Episode 10: What It Really Means to Be the CEO — Lessons From a $22 Million Practice Owner
I sat next to a woman at a conference who had built a $22 million therapy practice across 12 locations and was weeks away from selling it. She was 50 years old. And she wasn’t celebrating. That conversation changed something in how I think about what I’m building — and why. In this episode I talk about what being a CEO actually means at the level we’re growing to, and the three things that separate women who love their business from the ones who are just dragging themselves to the finish line.
In this episode:
The conversation at a conference lunch that changed how I think about scaling… and why $22 million in revenue and a retirement at 50 can still feel like nothing if you build it the wrong way
Why financial success is only ONE of six categories of success — and how women in health and wellness are actually uniquely positioned to get this right
What being a CEO actually IS at this level… and why it’s a practice, not a title
Three things that separate women who genuinely love their business from the ones who are just surviving it
The 3.5-week trip near Mount Everest I took while my business ran completely without me — and what it took to be able to do that
Take Action:
Picture the version of yourself at the finish line of your current growth goal. Is she happy? Does she love her life? Or does she just look successful from the outside while the other areas of her life are suffering? If there’s a gap between those two pictures, sit with that gap and ask yourself what one thing you could change right now to start closing it.
Resources from this episode:
Well Women Business Assessment — free diagnostic tool to help you Run, Grow, and Lead your business well as you scale to 7-figures and beyond
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