Ep. 135 - Cigna Is Exiting the Marketplace | Here's What You Need to Know

Ep. 137 - Sleep Strategies for Private Practice CEOs with Dr. Felicia Ivey, Founder of Sleep for Wellness

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, Founder and CEO of Sleep for Wellness, to come back to CEO Conversations™ and help us look at sleep in a deeper way. We talked about what sleep really does for your executive functioning, why Black women specifically need to pay attention to how sleep deprivation affects cognition, how cortisol and stress interrupt rest, and what we can do to build better sleep hygiene before we hit the seasons where sleep feels harder to come by. Dr. Felicia Ivey is a sleep expert, physical therapist, and the Founder and CEO of Sleep for Wellness, where she helps high performers improve their health, productivity, and performance through better sleep. Through her work, she teaches practical, research-backed strategies that help entrepreneurs, professionals, and parents build sustainable habits that support both personal well-being and professional success. Connect with Dr. Ivey: * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/felicia-ivey-otd/] * IG [https://www.instagram.com/sleepforwellness/] * Website [https://www.sleepforwellness.org/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnc-dDDOafXxuGHtutJo6RBvw_7b77ouoYmT1at1FzWwNq_Dk53D5rAeYMQYg_aem_Zq9GkP1sN37neaT0hvs9kA] ➡️ My Profit Playbook workshop is happening on June 17th from 2–4 PM E.T. (FREE) – A two-hour deep dive into time, energy, and money management. If your practice still runs through you, I will show you where your profit is leaking and how to lead in a way that gives you your time, energy, and margin back. [Save your seat now] [http://savvyclover.com/workshop] Resources mentioned: * Ep. 29 - How Sleep Affects Your Practice's Bottom Line With Dr. Felicia Ivey [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-29-how-sleep-affects-your-practices-bottom-line/id1697539367?i=1000644743112] Some key takeaways from this episode include: * 00:00 - Why sleep quietly shapes the way you lead, make decisions, and sustain your business. * 04:11 - What it really takes to build a sleep system before the stressful season arrives. * 05:38 - A look inside the simple daytime habits that can support better sleep at night. * 07:03 - Why sleep is an important business conversation for Black women leading at a high level. * 24:45 - What private practice leaders often overlook about calming the nervous system during stressful seasons. * 31:39 - Why that evening glass of wine may be affecting your sleep more than you realize. * 38:05 - What your routine checkups have to do with your leadership, energy, and long-term sustainability. It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. Connect with Brandy: * Brandy Mabra on IG [https://www.instagram.com/brandymabra/] * Private Practice CEO IG [https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeceo/] * Website [https://savvyclover.com/] * Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program [https://savvyclover.com/private-practice-ceo]

Ep. 136 - The Profit Playbook for Healthcare Entrepreneurs

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 Profit Playbook, why burnout in healthcare is predictable but still something we can take responsibility for, and how time, money, and energy work together when you are building a profitable practice. I'm also talking about protecting your best hours, prioritizing your health as a business decision, and the client results that prove self-care has a direct impact on revenue, profit, and leadership capacity. ➡️ My Profit Playbook workshop is happening on June 17th from 2–4 PM E.T. (FREE) – A two-hour deep dive into time, energy, and money management. If your practice still runs through you, I will show you where your profit is leaking and how to lead in a way that gives you your time, energy, and margin back. [Save your seat now] [http://savvyclover.com/workshop] Resources mentioned: * Deep Work by Cal Newport [https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692] * Ep. 135 - Cigna Is Exiting the Marketplace | Here's What You Need to Know [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-135-cigna-is-exiting-the-marketplace-heres-what/id1697539367?i=1000770151909] Some key takeaways from this episode include: * 00:00 - Why burnout in healthcare is predictable, even when we keep acting surprised by it. * 01:02 - How years of putting patients and clients first can quietly train healthcare entrepreneurs to put themselves last. * 06:40 - Why time, money, and energy have to work together if you want a profitable business that does not drain you. * 07:53 - How to protect your best energy hours for the work, movement, prayer, or deep focus that helps you lead well. * 14:56 - Why "control the controllables" starts with your health, your sleep, and the support you keep postponing. * 16:36 - How clients saw revenue growth, six-figure profit increases, and more leadership capacity when they started putting themselves first. * 17:55 - What The Profit Playbook will help you rethink about profitability, energy, women's health, and sustainable growth. It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. Connect with Brandy: * Brandy Mabra on IG [https://www.instagram.com/brandymabra/] * Private Practice CEO IG [https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeceo/] * Website [https://savvyclover.com/] * Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program [https://savvyclover.com/private-practice-ceo]

Ep. 135 - Cigna Is Exiting the Marketplace | Here's What You Need to Know

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 impact, and the way healthcare businesses have to prepare before the next major shift happens. Whether Cigna directly impacts your practice or not, this is your reminder to look at your business through three lenses: you as the owner, the patients and clients you serve, and the team you lead. The practices that sustain through seasons like this are led by CEOs who know their numbers, understand their contracts, pay attention to the healthcare landscape, and build revenue models that can weather change. ➡️ My Profit Playbook workshop is happening on June 17th from 2–4 PM E.T. … and it's free. If your practice still runs through you, I'll show you where your profit is leaking and how to lead in a way that gives you your time, energy, and margin back – save your seat now [http://savvyclover.com/workshop]! Some key takeaways from this episode include: * 00:00 – Why Cigna's exit from 11 states creates a ripple effect for providers, patients, and healthcare business owners * 02:42 – What the broken healthcare system requires from practice owners trying to lead and make business decisions inside of it * 04:01 – Why knowing your payer contracts can protect your practice from being blindsided by marketplace changes * 05:26 – The three lanes every CEO needs to assess when payer shifts hit the healthcare landscape * 06:38 – How payer cost containment can quietly create more administrative pressure for your practice * 08:02 – Why cash-pay practices still need a backup plan when the economy starts changing patient behavior * 12:13 – What practice owners need to change about their time, leadership, and business development to stay prepared It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. Connect with Brandy: * Brandy Mabra on IG [https://www.instagram.com/brandymabra/] * Private Practice CEO IG [https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeceo/] * Website [https://savvyclover.com/] * Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program [https://savvyclover.com/private-practice-ceo]

Re-Release: Getting Your Mind Right for Growth | Money Mindset, Manifesting Your Vision, and Charging Your Worth

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 looks like to balance purpose-driven work with sustainable compensation, stand confidently in your vision, and make decisions from faith and clarity instead of fear, scarcity, or exhaustion. If you're in a season of stabilizing, rebuilding, or preparing for your next level, this episode will help you get your mind right first so you can lead with intention and move toward growth with more confidence. Episodes included: * Ep. 23 - Are You Prepared For The Practice You Want? [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-23-are-you-prepared-for-the-practice-you-want/id1697539367?i=1000638668385] * Ep. 14 - What Are You Sitting On? [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-14-what-are-you-sitting-on/id1697539367?i=1000631190658] * Ep. 79 - Embracing Unapologetic Success as a Private Practice Owner with Shawniel Chamanlal [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-79-embracing-unapologetic-success-as-a-private/id1697539367?i=1000696764438] * Ep. 72 - Finding Alignment in Your Practice | Balancing Purpose-Driven Work and Profit with Monique Castro [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-72-finding-alignment-in-your-practice-balancing/id1697539367?i=1000683441663] ➡️ My Profit Playbook workshop is happening on May 20th from 2–4 PM ET and it's free. If your practice still runs through you, I'll show you where your profit is leaking and how to lead in a way that gives you your time, energy, and margin back – save your seat now [http://savvyclover.com/workshop]! Some key takeaways from this episode include: * 00:00 – Why your mindset has to support the strategy you're trying to implement * 02:42 – What purpose-driven practice owners need to understand about charging sustainably * 09:05 – My story of trusting a bigger vision even when the investment felt scary * 10:12 – How clarity around your God-given mission can shift the way you lead your practice * 15:14 – Why halfway believing in your vision can keep you stuck in confusion and self-doubt * 23:20 – What it really means to prepare for the practice, opportunities, and life you say you want * 28:26 – How delegating the tasks you hate can protect the energy you need for bigger growth It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. Connect with Brandy: * Brandy Mabra on IG [https://www.instagram.com/brandymabra/] * Private Practice CEO IG [https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeceo/] * Website [https://savvyclover.com/] * Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program [https://savvyclover.com/private-practice-ceo]

Ep. 134 - Carrying the Mental Load as Women | How People Pleasing Becomes Invisible Labor

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 actually looks like to lead in a way that supports your team without sacrificing yourself in the process. I also talk about what it looked like to outsource, delegate, and redefine my role, not just as a CEO, but as a woman, a mom, and a partner – and how that decision changed everything about how I lead. ➡️ My Profit Playbook workshop is happening on May 20th from 2–4 PM E.T. … and it's free. If your practice still runs through you, I'll show you where your profit is leaking and how to lead in a way that gives you your time, energy, and margin back – save your seat now [http://savvyclover.com/workshop]! Resources mentioned: * Chef "Reggie" [https://www.instagram.com/this_life_catering] * Ep. 125 - Why You're Still Doing Everything (And Why It's Not A Delegation Problem) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-125-why-youre-still-doing-everything-and-why-its/id1697539367?i=1000755060911] Some key takeaways from this episode include: * 00:00 – Introduction * 02:43 – What leaders often overlook when their role expands faster than their capacity * 04:51 – Why small moments can reveal deeper operational and emotional overload * 05:17 – What it really takes to delegate without carrying guilt into the decision * 07:58 – A look inside the shift from trying to do everything to leading from true strengths * 08:27 – Why many leaders confuse service with overextension, and where that line actually sits * 10:44 – Why constant decision-making quietly limits your ability to lead at a high level * 13:20 – What leaders often underestimate about the role of environment in sustaining new standards It's time to take back your practice and own your CEO status. On the CEO Conversations™ podcast, we will cover the business side of your practice with actionable takeaways for you to implement in your practice. We will discuss: marketing, team building & leading, finances, operations & systems, YOU and everything in between. Connect with Brandy: * Brandy Mabra on IG [https://www.instagram.com/brandymabra/] * Private Practice CEO IG [https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeceo/] * Website [https://savvyclover.com/] * Apply for the Private Practice CEO™ Program [https://savvyclover.com/private-practice-ceo]