Chiro Hustle

Jim Chester and Luke Millett

Chiro Hustle Podcast is a business, mindset, and marketing podcast for chiropractors who want more—from their practices, their profession, and themselves. Hosted by James Chester and produced by Luke Millett, Chiro Hustle delivers real conversations with chiropractors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders who are actively building successful, principled practices. This is not theory or recycled advice. It’s practical insight from people who have done the work and continue to push chiropractic forward. Each episode explores what it actually takes to succeed in today’s chiropractic landscape—practice growth, branding, leadership, systems, patient communication, and personal development. Just as important, Chiro Hustle tackles the mindset behind success: discipline, consistency, accountability, and the willingness to stand for chiropractic without apology. The podcast respects chiropractic’s roots while addressing modern business realities. Whether you’re straight, mixer, cash-based, insurance-based, or somewhere in between, the mission is the same: help chiropractors build influence, impact, and long-term sustainability without compromising their values. Guests share their wins, failures, and lessons learned—openly and honestly—so listeners can avoid common pitfalls and accelerate their own growth. Students, associates, and seasoned doctors alike will find perspective, motivation, and actionable ideas they can apply immediately. Chiro Hustle is more than a podcast. It’s a mindset and a movement—encouraging chiropractors to take ownership of their outcomes, lead with integrity, and hustle with purpose. If you’re serious about chiropractic and committed to building a practice that reflects your values and vision, this podcast is for you. Welcome to Chiro Hustle. 

  1. 15h ago

    The Seminar That Changed Her Life with Dr Laura Priestley DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 808

    What happens when the chiropractic philosophy that inspired you to enter the profession is almost nowhere to be found in your chiropractic education? For Dr Laura Priestley DC, everything changed at Cal Jam 2017. Laura grew up in Australia receiving chiropractic care from age ten after her mother—a nurse who had become dissatisfied with what she was witnessing in conventional health care—was introduced to chiropractic and the principle of Above Down, Inside Out. Years later, Laura entered chiropractic school already believing that chiropractic was about far more than back and neck pain. But immersed in a heavily mechanistic education, her vision began to change. Then she went to Cal Jam. Laura describes the experience as though someone grabbed her by the shoulders and shook the mechanistic thinking out of her. It became her “sliding doors” moment—the weekend she believes changed the chiropractor she would become. In this episode of Chiro Hustle, Laura and James Chester explore ADIO, Innate Intelligence, subluxation-centered chiropractic, patient education, chiropractic mentorship, social media, student development, practitioner self-care, and the importance of chiropractors living congruently with the message they teach. Laura challenges students to seek out mentors, seminars, stories, and philosophy beyond the classroom—and challenges practicing chiropractors to ask themselves whether they truly “walk the walk.” Sometimes an entire career changes because you were willing to show up. You are just one story away. Keep hustling. #ChiroHustle #Chiropractic #Chiropractor #ChiropracticPhilosophy #Subluxation #ADIO #AboveDownInsideOut #InnateIntelligence #VitalisticChiropractic #ChiropracticStudents #ChiropracticEducation #ChiropracticLeadership #CalJam #PrincipledChiropractic

    The Seminar That Changed Her Life with Dr Laura Priestley DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 808
  2. 5d ago

    From Best-Kept Secret to First Choice with Dr. Joe Betz DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 807

    Chiropractic has been the best-kept secret in health care for too long. In Episode 807 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester speaks with ICA president Dr. Joe Betz DC about the movement to make chiropractic a first choice. Dr. Betz reveals how chiropractic organizations and the Make America Healthy Again movement are finding common ground around patient access, prevention, wellness, and freedom from unnecessary over-medicalization. He explains the work surrounding the MAHA Chiropractic Hub, Medicare modernization, an opt-out option for chiropractors, provider nondiscrimination, veteran access, and chiropractic education for families. The conversation also exposes the profession’s profound research-funding gap. Chiropractic studies often depend on grassroots donations and volunteer researchers, while individual medical initiatives can receive tens of millions of dollars. If the profession wants to document the broader effects of the chiropractic adjustment and subluxation-centered care, chiropractors must support the science. This is a call for unity in action without sacrificing chiropractic’s identity. The opportunity is to protect the sacred trust, preserve the principle of vertebral subluxation, and bring the specific chiropractic adjustment to more people. Visit chiropractic.org to learn about current ICA advocacy opportunities. #ChiroHustle #Chiropractic #JoeBetz #ICA #VertebralSubluxation #ChiropracticAdjustment #ChiropracticPhilosophy #InnateIntelligence #MAHA #MedicareModernization #ChiropracticResearch #ChiropracticLeadership #FutureOfChiropractic #ProtectTheSacredTrust

    From Best-Kept Secret to First Choice with Dr. Joe Betz DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 807
  3. Sep 24

    A Father’s Journey to Help His Son Find His Voice with Dr Ronen Mendi DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 806

    What would you do to hear your child speak for the first time? Dr. Ronen Mendi joins James Chester to share a remarkable journey shaped by survival, fatherhood, mentorship, and subluxation-centered Chiropractic. At 13, Dr. Mendi survived a devastating automobile accident that left him unconscious for 10 days. After living with pain, headaches, weakness, and a discouraging prognosis, he received his first Chiropractic adjustment at approximately 14½ years old. That experience planted three powerful ideas: healing could happen through the hands, he had received his life back as a gift, and he wanted to give that gift to others. Years later, Chiropractic became deeply personal again. One of Dr. Mendi’s twin sons is autistic and remained non-speaking until age nine. Dr. Mendi recounts traveling to Canada for specialized Chiropractic care and says his son began speaking during that journey. The experience inspired him to pursue further study in serving autistic children and people with brain injuries. Dr. Mendi and James also explore vertebral subluxation, the spine–brain relationship, lifelong learning, student mentorship, healthy longevity, practice freedom, and Cogniz Spine—Dr. Mendi’s patented concept exploring spinal unloading and nervous-system function. This is a powerful conversation about trusting the principles, continuing to learn, and recognizing the difference one story can make. Personal experiences are shared for educational purposes and do not predict individual outcomes or constitute medical advice. #ChiroHustle #Chiropractic #RonenMendi #JamesChester #VertebralSubluxation #ChiropracticPhilosophy #ChiropracticAdjustment #HealingHands #ChiropracticStudents #ChiropracticLeadership #InnateIntelligence #SpinalHealth #HealthyLongevity #CognizSpine

    A Father’s Journey to Help His Son Find His Voice with Dr Ronen Mendi DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 806
  4. Sep 17

    Chiropractic Beyond Gravity with Dr Haig John DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 804

    What happens when subluxation-centered chiropractic enters the conversation about human spaceflight? In Episode 804 of Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester welcomes Dr. Haig John for a powerful exploration of chiropractic philosophy, adjusting mastery, and the profession’s potential role in extreme environments. Dr. John shares how practicing on Florida’s Space Coast led him to advocate for chiropractic consideration in the care of astronauts, military aviators, veterans, and future space travelers. He recounts opening the 44th Space Development Conference before an audience that included astronauts, physicians, astrophysicists, and space-industry leaders—and watching chiropractic become a recurring point of discussion throughout the event. James and Dr. John also examine innate intelligence, chiropractic’s spiritual foundation, the importance of preserving the word “subluxation,” and the danger of reducing the profession to mechanical pain management. They challenge students and doctors to treat adjusting as an art that demands deliberate practice, mentorship, and lifelong refinement. Dr. John also explains how the Synapse Philosophy Podcast is preserving the Green Books through recorded readings and discussions for future generations. This episode is a call to carry chiropractic into new frontiers while remaining firmly anchored to its philosophy, science, art, and sacred trust. #ChiroHustle #ChiroHustlePodcast #Chiropractic #Subluxation #InnateIntelligence #ChiropracticPhilosophy #PrincipledChiropractic #ChiropracticAdjustment #SpaceMedicine #ProtectTheSacredTrust

    Chiropractic Beyond Gravity with Dr Haig John DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 804
  5. Sep 14

    The Day He Took His First Breath with Dr Shady Botros DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 803

    At 16, Dr. Shady Botros entered a chiropractic office after years of asthma, medication, hospital visits, and restricted breathing. A Reggie Gold lecture introduced him to the Big Idea, and his first chiropractic adjustment became the moment he calls “the day I took my first breath.” He left knowing he wanted to serve others through chiropractic. In Episode 803, Dr. Botros joins James Chester to explore vitalism, subluxation-centered care, international chiropractic, and the non-negotiables that protect the profession’s identity. He shares the challenges chiropractors face in Egypt, where the profession lacks formal recognition and title protection, and discusses his vision for bringing chiropractors together to serve there. Dr. Botros also explains why chiropractors should stop assuming medical doctors are the enemy. His Abundant Medical Referral approach teaches chiropractors to enter medical practices respectfully, communicate the body’s self-healing and self-regulating potential without diluting chiropractic, care for referrals effectively, and build relationships that can be repeated. This conversation is a call to protect the Sacred Trust, create unity through honest dialogue, and put great ideas into action. Listen now and remember: the world cannot benefit from the chiropractic story you never tell. #ChiroHustle #ChiroHustlePodcast #Chiropractic #Subluxation #Vitalism #ChiropracticPhilosophy #ChiropracticAdjustment #InnateIntelligence #SacredTrust #InternationalChiropractic #MedicalReferrals #PracticeGrowth #ChiropracticLeadership #DrShadyBotros

    The Day He Took His First Breath with Dr Shady Botros DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 803
  6. Sep 10

    The Patient Question That Changed His Practice with Dr Benjamin Fergus DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 802

    One patient asked Dr Benjamin Fargus what he could do for a seriously degenerative joint. He didn't have the complete answer. So he went looking for it. That question sent Dr Fargus into the research surrounding degenerative joint disease, biomechanics, tissue healing, exercise, nutrition, inflammation, metabolic health, and conservative joint care. What began with one patient eventually became a clinical system and an educational program being taught to other chiropractors. In Episode 802 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, James Chester and Dr Fargus challenge the assumption that terms such as arthritis, degeneration, and “bone on bone” automatically mean a patient's only remaining option is to wait for joint replacement. They explore chiropractic adjustments, joint mobility and decompression, strengthening, blood-flow restriction training, nutrition, exercise, regenerative technologies, and the importance of evaluating every patient individually. Fargus also addresses an important distinction: conservative care does not mean surgery is never appropriate. The goal is not to eliminate surgery. It is to understand what possibilities may exist before surgery becomes the automatic conclusion. And for chiropractic students and doctors alike, his message is powerful: Learn everything you can. Find great mentors. Get really, really good at one thing. Then keep building. Sometimes the next chapter of your career begins when one patient asks a question you cannot yet answer. #ChiroHustle #Chiropractic #BenjaminFargus #JamesChester #Subluxation #ChiropracticPodcast #JointHealth #KneeHealth #BoneOnBone #DegenerativeJointDisease #ChiropracticAdjustment #ChiropracticEducation #ChiropracticLeadership #SacredTrust #InnateIntelligence

    The Patient Question That Changed His Practice with Dr Benjamin Fergus DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 802
  7. Sep 7

    From Guitar Hero to Chiropractic Storyteller with Dr Josh Wheeler DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 801

    A Guitar Hero game helped reveal Dr Josh Wheeler DC’s creative path. When Josh’s father offered to replace the game with a real guitar, Josh began the difficult process of learning an actual instrument. That decision eventually shaped how he would educate, entertain, and communicate as a chiropractor. Josh grew up in a chiropractic family, was checked shortly after birth, and considered careers in medicine, filmmaking, and music before choosing the profession for himself. Chiropractic aligned with his holistic worldview and his desire to serve people through conservative, cause-focused care. In Episode 801 of the Chiro Hustle Podcast, Josh joins James Chester to discuss Songs I Wrote in Chiropractic College, performing music at chiropractic seminars, developing an authentic creative voice, and keeping passion alive throughout a long career. He also shares how local-business collaborations helped Lookout Valley Chiropractic reach new audiences. One humorous video featuring Josh as a tortilla-chip specialist reportedly generated approximately one million Instagram views and several hundred thousand additional TikTok views. Behind the humor is a principled message: keep the detection and correction of vertebral subluxation central, but do not be afraid to communicate chiropractic through your own personality. The profession does not need more imitation. It needs chiropractors with clarity, persistence, creativity, and the courage to make the chiropractic message memorable. #ChiroHustle #ChiroHustlePodcast #Chiropractic #Subluxation #VertebralSubluxation #ChiropracticPhilosophy #InnateIntelligence #PrincipledChiropractic #JoshWheelerDC #ChiropracticMarketing #CreativeMarketing #PracticeGrowth #ChiropracticLeadership #Chiropractor #Episode801

    From Guitar Hero to Chiropractic Storyteller with Dr Josh Wheeler DC - Chiro Hustle Podcast 801
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Chiro Hustle Podcast is a business, mindset, and marketing podcast for chiropractors who want more—from their practices, their profession, and themselves. Hosted by James Chester and produced by Luke Millett, Chiro Hustle delivers real conversations with chiropractors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders who are actively building successful, principled practices. This is not theory or recycled advice. It’s practical insight from people who have done the work and continue to push chiropractic forward. Each episode explores what it actually takes to succeed in today’s chiropractic landscape—practice growth, branding, leadership, systems, patient communication, and personal development. Just as important, Chiro Hustle tackles the mindset behind success: discipline, consistency, accountability, and the willingness to stand for chiropractic without apology. The podcast respects chiropractic’s roots while addressing modern business realities. Whether you’re straight, mixer, cash-based, insurance-based, or somewhere in between, the mission is the same: help chiropractors build influence, impact, and long-term sustainability without compromising their values. Guests share their wins, failures, and lessons learned—openly and honestly—so listeners can avoid common pitfalls and accelerate their own growth. Students, associates, and seasoned doctors alike will find perspective, motivation, and actionable ideas they can apply immediately. Chiro Hustle is more than a podcast. It’s a mindset and a movement—encouraging chiropractors to take ownership of their outcomes, lead with integrity, and hustle with purpose. If you’re serious about chiropractic and committed to building a practice that reflects your values and vision, this podcast is for you. Welcome to Chiro Hustle. 

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