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$7-Figure Chiro Practice: The System That Runs Itself

"If you have no money, you have no mission." Dr. Jesse Jacobs, founder of FreeForm Chiropractic, reveals how he built a $7-figure, 9-location practice by shifting from "healer" to "CEO." Discover why "skill doesn't scale" (but systems do) and how to pass the 90-day test that proves you own a business, not just a high-paying job.

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For most chiropractors, there's a hard ceiling. You can be the best adjuster in the world, but you'll eventually get trapped—handcuffed to your practice, unable to take a vacation without everything grinding to a halt.

In this episode, Dr. Jesse Jacobs of FreeForm Chiropractic (currently opening his ninth location) delivers the hard truth: to build a scalable, 7-figure practice, you must be a better business person than you are a chiropractor.

Dr. Jacobs argues that "skill doesn't scale, but systems do". He shares his evolution from a "farmer doctor" focused only on patients to a CEO focused on "people, process, procedures, and performance."

We dive deep into the essential systems for a practice that runs itself, including:

  • The 90-Day Test: What happens if you leave your practice for 90 days? If it doesn't grow without you, you don't have a business—you have a job.
  • Data Over Drama: How "low data = high drama." Dr. Jacobs explains why he tracks net profit and margins, not just top-line revenue.
  • Culture & Core Values: Why he hires for core values (not resumes) and how he built a culture so strong it weeds out bad hires within a week.
  • Simplicity Scales: He shares the $200k lesson he learned from bailing on medical integration and why "in order to scale, you must simplify everything."

If you're ready to escape the "founder dependence" trap and build a business that gives you true freedom, this episode is your blueprint.

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Key Takeaways

  • No Money, No Mission: You can't serve people if you can't put food on the table. Being a good business person is what enables you to fulfill your mission.
  • Skill Doesn't Scale, Systems Do: Your personal adjusting skill has a hard limit. The only way to grow beyond yourself is to create replicable systems (SOPs) for everything.
  • Data Beats Drama: Stop guessing. When you have "low data, you have high drama." Tracking the right metrics (like net profit, not just collections) gives you clarity.
  • Hire for Character, Train for Skill: You can teach someone a skill, but you can't change their character. Dr. Jacobs hires exclusively based on alignment with his company's core values.
  • Pass the 90-Day Test: If your practice can't survive and grow without you for 90 days, you don't own a business—you own a high-stress job.
  • Simplicity is the Key to Scaling: Dr. Jacobs invested $200k into medical integration only to abandon it. He realized that to scale, you must "simplify everything".
  • Don't Be the "Guru": Many chiropractors are trapped by "founder dependence." You must build systems that allow your business to thrive without you being the "white knight" who saves the day.
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