What Freedom Founders does

Freedom Founders is a privately held membership community and coaching platform that serves high-income dental and medical professionals seeking financial freedom and exit optionality from their practices. Founded in 2004 by Dr. David Phelps, DDS, a former practice owner who exited his own dental practice after building a real estate portfolio starting in 1980, the company operates through its legal entity David Phelps International, LLC, headquartered in Rockwall, Texas. The core offering is a mastermind membership that combines four annual in-person events held in Dallas, Texas, with step-by-step coaching, an investment blueprint methodology, and access to vetted alternative investment opportunities focused on real estate and hard assets. The company extends its reach through a content ecosystem that includes a podcast with over 500 episodes, a weekly blog, a quarterly Path to Freedom newsletter, a YouTube channel, and a portfolio of eight published books authored by Dr. Phelps. There is no proprietary software platform; the technology footprint is limited to standard digital content distribution and a basic member login portal.

The business model is subscription-driven through tiered annual membership access ($299 and $399 price points) supplemented by one-time book revenue and free book distribution as lead magnets. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with sales conducted via qualified 30-minute discovery calls that require a minimum of $1M in available capital and encourage spouse participation. Conversion primarily occurs during the four annual Dallas mastermind events, supplemented by organic word-of-mouth referrals from existing members and content-driven inbound demand. The customer base spans general dentists, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and periodontists, with a secondary segment of high-income business owners beyond dentistry. Distribution is domestic US-focused with global content reach via podcast platforms.

Name

Freedom Founders

Legal name

David Phelps International, LLC

Website

https://freedomfounders.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Freedom Founders is a founder-operated membership community and mastermind that helps high-income dental professionals achieve financial freedom and exit optionality through live events, coaching, books, and alternative-investing education led by Dr. David Phelps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boerne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Freedom Founders operates primarily on membership fees. The company offers tiered membership options at $299 (Main event) and $399 (Main event + Extra), suggesting tiered access levels to community events and resources. Membership provides access to the mastermind community, educational content, vetted investment deal flow, and service provider network.
2. Live Event Access: Revenue generated through attendance at four annual mastermind events held in Dallas. Events feature investment training, coaching, networking with service providers, and community building. Event access appears tied to membership tiers.
3. Book Sales and Free Report Distribution: The company sells books authored by Dr. David Phelps including 'Scaling Time vs Wealth', 'How Much is Enough', 'Building Your Financial Ark', 'Own Your Freedom', 'The Apprentice Model', 'From High Income to High Net Worth', 'What's Your Next', and 'Inflation: The Silent Retirement Killer'. Some books are offered free with shipping, functioning as lead magnets for the community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Freedom Founders operates a paid mastermind membership community for high-income dental and medical professionals focused on achieving financial freedom and exit optionality. The core offering combines in-person mastermind events held four times per year in Dallas, philosophy-first coaching (Family Blueprint), couple/spouse alignment sessions, and education on alternative real estate and hard asset investing outside Wall Street. The company supplements the membership with books authored by founder Dr. David Phelps, a podcast, a newsletter, and a blog.

Product overview

Freedom Founders is a coaching and educational community platform—not a single product—that serves dentists, doctors, and practice professionals seeking financial freedom and exit optionality. The core offering is the Mastermind Membership, which combines in-person mastermind events (held four times yearly in Dallas), step-by-step coaching, and access to vetted alternative investment opportunities. The company extends its reach through content products including The Freedom Founders Podcast, the Path to Freedom Newsletter, and a weekly blog. Dr. David Phelps has authored a portfolio of nine books covering topics from exit strategy design (Exit-Optional Playbook) to time freedom (Scaling Time vs Wealth), retirement planning (How Much is Enough?), and economic resilience (Building Your Financial Ark). The ecosystem also includes tools like the Freedom Number Calculator. Together, these offerings form a comprehensive platform for high-income professionals transitioning from active practice to wealth-building and optionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Free For Life: A designation or status achieved by Freedom Founders members who have reached financial independence and optionality.
• Path to Freedom Newsletter
• The Freedom Founders Podcast

Products and services

• Freedom Founders Mastermind Membership Elite paid mastermind membership providing access to four annual in-person mastermind events in Dallas, step-by-step philosophy-first coaching, Family Blueprint creation, exit-optionality design, spouse alignment work, vetted alternative investment deal flow, and a peer community of high-income dental and medical professionals.
• Exit-Optional Playbook (Book) Comprehensive book by Dr. David Phelps on designing a business for exit optionality, covering leverage, liquidity, partnership structures, and post-exit identity planning. Includes worksheets and tools.
• Scaling Time vs Wealth (Book) Book by Dr. David Phelps challenging traditional success metrics and exploring how to create time freedom while building wealth. Covers Freedom Number calculation and passive income strategies.
• Building Your Financial Ark (Book) Book by Dr. David Phelps focused on economic hurricane survival, hard asset investing, and protecting wealth during economic volatility. Provides blueprints for building financial resilience.
• How Much is Enough? (Book) Book by Dr. David Phelps addressing the fundamental question practitioners struggle with regarding retirement readiness. Provides a framework for calculating one's 'enough' number and creating financial freedom sooner.
• The Apprentice Model (Book) Book by Dr. David Phelps providing a blueprint for young leaders seeking financial freedom through anti-traditional education, practical skills, and foundational wealth-building strategies.
• Own Your Freedom (Book) Book co-authored by Dr. David Phelps and Dan S. Kennedy on achieving passive income through real estate investing and building wealth before traditional retirement age.
• Inflation: The Silent Retirement Killer (Book) Book by Dr. David Phelps examining inflation throughout history and strategies for protecting retirement wealth from inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty.
• What's Your Next? (Book) Book by Dr. David Phelps presenting a guide to using wealth and alternative income paths to achieve greater freedom, covering five Freedom Assets: self, business, relationships, capital, and legacy.
• From High Income to High Net Worth (Book) Book by Dr. David Phelps serving as a guide for high-income professionals on creating sustainable cash flow through alternative investing without direct property management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Financial freedom achievable in 3-5 years or less for members
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Physician on FIRE: Financial independence blog and community for physicians; adjacent vertical (physicians vs. dentists) but operates the same content-plus-community playbook targeting high-income medical professionals seeking early financial freedom.
• ACT Dental: Dental practice coaching and consulting firm running mastermind groups and live events for practice owners; overlaps on coaching community, events, and dentist-focused business development.
• Dentist Advisors: Fee-only financial advisory firm built specifically for dentists; competes for the same dental practice-owner segment with comprehensive financial planning rather than a coaching community.
• The Doc Wealth: Wealth management practice focused exclusively on physicians and dentists; offers financial planning, investment management, and tax strategy to the same healthcare-professional demographic.
• Breakaway Practice: Specializes in exit planning and practice transitions for dentists; directly addresses the exit-optionality narrative Freedom Founders leads with, but with a more transactional transition focus.
• Delivering WOW: Coaching community for dental practice owners featuring masterminds, live events, and online courses; similar community/event-driven model for dental entrepreneurs.
• Dental Success Network: Membership-based learning and coaching network for dentists; overlaps on community/membership model, continuing education, and live events for dental professionals.
• WealthKeel: Financial planning firm for high-income healthcare professionals (doctors, dentists, surgeons); competes for the same vertical with integrated financial planning rather than membership coaching.
• White Coat Investor: Largest financial education community and podcast for physicians and dentists; offers courses, conferences, and a forum targeting the same high-income healthcare professional audience seeking financial independence.

Broad incumbents

• SmartBox Dental: Larger, more established dental practice growth company offering marketing and patient acquisition services; broader product portfolio but addresses adjacent pain points of dental practice owners seeking growth and exit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@drdphelps
• Facebookfacebook.com/FreedomFoundersGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freedom-founders

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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