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.

Rhonda Roth.

I think I knew from very early on, even before my career began, that I wanted to own my own Pediatric Therapy Clinic. Of course, 15 years ago I had no idea what that would look like, how much work it would take, or if it would even happen. During the first 10 years of my career, I was a “job jumper.” I rarely stayed in a job for more than a year. I really struggled to find happiness and to find work/life balance of any kind in every job I worked. I started early on in my career with trying to be an entreprenuer. Read more>>

Cory Becker

When I started Beckers Endurance & Athletic Training, also referred to as BEAT, I had been working out for about six or so years on my own. I started my fitness journey then because I joined the Air Force in a physical career path so I knew I needed to be more fit to excel. I played sports my whole life including three year varsity letter in soccer but that was mainly because of determination and skill not physical ability. Read more>>

Christopher Lackhan

Opening my own facility was just a matter of time because I had to scale my business up at some point. There as a growing interest in what I do, so I decided to make the move to Arizona, a place that had no Functional Patterns training available and build a facility from scratch. Read more>>

Dr. Monica Band

Tell us the story of the early days from when you decided to start your own firm/practice to establishing the practice. I had a mental health practice as a solo practitioner while I was teaching full time as a Counselor Educator to graduate students. As much as I enjoyed mentoring students and teaching–there was a part that felt missing. I found myself longing to focus my full efforts and energies on clinical work. Read more>>

Danielle Smith.

Danielle , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today. Setting up an independent practice is a daunting endeavor. Can you talk to us about what it was like for you – what were some of the main steps, challenges, etc. Read more>>

Mike Kelleher

I never set out to become an entrepreneur or establish my own business. This happened out of necessity and circumstance. I felt that there really wasn’t a setting or practice that I felt truly comfortable in, or that completely fit me. After years of learning, training, and experience decided that the only remaining option was to set out on my own. I had a vision, and I followed that vision. That being said, I could not have done this without having the experiences that I had, good, bad, or indifferent. I appreciate every one of them for exactly what they were, or were not. Read more>>