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David Brunick

David Brunick

Founder and owner of Ellie Mental Health franchises; licensed therapist (LMFT) with doctorate in behavioral health.

Jul 14, 2026

4:51
Can you talk a little bit about that and when and how that all started and the stages for that?
4:55
Well, I, I, uh, I was 62 when I decided to do this.
4:59
I'm 64 now.
5:01
Uh, my mom, in her typical style, said, uh, "Why at 62 do you wanna be an entrepreneur?" And, uh, I said, "It's not so much I wanna be an entrepreneur.
5:16
I want to approach mental health my way.
5:20
I don't wanna report to a board of directors.
5:23
I don't wanna be limited by other people who influence how it gets done." I wanted to do it in the way that I had learned and, and believed could be successful in providing wide access.

10 MINS LATER

15:56
David, just, you know, if you recall, h-how'd you end up connecting with us? Kinda what you ma- what made you feel confident about the process in general? Talk to you a little bit about the introduction of multi-funding and how kinda things took off from there.

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