After growing up in India and while attending University in Canada, Mandy Walia-Bhatia, DC, was on her way to earn her PhD until an accident that left her in excruciating pain completely changed the trajectory of her life and career. At 17, Mandy slipped on a patch of ice outside her home which resulted in
Twenty-two years ago, FPC’s Roger Borbón, DC and Functional Neurologist, was at a wildly unique crossroads in his career. After working as a killer whale trainer at Sea World for several years he was presented with an opportunity to compete on the Costa Rican Olympic Team as a pole vaulter. Through his ventures as an
Greg Fryer, MD in Clarksville, TN, is living out his childhood dream at Medical Direct Care. Since he was in sixth grade, he felt a calling to help others achieve optimal health and has now been in practice for over 24 years. As he saw a growing number of individuals develop chronic disease, his passion
At Arizona Natural Health Center in Phoenix, Dr. Danite Haller’s team of seven shines. “We respect each other and know each other’s strengths and weaknesses,” she said. “I love the relationships my team members have with each other.” Building a team of motivated and passionate critical thinkers didn’t happen instantly. From hiring well to nurturing
Jennifer Sosnowski, MD, and owner of Scottsdale, AZ-based MVP Medical Care, always dreamed of being a physician and helping others. After completing her family practice residency, she was recruited to start a new urgent care for a large, multi-specialty practice. She quickly learned the downsides; long hours, never-ending patient flow, being on call to cover
I still remember one of my first emails to Angel from when I first joined FPC. I frantically typed, “Angel, I just spent $121K! I need some mindset juice, quick!” I was on week 3 in the modules and I tried to explain some of my anxiety to him: “My office is not as nice
Years prior to joining Freedom Practice Coaching, I was introduced to the idea of packaging services. I had functional medicine training and knew I wanted to create packaged services, but I just couldn’t figure out how to make it work on paper. I searched online but couldn’t find any blueprints for this concept. Then, a
Registered Dietitian and “Functional Nutrition Resources” owner, Jennette Berry, and her team know how to hustle. But they also know how to play. Jennette and her husband, Amos, practice co-owner and COO, take their team and their team members’ spouses out to dinner at least four times a year. And at least twice a year,
Dr. Ana-Maria Temple started her a career as a conventionally-trained pediatrician. When the model didn’t work to keep her own children healthy, she began exploring functional medicine. Now, she runs a thriving integrative pediatrics practice in Charlotte, NC. She shared her story: I’m a traditionally trained pediatrician, and I started down the functional medicine path
Minni Malhotra, MD, and successful entrepreneur, has been a part of the FPC family for over four years. Prior to joining, she was working in a group practice whose focus was on the conventional medicine model. Although the financial aspect was not an issue for her, Minni explained that her days were abnormally long, and