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.

Yolanda

I have always been a defender of the week and the oppressed. But after the murder of my daughter Adaisha Miller at the hands of an off duty Detroit police officer. I became Deeply moved to action to seek Justice for victims of “The System ”. Read more>>

Dr. Gianna Rielle Smith

Starting my own practice was challenging on so many levels, but deep down, I think I always knew that’s where my career was headed. On the surface, founding Auna Wellness meant diving into business research, learning from trial and error, and (for a brief, chaotic period) moonlighting as an interior designer and construction worker. Read more>>

Melissa Donovan

When I first decided to open my own practice I was very nervous about branching out on my own and being the face of my own company. I was working at another private practice at the time and I was comfortable, had built a good rapport with the owners and other therapists and felt slightly intimidated about stepping out to do things independently. Read more>>

Kyra Gaines

During the peak of COVID, I had an epiphany. I had always dreamed of owning my own space but never knew how I would make it happen. Seeing how quickly life can change made me decide not to wait any longer, I was going to figure it out as I went. Read more>>