You Don’t Have to Be Fluent to Show Up for Bilingual Kids with Keila Gutierrez

Why Some Private Practices Are Successful (And Others Stay Stuck)

10 years of patterns, all in one episode. If you've ever looked at another practice or business owner and wondered what they're doing differently, this episode is going to give you some real answers. After 10 years of coaching private practice owners and entrepreneurs at every stage of business, I've noticed patterns that have nothing to do with clinical skill or business knowledge or the niche you're in. The patterns of success show up in how people invest in themselves, how they handle the hard moments, and whether they're willing to stay the course when things feel slow. Here's what we get into: * Why the way you show up online tells potential clients exactly what it will feel like to work with you * The real reason consistency works, and why doing something once or twice gives you zero data to work with * What happens when you try to avoid mistakes, or worse, let them erode your self-trust, and why that keeps you playing small * Why your business can only grow as far as your time and energy allow, and what to do about it * What it actually looks like to go after your goals without apologizing for them If you've been wondering why some practices take off while others stay stuck, this episode will give you an honest look at what makes the difference. Connect with Hannah Website: www.cuedcreative.com [http://www.cuedcreative.com/] Instagram: https://instagram.com/cuedcreative [https://instagram.com/cuedcreative] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CuedCreative [https://www.facebook.com/CuedCreative] Download the free guide to Step Into Your CEO Era: https://www.cuedcreative.com/ceo [https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast] Sign up for our next workshop: https://www.cuedcreative.com/join-us [https://www.cuedcreative.com/join-us]  For the full show notes and links, visit: https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast Subscribe and Review Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  I would be thrilled if you could rate and review my podcast! Don’t forget to share what you loved most about the episode. Also, make sure to follow the podcast!

How to Stop Relying on One Income Stream in Private Practice with Karin Hartunian Koukeyan

What if the leap you've been waiting to take is already happening, whether you're ready or not? In this episode, I'm sitting down with Karin Hartunian Koukeyan, SLP and founder of SpeechFit [https://www.speechfitslp.com/]. Karin spent over 28 years building her clinical career before launching her own practice, and it wasn't a clean, confident jump. It was a layoff that forced her hand, a summer with $0 coming in, and a slow, deliberate build across multiple revenue streams that's still growing today. We talked about the guilt around charging what you're worth, what it actually takes to diversify your income in private practice, and why the seeds you plant right now matter even when nothing is sprouting yet. Here's what we get into: * Why a single revenue stream puts your practice at risk, and how Karin structured her time from day one to protect against that * The money shame that runs deep in the SLP field and what it costs you when you don't work through it * What happened when Karin sat in the silence after saying her price and why the clients who paused came back ready * How she went from running an accent modification program at her daughter's preschool to landing a school district contract years later * Why listening to what your community actually needs is the most underrated business strategy in private practice * What "don't stay in your lane" looks like in real life, and how Karin built communication coaching and paid speaking into her practice by staying open If you've been playing it safe, waiting for the right moment, or wondering how to build something that actually fits your life, this conversation will meet you where you are. Connect with our guest Karin Website: https://www.speechfitslp.com/ [https://www.speechfitslp.com/]  Instagram: @speechfitslp  Keep in Touch for Courses/Newsletter/Resources: https://bio.site/karinhkoukeyan [https://bio.site/karinhkoukeyan] Book a Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/speechfitslp/complementary-consultation [https://calendly.com/speechfitslp/complementary-consultation] Other ways to connect: * https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-hartunian-koukeyan/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-hartunian-koukeyan/] * http://www.linkedin.com/company/speechfit-slp/ [http://www.linkedin.com/company/speechfit-slp/] * https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/speechfit-slp [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/speechfit-slp]  Email: speechfitslp@gmail.com Connect with Hannah Website: www.cuedcreative.com [http://www.cuedcreative.com/] Instagram: https://instagram.com/cuedcreative [https://instagram.com/cuedcreative] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CuedCreative [https://www.facebook.com/CuedCreative] Download the free guide to Step Into Your CEO Era: https://www.cuedcreative.com/ceo [https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast] Sign up for our next workshop: https://www.cuedcreative.com/join-us [https://www.cuedcreative.com/join-us]  For the full show notes and links, visit: https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast Subscribe and Review Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  I would be thrilled if you could rate and review my podcast! Don’t forget to share what you loved most about the episode. Also, make sure to follow the podcast!

The Mindset Shift Every People-Pleasing Clinician Needs with Megan Blacksmith

What if the thing you’re avoiding is the thing you need to do? In this episode, I'm sitting down with Megan Blacksmith, speaker, NLP and hypnosis trainer, and founder of Blacksmith Training Company [https://blacksmithtrainingco.com/]. Megan trains coaches, practitioners and leaders with the tools for faster (inner) transformation without fighting themselves along the way through Holistic NLP, a combining of the principles of NLP and her 10 years as a holistic health coach. We talked about people-pleasing, boundaries, money, and why the way you handle one uncomfortable situation tells you a lot about how you're handling your whole life. Here's what we get into * Why fear of rejection is universal, and how the people who've moved past it got there * The real reason you're not holding your cancellation policy (and what it's actually costing you and your clients) * What "the way you do one thing is the way you do everything" actually means in practice, and how to use it to spot your own patterns * How boundaries aren't just good for you, they're what your clients need from you too * Why distraction feels productive and how to recognize when you're using a real problem to avoid doing the uncomfortable thing * What it looks like to choose your growth instead of waiting for something hard to force it on you If you've been giving more than you're getting, holding back more than you're saying, or wondering why your business feels like it has a ceiling, this one is going to land. For the full show notes and links, visit: https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast/episode-42 Connect with our guest, Megan Blacksmith Website: https://blacksmithtrainingco.com/ [https://blacksmithtrainingco.com/]  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blacksmith_training_co/ [https://www.instagram.com/blacksmith_training_co/]  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlacksmithTrainingCo [https://www.facebook.com/BlacksmithTrainingCo]  Connect with Hannah Website: www.cuedcreative.com [http://www.cuedcreative.com/] Instagram: https://instagram.com/cuedcreative [https://instagram.com/cuedcreative] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CuedCreative [https://www.facebook.com/CuedCreative] Download the free guide to Step Into Your CEO Era: https://www.cuedcreative.com/ceo [https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast] Sign up for our next workshop: https://www.cuedcreative.com/join-us [https://www.cuedcreative.com/join-us]  For the full show notes and links, visit: https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast Subscribe and Review Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  I would be thrilled if you could rate and review my podcast! Don’t forget to share what you loved most about the episode. Also, make sure to follow the podcast!

You Don’t Have to Be Fluent to Show Up for Bilingual Kids with Keila Gutierrez

You don’t have to be fluent in a language to serve a bilingual child well. That’s the message Keila Gutierrez is on a mission to get into the hands of every SLP who has ever hesitated at the therapy room door. Keila is a bilingual SLP, private practice owner, and digital product creator who grew up 45 minutes from the Mexican border. She owns Desert Lily Bilingual Speech Therapy Clinic [https://www.desertlilyspeech.com/] and recently co-created a physical card product with Bilingual Speechie to help clinicians apply the complexity approach with bilingual children. In this Community Chats episode, she’s sharing what she knows about treating speech-sound disorders across languages, and why monolingual SLPs are more equipped than they think. Here’s what we’re getting into: * Why only about 8% of SLPs are bilingual, and why that makes this conversation one every clinician needs to have * The difference between language-matched and cross-linguistic service delivery, and why monolingual SLPs can do more than they realize * How to build real connection with a bilingual child without being fluent, including a greeting that goes further than you’d expect * Why cutting out a child’s home language isn’t just a clinical decision, it affects their identity, their family, and their future * The card product Keila built for treating speech-sound disorders in bilingual children, and how to get it If you’ve ever hesitated to work with a bilingual child because you weren’t sure you were enough, this episode will change that. Connect with our guest, Keila Gutierrez Website: https://www.desertlilyspeech.com/ [https://www.desertlilyspeech.com/]  Instagram: @desertlilybilingualspeech Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/desertlilybilingualspeech [https://www.facebook.com/desertlilybilingualspeech]  Myth-Busting Freebie: https://desertlilyspeech.myflodesk.com/p6t0d2tu0d [https://desertlilyspeech.myflodesk.com/p6t0d2tu0d]  Connect with Hannah Website: www.cuedcreative.com [http://www.cuedcreative.com/] Instagram: https://instagram.com/cuedcreative [https://instagram.com/cuedcreative] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CuedCreative [https://www.facebook.com/CuedCreative] Download the free guide to Step Into Your CEO Era: https://www.cuedcreative.com/ceo [https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast] Sign up for our next workshop: https://www.cuedcreative.com/join-us [https://www.cuedcreative.com/join-us]  For the full show notes and links, visit: https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast Subscribe and Review Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  I would be thrilled if you could rate and review my podcast! Don’t forget to share what you loved most about the episode. Also, make sure to follow the podcast!

Stop Measuring Your Progress Against Someone Else’s Highlight Reel

You can’t miss the boat because it’s your boat, so it will be ready and waiting for you when you arrive… on time according to your timeline.  In this solo episode, I'm talking about something I've been sitting with a lot lately: time, the timelines we create, and how often they're working against us instead of for us. Not because having goals and deadlines is bad, but because the measuring stick most of us are using isn't actually ours. Here’s what I’m diving into * Why setting a goal with a hard deadline, before you've done it before, is mostly guesswork and how that guesswork becomes a reason to quit * What it actually means when your practice isn't growing "fast enough" and the question I think you should be asking instead * How comparison works against you when all you're seeing is someone else's finished product, not the years behind it * Why living in future fear or replaying past experience is pulling you out of the only place where real decisions get made * What I've actually concluded about my own goals, my own timeline, and why I stopped treating slowness like a character flaw If you've been feeling behind lately, this episode is going to challenge where that feeling is coming from. For the full show notes and links, visit: https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast/episode-40 [https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast/episode-40]  Connect with Hannah Website: www.cuedcreative.com [http://www.cuedcreative.com/] Instagram: https://instagram.com/cuedcreative [https://instagram.com/cuedcreative] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CuedCreative [https://www.facebook.com/CuedCreative] Download the free guide to Step Into Your CEO Era: https://www.cuedcreative.com/ceo [https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast] Sign up for our next workshop: https://www.cuedcreative.com/join-us [https://www.cuedcreative.com/join-us]  For the full show notes and links, visit: https://www.cuedcreative.com/podcast Subscribe and Review Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  I would be thrilled if you could rate and review my podcast! Don’t forget to share what you loved most about the episode. Also, make sure to follow the podcast!