Establishing your own firm or practice is an incredibly daunting task. From myriad of legal and regulatory hurdles to the financial and career related risks, professionals who choose to start their own firm have to overcome so much and so we wanted to reach out to those who’ve done it successfully for advice, insight and stories.

Tommy Wan

Among the karaoke bars, orchid shops, halal butchers, sari stores, dim sum restaurants, taquerías, African groceries, Zen meditation centers, and Persian rug dealers that line Bellaire Boulevard in west Houston is my home community: Alief. I still remember the exact moment I realized Alief needed its own voice for youth leadership. Read More>>

Trina Frazier

I started my private practice, The Rose Center, PLLC, in April 2020—right at the start of COVID. At the time, I was working as a therapist in a local prison complex, and I had a daughter who was a senior in high school. Being an essential worker meant I couldn’t be home to really keep up with everything going on during that chaotic time. Read More>>

Shanyq Salop

Starting my own practice was both exciting and terrifying. I had always dreamed of creating a space where people could receive holistic, compassionate psychiatric care that integrates mind, body, and lifestyle, not just medication. But stepping out on my own meant leaving the safety of a steady paycheck and structure, and walking into the unknown. The early days were filled with learning curves. Read More>>

Michael Uzmann

The original idea for A1 Endocrinology began around November 2024. Although my practice was overflowing and successful under the former employer mounting challenges were difficult to overlook. From reimbursement to hiring decisions outside my control the feeling was always one of being treated as an afterthought. When my girlfriend, Liset, suggested I had the skills to do more a plan was set in motion. Read More>>

Archeila Riley

While in Esthetician school I decided that my journey as a solo Esthetician would be the better fit for me! Early on, I knew that I would best serve the community with my own practice because I have been involved with several other businesses of my own so I knew that I had what it takes to be a solo entrepreneur. Read More>>

Suzi Landolphi

Don’t be a Hypocrite!’ was my first mental health practice and is foundational to my work as a mental health mentor and therapist. The word practice is integral to physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and financial wellness. We get good at what we practice. Sure, we can tell others what to do and not do it ourselves. Our advice can even help others. Read More>>