Marie is a licensed speech-language pathologist with a graduate degree in speech-language pathology from the University of North Carolina- Greensboro. She also possesses the national accreditation, certificate of clinical competency, from the American Speech and Hearing Association. She is a recent graduate of The Myo Method, an orofacial myofunctional therapy course and is a private practice owner currently going through the credentialing process. She has also created “My Speech Sounds” which are a line of coloring books designed to accompany therapy by providing simple practice steps at the word, phrase and sentence levels. Myofunctional therapy, early intervention, pediatrics and multicultural aspects (since she is half Asian and grew up in a bilingual home) are just a few of her clinical interests.
Prior to becoming an SLP, Marie had two previous careers. Her first career and love was fine jewelry. Growing up, she often accompanied her mother to gem shows. Then her mom would draw out designs and have these items made by jewelers that were close friends of her family overseas. After spending approximately seven years in fine jewelry professionally and even owning a small jewelry store of her own, she changed careers into finance.
Marie landed a position as a financial specialist and was promoted to a small business licensed financial specialist with a large national bank based out of North Carolina. In this role, she acquired her Series 6 and 63 investment and insurance licenses. With a focus on small business, she handled businesses ranging from $0 - $3 million in annual revenue. Being a one point of contact for business owners meant helping to manage their deposit accounts, lines of credit, commercial property lending, equipment leasing, as well as investment needs such as SEP IRAs, and 401k plans for their employees, along with all personal banking needs too.
The link between all these careers she loved the most was building relationships with clients and making them feel valued. When she found speech pathology, she knew she found her home. A career where she could build a myriad of skills and a variety of settings to choose from. After experiencing acute care, SNFs, private practice and the school system, she finally decided to follow her heart and take the leap into private practice and being a business owner once again.
We get into all the things! You'll hear us talk about:
-Untraditional SLP path
-Sets boundaries in the working environment while maintaining good relationships
-Applying her non SLP skills to her SLP job
-Why SLP is her favorite career
Here's where to find Marie:
Instagram: speech.culture.positivity
Marie's Book:
My Speech Sounds: Coloring Book, A Therapeutic Companion
https://www.amazon.com/My-Speech-Sounds-Therapeutic-Companion/dp/B09M4QV4PW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7QL3CKY4ESW6&keywords=my+speech+sounds&qid=1643610775&sprefix=my+speech+sounds%2Caps%2C75&sr=8-1#nav-top
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speechgoods/
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Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
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