Meet Brock Labelle

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Brock Labelle. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Brock below.

Alright, so we’re so thrilled to have Brock with us today – welcome and maybe we can jump right into it with a question about one of your qualities that we most admire. How did you develop your work ethic? Where do you think you get it from?

I truly believe my work ethic was instilled at a very young age from my parents. Growing up my parents were great role models and did a great job of introducing people into my life who were also good role models. And role models of many varieties such as sports, business or family.

Growing up playing sports and ultimately playing hockey in college I learned how important the skill of working hard is. The feeling of success and the fulfillment you get from setting a goal, putting the work in to accomplish that goal then ultimately crossing it off the list is what truly shows you the ‘why” behind the work ethic. I was lucky at an early age it was instilled in me that everything you want is achievable through your hard work. In my opinion this is a skill that applies to my professional life every day.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I have been a Doctor of Physical Therapy for five years, all five working for Competitive Edge Physical Therapy (CEP). We have offices in South Tampa and Westchase. At CEP, I serve as the Director of Clinical Operations. CEP first opened its doors in 2007 with the simple message that results matter. All along we have strived to put the care back in health care, providing a unique and personal experience that helps you achieve your individual goals. We are continuing to grow every day to best serve our community with a focus on providing an outcome and experience that is unlike any other medical facility. We have a highly knowledgeable staff who are all skilled in delivering a wide variety of services and provide a full body approach to our care, rather than focusing on one joint to assist in full body healing.

We are a very technology forward practice and are responsible for bringing multiple technologies to the physical therapy space. Most notably the Neubie – The neubie is an electrical stimulation device that works on the nervous system using direct current to improve neuromuscular connection, increase muscle contractility, decrease chronic pain, improve vagal tone, reduce edema and allow our patients to move more efficiently. CEP is the FIRST clinic to ever bring the neubie to the market and we developed all of the protocols for how the device is used in house. We now educate and onboard the device for medical practitioners all over the country. Along with the neubie, we offer Winback therapy (TCAR), Heart Rate Variability assessments to see strength and health of our nervous system and Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy.

As I look forward to next year a big individual focus of mine is to continue to grow the golf training and rehab arm of our business. In 2024 I became a Titleist Performance Institute certified instructor. With this certification, I am trained to evaluate a player’s physical readiness. Through a quick physical screen, I am able to identify the key areas of limitation and how that limitation is correlated to the players swing characteristics. This will help golfers identify what is holding them back from playing their best and help them play more rounds with less pain and restrictions. Being an avid golfer, this is a very big interest of mine. I am looking forward to adding full protocols and a training/ testing center to our business in 2025.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

Early on I had a very simple goal, learn as much as I could to become the best I could be at the physical therapy profession. I approached my job at what I felt like was the base level and knew that if I had a growth mindset I could take it as far as I wanted in what ever direction I wanted. I approached every situation as a learning opportunity and an opportunity to grow as a clinician. I wanted to learn from multiple sources and conflicting sources to come to my own interpretation. My willingness to learn and get involved is what helped me become confident in what I do on a daily basis. I have never felt like anything was just going to come to me, more that it would show up as a direct result of the action I put in place. Being willing to try, and fail, has brought more to my plate than ever being passive.

From day one I was very lucky to have great coworkers and to this day feel very fortunate to have a mentor in this profession but also someone I look up to in a business and personal light. Surrounding myself with likeminded individuals and always seeking guidance helps me to stay on track and moving forward in the direction I want to go.

For all folks who are early in their journey, if you see yourself as an A-player surround yourself with other A-players. Success breeds more success, so build a network or community you look up to and people you strive to be like in both business and personal relationships. Second, immerse yourself in your personal “why”. Find out what it is you love, attack it with open eyes and open ears. Build your craft every single day and be a life long learner.

Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?

When feeling overwhelmed I go back to the basics that I know from a life of sports. I do what ever I can do to exercise and move my body. Most important for me in this time is unplugging. I make it a point to turn my phone off or have it stored completely out of sight so I have time to completely turn off. In these times I do my best reflection, my best thinking and my best problem solving. Of course the exercise has a physical health benefit but it has a massive ability to impact your mental health, ability to handle stress and your ability to make clear decisions.

At the first sign of stress or feeling overwhelmed, I exercise. During this exercise is where my strategies and outcomes come to light. When I’ve finished my workout, I immediately get in touch with my close circle and trusted community I have built to bounce ideas or strategies off of them. It’s a hard reset to my body and nervous system to stay in control and prevent burning out.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://goceppro.com/
• Instagram: @24blabelle , @goceppro , @brock_tpigolf