The Joint: Helping Clients and Partners Succeed with Kris Birkeland

The Joint: Helping Clients and Partners Succeed with Kris Birkeland

What happens when a chiropractor goes from caring for patients one at a time to helping lead an organization with hundreds of employees and dozens of clinics?

In this episode of the Phoenix Prosperity Podcast, Tim Fergestad talks with Dr. Kris Birkeland, President of Joint Ventures, one of the largest operators of The Joint Chiropractic clinics in the country.

Kris shares how his career began with a passion for sports chiropractic and a private practice focused on athletes and active patients. An unexpected opportunity eventually brought him to The Joint Chiropractic and put him on a very different path — one that required him to learn how to scale a healthcare organization while developing leaders and creating career opportunities for other chiropractors.

Kris and Tim discuss what changes as a company grows from a small team into an organization with hundreds of employees and 85 clinics. Kris explains why maintaining culture becomes more difficult as leaders get farther away from frontline employees, and why consistent communication, strong regional leadership, and accountability matter so much.

They also talk about one of the hardest lessons many entrepreneurs face: learning to let go. For Kris, that meant handing responsibilities he enjoyed to other leaders so the organization could continue growing.

Kris also shares how his definition of success has changed. Instead of measuring success only by the patients he personally serves, he now looks at how the organization can help clinicians, wellness coordinators, administrative staff, and other team members build meaningful careers while serving thousands of patients.

The conversation closes with Kris's involvement as a co-founder of PCH50, a group created to support Phoenix Children's through fundraising, volunteering, and community ambassadorship.

This episode is a conversation about healthcare, leadership, delegation, company culture, and what it takes to grow from being a successful practitioner into the leader of a much larger organization.

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