Have you ever thought about offering mobile fees? Are you wondering how to regroup, rebound, and truly grow a mobile fees business after COVID? Do you want to know more about the realities of starting a private practice with a business partner? 

My guests, George Barnes MS CCC-SLP and Allison Mataras MA CCC-SLP, are joining me in this episode to cover all of these topics.

George and Allie started their company, FEESible Swallow Solutions, in January of 2020 - just before the pandemic started. This came from years of working in hospitals and feeling like not enough patients were getting access to the instrumental swallowing exams they needed. Now, they bring the quality of a hospital swallow evaluation to their patient’s facility for a fraction of the time and cost. This allows patients to avoid the risk of going to the hospital and stay in the comfort of their own bed with family by their side.

We get into the need for mobile instrumental swallow evaluations as well as how they navigated their brand new business during the pandemic as business partners. Their energy and enthusiasm about their services and professional goals are inspiring and motivating throughout our entire conversation. 

In Today's Episode, We Discuss:

• Defining the needs for services in the field
• Defining your own professional needs
• Steps to take to lay the groundwork for your business
• The value of doing a SWOT analysis
• Navigating a new business during the pandemic
• How to divvy up responsibilities with a business partner
• Different approaches you can take with marketing
• Overcoming self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and challenging yourself  
• How to guarantee expertise for yourself

George and Allie are a great example of an effective partnership based on mutual respect, shared goals, and just enough differences to be stronger together when they join forces.

While they thought their company would never get off the ground, they managed to turn a terrible situation into an opportunity to help underserved communities get the swallow evaluations they needed. I am so inspired and motivated by that, and I hope you are too.

There is such a need for mobile instrumental swallow evaluations, and if you are interested in learning more about that, I highly recommend that you connect with George and Allie and check out their freebie linked below!

If you are ready to get started with starting your speech therapy private practice, head over to https://www.startyourprivatepractice.com/waitlist so that you will be notified as soon as we re-open the doors to the Start Your Private Practice System. I don’t want you to miss out on this opportunity.

Resources Mentioned: 

https://www.feesibleswallowsolutions.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dysphagiadude/

https://www.startyourprivatepractice.com/waitlist

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