84: How This Doctor Set Her Sights at Retiring at 40 with Nneka Unachukwu, MD

35m · BootstrapMD - Physician Entrepreneurs Podcast with Dr. Mike Woo-Ming · 26 Sep 17:52

Pilots are forced to retire at age 65. An aircraft controller is not allowed to work

after they turn 56. Yet we all know some doctors who work in their 80s and even 90s (!). But how many physicians do you know plan to retire at 40?

Dr. Nneka Unachukwu, also known as “Dr. Una”, is not like most physicians. This pediatrician started her own private practice, Ivy League Pediatrics, but from the beginning, she built the business to work without her. She saw too many examples of practices falling apart if the doctor-owner was not available 24/7. Retirement for her is to see patients because she wants to, not because she has to. And I think many doctors would love to be in that position.

Sensing a need to help doctors become their own boss, she founded EntreMD, a platform created to help physicians embrace entrepreneurship, attracting those who want to build businesses similar to hers. It’s an inspiring story that you’ll want to hear again and again!

EntreMD.com - Dr. Una's platform to help doctors build profitable businesses and attain financial freedom.

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