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.

Alicia Tappan

In 2022, I finally entered rehab for the final battle against alcohol. I found out that I was actually struggling with a chemical imbalance and mood disorder, and was escaping with the need for serotonin. I walked out after 5 days and am working to be 4 years sober on April 26th, 2026. Read More>>

Brittany Prince

The early days… I graduated with my bachelor’s in nutrition in 2018 and went straight into working as a health coach at a company — already deep in the holistic nutrition and functional medicine world. Then COVID hit, I lost my job, and suddenly had a lot of time and zero excuses not to bet on myself. Read More>>

Boris Ackerman

I was recruited by a prestigious Plastic Surgeon right out of residency program, as my training director highly recommended my candidacy. The few years I spent in that practice were invaluable, learning the ins and outs of running a business, interacting with high profile patients and refining a few surgical principles. With time, it became clear that I had to branch out on my own. Read More>>

Megan Rogers

When I decided to specialize in integrative psychotherapy, I was still working in agency mental health. Starting a private practice is a dream for many, but grad school doesn’t teach you a thing about running a business! I had to figure it out as I went — leaning on mentors, taking business classes for creative entrepreneurs, and doing endless research. Read More>>

Morgan Thomas

I started my practice in 2023 after years of searching for a therapy job that was the right fit. Unfortunately it’s common to be severely underpaid in the mental health field. I kept interviewing with practice owners that were more focused on making a profit from me than helping me grow a client caseload. Read More>>

Patty Greer

Years ago I was an award winning UFO filmmaker, and I survived the infiltration and destruction of the entire UFO field personally. My life was threatened a few times and I got very sick after someone put uranium in my garage. Once I moved out of the house and began detoxing, I discovered the miracle molecule that won the Nobel prize in 1996 and started taking the remedy daily that saved my life, C60 EVO. Read More>>