Name

Practice Freedom U

Legal name

Jamey Schrier, LLC

Website

https://practicefreedomu.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Business Coaching Services: One-on-one coaching and specialized business training tailored to practice owners' specific needs and business stage. The Lighthouse Leader Program is a monthly membership with recurring billing until cancellation.
2. Training Programs: Digital training programs including 21 Day Jump Start Challenge, Right Fit Hire Training, PT Practice Accelerator, and the free Practice Freedom Method ebook. Physical copies of books also available for order.
3. Books and Publications: The Practice Freedom Method book available as free ebook download or for purchase as hard copy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Practice Freedom U provides one-on-one business coaching and a suite of training programs for owners of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and mental health practices. The core offering is personalized coaching tailored to three practice archetypes (Committed Clinician under $400K, Overwhelmed Operator $400K-$1M, Evolving Entrepreneur $1M-$3M), plus an Executive Coaching track for $1M+ practices. Paid training products, a monthly Lighthouse Leader membership, the free Practice Freedom Method eBook, and the Freedom by Design podcast support the coaching engagement.

Product overview

Practice Freedom U is a coaching and training platform for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and mental health practice owners. The core offering is one-on-one personalized business coaching tailored to three practice archetypes: Committed Clinician (revenue under $400K), Overwhelmed Operator ($400K-$1M), and Evolving Entrepreneur ($1M-$3M), supplemented by an Executive Coaching Program for high achievers. Free resources include the Practice Freedom Method eBook and a masterclass on uncovering $10K/month in additional revenue. Paid training programs include the 21-Day Jump Start Challenge, Right Fit Hire Training, and PT Practice Accelerator. The Lighthouse Leader Program is a monthly subscription for ongoing development. Content marketing includes the Freedom by Design podcast featuring interviews with practice owners and healthcare leaders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Practice Freedom Method: The core methodology developed by Jamey Schrier for helping practice owners work less and earn more.
• Freedom by Design
• 21 Day Jump Start
• Lighthouse Leader Program

Products and services

• One-on-One Business Coaching Personalized coaching partnership tailored to therapy practice owners' specific needs and business stage, helping them work less and earn more through the Practice Freedom Method.
• Executive Coaching Program Strategic leadership and management coaching for high-achieving $1M+ practice owners, covering vision, financial excellence, patient-centered care, leadership mastery, marketing, and operational efficiency.
• Lighthouse Leader Program Monthly membership program that develops practice owners into leaders with the skillsets to build healthy, scalable organizations, billed monthly with cancellation available at any time.
• 21-Day Jump Start Challenge Comprehensive 3-week training program to transform a practice into a profit center, covering purpose, path, and plan modules.
• Right Fit Hire Training Training program teaching practice owners to attract and hire qualified therapy candidates and separate from competitors in the hiring process.
• PT Practice Accelerator 8-module training program providing a clear roadmap with done-for-you tools, handouts, and scripts for breaking through practice roadblocks.
• The Practice Freedom Method (Free eBook) Original book by Dr. Jamey Schrier covering strategies to attract more patients, reduce cancellations, double income, and hire 'A' players, available as a free ebook download.
• 4-Step Framework Masterclass Free training on uncovering an additional $10K monthly revenue by plugging common financial leaks in PT businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45% more new patients, 45% more visits, almost doubled profit while working minimum 20 hours less in clinic (first year average)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BCMS (Bubble Buddies Directory)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCMS is a trusted leader in outpatient therapy compliance for over 26 years. Practice Freedom U has partnered with BCMS to offer the Bubble Buddies Directory, a curated directory of vetted partners within BCMS's compliance platform, designed to provide real value to therapy practices through compliant and trusted service providers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Physicians Thrive: Financial, business, and career coaching firm serving physicians and high-income healthcare professionals. Directly comparable niche healthcare professional audience to Practice Freedom U, with similar services around practice ownership, contracts, and exit planning for clinicians.
• Strategic Coach: Dan Sullivan's entrepreneur coaching franchise serving business owners with multi-tier programs, quarterly workshops, and subscription access. Directly comparable business model to Practice Freedom U's tiered coaching (Committed Clinician / Overwhelmed Operator / Evolving Entrepreneur / Executive), with similar sales-led discovery process and high-ticket coaching for owner-operators.
• Robbins-Madanes Training: Coaching and training company offering Strategic Intervention coaching certification programs for practitioners who serve healthcare and other professionals. Comparable in coaching methodology training, certified practitioner network, and serving helping professionals — albeit with broader vertical scope than PT-specific Practice Freedom U.
• Profit First Professionals: Mike Michalowicz's licensed coaching/consulting network implementing the Profit First methodology with small business owners. Comparable to Practice Freedom U in offering a proprietary named methodology, certification of coaches, and vertical-agnostic small business owner audience with similar pricing tier structure.
• DEO (Dental Entrepreneur Organization): Dental practice owner peer network and coaching organization serving solo and group dental practice owners — a parallel vertical-niche coaching community to Practice Freedom U's PT/OT/SLP/mental health focus. Comparable member-based model, executive coaching for owner-operators, and emphasis on practice growth and exit planning.
• ActionCOACH: Global business coaching franchise with licensed coaches serving small and mid-sized business owners across verticals. Closest large-scale analog to Practice Freedom U's model: coaching frameworks, sales-led discovery, tiered programs, and certified coach network — though operating across all industries rather than healthcare-specific.

Broad incumbents

• MGMA (Medical Group Management Association): Industry association and consulting arm serving medical group practice administrators and owners with data, benchmarking, and advisory services. Broader incumbent in healthcare practice management than Practice Freedom U, with longer history and institutional reach, but overlapping customer base of practice owners seeking operational improvement.
• EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization): Global peer-to-peer network for entrepreneurs with $1M+ businesses, offering forums, retreats, and learning programs. Comparable in serving owner-operators seeking growth, accountability, and leadership development — though as a peer membership model rather than 1:1 coaching, making it adjacent rather than directly competitive to Practice Freedom U.

Emerging players

• WebPT: Physical therapy-specific EMR, practice management, and billing software platform serving PT practice owners — the exact customer base Practice Freedom U coaches. Adjacent technology player that could expand into coaching/content and compete for the same mindshare and wallet of PT practice owners.
• Dental Intel: Practice analytics and benchmarking platform for dental practices that bundles data insights with coaching and consulting for dental practice owners. Parallel model in an adjacent healthcare vertical — combining technology, analytics, and coaching services for owner-operators — that signals a possible productized evolution for Practice Freedom U.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCskHGsLHkl8ahEV485Qdoew
• Facebookfacebook.com/PracticeFreedomU
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/practice-freedom-u
• Instagraminstagram.com/practicefreedomu

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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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