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Are you ready to start your private practice? If you’ve been thinking about getting support from the Start Your Private Practice system but haven’t fully decided to go for it yet, you’ll definitely want to hear this episode as I am joined by 4 mentors of the program, Claudia, Tommy, Adrienne and Bobby.​In this episode, the mentors and I chat about what led them to the program, the people who tend to succeed in it and how having a private practice has helped them level up in business and […]

Claudia Hamilton Davisson is a private practitioner based out of Michigan and a mentor for my Start Your Private Practice program. Claudia has been a SLP for over three decades and has worked in so many different areas of the business.In this episode, Claudia shares how she started her business as a private practitioner on the side of her job. She talks about the reasons she was drawn to private practice and the areas where she sees other private practitioners get stuck in their business.​We a […]

Every now and then I tend to go back to old business books I’ve read to get a fresh perspective on them.In this episode, I am talking about a business lesson that I pulled from a book that I’ve read and how it correlates to how a lot of speech language pathologists feel about their 9 to 5 jobs.I talk about what this means for these practitioners who may be considering private practice and how I can help you bridge the gap and step into the vision you have for your private practice.What we di […]

You’ve probably heard that as a private practice owner, you need a niche. I know a lot of practitioners worry about this. In this episode, I am sharing my thoughts on this idea that you need a niche for your private practice. You’ll hear why this isn’t the best logic for private practitioners to have as they’re getting their business started. I also talk about what you need to get more word-of-mouth marketing and why you need to learn to operate from an abundance mindset. What we di […]

Nikki McRory is a private practitioner in the Santa Clarita, CA area who is on fire. In just 7 years of owning her private practice, she has hired over 320 employees and opened two brick and mortar locations.​In our conversation, we discuss her early days as a SLP starting in the school setting and what brought her to the decision to start her practice. She shares what types of clients she serves, her experience of stepping into the role as a leader and how she’s navigated running her practi […]

Vanessa Anderson-Smith owns a private practice that has seen a lot of successes over the past few years in her business. You might recognize Vanessa’s because we featured her on the blog a few years back where we shared how she went from having zero plans to a 4-month waitlist for her services.In this episode, I caught up with her to hear about how her business has grown since then. She shares her advice for opening a successful private practice in a rural area and advice for people with type […]

What we discuss:Starting a private practice allows you control over your schedule giving more freedom for family and lifeOwning a private practice comes with less restrictions than working at a school or hospitalMore control over caseload, meetings, documentation and anything that leaves you feeling over worked and under paidShowing SLP’s that things can be different and providing steps on how to do thatEven if you don’t have a background in business, you can still run a successful private p […]

What we discuss;Why starting her practice was the best decision she madeHow having the flexibility changed her life and perspectiveHow setting her own hours allowed her to spend more time with her childrenWhy not to put off starting a business when your children are youngTaking ‘I can’t’ out of the vocabulary Host: Jena Castro-Casbon, MS CCC-SLP​​Jena H. Castro-Casbon, MS, CCC-SLP, is a private-practice consultant who has helped thousands of speech-language pathologists start and […]

What we discuss: The importance of a logo and how it defines your brandWhat to do if you don’t like your current logoWhat do do if you don’t currently have a logoIs a line of text with your business name enough?Does having a logo make your business look more professional?Host: Jena Castro-Casbon, MS CCC-SLP​​Jena H. Castro-Casbon, MS, CCC-SLP, is a private-practice consultant who has helped thousands of speech-language pathologists start and grow their own private practices through […]

What we discuss: How important quotes are for mindsetHow quotes and outside the box thinking can change your businessHow businesses can change an evolve over time and what to do about itHost: Jena Castro-Casbon, MS CCC-SLP​​Jena H. Castro-Casbon, MS, CCC-SLP, is a private-practice consultant who has helped thousands of speech-language pathologists start and grow their own private practices through her company, The Independent Clinician.  She has written articles for The A […]