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Tune in to the ClinicChats podcast to connect and relate with other private practice owners, as well as University clinic supervisors. We provide insight for navigating the business aspects of private practice ownership and University clinic triumphs and tribulations. Subscribe using iTunes or Spotify!
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The Wellness Group for Voice, Speech, and Swallowing, LLC is co-owned by Aaron Ziegler PhD, CCC-SLP and Jennifer Gill MS, CCC-SLP. Their unique and personal background in voice coaching, opera singing and acting experience lead them both towards the field of Speech Language Pathology as a second career. They share how their business in Portland, Oregon is growing through the midst of the COVID19 pandemic. Tune in to listen to their journey!
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Stuart Bradley, M.S., CCC-SLP joins the podcast as the founder of Mobile Fees company, Carolina Speech Pathology. With a background in cable TV, he had the knowledge on how to build his own endoscopy system and since, has grown the business across several states and employing many other Speech Pathologist, sales team members, etc. Tune in and gain motivation from this inspiring episode!
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Daniel Cummings is co-owner of Unlimited Teletherapy, LLC. Unlimited Teletherapy is owned by Danny and his two business partners, Keely Horton and Nancy Carter. Since beginning 10 years ago, Unlimited has grown to employ 15 speech therapists at this time. Podcast host, Kaide Jackstadt is one of those employees now! One thing that stands out about this company is the compassion and respect to all of the SLPs beneath the owners.
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Jenn Gethers is a Speech Pathologist in her CF year. Jenn has began her career as an SLP in a school district in San Diego, CA, but in the meantime has developed an incredible and quickly growing resource for teletherapists. Jenn explains how she got started and where she plans on taking this business in the future!
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The HIPAATrek Owner, Sarah Badahman, along with ClinicNote Owner, Lana Fox talk all things HIPAA compliance. Tune in to hear options for what your private practice or clinic can put into place. As much as we all might want to "put our head in the sand" when it comes to developing HIPAA policies, it is extremely important to legally have them in place. Check out hipaatrek.com for more details!
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Corey Roan is an Occupational Therapist and Owner of Milestone Pediatric Therapy, located in San Diego, CA. Since starting her business just three years ago, Corey now employs TWENTY SIX staff members. That's right! She has grown tremendously and prides herself on their companies core values.
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Lori Melnitsky, MA CCC-SLP is a licensed speech pathologist and stuttering specialist. Her business has moved fully remote this year, which has shown to be beneficial in now accepting clients across 5 different states! Lori's personal journey through stuttering has made her treatment program effective, specialized, personal, and well sought out.
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Caroline Skidmore, M.S. CCC-SLP from Bend, Oregon joins the podcast to share her own business journey over the last 18 years. Caroline has enjoyed work-life balance of being a Mom throughout her successful career, and has hired other therapists along the way. Tune in to learn about her journey!
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This episode features Alizah Shahar, Oromyofunctional Therapist. Alizah explains her specialty and her own business journey with a partner. She brings a more unique perspective, as her business partner is not a therapist and actually comes from a business background. Being her first year in private practice as an Orofacial Myologist, Alizah is doing very well!
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Elizabeth Morrison SLPD., CCC-SLP, is the co-founder and owner/partner of Dynamic Interventions of Arizona, LLC. She received her Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology from Northwestern University in 2020.
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Maria Gianfilippo, MS, CCC-SLP, co-owner of Organic Speech Therapy, LLC in Clearwater, FL specializes in Adult outpatient rehab patients and early intervention ages! She enjoys empowering her patients through education so they can work together to live life to the fullest! Tune in to how she runs her business!
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Liz Horn is co-owner of the newly founded speech therapy private practice, Willow Tree Speech Therapy. Liz and her business partner, Kayla Maschhoff have navigated obtaining their business PLLC, credentialing with insurances, and marketing to their first clients all within this crazy year! Tune in to hear a new business' take on navigating private practice with a partner.
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This episode features SLP Money podcast host, Craig Goldslager, who focuses his expertise on helping SLPs with career growth and financial empowerment. He explains how all private practices will inevitably exit their business, whether due to time or other reasons. Tune in to find out what kind of resources Craig offers for financial planning, specially for Speech Pathologists.
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Private practice industry leader, Jena Castro-Casbon is a featured guest who explains her extensive research and resources she has for SLPs venturing into private practice. Jena discusses her tips as well as pin points fatal flaws for the beginner practice owner. Be sure to check out Jena's podcast "Private Practice Success Stories" as well as her website "The Independent Clinician."
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Tracy Klein, MPH, MA, CCC-SLP, the owner of Ready Set Talk is a Speech-Language Pathology private practice owner who is also certified in Health Coaching. She uses her training to engage with the entire family using a holistic approach. Tune in to how she has created her practice to find her specialty and true passion.
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Erica Krzyzanowski may have started her business during the most crazy year of our lives, but that has not let that stop her. She has quickly adjusted her home visit business plan to acquire clients via teletherapy for the time being. Erica is private pay and talks about how she initially researched business ownership, took the leap, and is finding success.
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Sonia Sethi Kohli explains her business model for Global Speech and Swallow and Global Speech Suite in the Chicago, IL area. Sonia services clients from birth to 100 with delays and disorders as well as accent modification clientele. Sonia is the current president of CORSPAN, a professional resource for improving business communication skills such as accent modification, voice diction, public speaking, and voice enhancement.
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Corinne Vargas joins the podcast with her unique business model of business consulting including professional communication problem solving and accent modification. She also began her own site called SMART Charts for therapists to visually show client's progress! Tune in to hear how podcast host, Kaide plans to sign her husband up for services with Corinne!
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Lori Caplan Colon, Owner and SLP at Montclair Speech Therapy, has built a practice over the last 4 years that employs 20 therapists across several locations. Lori continues to fulfill her passion by providing services, while her husband and team of professionals maintain and move forward the many complex aspects of business.
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Starting small in Chicago, Illinois, Katie Carney was able to start her own Speech Therapy business which eventually lead her to find her true passion and specialty; infant and pediatric feeding therapy. Tune in for this week's episode as we discuss the options of face masks, plastic screens, and returning to the office for in-person therapy.
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Theresa Harp, M.A., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT, owner of Sound Speech in New Jersey gives great resources such as small business development centers, SCORE, and the local library. She is a mom of 4 and juggles family life with her private practice. Tune in for this weeks private practice journey on Clinic Chats!
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Kate Grandbois is a dual certified SLP and BCBA who owns a private practice, Grandbois Therapy, specializing in AAC evaluation, treatment, and consultation. Kate and her mentor, Amy Wonkka have expanded their business and created a podcast, SLP Nerdcast. SLP Nerdcast provides continuing education for a wide variety of research based topics. Check them out here: https://www.slpnerdcast.com/episodes
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Jaime Henderson, MS, CCC-SLP is the Clinical Coordinator at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Jaime and Kaide went to graduate school together and have reconnected for today's episode. Tune in for another university podcast episode on Clinic Chats.
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Brittany Ferri, OTR/L, CCTP, CPRP is the Founder of Simplicity of Health, LLC. Brittany speaks to how she enjoys the several revenue sources that have become a profitable part of her business. She is an occupational therapist, psychiatric rehab practitioner, and telehealth specialist who has also recently written her first children's book. Brittany is also a health writer, and consultant for other professionals.
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Nola Radford, Ph. d., CCC-SLP, BCS-F is a fantastic guest who is Professor and Director of Clinical Education in SLP at the University of Tennessee. Nola explains the outline of their program and the many wonderful opportunities the students receive. Tune in for another university episode!
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Tune in to our second university episode featuring Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD., an audiologist and Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Ohio State University. She is the 4th year placement coordinator for the AuD program and is a past-President of both the American Academy of Audiology and the Ohio Academy of Audiology and the Chair of the American Board of Audiology.
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Melissa Keller is the Speech Teletherapy Coordinator for Therakids, P.C. She has taken on this new role over this past school year as the company has expanded from PT/OT school contracts and now includes SLP in their business. Melissa explains the process of securing contracts, performing teletherapy, and continuing services during the pandemic.
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Ibtissam Mustaq shares her journey of trying to maintain a work-life balance while growing Andalusia Speech Therapy in Toronto, Canada. Her aim is to develop the business as a social enterprise to give back to the community while remaining profitable. Tune in to Clinic Chats this week to hear the Andalusia Speech Therapy story.
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Joy Mackenzie, M.S., CCC-SLP is Clinic Director at St. Cloud University in the Communication Sciences and Disorders department. She shares the department's accreditation process, as well as the current climate for students facing graduation postponement. Tune in to our very first university podcast episode!
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Tune in for Metro East Therapy's raw take on the stress and transition that private practices must face due to the Illinois Shelter in Place order. Let's focus on our amazing community of SLPs for resources and insight during this time.
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COVID-19 is causing havoc on small and large businesses alike. In this episode we will be providing insight from one clinic about how they are working through adapting their private practice to continue services for families during this very unknown time. Click here if you are a private practice moving to remote work, or use this link if you are a University needing to quickly move to online documentation and teletherapy.
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Lucie is dual certified in Speech Pathology and Audiology, and has found her calling in pediatric therapy while running her practice, Shine Pediatric Therapy and Learning. Lucie's warm personality gives us a feel for how she treats her clients, and is surely a reason for her success. Gain insight as Lucie answers specific questions regarding taxes and finances.
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Rhonda Osesik brings such a warm and personal story of how she began her niche practice, Social Butterflies Club. The program uses therapeutic methods combined with a specialized curriculum developed by Rhonda! Tune in to find out how to access her social curriculum.
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Amy Graham is on the podcast today to share her story! She keeps a family friendly practice running out of her home part time, yet also has built her specialty around Speech Sound Disorders, spreading knowledge and helpful resources through speeches and social media. Tune in to Clinic Chats!
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Stacy Kaut is a partner for Therapitas, a thriving multidisciplinary clinic servicing Spanish speaking families. She states that her business is thriving thanks to One Therapy Network, an amazing opportunity for guidance through private practice ownership.
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We announce a podcast update! Fun new episode featuring Lana Fox, ClinicNote's CEO/owner. Listen to her story of developing a needed resource for therapists. Don't miss this one!
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Colleen Doherty's advice to "get comfortable with being uncomfortable" is a great reminder for those just starting their private practice journey. Care to Communicate in Toronto, Canada may have a unique and more simplified experience than practices in the US. However, Colleen's success in just seven months in business makes this a great listen for all!
Angie Hronek comes on the podcast to tell her story of her in home therapy business that functions out of her basement, while also balancing Mom life! She has found a perfect balance for her family and recognizes how fortunate she is to have little financial pressure. Tune in to learn about her therapy model as well as her courses she has coming out soon! Tune in to Clinic Chats!
Mckell Smith MS, CCC-SLP is the Founder and CEO at TheraV, a teletherapy platform. She utilizes her platform for her own teletherapy speech therapy business, called Salt Lake Speech and Language. If you are interested in teletherapy as part of your business model, this is a must listen!
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The Talk Team is co-owned by Amy Prince and Amber Ladd. These two business partners have grown from a one room practice divided by gymnastics mats, into a 5,000 square foot office space and needed more room to grow!
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Julia Mari, the owner of Greenville Bilingual Therapy has had unbelievable growth. In just a year and a half in business she has grown from herself up to 13 independent contractors and a practice with a kitchen and sensory gym. You can still hear the excitement and passion in her voice!
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Sara Martin is a second career Speech Language Pathologist who was previously a journalist. She still capitalizes on her first career with her blog to engage prospective clients and families. Sara is the owner and sole practitioner for now, but expanding may be in the plan eventually.
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Roshonda Epps is a proud owner of Speech Therapy Zone. She will motivate you to begin your journey, as you can hear the care and compassion she has for her clients in her voice! Roshonda is so accommodating to families by offering in-office visits, daycare visits, or teletherapy sessions.
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You won't want to miss this episode! Sherri Cawn is a leading practitioner of the DIR/Floortime®, having trained extensively with Drs. Greenspan and Weider; she is also a faculty member at the DIR/Floortime® Institute and trains other professionals throughout the US, Europe, and Asia.
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Moran is a trilingual SLP in Miami, FL and the owner of Speak Up Multilingual Speech Language Therapy. She has began a general education bilingual language enrichment program within a private school, as well as serving disordered or delayed private pay clients.
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Suzanne has such an interesting story with her private practice that not only specializes pediatric Speech Language Pathology, but also Cranio Sacral therapy!
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The co-owners of Five Oaks Speech Therapy Services tell an amazing story of how their small dream rapidly expanded and has their corporation servicing over 100 clients per day! Tune in to the Clinic Chats podcast to hear more about their 3 year journey!
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Allison Cloutier is an SLP employed at a successful and growing Private Practice. She has opportunities for partnership in the near future and brings a great perspective as someone who has grown with the business directly out of graduate school.
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With her training as a certified Orofacial Myologist, Frances' business specializes in speech and myofunctional therapy. She also has opened a thumb sucking clinic, targeting oral habit elimination. Tune in to the Clinic Chats podcast to hear her journey!
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Allie Matuszewski, MS CCC-SLP/L speaks to her unique experience in starting things slow and wanting to keep that pace for awhile. She is able to keep things simple as she finds her balance in private practice and Early Intervention.
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Malia Vigil, M.S., CCC-SLP, owner of We Need to Talk and More! LLC was able to acquire a full caseload and independent contractors upon beginning her business. She addresses some challenges with billing reimbursement and is a fun and easy listen!
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Christina MacAuley M.S., CCC-SLP is employed in the private practice setting at Creative Health Solutions. Owners will appreciate her perspective as a professional who feels that her employer shows appreciation with provided benefits, materials, CEUs, etc.
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Specializing in Aphasia with his extensive knowledge and experience, Bill Connors, owner of AphasiaToolbox joins me to discuss treatment, teletherapy, and resources for clinicians. He is a leader in teletherapy and expanding his brand and company in a multitude of ways.
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Tune in for a fun conversation with Gabriele Nicolet, M.A. CCC-SLP, the owner of Speech Kids. Located in the D.C. area, Speech Kids consists of 10 therapists who travel to their clients' homes, schools, or daycare.
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Vicki Morris, owner of All of Me Therapy, LLC, joins me on the podcast to tell her business journey. Her business began with early intervention and gradually grew to be able to establish a brick and mortar practice.
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Melissa Jakubowitz, M.A. CCC-SLP, owner of eLiveNow, fills us in about starting and successfully running a teletherapy company. Learn about her approach to contracting with schools for a consistent income in teletherapy.
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Jill Shook, M.S. CCC-SLP has created a "Guide to Private Practice" CEU course to help navigate your new journey in starting a private practice. Join us to hear Jill's own private practice business journey and a few of her tips related to HIPAA and marketing.
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Alexandria Laris Zachos, MS, CCC-SLP/L joins us on this episode to tell us about her business, Social Butterfly, Inc. Alexandria has found her niche in social language groups as well as specializing and presenting on Delayed Echolalia. She is finding a work/life balance that allows time for her family as well as travel!
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Cari Ebert shares her fascinating story of moving from private practice and into the world of providing continuing education courses and seminars. She provides knowledge and experience from a unique perspective.
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Jessica Hudson, owner of Stuttering and Speech Therapy of Arizona, joins us to discuss her speech therapy private practice specializing in stuttering therapy, as well as hiring part-time employees rather than independent contractors.
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Liz Dunn, owner of The Speech Spot, has found her balance in managing motherhood with business ownership, hiring independent contractors, and having her own caseload of clients.
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Maggie Block, M.A. CCC-SLP, owner of Metro East Therapy in Edwardsville, IL discusses her success in finding a specialty she is passionate about that is also a need in the community. She has been able to grow her practice and maintain a caseload for several independent contractors, both SLP and OT.
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After a successful first year in the business, Nicole is ready to eliminate the need to contract herself part time in a local school district. As she is increasing her caseload, newly accepting insurance, and establishing her specialty...she provides great insight for those ready to take this leap.
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Join Kaide as she begins our Clinic Chats podcast with a preview of content based on her own story in private practice. Learn some of her struggles and prepare for the Clinic Chats episodes to come!
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