You are made for more.
Build a business and life that supports you.

  • BL Academy is designed as a high-profile, one-on-one mentorship experience.

    This is not a rigid coaching program, a one-size-fits-all framework, orange. formula to copy. Instead, this mentorship is fully customized to each individual.

    Every participant enters with a different background, vision, and life circumstance. The mentorship processes focuses on understanding those elements and creating a path that aligns with them.

  • BL Academy supports professionals and students across healthcare, wellness, and purpose-driven industries.

    This mentorship is designed for individuals who feel ready to build something meaningful but want guidance from someone who has already walked the path.

    Participants often include:

    • healthcare professionals exploring private practiced or entrepreneurship

    • wellness practitioners building aligned businesses

    • students preparing to design intentional careers

    • professionals seeking more autonomy and purpose in their work

    If you feel the sense you were made for more, you are in the right place.

  • BL Academy is offered through Balanced Living Wellness, LLC and is educational, advisory, and strategic consulting in nature. It is not occupational therapy, healthcare, therapy, clinical supervision, legal, financial, or tax advice

START MY TRANSFORMATION

A high-level mentorship for healthcare professionals and purpose-driven entrepreneurs ready to build a profitable, aligned business without burnout, confusion, or guesswork.

This is not another course.
This is personalized strategy, structure, and direction.

Mentored by Jaycee Barry

Built from experience. Designed for real transformation.

Balanced Living Academy was created by Dr. Jaycee Barry after building a private practice from the ground up with zero startup capital and scaling it to $20,000+ per month.

Before that, she was navigating burnout, overworking, and living paycheck to paycheck despite doing everything “right.”

That experience is what shaped her approach: building a business is not just about revenue, it is about creating something that actually supports your life.

Her work is grounded in real-world execution; not theory, recycled advice, or one-size-fits-all strategy.

Today, she mentors healthcare and service-based professionals who are ready to build ethical, sustainable, and profitable businesses without burnout.

This is not about following a formula. It is about building something that actually works for your life.

You are not learning from someone guessing. You are learning from someone who built it.

BEFORE BL ACADEMY

You may feel:

  • Overwhelmed by too many ideas

  • Unsure what to build first

  • Burned out by work that does not support your life

  • Consuming content but still lacking direction

  • Undercharging or questioning your pricing

  • Alone in every business decision

  • Ready for more, but unsure how to move

AFTER BL ACADEMY

You walk away with:

  • A clear, strategic roadmap

  • Defined offers, pricing, and direction

  • A business structure that supports your energy

  • Confidence in your next steps

  • Systems for sustainable growth

  • Strategic guidance instead of guesswork

  • A path that feels aligned, profitable, and possible

You do not leave with more ideas.
You leave with a plan and the confidence to execute it.

APPLY FOR MENTORSHIP

Inside Your Mentorship Experience

Built through a clinical lens of function, systems, and sustainability, applied to business and life design.

  • A comprehensive, systems-based assessment designed to uncover your current stage, functional gaps, opportunities, and highest-leverage next moves.

  • 7.5 hours of individualized mentorship with Dr. Jaycee Barry, integrating strategic business guidance with a functional, real-life approach to implementation.
    These sessions are structured to problem-solve, refine, and build in real time.

  • A personalized, step-by-step plan designed with both strategy and sustainability in mind, outlining your offers, systems, revenue direction, and clear next actions.

  • Targeted guidance on pricing, positioning, offers, and systems, grounded in real-world execution and designed to support long-term sustainability, not burnout.

  • Continued access to educational tools and resources to support your growth beyond the mentorship experience.

This is not a course.
This is a structured, human-centered approach to building a business that actually works for your life.

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Mentorship Outcomes

89%

Reported generating revenue that offset or exceeded their investment within 90 days

92%

Experienced significant clarity around their business model, pricing, and direction within the first 30 days.

100%

Reported that the mentorship significantly accelerated their business growth and decision-making

87%

Launched or refined a revenue-generating offer aligned with their goals and capacity

Participants reported avoiding $5,000–$20,000 in common startup mistakes through strategic guidance, structured decision-making, and clear direction.

These insights are based on real participant feedback within the Balanced Living mentorship experience. Outcomes vary based on individual effort, implementation, and external factors. No specific results are guaranteed.

Before working with Jaycee, I was about to spend $9,000 on another program because I felt like I needed “more” to get started. After talking with her, I realized I didn’t need more information. I needed the right guidance. She helped me simplify everything, take action, and move forward with confidence. She didn’t just save me money, but she saved me from going down the wrong path.

— Gabby, New Jersey

I have my own business and I was having trouble getting patients. She listened and evaluated my business strategy.
The next morning, I got my first long-term reccurring client. Because of her, I started seeing opportunities I never even thought were possible for me.

— Pam, Utah 

Why BL Academy?

Working with someone who has already walked the path significantly increases your chances of achieving meaningful progress while avoiding unnecessary setbacks.

Who BL Academy is Designed For

Healthcare Professionals

Designed for licensed healthcare professionals ready to step into ownership. This track focuses on building a compliant, sustainable practice, from choosing the right business structure to navigating documentation, billing, and clinical operations with confidence.

Wellness Professionals

For wellness practitioners who want to grow their impact through business. Learn how to position services, communicate value, and build systems that attract and retain clients while maintaining ethical and client-centered care.

Students

Perfect for students or recent graduates exploring entrepreneurship. This section breaks down the fundamentals of launching a healthcare business: from identifying a niche and building a brand to understanding the real steps involved in getting started.

Emerging Leaders

For professionals ready to move from practitioner to leader. This track focuses on developing operational systems, managing teams, improving client experience, and creating a business that runs efficiently while maintaining high-quality care.

Your questions, answered!

  • Many participants report gaining clarity on their direction, business model, or next steps within the first 30 days.

    For a full breakdown of participant outcomes, please refer to the BL Academy Outcomes section above, where we share recent mentorship data and progress statistics.

  • While BL Academy was founded by Dr. Jaycee Barry, an occupational therapist and business owner, the mentorship is designed for professionals across healthcare, wellness, and purpose-driven industries.

    The mentorship focuses on building aligned work, ethical entrepreneurship, and sustainable income models that apply across many service-based professions.

  • No.

    No mentorship program can ethically guarantee specific financial outcomes or business results.

    However, mentorship can significantly shorten the learning curve and provide guidance from someone who has already navigated the process. The goal of BL Academy is to help participants move forward with clarity, strategy, and confidence.

  • No. Due to the customized and strategic nature of the mentorship, all payments are non-refundable. No partial refunds are issued for unused mentorship hours, dissatisfaction, change of mind, failure to implement, or perceived lack of results.

  • BL Academy is not a rigid coaching program or one-size-fits-all framework.

    This mentorship is designed to be high-touch and personalized, focusing on your goals, your values, and the type of work you want to build.

    Rather than forcing participants into a single business model, the mentorship focuses on helping individuals design work that aligns with their life and long-term vision.

  • No.

    Some participants enter the mentorship with a clear concept, while others arrive unsure of their direction.

    Both starting points are completely appropriate. The mentorship process is designed to help participants explore opportunities, refine ideas, and develop clarity around their next steps.

  • You can apply here.

    Applications are reviewed to ensure alignment and to maintain a mentorship experience that allows for meaningful individual support.