2024 October - Wade Rinehart

For more information about the FSU PC Entrepreneurship Program: https://pc.fsu.edu/entrepreneurship Brian Baber interviews Wade Rinehart… Dr. Wade Rinehart was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to Panama City, Florida, in 1981. He graduated from Mosley High School and Gulf Coast Community College with an AA degree before transferring to Florida State University, where he also graduated with the highest honors and a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Fitness/Exercise Physiology.   He first received his Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy in 1999 and is a graduate of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. He later returned to earn his Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2009 from the same University and graduated Summa Cum Laude.    Dr. Rinehart has spent his entire career in the outpatient orthopedic setting, opening the first of three clinics in 2002. His achievements include winning the 2007 Bay County Chamber of Commerce Jerry Mills Small Business of the Year award and the Best of Bay Award for seven consecutive years.     He is skilled and trained in Physical Therapy spinal manipulations and is state-certified in dry needling. His interests include Dry Needling, spinal manipulation, headaches, TMJ dysfunction, sports injury, and training.    Dr. Rinehart has also diversified his business interests and leveraged his 25 years of business acumen to own a medical billing company, medical/professional commercial leasing of a collective 75 thousand square feet, and a Hyperbaric medical specialty clinic. He is currently building new commercial space in Panama City Beach and Defuniak Springs, Florida.   He has been happily married to his high school sweetheart, Alicia, for 27 years and is the proud father of a second generation of Seminole Graduates, Marla and Makaela. He loves playing golf, pickleball, cooking and is a published singer/songwriter.