Remarkable leaders don’t rush past reflection. They slow down long enough to learn. In this final episode of 2025, Dr. Pete and Dr. Stephen look back on the lessons that shaped their year as chiropractic CEOs, coaches, and fathers - and will shape their 2026 and beyond!

This conversation centers on margin, delegation, long-term thinking, heart health, and leadership decisions that actually create peace and growth. They share real experiences from running busy practices, leading teams, coaching clients, raising families, and navigating hard conversations. This episode is about closing the year with clarity so you don’t carry unfinished business into 2026.

If you want to grow your practice without burning out, lead your team with trust, and make decisions faster with confidence, these lessons will challenge how you think about time, coaching, leadership, and your own heart.

In this episode you will:

• See how creating margin changes the way you lead and show up
• Understand why better delegation creates scalability and peace of mind
• Explore why long-term thinking matters in coaching and leadership
• Recognize how awkward conversations repair broken alignment
• Discover how caring for your heart impacts your effectiveness as a CEO

Episode Highlights

04:46 – Hear why looking back is a required discipline before planning what comes next as a CEO.

06:59 – See how an overpacked calendar slowly removes margin, clarity, and leadership effectiveness.

07:45 – Understand why margin does not appear accidentally and must be built with intention over time.

09:27 – Hear how creating space in your schedule changes the way you show up for work and family.

13:26 – Learn why poor delegation quietly turns business ownership back into a job.

15:29 – See how the 20-60-20 delegation framework creates trust without micromanaging your team.

21:49 – Understand why some relationships require both quality time and real quantity to grow.

25:46 – Hear why coaching works best as a long-term relationship, not a short-term fix.

30:30 – Learn how one awkward conversation can reset misalignment in a strained relationship.

31:42 – See why waiting for issues to resolve on their own only makes them harder to fix.

34:00 – Understand how neglecting your own heart eventually limits your leadership capacity.

37:38 – Hear what it looks like to live fully and leave an impact beyond business results.

40:27 – Learn why faster decisions come from preparation, clarity, and trust in your instincts.

42:35 – See how urgency paired with vision shapes momentum heading into the next year.

42:51 - Dr. Pete is joined by Success Partner, Dr. Roger Sahoury from SprintSet, to show how practice owners can add a proven lifestyle system that drives retention, referrals, and new revenue. You’ll learn how SprintSet fills the lifestyle gap, supports patients with real coaching and technology, and helps practices stay in the conversation beyond pain care. The discussion breaks down impact, scalability, and what it takes to implement without overloading your team.

Resources Mentioned

Learn more about the TRP Remarkable Business Immersion March 6 - 7, 2026 in Phoenix, AZ and March 20 - 21, 2026 in Brisbane, AUS - https://theremarkablepractice.com/upcoming-events/

To learn more about the REM CEO Program, please visit: http://www.theremarkablepractice.com/rem-ceo

For more information about SprintSet please visit: https://sprintset.com/

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Scaling a chiropractic business will break you if you try to do it with a lifestyle-practice model.

This episode unpacks one of the biggest obstacles facing chiropractors who want to grow: the traditional owner-operator model simply is not financially scalable. Dr. Pete and Dr. Stephen break down why so many practices hit a ceiling when they add associate doctors, and they reveal how a clear platform built on chiropractic philosophy allows you to diversify, increase revenue, and protect the main thing. Their insights from the first Remarkable CEO Summit will challenge your assumptions and give you a clearer path to building a true business that can support greater impact and income.

In this episode you will

• Understand why the classic chiropractic model breaks when you scale
• Learn the three real levers for increasing revenue
• See how the platform approach keeps chiropractic first while expanding services
• Discover why most associate relationships become unfair exchange
• Hear how to evolve your practice into a scalable, profitable business

Episode Highlights

03:28 – Learn how separating the practice from the business creates clarity for CEOs.

05:13 – See how throughput and output reveal the true economic engine of your practice.

06:54 – Understand why aligning events and operations with core values strengthens culture and growth.

08:57 – Gain perspective on the difference between amateur and professional CEOs.

09:38 – Recognize why scaling requires mentorship, training, and professional guidance.

10:31 – Learn why transitioning from owner-operator to CEO requires a completely different mindset.

12:11 – Discover the three levers that increase revenue: price, volume, and diversification.

14:17 – See why the classic owner-operator model collapses when associates enter the picture.

15:10 – Understand how underpaid or overpaid associates create unfair exchange on both sides.

16:53 – Learn why high-volume practices can temporarily mask structural financial issues.

17:42 – Explore why most chiropractic models are not financially scalable without strategic redesign.

20:08 – Learn how to diversify without losing your chiropractic identity or purpose.

25:03 – See how the chiropractic paradigm becomes your platform for adding services correctly.

28:26 – Understand why all added services must support, accelerate, or amplify the adjustment.

29:41 – Hear how maturing your business model prepares you for scalable, profitable growth over the next three years.

33:02 – Dr. Lona sits down with Success Partner Dr. Brian Capra of ClinicMind to talk about how one unified platform can replace the long list of tools most chiropractors’ juggle. Dr. Brian explains how ClinicMind brings EHR, billing, AI-driven patient communication, scheduling, and marketing under one system so teams can stay focused on care instead of tech headaches. It’s a smart look at how streamlined systems create space for clinics to grow, serve more people, and operate with far greater ease.

Resources Mentioned

Learn more about the TRP Remarkable Business Immersion March 6 - 7, 2026 in Phoenix, AZ and March 20 - 21, 2026 in Brisbane, AUS - https://theremarkablepractice.com/upcoming-events/

To learn more about the REM CEO Program, please visit: http://www.theremarkablepractice.com/rem-ceo

For more information about ClinicMind please visit: www.clinicmind.com

Book a Strategy Session with Dr. Pete - https://go.oncehub.com/PodcastPC

Prefer to watch? Catch the podcast on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRemarkablePractice1

To listen to more episodes, visit https://theremarkablepractice.com/podcast or follow on your favorite podcast app.