In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Glynda McConville, an orthodontist from North Carolina who’s built not just a well-balanced clinical life, but also a purposeful second business. We talk about her journey from New York to North Carolina, building a lifestyle-focused ortho practice across two locations, and how her love for CrossFit turned into a thriving side hustle that fuels her energy and sense of purpose.

This is a down-to-earth, real-world conversation about how to design a practice around the life you want—and not the other way around. Glynda shares how she manages 70+ patients a day across three days a week, runs a team that travels between offices, and coaches at her own gym. We even get into the lessons she’s learning about community, growth, and maybe… opening a pickleball facility next.

Quotes:

“I didn’t set out to be a big business—I just saw an opportunity and said, ‘If I don’t do this, someone else will.’”
— Dr. Glynda McConville

“CrossFit’s been my reset. I needed something different that kept me grounded—and now it’s become part of my future.”
— Dr. Glynda McConville

Key Takeaways

Intro (00:00 )
From Glinda the Good Witch to ortho school: Glynda’s early journey (00:31 )
Culture shock: from Westchester to Chapel Hill to NYC (02:00 )
Building a 2-location, lifestyle-friendly ortho practice (06:58 )
Managing a 3-day workweek and 70 patients/day (07:22 )
Working Fridays to stand out—and what she’d do differently (08:34 )
“Who Moved My Cheese?” and the psychology of patient routines (10:00 )
Why she opened a satellite near Fort Bragg (11:38 )
Sharing staff, equipment, and lessons from managing two offices (14:08 )
Her entrepreneurial leap: opening a CrossFit gym (15:38 )
Comparing ortho and gym startups: which is harder? (19:54 )
Finding and keeping the right team in both businesses (22:09 )
Member acquisition lessons from social media and referrals (24:04 )
What’s next? Retirement planning, indoor pickleball, and life design (25:17 )

Additional Resources
If you’ve ever dreamed of launching a second business, scaling your practice without burning out, or building a schedule that works for you—this episode is your blueprint. Glynda proves you don’t need to do it all at once… you just need to start smart, stay lean, and know your “why.”
👉 Listen now—and if you’re still thinking about opening that pickleball facility, this might be your sign.

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