07.24.2015 - By Kyle Meades
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