From the Schools to Having More Time with Her Son Through Private Practice with Jessie Kensey
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What motivated Jessie to leave school teaching and start a private SLP practice?
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To download your free copy, please visit startyourprivatepractice.com backslash roadmap to sign up. Now on to the episode. Welcome to another episode of the Private Practice Success Stories podcast. I'm your host, Jenna Castro-Kason, and today we have a wonderful guest, Jesse Kenzie, an SLP in private practice in California. Jessie is a former high school English teacher who made a life-changing decision to transition into the field of speech language pathology and then embark on her journey to private practice. I've gotten to know Jessie inside both the Start and Grow Your Private Practice programs, and it has been amazing to watch her growth. Jessie made the decision to start her own private practice as a speech language pathologist in order to have more flexibility and time with her family, especially after her son was born.
Jessie joined the START program and got her website up and running and started getting clients from there, but also as a contract. for early intervention through regional centers and from the Meaningful Speech Directory. And now we're working with her to grow her private practice. In the episode, Jesse and I discuss ways for her to grow her practice, including expanding her online presence and hiring additional clinicians, which would allow her to serve more clients and generate more income. Jesse's story shares the incredible transformations that can happen when you follow your passions and seek a more fulfilling path. I hope that her journey inspires you. If you've ever contemplated going into private practice for career fulfillment and flexibility for your family, this is a must-listen episode, so stay tuned.
I'm Jenna Castro-Kasbon, speech language pathologist, business coach, and creator of the Start Your Private Practice System. And I'm on a mission to turn stock SLPs into successful private practitioners. If you're tired of dealing with high productivity requirements, high caseload sizes, and low pay, it's time to take control of your professional, personal, and financial life and finally get the freedom, flexibility, and financial abundance that you deserve by working with private clients in your own practice. Join me here each week as I share tips, best practices, and inspirational interviews on the Private Practice Success Stories podcast. If you're a private practitioner or one in the making, you're in the right place, so let's get started.
So before we dive in, can you please share your name, your location, and the name of your private practice?
Yes. So I am Jesse Kinvey. My practice is simply speech therapy, and I'm located in Orange County, California.
So I'm so excited to be doing this. I've gotten to know you a little bit in our programs and I love it when you post things. And so I wanna tell everyone what your practice is like now. But before we get to that, can you please share a little bit about your early career and when did you start thinking about private practice?
Yes, absolutely. Early career goodness. I started out as a high school English teacher. So I went way back. And then I worked as a speech pathologist in the school for a number of years.
How did Jessie’s son’s birth influence her decision to seek a more flexible schedule?
And I truly loved it. And I thought that that's where I'm gonna stay. But I had my son who's seven months old now. And that really got me thinking, okay, I want to create a flexible schedule.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What motivated Jessie to leave school teaching and start a private SLP practice?
0:00–4:11
2
How did Jessie’s son’s birth influence her decision to seek a more flexible schedule?
4:11–6:30
3
What strategies did Jessie use to attract her first clients through referrals and regional centers?
6:30–8:54
4
How can a speech‑language pathologist leverage a website and online directories to grow a private practice?
8:54–11:40
5
What are the benefits and challenges of providing in‑home therapy versus a clinic space?
11:40–14:17
6
How is Jessie planning to expand her practice by hiring clinicians and setting hiring ads?
14:17–16:14
7
What role does blogging and SEO play in attracting ideal families and boosting website traffic?
16:14–18:39
8
How does owning a private practice enable Jessie to set boundaries and prioritize family time?
18:39–21:28
Speakers
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