Freedom by Design with Jamey Schrier is for private practice owners, healthcare entrepreneurs, and independent thinkers who want to build a business and life on their own terms.
Most people start a practice to create freedom. Somewhere along the way, it starts running them.
This show is about changing that.
Jamey sits down with practice owners, healthcare leaders, entrepreneurs, and builders who are rethinking how business actually works. Not just growing faster, but building something that gives them more control, more clarity, and more freedom.
Real conversations about leadership, mindset, business growth, and the decisions most owners avoid.
If you’re done following someone else’s playbook and ready to think for yourself, you’re in the right place.
Freedom isn’t accidental. It’s built by design.
From Burned-Out Therapist to Successful Practice Owner | Her 15-Year Journey with Sarah Pettyjohn
She started her practice to create freedom, but soon found herself working more than ever. Sarah shares how she transformed from an overwhelmed clinician into a true business leader by changing her mindset, building the right team, and creating systems that allowed her practice to grow. Learn the lessons every healthcare business owner needs to know before reaching burnout.
This is the final episode in this launch run. If it moved you, subscribe, share it with an owner who needs to see that an intentional exit is possible, and comment with where you are in your own journey right now.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 - Opening Hook
0:20 - Guest Introduction: Sarah Pettyjohn
1:46 - The Moment She Decided to Be the Boss
29:35 - Preparing the Practice to Sell
33:28 - Why She Exited on Her Own Terms
34:54 - From Client to Coach
36:48 - Her Biggest Regret as an Owner
42:25 - Closing Thoughts
If billing gaps, collections, cash flow, or revenue leaks are creating stress in your practice, schedule a conversation with Jamey here (https://practicefreedomu.com/discoverycallwithjamey/?utm_source=freedombydesign&utm_medium=notess1ep6).
You can learn more about Sarah's work here. (https://practicefreedomu.com/meet-the-coaches/)
10 Aug 2026
40 Years, Two States, and One Big Lesson About Leadership with Tom DiAngelis
Tom DiAngelis has been in this profession for more than 40 years. He owned practices in two states, partnered with a larger regional group, served as COO, and ultimately as a company lead before retiring in 2025.
This episode is for physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and mental health practice owners who want the long view- someone who has been through nearly every phase a practice can go through: ownership, partnership, executive leadership, and industry leadership, and can speak to what actually mattered across all of it.
If this episode gave you the perspective you needed, subscribe, share it with an owner earlier in their journey, and comment with the lesson you wish someone had told you sooner.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 - Opening Hook
1:12 - Guest Introduction: Tom DiAngelis
2:24 - 40-Plus Years of Change in Private Practice
6:11 - The Danger of Emotional Decisions
7:04 - Why Every Owner Needs Someone Who Asks the Right Questions
35:33 - Getting Clear on What You Actually Want
36:33 - The Diversification Trap
37:57 - Keeping Your Core Business the Priority
44:10 - Closing Thoughts
If billing gaps, collections, cash flow, or revenue leaks are creating stress in your practice, schedule a conversation with Jamey here (https://practicefreedomu.com/discoverycallwithjamey/?utm_source=freedombydesign&utm_medium=notess1ep6).
You can learn more about Tom's work here. (https://practicefreedomu.com/meet-the-coaches/)
10 Aug 2026
Marketing for Mental Health Practices with Joshua Brummel
There's a reason some practices have marketing that works, and others don't. It's not a budget. It's not luck. This episode breaks down what it actually is.
Joshua Brummel is the co-founder of TherapyFlow and author of The Flow, a weekly read for over 15,000 practice owners. Before going deep into the mental health practice space, he cut his teeth in sales and marketing at places like the Chicago Tribune and Vector Marketing, so when he talks about what works, he is not guessing. TherapyFlow has helped hundreds of practices scale to multi-six and seven figures by building consistent marketing, sales processes, and operations that actually flow, and his whole philosophy is simplicity over hustle.
This episode is for mental health, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology practice owners who have worked with thousands of clients between them and want to know what is actually going on under the hood when marketing stops working.
If this episode reframed how you think about your own marketing struggles, subscribe, share it with a mental health practice owner in your network, and comment with the tactic you have chased the most without results.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 - Opening Hook
0:31 - Guest Introduction: Joshua Brummel
1:54 - Getting Under the Hood of a Broken Marketing Strategy
2:48 - Different Revenue Stages, Different Marketing Problems
9:04 - Choosing the Right Strategy Before Scaling It
15:16 - Less Is More: Going Deeper Instead of Wider
38:07 - The Skill of Hiring the Right Marketing Help
38:36 - How to Connect With TherapyFlow
40:08 - Closing Thoughts
If billing gaps, collections, cash flow, or revenue leaks are creating stress in your practice, schedule a conversation with Jamey here (https://practicefreedomu.com/discoverycallwithjamey/?utm_source=freedombydesign&utm_medium=notess1ep6).
You can learn more about Joshua's work here. (https://mytherapyflow.com/)
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