Dr. R. Brandon Smith, DPT, MPH, JD is a licensed physical therapist, attorney, entrepreneur, investor, and business consultant who has helped over 1,000 physical therapists increase their income and build wealth beyond the clinic.
After graduating from PT school in 2018, Brandon was scammed by a predatory staffing agency that promised $90K but left him broke and stealing cookies from assisted living facilities just to eat. Instead of accepting that reality, he studied the system, cut out the middlemen, and landed a $100K W-2 job within three months—proving that high pay for PTs isn't a myth, it's a strategy.
Since then, Brandon has built a seven-figure online business teaching DPTs how to earn six figures as employees and scale beyond clinical work. He created The Home Health Mentor Course, a program that has helped students earn an average of $120K annually—totaling over $120 million paid directly to physical therapists. He has helped clients generate $10K–$100K+ per month through online businesses, cash-pay clinics, and leveraged income streams. He has achieved six-figure weeks trading stocks and options, using financial markets as another vehicle for wealth multiplication. He founded the Outside The Box Income and Investing Community, where clinicians learn business, tax strategy, and investing.
Brandon holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree, a Master of Public Health (MPH), and a Juris Doctor (JD), giving him a unique perspective on healthcare systems, business operations, and legal strategy that most clinicians will never have. His law degree was earned while building multiple businesses and despite facing significant obstacles—a testament to his resilience and refusal to let others dictate his success.
He is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he learned the discipline and resilience that later built every dollar, system, and business he created.
Brandon's mission is simple: teach physical therapists how to stop being exploited and start building wealth on their own terms.
Connect with Brandon on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok at @brandonbuildswealth, on X (Twitter) at @lawandwealth, or via email at drsmithdpt@gmail.com.