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.

Elizabeth Rudd

I started Well Equipt in 2018. I created a LLC knowing one day it would turn into a brick and mortar business. I started a part time job at a physical therapy clinic and plopped a treatment table in the back of a gym to treat gym members as injuries or aches and pain arose. After one year of treating in the gym as a side hustle, I grew my caseload enough to quit my part time physical therapy job. I jumped full time into Well Equipt June of 2019 and we have been growing and expanding ever since! I took my time and followed my gut with the early phases of the business. Read more>>

Bryan Acheson

My passion for helping people overcome foot, knee, hip and back pain began long before I started my company, Solelytics. After careful consideration, I began the company in October of 2019. As with any new business, it was tough right out of the gate. Expenses were high and clients were low. Then the unimaginable happened – The Pandemic. My ability to help others was taken from me as the entire country shut down. Even after things started to open back up, I really didn’t start seeing much traction until March of 2021 as my services are in person, up close and personal with the client. Now fast forward three months to June. Read more>>

Nagla Moussa

Since I have a son on the Autism Spectrum, and I’ve been volunteering as a parent support group leader for many years (over 20 years), 7 years ago out of necessity, I made the decision to start an Autism Consulting firm on my own. I had many connections in the autism community in the North Texas area, and all over the state since I have spent much of my time volunteering for non profits like the Arc of Texas, Easter Seals of North Texas, doing advocacy and support for families as the President of the National Autism Association of North Texas. Read more>>

Jennifer Holmes

I had burnout, compassion fatigue, and empathy distress after working 60 hours a week in a very busy canine rehabilitation clinic for 5 years. After completing my certified canine fitness training, I wanted a better life for me and dogs. I decided to leave the rehabilitation clinic and start my own dog fitness business to prevent injury in dogs. Everyone was excited for me and I thought the people would line up to work with me. Read more>>

Jasmine Brooks

Although becoming a massage therapist has been one of the best decisions of my life, it was not an easy one. I never dreamed of being a therapist. I grew up wanting to be in the medical field as a doctor of some kind. I was never sure what type of doctor but i knew i wanted to change lives. I wanted to help people to be more healthy. And to change their everyday life for the better. Shortly after graduating college, I became a mother. I had no job, no proper work experience, and no idea on what to do. Read more>>

Dr. Tarina Desai

I didn’t know anything about opening a business and they definitely didn’t teach you that in medical school, so it was all new to me! I was also pregnant with my son when I met with my mentors from score. We came up with an initial plan to work on and present to landlords and banks to secure a loan. Once my son was born, I started working long hours on the business plan. Read more>>

Elian Haan

Believe in yourself, and look back at what you have accomplished and invested thus far. One of the things I didnt realize when I was younger is that I had a lot to offer. I didn’t believe in my own talent and well earned expertise. It is difficult to move into a different mindset when you have always believed the same lies, sometimes it is the lies we tell ourself, mostly they are embedded by our past and/or traumatic experiences. I was happy with my work, teaching fitness and yoga, but scared to see myself as influential or inspirational. Read more>>

Dr. Katina Kennedy

Many people would say I am crazy for starting my own medical practice in the middle of the Covid pandemic. However in October 2020 I woke up in the middle of the night with a heavy thought on my mind. The thought was to open my own practice. I truly believe it was put in my heart by God to make that major step! The next question was, how am I going to afford to open my own medical practice? That was the major challenge! Therefore I researched various grants and was awarded a small grant to help fund my practice. Long story short, January 2021 I opened the doors of my multi-specialty nurse practitioner independently owned medical practice. One would say, wow three months later?!?! Read more>>

Elizabeth Fedrick

The decision to start a business of any kind can be really daunting and overwhelming. The process of creating a business plan and attempting to anticipate all aspects of effective business functioning is a truly tedious process and can often be a barrier for individuals who dream about starting a business. These fears and concerns were no different for me when I made a decision to start my private practice. However, instead of letting this stop me, I instead created a roadmap of sorts and identified each step of the process and just started at step one. Some of the steps involved in this process were identifying my mission and the “why” of my desire to start a practice. This is so important, as it will be what keeps you going when times get difficult or overwhelming. Read more>>