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.
Yengyee Lor
Starting your own consulting firm can be a challenging yet highly rewarding endeavor. I started Faithful Consulting in June 2015 but did not formally make it known to others until October 2015. The steps that I took was really to get started by establishing an LLC. I already had a business plan that I completed in my Ph.D. program. Read more>>
Makeda Lalor
Wow, it’s almost surreal how vividly I remember the moment I embarked on the journey to establish PeoplePlus Management Solutions Ltd. I was at my workplace one fine day, just like any other, when a colleague who would be my very first client posed the million-dollar question. “Makeda, she said, why don’t you consider starting your own company and offering the same services you’re providing here?” Read more>>
Nathalie Savell
Ever heard the saying “leap and the net will appear”? Thanks to my impulsive, detail-avoidant nature, I built up enough clients on the 6th working day of the week (while working 5 other days at a clinic) and pretty much as soon as I got my full license, quit my job and went for private practice. I met with many other professionals who had paved the way before me to figure out what the best ways to make this work would be. Read more>>
Kaysan Johnson-Owens
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant number of deaths worldwide due to several contributing factors. Certain groups, such as older adults, individuals with underlying health conditions (such as respiratory, cardiovascular, or immunocompromising conditions), and those with weakened immune systems, were at a higher risk of severe illness and complications. Read more>>
Melissa Foster
The turning point came when I realized that I wanted more autonomy and creative freedom in my practice. I wanted to create an environment where I could set my own treatment philosophies, schedules, and work with clients in the way I believed was most effective. I had taken a few trainings, specifically in EMDR and trauma work, and because my role at the time was for a generalist provider implementing things wasn’t really an option. With this dream in mind, I decided to take the leap and start my own therapy practice. Read more>>
Mia Loya, MSHN
When I chose nutrition as my profession, I worked with a team of chiropractors who had been in business for 10 years. The environment had a routine, rhythm, and excitement. The daily tasks were focused on clients and everybody knew where to find us. That final summer, I began to think about what it would be like to have my own practice. Read more>>
Jewels Davidson
As a small business owner and passionate mama motivator, maintaining my own work/life balance has always been essential. This daily desire to also help others define, set and surpass their physical and life goals stemmed from an all-consuming marketing and media career throughout my 20’s, which left me feeling unhappy, unfulfilled and truly restless. But focusing in on my true love for integrative health and the ability to work closely with clients in my home studio or online, has been transformative; for my inspirational clients and myself. Read more>>
Kyle Hampton
Starting your own medical practice can be a daunting decision, let alone a huge task. From actually wanting to branch out on your own to the planning stages, licensing, finding office space, etc., it can all be a very overwhelming project to undertake. Read more>>
Stephany Diaz
One of the most defining moments in my life to date was deciding to leave my well-paid, corporate, stable job to start a business on my own from the ground up. Some of the questions I asked myself were: Who do I want to be, what do I want to represent and how do I want to help make a big impact in this industry? Read more>>
Cairo Moon
Cairo Moon started by accident, honestly. I remember the first reading I did, I was full shaking. This ability was always something I struggled with internally and felt shame from, then by the time I had accepted it and was ready to share it, I was so nervous! I started to tell people in my life what I had grown up with, seeing spirits attached to people around me, remembering my past incarnations, etc and to my surprise, they were so supportive that they had wanted readings! Read more>>