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EPISODE · Jun 12, 2026 · 42 MIN

How Joe Henderson Scaled Sierra Health & Wellness in Just 7 Years | Behavioral Health Podcast

from The Cycle Podcast · host Supahealth

The actual mechanics of an acquisition - the price, the structure, how it gets paid for - are almost never discussed publicly. In Part 2 of The Cycle, Joe Henderson breaks them open.He walks through how he built Sierra Health and Wellness to $250M in revenue without external capital and without own capital. Just acquiring distressed assets and turning them around.He gets into his first acquisition at $2.5M on a property appraised at $8M and the 3-year lease option that locked in the price; Structured founder buyouts as severance paid from the facility's own revenueIf you're a behavioral health operator who's ever wondered about acquisitions in the space, this is the episode.Chapters:0:00 – Intro and Precap1:32 – Original vision, motivation and building the operational muscle14:25 – Acquisition and investment playbook in Behavioral Health20:25 – Post-acquisition strategy and scaling up38:33 - Role of Technology and AI in Behavioral Health ——GUESTJoe Henderson — Founder & CEO, Sierra Health and WellnessLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-henderson-sierra-hwc/Sierra Health and Wellness: https://www.sierrahealthwellnesscenters.com/HOSTSamyukktha T (Sam) — Founder & CEO, Supahealth ——ABOUT THE CYCLE PODCASTThe Cycle is a new podcast featuring conversations with the operators, founders, and clinical leaders building behavioral health. We go deep on what it actually takes to build care that works: the mechanics, the decisions, the mistakes, and the bets that paid off.New episodes regularly. Subscribe at thecyclepodcast.com.FOLLOWWebsite: https://thecyclepodcast.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supahealth#BehavioralHealth #HealthcareFounder #PodcastInterview #TheCyclePodcast #Supahealth #AddictionTreatment #HealthcareEntrepreneur #SierraHealthSubscribe at thecyclepodcast.comProduced by Supahealth · heysupa.com

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The actual mechanics of an acquisition - the price, the structure, how it gets paid for - are almost never discussed publicly. In Part 2 of The Cycle, Joe Henderson breaks them open. He walks through how he built Sierra Health and Wellness to $250M in revenue without external capital and without own capital. Just acquiring distressed assets and turning them around. He gets into his first acquisition at $2.5M on a property appraised at $8M and the 3-year lease option that locked in the ...

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