The Garage

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 seconds Signing 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 diets Meeting David — and why falling in love again was one of the bravest things she ever did Closing the clinic before COVID, moving to Mexico, and 150Xing revenue in seven months If you've ever been told "you're fine" when you know deep down you're not, Dr. Z was you. Now she's fixing what dismissed both of you. Seven specialists. Eight prescriptions. Her brain electrocuted 20 times for what turned out to be an infection. They labelled her permanently disabled. Told her she'd never work again. So she's fixing the system that failed both of you. This isn't just a podcast. It's the platform she desperately needed when she was sick, dismissed, alone, and searching for answers at 2 AM because no one else was asking WHY. 👉 Take the Ask WHY Quiz: https://diagnosethis.com/home Your symptoms aren't random. Your dismissals aren't coincidence. Get your personalized WHY Report in minutes - the framework that helps you walk into your next appointment prepared to be heard. Keep going: Follow DiagnoseThis on all platforms →   / _diagnosethis   →  / diagnosethisofficial   →   / diagnose_this   0:00 - $927 A Month And Nowhere To Go 1:15 - Improv Class: Facing Your Worst Nightmare In 5 Seconds 3:20 - Starting A Clinic With $700 Rent And Pure Terror 5:10 - First Month Goal $1000: Made $3000 Instead 6:45 - Year One: $240K All Cash No Investors 8:20 - The Converted Garage On Miniature Pony Ranch 10:40 - 400 Square Feet Bunk Beds At Age 40 12:15 - The Last Few Thousand: Going All In 14:30 - Meeting David: Making Out Like Teenagers At Press Juicery 17:25 - Building To Multi Six Figures Then COVID Hits 19:40 - California Lockdown: Getting Out One Week Early 21:50 - Moving To Playa Del Carmen At Age 49 23:45 - From $7000 To $700K Per Month In 7 Months 25:20 - What Seven Specialists Missed: Tomorrow's Episode #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