I just returned from a powerful retreat in Greece that reminded me why stepping away is essential for growth. In this episode of Empowered to Lead, I share what retreats have taught me about connection, clarity, and leading with intention—whether you travel across the world or take a solo weekend close to home. When we give ourselves space to reflect, we return stronger, clearer, and ready to lead with purpose.

What You’ll Hear:

• Why retreats are not a luxury but a leadership practice that helps you reset and refocus.
• How intentional time away can bring clarity to your vision and direction as a group practice owner.
• The power of connection with peers who understand your challenges and celebrate your wins.
• Why stepping outside your daily routine sparks creativity, confidence, and new ideas.
• How rest and reflection can make you a more grounded, patient, and effective leader.

Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo

Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day.

Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose.

Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does.

When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter.

Connect with the Host:

Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca

Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork

Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork

LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo

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In this episode of Empowered to Lead, I chat with Marshall Stern, a leadership coach and longtime small business owner, about the power of embracing leadership in your business. We explore how to move from working in your business to leading it, why building a team of leaders is essential, and how small business owners can create vision, ownership, and success without doing it all alone.

What You’ll Hear:

• Why leadership is not about a title, but a mindset and a way of being.
• The importance of building a team of leaders rather than followers.
• Common struggles for new business owners and why it’s harder than most people think.
• How to cultivate a clear vision and why your team and clients will follow it.
• Practical tips for group practice owners on getting support and not going it alone.

Resources Mentioned

Books:

- The E-Myth by Michael Gerber

- The Leader Who Had No Title by Robin Sharma

- WTF: What’s the Future of Your Business? by Brian Scudamore

- Marshall Stern’s podcast: The Stern Truth – Business Unfiltered

Featured Guest: Marshall Stern

Marshall Stern isn’t your typical business coach. With over 35 years of real-world entrepreneurial experience, he’s been in the trenches himself - building, scaling, and leading companies long before “coaching” was trendy. What sets Marshall apart is simple: he truly cares about seeing people succeed.

Marshall has coached thousands of entrepreneurs to stop drowning in the day-today grind, reclaim their role as visionary leaders, and fall back in love with their business again. His approach isn’t about fluffy theories or cookie-cutter strategies. He delivers clear, practical, executable steps that create real results. Through his signature ONtrepreneur Method, Marshall helps business owners simplify the chaos, regain confidence, and unlock higher profits, without sacrificing their health, family, or freedom. His clients walk away lighter, more focused, and finally living the dream that inspired them to start their business in the first place.

Marshall believes that when entrepreneurs succeed, their families, communities, and futures thrive too. His mission is to help you build a business you love. One that gives you not just income, but impact, freedom, and a fulfilled life.

Follow Marshall:

Podcast: www.thesterntruth.com

The Business Inner Circle: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/16sWkaUNcm/

Website: www.marshallstern.net

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marshallstern/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshallstern/

Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo

Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day.

Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and...

In this episode of Empowered to Lead, Lisa explores one of the biggest questions group practice owners face: Do I really need a business partner, or do I just need more support?

Drawing from her own experiences (including both successful and challenging partnerships), Lisa unpacks the risks, benefits, and alternatives to bringing on a partner. She also highlights the power of building a “village of support” through leadership teams, admin staff, coaches, and trusted advisors.

You’ll walk away with clarity on whether partnership is the right move for you—or whether your practice simply needs a stronger structure and support system.

What You'll Hear:

• Common reasons therapists consider business partners—and the risks involved
• Lisa’s personal stories of entering and exiting partnerships (and what she learned)
• Why alignment of vision, energy, and decision-making styles matters so much
• Alternatives to partnership: building a leadership team and a “village of support”
• Practical steps for defining the functions you actually need before creating roles
• The importance of right people, right seats (inspired by Traction by Gino Wickman)
• This week’s leadership prompt: Map out your practice functions and notice where you’re carrying the weight alone

Resources Mentioned

• Book: Traction by Gino Wickman
• Group Practice Connection Community – where you can find your own “village of support”
• Lisa’s email (for reflections and connection): lisa@grouppracticenetwork.ca
• Episode 8 - Expanding with Intention with Merrisa Little

Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo

Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day.

Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose.

Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does.

When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter.

Connect with the Host:

Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca

Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork

Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork

LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo

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Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth.

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