School Contracts and Being an SLP CEO with Ebony Green
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What motivated Ebony Green to transition from school‑based SLP work to starting her own private practice?
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To download your free copy, please visit startyourprivatepractice.com backslash roadmap to sign up. Now on to the episode. Ebony Green is a speech-language pathologist, private practitioner, school contracts queen, mom of two, and founder of the SLP Business Suite. She's a three-time guest on the Private Practice Success Stories podcast because she's amazing and also because she has a lot to share about how she's transformed from private practitioner working out of her car to the CEO of several businesses. What you're about to hear is an amazing interview with Ebony that originally appeared on a Facebook Live in the SLP and OT Private Practice Beginners Facebook group. Ebony and I have become good friends and it's always great to have other SLP business buddies to support, cheer for, and share their resources with our community.
So whether you're interested in school contracts, having a multi-location brick and mortar clinic, or just becoming a CEO, This episode is worth listening to and taking action on. Enjoy. I'm Jenna Castro-Casbon, speech-language pathologist, business coach, and creator of the Start Your Private Practice system. And I'm on a mission to turn stuck 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. All right. Hello, everyone. I am so excited to be here with Ebony Green, who I'm going to let her introduce herself in a minute. But let's just say I'm a big fan and I love to watch you just grow your business over time. This is the third time that I'm interviewing you and sharing your story and your information and resources with our listeners. So, Ebony, go ahead and introduce yourself and tell us about your companies.
Thanks, Jenna. Well, first and foremost, let me just say it is such an honor to be on your show as a three-peat guest. I'm just really excited to be here tonight because it's been, I think, a couple of years since the last time we chatted on your podcast and so much has changed. So I'm excited to share all of the growth and Some of the things that I talked about two years ago, I feel like, oh my gosh, it's going to be totally a different interview today just based on everything that's changed. But my name is Ebony Green. I'm a speech language pathologist and own a private practice in a small suburb outside of Phoenix, Arizona. I have a multidisciplinary practice and we serve about 200 patients a week in schools or excuse me, in our clinic and in home.
And we also serve students in schools via school contracts. And we serve about 700 students in schools.
Wow. And just like you alluded to earlier, so Ebony was on my podcast when it was first getting started. And then she was on it a second time for a where are they now episode because you had such tremendous growth in a short period of time. And we were chatting and you're like, Jenna, can I can I come back on and share like my growth since then?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What motivated Ebony Green to transition from school‑based SLP work to starting her own private practice?
0:00–6:30
2
How did Ebony land her first school contract and what impact did it have on her business growth?
6:30–13:30
3
What are the key components and steps involved in securing a school contract as an independent SLP?
13:30–20:20
4
What are the main pros and cons of working as a school‑contractor versus a traditional employee?
20:20–27:14
5
How does the School Contracts Masterclass help SLPs navigate contract negotiations and marketing?
27:14–33:26
6
Why is diversifying income streams (e.g., tele‑therapy, TPT, consulting) essential for SLP business stability?
33:26–40:27
7
How does mindset, networking, and mentorship influence an SLP’s ability to scale to seven‑figure revenue?
40:27–47:16
8
Where can listeners find Ebony’s resources, courses, and community to start or grow their own SLP business?
47:16–53:45
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