☕ Coffee Playdate Podcast: From Bicycle Accident to Building the Most Effective Physician Wellness Program – Dr. Sunny Smith

Dr. Sunny Smith joins Dr. Olga for a refreshingly honest conversation about how one life-changing moment can completely shift your path. A former academic physician, Sunny shares how a serious bicycle accident in Tahiti led her to discover coaching — and eventually found Empowering Women Physicians, now one of the largest and most effective coaching programs for women doctors.

She opens up about the power of mindset, learning to believe in possibilities before they happen, and why thinking outside the traditional “yellow brick road” of medicine was the key to creating something meaningful. Sunny also talks about the huge inflection point during COVID, pivoting her group program when no one signed up at first, and how she’s now training other physicians to become coaches through her new certification program.

This episode is packed with real talk on entrepreneurship, resilience, and building a business that truly supports women physicians — plus a beautiful story about creating magical team experiences (including a surprise bioluminescent bay trip with Liz Gilbert!).

More on Dr. Sunny Smith Dr. Sunny Smith is a former academic physician and the founder & CEO of Empowering Women Physicians. She leads one of the largest and most effective coaching programs for women physicians in the country. Learn more and explore her work at www.empoweringwomenphysicians.com.

Timelines (Total length: 20:41)

• 00:25 – Welcome and introduction
• 00:40 – Coffee chat & Games
• 02:40 – Background and the birth of Empowering Women Physicians
• 04:35 – The power of coaching
• 05:49 – Transitioning from clinical medicine to full-time entrepreneurship
• 06:24 – Key mindset shift: believing ahead of time
• 08:57 – The biggest business challenge
• 12:46 – COVID pivot and the new Physician Coach Certification
• 15:42 – Creating magical experiences for the team (Liz Gilbert story)
• 19:13 – Book recommendation
• 20:32 – Closing thanks and appreciation

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Dr. Chrystene Nguyen joins Dr. Olga for a heartfelt conversation about something we rarely discuss openly in medicine - loneliness. As a family and lifestyle medicine physician, Chrystene shares how the isolation many healthcare professionals felt during COVID inspired her to create White Coat Romance, a supportive community and app for single physicians and students. She later launched White Coat Mingle, a sister platform focused on real social and professional networking beyond dating.

More on Dr. Chrystene Nguyen: https://whitecoatromance.com/ and White Coat Mingle. White Coat Romance app on App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/white-coat-romance-app/id1580685084 on Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whitecoatromance.staging.twa

Social Media:

https://www.facebook.com/whitecoatromance/

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/white-coat-romance/

https://twitter.com/WhiteCoatDating

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Timelines

· 00:25 – Welcome & introduction

· 04:07 – Origin of White Coat Romance

· 06:51 – Barriers when dating on apps

· 08:39 –Connection and community are essential

· 10:50 – White Coat Mingle

· 18:04 – Closing thanks

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☕ Coffee Playdate Podcast with Dr. Letizia Alto

Dr. Leti Alto joins Dr. Olga for a heartfelt and inspiring conversation about what it really looks like to build true freedom as a physician. From full-time hospitalist to creating multiple successful businesses, Leti shares how she intentionally designed a life that gives her both financial freedom and the ability to travel half the year with her family.

Leti also talks about the power of mindset tools like “this is happening for me,” reframing limiting beliefs, and the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people. Her current focus is on Beyara, a business dedicated to helping female entrepreneurs, while she continues growing her real estate portfolio.

This episode is full of practical wisdom for any woman who wants more flexibility, fulfillment, and purpose in her life and work.

More on Dr. Leti Alto You can learn more about her work and communities at:

• Semi-Retired MD → https://semiretiredmd.com/
• Beyara → https://www.beyara.com/
• Fast FIRE Capital → https://www.fastfirecapital.com/

Hashtags #SemiRetiredMD #PhysicianEntrepreneur #WomenInMedicine #FinancialFreedom #Mompreneur #MindsetShift #CoffeePlaydatePodcast

Timelines

· 00:25 – Welcome to the Coffee Playdate Podcast and introduction of Dr. Leti Alto

· 00:39 – Coffee chat

· 01:05 – Rapid fire questions and Take a Sip games

· 04:04 – Leti’s background

· 04:52 – How she manages it all

· 05:31 – Building life around priorities and non-negotiables

· 07:22 – Mindset tools

· 10:54 – The power of relationships and affiliates

· 12:32 – Launching Beyara

· 14:10 – Team values, culture fit, and student-first approach

· 15:06 – Major challenges in business

· 16:35 – Redefining “semi-retired”

· 18:04 – Closing thanks and appreciation

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✨ — Dr. Olga Deengar, Coach Olga MD © 2026 Coach Olga MD. All rights reserved.