Building a thriving SLP practice and community through Sing Play Speak with Calissa Smith

Calissa Smith shares how she built two thriving businesses around her family's needs while creating community for children of all developmental levels and their parents. She reveals the journey of transitioning from employment to entrepreneurship through a series of small steps of faith rather than one intimidating leap.

• Starting with group music classes at Sing Play Speak that incorporate language development before launching individual speech therapy services through Thrive Therapy
• Using the power of peer learning and socialization to benefit children of all developmental levels
• Taking small steps of faith instead of intimidating leaps when building a business
• How word-of-mouth referrals from community relationships proved more effective than traditional marketing
• Setting boundaries to protect family time even as business grows
• Finding divine timing in business growth, especially when navigating her son's epilepsy diagnosis
• The story behind her new Lake Orion space and the miraculous way it came together
• Creating genuine community spaces where parents and children can connect
• Future plans for mama entrepreneur meetups and therapist networks

If you're considering taking steps toward building your own business and you're a believer, put God's timing over yours. When you wait for the right timing, it will be better than you imagined.

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