Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Brittany Roberts. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Brittany , thanks for joining us today. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?

At the previous job that I had, I was often passed up for promotions and painted to be an incompetent worker. Though I had been in the field for years and worked with two clinics prior, both of which valued me and showed appreciation to my hard work. At this company for whatever reason my boss just did not like me. I was constantly put on challenging clients, removed off the schedule without warning or reason, and pulled for meetings with HR without clear feedback. This really took a toll on my mental health. Finally one day after a hostile meeting I decided to just quit. I then started my business AMPED in hopes to not only help neurodivergent families, but the professionals that work with them as well.

Brittany , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I got into ABA (applied behavior analysis) really by just applying to indeed. I fell in love with it from the very beginning, and I noticed how good I was at not only implementing programs with children, but teaching stakeholders how to implement programming as well. I always said that my greatest fear is sending one of my clients to school and the school not be prepared to further the progress. My fear was met when I found out that one of my clients was sent to a school and faced abuse. It was then that I realized I needed to find a way to educate on behavior management and ABA techniques within the community. I was still working at the time not quite sure if I wanted to open my own clinic or not. It wasn’t until I moved companies and saw not only the disservice to clients, but employees as well that I decided that the neurodiverse community needs someone who has been on the inside working in ABA and education to not only defend them, but educate others on the importance of compassion and care for those who don’t necessarily have the voice to speak for themselves.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

A lesson I had to unlearn was over independence.
When I first stepped into a leadership role I felt that I was the one that needed to do everything in order to be successful. I felt stressed, overwhelmed, and unaccomplished because I had so much to do and so little time. It wasn’t until I had a coworker tell me “girl just delegate tell us what you need and we will do it we are a team!” That I realized what a true leader is. A true leader is someone that encourages and raises other leaders. Since then anyone that worked under my team went on to be leaders themselves, because I took the time to delegate and teach.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

Honestly what helped build my reputation is being teachable. When you’re in the business of working with and helping people you have to be open to constructive criticism. Everybody is different and the way you approach and interact with one person may not be perceived the same way to the next. So I constant line of communication and growth is needed.

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