What does it really take to rebuild after losing everything? Justin Freishtat, fund manager and entrepreneur, joins us to share his raw, unfiltered journey through one of the most traumatic periods of his life—when he lost $12.7 million, faced his brother's cancer diagnosis, and mourned his beloved dog all within months.

Justin pulls back the curtain on what it truly means to lead through crisis. Rather than sending investors a K1 for their losses and walking away, he made personal calls to 47 investors (including his own father) and fought through lawsuits that ultimately led to a $114 million judgment in their favor. His story isn't just about financial recovery—it's about maintaining your integrity when everything around you is crumbling.

In This Episode:

• The moment Justin realized $12.7 million was gone and how he broke the news to investors
• Why Justin's biggest fear wasn't the money, but letting down the people who trusted him
• How he rebuilt his identity when everything that defined him seemed to be "dying" simultaneously
• The surprising shift in his approach to goal-setting after experiencing catastrophic loss
• Why feeling "unworthy" might actually be a common trait among high-achievers

Justin reminds us that "the first is always the worst" when it comes to failure—each subsequent challenge becomes easier not because it hurts less, but because you've built the resilience to endure it. His perspective on success cuts through the noise: "Life's not nearly as serious as we think on a day-to-day basis... in 100 years, none of us are going to be here. Handle what's calling your name. Don't be scared to do uncomfortable things."

This episode is for you if you've ever faced a setback that felt impossible to overcome, if you're wrestling with imposter syndrome in rooms where you feel unworthy, or if you simply need permission to prioritize rest in your relentless pursuit of success. Break free from living in the future and start finding power in the present.

Connect with Justin on Instagram: @justinfreishtat

Stock ticker for his company on NYSE: HITC

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When is it time to say goodbye to a team member? How do you honor both your business needs and the human in front of you? In this refreshingly honest conversation, Dr. Sara and Dr. Marisa dive into the delicate dance of transitioning team members out of your business—a topic that's rarely discussed but critically important for sustainable growth.

With the vulnerability that only comes from lived experience (and collectively hiring over 40 people between them!), these two heart-centered leaders get real about navigating team transitions with integrity.

🔥 In This Episode:

• The subtle early warning signs that someone may no longer be aligned with your mission
• How to distinguish between a temporary challenge and a fundamental misalignment
• The trap of "mothering" team members instead of leading them
• Why extending grace without boundaries can damage your entire culture
• Practical steps to create clear accountability when you're giving someone a final chance to align

"If I hire someone and they leave a better human being than when they first started, I've done my job," shares Dr. Sara in this episode that proves true leadership means having both the courage to maintain standards and the wisdom to recognize when it's time for someone's journey to continue elsewhere.

Whether you're currently navigating a difficult team transition or simply want to strengthen your leadership muscles before you need them, this episode peels back the layers on what it truly means to lead with heart. It offers both the practical framework and the permission you need to lead with integrity—even when that means making the difficult decision to part ways. Because sometimes the most loving thing you can do is recognize when it's time to let go.

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What do great sex and thriving businesses have in common? They both fail when you're only focused on the end goal. Dr. Sara and Dr. Marisa dive into this spicy parallel, exploring why treating your business like a purely transactional encounter leaves both you and your mission wanting more.

After pausing a major expansion despite perfect-on-paper metrics, Dr. Sara shares how a beach vacation with zero agenda led to unexpected clarity. The conversation flows from intimate relationships to entrepreneurship, revealing why genuine spontaneity and presence create more sustainable success than rigid control.

🔥 In This Episode:

• The link between sexual energy and business growth
• How fear of losing control blocks both pleasure and profit
• Ways to embrace spontaneity without sacrificing success
• The power of presence over forced productivity

Break free from the transactional approach to success and discover how embracing spontaneity, presence, and genuine connection can transform both your business and life. This episode proves that sometimes the best outcomes happen when you stop forcing them.

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Dr. Marisa opens her heart about a pattern many high-achievers know intimately - sacrificing the very things that make us feel alive in pursuit of business success. Through her story of returning to the gym after a two-year hiatus, she illuminates how singularly focusing on business growth led to an exhausting cycle of control, perfectionism and perpetual overwhelm. Dr. Sara and Dr. Marisa dive deep into the paradox of how loosening our grip on achievement often creates the very expansion we've been chasing.✨

Together they explore the nuanced difference between productive action and performative busyness, sharing powerful metaphors about watching seedlings grow and witnessing child development. Their conversation challenges the cultural narrative that constant consumption of self-improvement content leads to growth, offering instead a path back to trusting our innate wisdom. 🌱

Essential Insights: 💫

• The unexpected way that reclaiming personal joy creates more business success, not less
• How hyper-vigilance in one area of life breeds scarcity mindset across all areas
• Why "productive rest" misses the point - and what true restoration looks like
• Practical ways to identify when you're choosing consumption over presence
• The profound shift that happens when we stop optimizing and start being

Actionable Integration: ⭐ This week, notice one activity that makes you lose all sense of time - not because it's "worthy" but because it lights up your soul. Give yourself 10 minutes to engage in it fully, without multitasking or documenting. Simply be present and notice what emerges.

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Pull up a seat for this deeply honest conversation where Dr. Marisa opens her heart about the stark differences between building her first practice (which sold in record time) and the more intentionally-rooted growth of Homestead. Meanwhile, Dr. Sara vulnerably shares how childhood experiences shaped her relationship with safety, control, and money in business. Together, they unpack the messy truth about entrepreneurship in 2025. 💫

Real Talk Revelations: ✨

• How tight control and "hawkish" behavior can actually stall abundance
• The surprising way Marisa's most profitable time came during her darkest season
• How visualization differs from control (and why it matters for results)
• Sara's powerful revelation about using money as a safety net instead of trusting life's flow
• The dance between necessary business strategy and intuitive leadership

Through raw stories and tender revelations, they challenge the hustle culture narrative that "more control equals more success." Instead, they offer a fresh perspective: What if our tightest grip on business goals is actually suffocating our highest potential?

This isn't just another business strategy session - it's an honest exploration of finding your rhythm between structured goals and intuitive leadership. Whether you're growing a practice, scaling a business, or simply trying to find balance between planning and trust, this conversation reminds us that sometimes our greatest expansion comes when we loosen our grip and trust the process.

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In this vulnerable and powerful conclusion to Dr. Marisa's practice sale journey, we dive deep into the emotional and technical complexities of transitioning a healing space to new ownership. Beyond the contracts and negotiations, this episode illuminates the profound personal growth that accompanies major business transitions. 💫

What You'll Learn:

• Navigating complex financial reconciliations in care-based practices
• Structuring seller financing and protecting both parties' interests
• Managing the delicate process of telling family, team, and patients
• Finding peace with difficult decisions that honor your heart's calling
• Balancing professional integrity with personal transformation

Through raw honesty and practical wisdom, Marisa reveals how the sale process became a catalyst for deeper self-discovery. She shares the intricate dance of managing pre-paid care plans, lease transfers, and practice transitions while processing complex emotions around leaving a dream she had built.

Key Takeaway: "You're allowed to be happy about something and sad about what it means at the same time... you can feel the width of all emotions and none of them are wrong."

This episode offers both tactical guidance for practice transitions and permission to honor your heart's whispers, even when they lead you away from "successful" paths. Whether you're considering a practice sale or navigating any major life transition, this conversation illuminates how doing the inner work creates the foundation for authentic external change.

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In this transformative episode, Dr. Marisa Bauman pulls back the curtain on selling her New Jersey practice mere months after opening – a decision that challenged conventional wisdom and required profound courage. Beyond spreadsheets and valuations, this is a story about trusting your inner knowing when it conflicts with external success 💫.

What You'll Learn: ✨

• The nuanced art of valuing a new practice without traditional metrics
• Creating a confidential sale process while maintaining practice integrity
• Building compelling business data packages for potential buyers
• Navigating the emotional complexity of private negotiations
• Transforming personal revelation into professional transition

Through raw honesty and tactical insight, Marisa illuminates the hidden realities of preparing a practice for sale - from meticulously tracking KPIs to conducting secret buyer meetings. She reveals how inner work became her compass when logic alone couldn't guide the way.

This candid exploration continues our business ownership series. Whether you caught Parts 1 & 2 on starting and expanding your practice, each episode offers frameworks for navigating major business transitions with both strategic excellence and heart-centered leadership.

Join us next week for Part 4 as we uncover the final chapter of Marisa's practice sale journey, including contract negotiations and the emotional landscape of sharing the decision with family, team, and patients.⭐

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Ready to take your practice to the next level? Dr. Sara Nelson-Gray shares her 13-month journey expanding Freedom Chiropractic, revealing exactly what it takes to double your space while nurturing a thriving team culture. 🏢 From managing construction zones to keeping patient care and team morale high during major transitions, this episode unpacks the art of growing your physical space without losing your practice's heart.

What You'll Learn: ✨

• The pivotal signs that signal you're ready for expansion
• How to maintain exceptional care during 13 months of construction
• Strategic ways to level up your team during transition
• Financial wisdom for managing doubled expenses
• Creating memorable patient experiences during massive change

Growing your practice isn't just about adding square footage - it's about creating space for your vision to flourish while staying true to your practice's natural rhythm. Sara shares exactly how to navigate this journey with both strategic excellence and heart-centered leadership.

This deep dive into practice expansion continues our three-part business ownership series. Whether you caught Part 1 on starting your practice or you're looking forward to Part 3 on selling, each episode offers strategic frameworks for your entrepreneurial journey.

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