Private Practice Success Stories

Latest Episodes:

Growing Her Private Practice, Her Education Business and Her Impact: Jessie's Story Jul 25, 2020

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Jessie Ginsburg started her private practice in Los Angeles, CA despite being told by numerous people it was “too early” for her. Rather than listening, Jessie decided to go full force into building her private practice. We chat about her journey of growing her private practice and how she’s diversified her revenue by creating an educational-based model to help serve other SLP clinicians. Jessie talks about how her company has navigated the coronavirus pandemic, why she encourages her therapists to hone in on specialties and why she believes in taking the blame when things go wrong in her business.

What we discuss:

What her early career as a speech-language pathologist was like
Her journey of building and growing her private practice
Their process of finding their core values as a company and defining what they believe in
How she’s developed an education-based model to help serve clinicians

Links:

Pediatric Therapy Playhouse

Jessie Ginsburg

Jessie’s Instagram

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Tragedy to Triumph: Beth's First 9 Months in Private Practice Jul 18, 2020

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Beth Brady is a private practice owner in Ohio who started her business less than one year ago. Beth faced the very tragic loss of her friend and business partner at the beginning stages of starting her private practice. Fortunately, she was able to triumph and move forward with starting the business. Beth shares how she overcame that loss and what led her to a career in speech-language pathology in the first place. She talks about some of her first job experiences before making the move to private practice and what she’s been doing to expand her business during the pandemic.

What we discuss:

How she got started as a speech-language pathologist
What made her decide to start a private practice of her own
How she overcame unexpectedly losing her business partner
What Beth’s been working on for her business to help expand her caseload

Links:

"Running and EI Agency" with Ryan Landinguin, SLP

Talk Play Grow

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5 Years and 50 Contractors: Luba's Story Jul 11, 2020

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Luba Patlakh Kaplun is a speech-language pathologist in the Philadelphia area who has built her private practice from zero to 50 contractors in just 5 years. In this episode, she shared how she’s built her private practice and how she plans to continue growing during the pandemic. We talked about how she got into this career after leaving behind broadcast journalism, how she transitioned her practice to teletherapy in just two days and why you have to be persistent while you build your practice. Luba shares the importance of making progressive steps to get to your goals and her advice for other private practice owners.

What we discuss:

How she transitioned from broadcast journalism to speech-language pathology
What made Luba decide to start her own practice
The lessons she's learned from growing her practice
Transitioning into telepractice within a two day period

Links:

Kidology Website

Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business

Kidology YouTube Channel

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Reflections on Becky's First Year of Private Practice Jun 27, 2020

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Becky McArthur is fully embracing the new way to start a private practice. I am seeing a lot of new SLP’s take this route for their career - doing things such as seeing clients at home, being lean when it comes to finances, not straying away from technology. This is exactly what Becky did as the pandemic hit, she quickly learned how to take her private practice online and started doing telepractice to meet her clients. In this episode she discusses this experience, what led her to start her private practice, differences between SLP from the U.S. and Canada (where she’s located) and what she’s learned since opening her private practice.

What we discuss:

How Becky got started in the SLP profession and what led her to the decision to start a private practice
What differences she’s noticed between SLPs in the U.S. and Canada
What she’s learned over the past year from having a private practice
Her experience with doing telepractice

Links:

We Communicate

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Where Are They Now with Rene Robles and Cristina Ramos: Did They Open Five Clinics in Five Years? Jun 20, 2020

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Rene Robles and Cristina Ramos are private practice owners who are known for taking strong, decisive actions. Rene and Christina were on the podcast in early 2019 and shared their story of building a SLP practice with three locations and over 700 patients. In this episode, they dove back into their 5-year business plan and the progress they’ve made on their goal of opening one new practice a year for 5 years. Rene and Christina shared how they’ve successfully navigated the transition to teletherapy practice during the pandemic in just three days! The pair also talk about their upcoming plans and how they will continue to weather the storm while growing their private practice.

What we discuss:

How Rene and Christina ended up starting a private practice together
What their 5-year business plan was and how their progress is at year 4
How they’re handling the transition into teletherapy in the midst of coronavirus
Their plans going forward with opening their next clinic and weathering the storm

Links:

Five Oaks Speech Therapy

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Choosing Her Own Adventure with Jeannette Washington Jun 13, 2020

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Jeannette Washington is someone who continually seizes the opportunities that come her way. She started her career as a SLP working for schools before deciding to take the leap into private practice. She founded her company, Bearly Articulating and in this episode, she talks about what led her to that decision and how the transition was for her. We chat about why she decided to learn to code and how she’s weaved this into her work as an SLP. She also talks about her new book, Technical Difficulties: Why Dyslexic Narratives Matter In Tech.

What we discuss:

Why Jeannette decided to go to the private practice route
What the transition of being a private practice owner was like
Why she learned how to code and how she’s integrated tech into her work as a SLP
Her advice for people who want to get into speaking and publishing

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"Just Jump In" and Other Advice After 19 Years of Practice Jun 06, 2020

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Ruth Bass, MS, CCC-SLP started her career as a speech-language pathologist later in life. After working for another company, she decided to branch out on her own. Ruth started her pediatric private practice, Island Therapies with the intention of remaining small on purpose. In this episode, we talk about how to keep things simple but profitable and her perspective on taking things back to the basics. She talks about going at your own pace and doing what you want as a private practice owner. Ruth and I explore some of the best marketing strategies she’s uncovered over the years that have led to client referrals and how she makes the most out of referrals.

Here's what we discuss:

Her reasoning behind why she’s wanted to stay a small practice
Her advice on asking for help and hiring for the things you aren’t good at
Ruth’s tips for someone thinking about going down the road of private practice
How she feels about starting small and taking baby steps
How Ruth uses the concept of friend-raising to get more client referrals

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Building Her Practice with Screenings May 30, 2020

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Ebone Williams, did not ever really consider the private practice path until recently. In this episode, she shares how she launched her practice in December and was full by early March. She discusses how she uses screenings and professional development to grow her practice, and how her family’s motto: “Do it afraid,” has helped her move forward and grow her practice.

What we discuss:

What motivated Ebone to start her private practice
How she developed her business model
The benefits of being an on-site therapist
Future plans for Affinity Therapy Services

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The Go Getter: 0 to Full in 6 Months May 30, 2020

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As the first occupational therapist to be featured on this podcast, Hana Eichele is a highly-driven owner of a new private practice. She transitioned to private practice from working in the schools and in clinics, where she found less freedom and flexibility than she desired. Hana is excited about the prospect of expanding her practice in the near future.

Here's What We Discuss:

Her many sources of inspiration to start and continue her private practice
How she arranged a smooth transition between her previous position to seeing her own clients
How she plans to diversify by drawing upon her other talents
Her experienced advice to therapists that are starting their journey
Jena’s take on an overwhelming obstacle for many new private practice owners

Links and Resources:

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Private Practice Director, Professor, Author AND Mom May 27, 2020

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Susannah Silvia, a friend of Jena's from high school in New Orleans, was determined to overcome the odds despite the staggering effect of Hurricane Katrina on her personal and professional life. She pursued a career in early intervention and now is the director of the same private practice at which she started her clinical fellowship. Currently she balances being a mother, author, and professor with a goal to increase her impact on the SLP world in the upcoming year.

Here's What We Discuss:

How she discovered her passion for speech-language pathology in lieu of other helping professions
Her decision to pursue an ownership position within her first professional setting
Her commitment to developing multiple streams of income for multiple life-enhancing reasons
How another SLP helped her make her book publishing dream come true
How she transitioned from being a university guest speaker to an adjunct lecturer

Links and Resources:

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