'm walking you through what it really looks like to prepare your practice for your absence in a way that feels c...

I know you've poured everything into your practice, your time, your energy, your sacrifice… but have you ever stopped to ask what would happen to it if your life changed overnight? You're building, you're growing, you're leading, but this is one of those conversations most people avoid because it feels uncomfortable, especially when it involves your relationship. On this week's episode, Gabriela M...

Have you ever looked at your day and realized you were busy the entire time… but nothing actually moved forward? You've been checking tasks off, answering questions, putting out fires, but the vision, the strategy, the leadership piece keeps getting pushed to the side. Can you relate? I get it. So many practice owners think they're leading when they're really just operating at a high level of "doi...

Have you ever looked at your team and thought… something feels off, but you can't quite explain it, like you've been growing but your team hasn't grown with you? Can you relate? Because this is one of the hardest parts of leadership, especially as a heart-centered CEO who genuinely cares about your people and the roles they've played in your journey. In this episode, I'm unpacking the truth that t...

There's a moment in your practice where things finally start to click, but it's not because you added another strategy. It's because your leadership, your team, and your systems are finally aligned. In this episode, I'm breaking down what actually changes when you have the right leaders in place, when your vision is clear, and when your team is truly operating with you instead of relying on you. W...

Every time I get in the room with my clients, I'm reminded that what most people are missing isn't more information. It's proximity. It's leadership. It's space to actually think. At our recent Private Practice CEO Retreat in Scottsdale, we did something different and brought leadership teams into the room. And the shift that happens when everyone starts thinking like a CEO… it's powerful. We had...

You buy the new software, the automation tool, or the AI feature that promises to make everything easier… and a few months later, no one is using it. Sound familiar? In this episode, I'm breaking down why systems fail inside private practices, even when the software itself is great. After implementing countless EMR systems and operational tools throughout my career, I've seen practices spend thous...

Everyone talks about delegation like it's simple, just hire someone, hand it off, and suddenly you have your time back. But the truth is, delegation is a lot more complex than people make it sound. In this episode, I'm breaking down why delegation often fails inside private practices and what's really happening when tasks keep boomeranging back onto your plate. From trust issues and unclear expect...

Have you ever realized that your private practice is reflecting something back to you? As your business grows, it starts asking more of you. More leadership, clearer decisions, stronger boundaries, and sometimes a completely different version of yourself than the one who started the practice. In this conversation, Krystal Jackson, CEO of Simply Being Wellness Counseling and a member of Private Pra...

Would you shut down a profitable business model to start over from scratch? Most people wouldn't. But that's exactly what Courtney Curtis did, and it changed everything. In this episode, we're revisiting her journey from inherited operations to intentional CEO leadership, and how she rebuilt her company into a $1.2 million agency. This isn't a "get rich quick" story. It's about mindset shifts, str...

Have you ever looked up and realized you've been busy all week, but you haven't actually thought about your business? You're adding services, hiring, solving problems, staying booked and productive… but you're not innovating. And that's exactly how practices slowly become irrelevant. This minisode, pulled from Episode 103, is your reminder that CEO thinking time is not optional if you want to stay...

I used to think being needed made me a good leader, until I realized it was breaking my business. Back when I was managing a team of 35, I bent over backwards trying to please everyone, and it left me burned out, underpaid, and constantly cleaning up messes that weren't mine. In this episode, I'm telling the truth about people-pleasing leadership – how it cost me six figures, how it pushed my high...

Let me 10x you for a second. If you hit seven figures and thought "this is it," you're not alone. A lot of practice owners stop there, believing anything beyond feels too risky, too complicated, or too out of reach. But what if playing it safe is actually what's keeping you stuck? In this episode, I'm talking about the real reason it feels riskier to scale than to stay small, and how to shift your...

Let's be honest… your practice can't grow if your leadership stays the same. In this episode, I'm breaking down one of the biggest blind spots I see as businesses scale: leadership becomes the constraint before you even realize it. I'm sharing what it looks like when your team outpaces your management skills, how to know if you're stuck in survival mode (even if revenue is up), and why burnout is...

What does it look like to lead with purpose, scale with intention, and stay true to your values, while building a multi-million dollar practice? In this Private Practice CEO® highlight, Monique Castro returns to the podcast to share the raw, real, and remarkable evolution of her leadership journey. From burnout and identity shifts to bold vision and team growth, this episode goes deep. We talk abo...