Who we are
The Practice Growth Institute is the industry’s largest, most experienced private practice consultation and training company. We exist to make the lives of our clients, their patients and those in their communities better, and we do this through a philosophy that values giving healthcare teams all they need to give their patients the best possible experience—all while giving back to those around them.
It may sound impossible, but with proper training and the implementation of strategies we’ve honed over decades of experience, you can achieve your long-term dreams without sacrificing your short-term quality of life. You’ll have more time for yourself and your family, all while becoming more successful than you thought possible. That’s our promise.
Our Mission
As experts in our field, we know that the business side of running a private practice is often what takes the greatest toll on practitioners. Yet, while their passions often lie with the medicine they want to practice and the patients they serve, it’s that business side that can have the greatest impact on whether they achieve their goals. Put simply, we help you find balance, allowing you to build high-performing teams and highly profitable practices while crafting a fulfilling life that positively impacts your patients, teams, families and community as well.
Executive Leadership Team
JAY GEIER
Founder & CEO
Jay Geier is the world-renowned authority on growing independent practices. His passion is turning practices into businesses, doctors into CEOs, and employees into high-performing individuals and teams. He is the founder and CEO of The Practice Growth Institute (formerly known as The Scheduling Institute), a firm that specializes in training, development and coaching doctors on how to transform a private practice into a thriving business.
FLINT GEIER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
As a speaker, consultant, and certified training specialist, Flint values team engagement, the Category of One patient service, and the value of the private practice. As a former Division 1 athlete, Flint brings unique perspectives from his experience with teams (both good and bad) to your practice and will empower you to unleash the untapped potential of your team. As the Director of the industry-defining 5-Star Certification Program and the son of founder Jay Geier, Flint brings a unique approach, as someone who has witnessed first-hand the challenges, triumphs, and incredible stories of doctors and team members over the past 25 years.
ANDREA LANSFORD
CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER
Before joining us, Andrea Lansford helped grow small businesses in the hardware and textile industries. For over 15 years, she’s played a key role in The Practice Growth Institute’s (formerly The Scheduling Institute) mission to help grow private practices. As the Chief Experience Officer, Andrea focuses on ensuring that all members are focused on their success and results. It’s an art to coordinate the product, delivery, and service teams to provide effective content, trainings, events and overall exceptional experiences for each doctor and their team. Andrea’s biggest passion at is the mission work we do through World Mission Partners and being able to encourage doctors and their teams to give their time and talents to serve those in need.
PETE GARZA
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Before joining The Practice Growth Institute, Pete was a senior marketing executive at several high-growth companies, including ZeroEyes, a proactive AI gun-detection solution to prevent mass shootings, at MedAssets, a mid-market healthcare company acquired for $2.7 billion and InTouch Health, a leading telemedicine solutions provider recently acquired for $1 billion. He is the 2014 Oracle Marketing Cloud Markie Award winner for Demand Generation and received Caterpillar’s annual President’s Quality Award for an effective go-to-market strategy and new product introduction initiative.
Core Values
Value is what we help practitioners create, but it’s our values that drive all that we do—and all that we’ll coach you to do. Because in our experience, it’s not a question of whether to become profitable or positive, the real success lies in finding ways to accomplish both.
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Create Value
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Greater Good
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Be Ethical
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Be result oriented
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Have Fun
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Provide Solutions
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Be Positive
Company Culture
Impact is what separates the typical job from a worthwhile career, and at The Practice Growth Institute creating that impact is at the core of all we do. The work you do here makes lives better, for the doctors we serve, their patients, their families and their communities at large. And along the way, you’ll find it makes your life better too.
Philanthropy
Giving allows our team to show appreciation for the success we’ve achieved for ourselves and our clients. We do so as a company, and we encourage our team members to find ways to make a community impact in the cities they call home.
We’ve worked alongside groups like Toys For Tots and Dentistry From The Heart, and support participation in mission trips and sponsorship of local community organizations as well.
Request a Consult
At The Practice Growth Institute, our mission is to help you become a thriving, profitable practice. The process starts with a personalized consultation, and kicking things off is as easy as giving us 15 minutes and a bit of information.