Private Practice Success Stories

Latest Episodes:

"Multiple Streams of Income" with Autumn Bryant, SLP Oct 12, 2018

Show notes

Autumn Bryant, M.S., M.A., CCC-SLP/L of Griffin Speech Chartered, entered the working world as a school SLP. After 8 years in the schools, she transitioned to a pediatric outpatient clinic. Most recently, she decided to start pursuing private practice to assist clients typically in need of assistance to attain career advancement. Her specialties include accent modification, residual speech sound disorders, and voice therapy.

Since this episode was recorded, she was featured in the Chicago Tribune, had my "Pop-Up Museum of Voice, Accent, and Speech" themed open house/ribbon-cutting. She has also taken a job at Northwestern University, so she is back to only doing her private practice on the weekends.

Here's What You'll Learn:

Her low-cost effective marketing strategies
How she has initiated and maintained her multiple streams of income
Her theory that speech-language pathologists should be able to shadow other clinicians, just as physicians learn from watching one another
The success she has found from choosing an office in an optimal location
How she maximizes her relationships with other clinicians and health professionals in her area
How she appeals to the clientele she prefers to work with through the use of branding

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Know Your Worth with Polina Shkadron, SLP Sep 14, 2018

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Polina has the most experience working with early intervention and school-aged children with autism. Her professional journey consisted of transitioning from different work environments in search of increasing independence and supervisory positions. She is currently working as an adjunct communication disorders professor at a university in addition to her private practice.

Here's What We Cover:

How she's diversifying her skill set through continuing education, leading her to her declaration that she will be a “student forever”
The jaw-dropping moment which would likely have stopped others in their tracks
Her best source of referrals, including her path to building her social media presence
Her important decision to never undersell competitors
Why she actively seeks interaction with and learning experiences from professionals in other specialties

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"Transformation from The Inside Out" with Melissa Wolak, SLP Aug 01, 2018

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Melissa actively pursued working in a variety of settings during her career. The bulk of her career has been spent in the medical field working with adults who have neurological disorders. Increased interest in mind-body medicine has led her to her calling in private practice.

Here's What We Discuss:

The challenges in combining her passion for holistic therapy with her degree in speech-language pathology
Her best recommendation for maintaining steady clients and a steady stream of income
Her experience working exclusively with private pay clients except one type of insurance that is worth the paperwork
She reveals an essential difference between schools/hospitals and private practice that clinicians need to navigate carefully
Her approach to seeing clients, keeping her accessibility and flexibility of schedule in mind
How she has established strong bonds with her community

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"Making My Vision a Reality" with Dr. Tinita Kearney, SLP Jul 23, 2018

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Dr. Kearney discovered a passion for speech-language pathology as an undergraduate student. Her graduate program afforded her the opportunity to work with children with autism. Dr. Kearney continues to apply her incredible research skills to all areas of her life. In her current practice, she continues to establish both connections with colleagues and balance between family time and attention to clients.

Here's What You'll Learn:

How Dr. Kearney’s career continues to include her role as a part-time school speech-language pathologist
The first steps she took, and the obstacle that nearly made it impossible
Her wide assortment of therapy tools that appeal to her clientele
Meeting the needs of her clients by planning on a multidisciplinary approach
Her adventures as the mom of an infant who is also balancing a growing private practice
Her recommendations for undecided practitioners who are wondering whether to continue with private practice, including how to handle accepting insurance
Her unique plans for the immediate future to maximize her clients’ therapy time this summer

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"Owner, Author, Mom" with Fara Augustover, SLP Jun 30, 2018

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Fara Augustover is a speech-language pathologist, owner of Island Wide Speech on Long Island, NY and author of the children’s book, Harmony Hears a Hoot.

Five years ago, Fara worked at a nonprofit clinic in NYC, transitioned to school based while seeing clients part time privately. As her caseload grew and the commute to Manhattan became tiresome, she decided to repurpose space in her home and create an in-house clinic complete with a separate entrance, bathroom, and waiting room.

Here's What We Discuss:

- Where Fara's desire to work independently stemmed from

- How she transitioned from part-time to full-time private practice

- How she decided whether to do private pay vs. insurance, what her schedule should be, whether to stick with her primary specialty (aural rehab) or branch out, and more.

- How a former professor from SUNY Buffalo taught her an important lesson that has guided decisions in her practice

- Fara's easy to follow social media strategy

- Jena’s "aha moment" about private practice business plans

- How she became a children’s book author with a successful Kickstarter campaign

For more information, including a discount code for her book, visit: www.PrivatePracticeSuccessStories.com/11

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Unexpected Opportunities with Zach Smith, SLP Jun 21, 2018

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By day, Zach is an acute care SLP at a hospital in Los Angeles, California and by night, he has his own private practice focused on adult neurogenics. Zach is in the process of starting a mobile FEES company. While he's hit a few roadblocks due to state regulations, he's set to be the first person in Los Angeles to offer mobile FEES services.

Here's What You're Going to Learn:

- How Zach's adding a new, in-demand service to his private practice

- Where he gets the majority of his referrals and how you can start this service in your community

- Zach's #1 piece of advice for beginners

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"Relationships to Referrals" with SLP Lakeisha Fields, SLP Jun 14, 2018

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Lakeisha Fields, SLP is a Dallas-area private practitioner who specializes in working with children and young adults with autism. She focuses on both direct and indirect services; supporting not just her clients, but their families as well.

Perhaps Lakisha's greatest strength is her focus on meeting clients and families "where they are" and her dedication to building supportive relationships, which are turning into referrals.

Here's What You'll Learn:

+ Lakeisha's long-term, non-pushy strategy to become the “go to” private practitioner in her area

+ How she moved from a generalist practice to a niche practice AND how she picked her area of specialization

+ Why she “re-launched” her private practice

+ Her revenue sources and what she recommends to those just getting started with insurance

+ How she’s giving presentations at local daycares to build her practice

+ How she’s identifying the needs of her clients and figuring out what kinds of services to offer (hint: it seems simple but is very clever!)

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"Running and EI Agency" with Ryan Landinguin, SLP Jun 07, 2018

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As a new mom, speech-language pathologist Ryan Landinguin knew that she needed a business that could work for her family. Burned out from high caseloads in the schools, Ryan decided to start her own Early Intervention Agency.

In just under 3 years, RL Speech Therapy has grown to over 30 independent contractors and employees that serve all of San Diego County... without renting space.

*Make sure to listen to the whole interview because Ryan shares a unique marketing strategy that ANYONE can leverage.

Here's What You'll Learn:

- Ryan’s #1 tip for finding high-quality therapists to staff her agency (and how she keeps them loyal and happy!)

- How Ryan maintains quality in the face of tremendous growth

- How she’s expanding into new communities by hiring bilingual therapists

- How Ryan is leveraging group classes for her community in order to build trust and relationships and referrals (and how you can do this too!)

Freebie Alert! Ryan is giving away a FREE PREVIEW of her Talking Tots class. Visit: www.PrivatePracticeSuccessStories.com/7 to check it out!

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"I'm The Boss" with Sarah Lockhart, SLP May 17, 2018

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When Sarah and her husband moved to a new city, she had to get up and running with virtually no connections. Throughout the interview, Sarah gives candid advice on where to spend time and money in order to increase referrals and income quickly. She also discusses how to ride the waves of “feast or famine” and how to problem solve quickly and course correct when needed.

You’ll learn:

How investing time and money into her private practice website has paid off
How to ask for testimonials
Whether she’s a generalist or a specialist... and why
Sarah’s recommendations of how and when to get credentialed with insurance companies, as well as the hidden benefit of being an insurance provider
How Sarah worked her way up in the fifth page of Google to the first

Mentioned:

Google Reviews
The SLP Happy Hour Podcast

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"Career Change to Perfect Fit" with Beth Chaput, SLP May 10, 2018

Show notes

After 28 years in software and quality assurance, Beth Chaput of Dracut, MA shifted gears to become a Speech-language pathologist. She’s worked in various school settings and is now branching into private practice so she can help more kids with language and literacy needs.

Here’s What You’ll Learn:

How Beth balances her life - between her family, her “regular” job and now her private practice to maintain flexibility in her life
What she learned by joining another private practice before starting her own
Jena’s three recommendations for how to successfully market your private practice
How she got her first clients (and a fun tip to try if you’re using flyers to market your services!)
Beth’s innovative plan for summer services

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