About this episode
She was working 20 hours a day in fee-for-service medicine, and her supervisor was online at 3am too, totally unbothered. That's when Dr. Victoria Leventis-Shew knew nothing was ever going to change. So she changed everything.Dr. Leventis-Shew is the founder of Victory Family Medicine in Columbia, SC, a physician-only micropractice she built intentionally, organically, and on her own terms. In this episode she gets radically honest about the financial decisions that shaped her DPC journey: using retirement savings to launch, hiring a consulting firm she wasn't sure she needed, growing slowly without advertising, and why a financial advisor has been one of her most important investments.What we cover:The 3am moment that made leaving feel like survival, not a choiceUsing retirement funds to launch, and why she'd do it againThe real cost of hiring a consulting firm (and the complicated truth about whether it was worth it)Why slow, organic growth is a financial strategy, not a failureHow a micropractice under 130 patients can be sustainable and deeply fulfillingWhat financial sustainability actually looks like when you're a solo physician with no staff?? March on My DPC Story: Sustainable DPC Economics Every episode this month explores what it takes to build a DPC practice built to last. Listen to the full series.? Extended, commercial-free on Patreon Patreon.com/MyDPCStoryOsprey CFO handles your DPC financial infrastructure so you can focus on patients and growth. Get your FREE Osprey + My DPC Story Financial Decision Tree HERE. Register for Hint Summit 2026: 4/8–11/26. Get $75 off w/ MYDPCSTORY through March 31 at summit.hint.com. DPC gives you autonomy. But autonomy without financial clarity becomes stress in disguise.Cash flow. Owner pay. Hiring timing. Tax strategy.These aren’t afterthoughts. They’re what protect your freedom long term.Contact Osprey CFO to see how they can help you handle the financial infrastructure of your DPC so you can stay focused on patients and growing your practice. Earn money WHILE running your DPC! Join SERMO for FREE today!Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOAD Become A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE POD
