Episode Details

Dr. Jessica Nieva was born profoundly deaf and grew up isolated — raised to read lips, not sign, in a Filipino family that pushed medicine. She didn’t hear clearly until a cochlear implant at 30, an experience she calls life-changing. In this episode she and the guys talk about the first sounds she ever heard, running 60+ miles a week to cope with loneliness, building Benton Family Dentistry while raising four daughters in five years, dropping insurance to trade burnout for quality, and why she now takes health and happiness over income.

What you’ll take away

• How adversity built the toughness behind her success — and why she has empathy to match.

• The business case for going out-of-network: fewer patients, higher quality, more happiness.

• Why "saying no" and setting boundaries is a superpower for any owner.

• Choosing health, family, and presence over maximizing income.