Welcome to the first episode of the Speech Therapy Private Practice Startup Podcast.  I am your host, Kyle Meades, CCC-SLP and in this episode I will talk about my experience as a SLP and private practice owner with two companies (home health + outpatient clinic).

In this episode:

01:10 – Overcoming fear and succeeding

01:49 – Nursing homes and the grind

02:14 – No money in speech?

02:50 – Love to help others

03:33 – Hurricane Katrina – the best thing that ever happened to me

04:15 – Soul searching

04:50 – The decision

05:25 – Moving to a new location across from Tucson Medical Center

06:00 – Home health agency

06:20 – Referrals, employees and current landscape

07:15 – Follow-through

08:18 – Providing a model for success

09:09 – SBA couldn’t assist with my startup

10:27 – Big corporate BLAH, fake culture

11:00 – Frozen pies for Christmas

12:00 – Business is great

12:28 – Helping families get the care they deserve