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EPISODE · May 24, 2026 · 26 MIN

The Garage

from DiagnoseThis · host Dr. Z

Her mom was selling the house. There was nowhere to go. $927 a month in disability. A daughter who needed her to figure it out. And absolutely no idea what she was doing.This is Episode 7 of Diagnose This. The one where things turn. Not because everything was suddenly fine. Because she decided to show up anyway, one more time.She signed a six-month lease on a $700 a month office because six months was all she could commit to. The disability check was $927. She was terrified. The goal was $1,000 the first month. She made $3,000. She kept going.None of it was on the dance card. All of it started in a garage.What you’ll learn about:The improv class, the bag with her face on it, and the worst nightmare that happened in five secondsSigning a six-month lease on $927 a month because she was too scared to commit to a year$1,000 goal. $3,000 first month. $240,000 first year. No investors.The converted garage, the bunk beds, the 20 miniature ponies with special dietsMeeting David — and why falling in love again was one of the bravest things she ever didClosing the clinic before COVID, moving to Mexico, and 150Xing revenue in seven monthsStay connected between episodes.Follow us everywhere here → https://get.thedrz.com/beacons#DrZ #DiagnoseThisPodcast #FunctionalMedicine #FounderStory #BuildingFromNothing #StartupJourney #EntrepreneurLife #SingleMomEntrepreneur #WomenInBusiness #FunctionalMedicineClinic #ChronicIllnessEntrepreneur #OriginStory #BusinessGrowth #RevenueGrowth #COVIDPivot #MovingToMexico #GarageStartup #ConvertedGarage #BootstrappedBusiness #HealthcareEntrepreneur #PodcastClips #WellnessBusiness #FunctionalHealth #ImprovClass #FemaleFounder #MedicalEntrepreneur #ClinicOwner #StartedWith927 #FromNothingToSomething #EntrepreneurMindset

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