Creating therapy materials to serve your caseload and build a business (with Hallie Sherman)

In episode 95 of the “De Facto Leaders” podcast I sat down with Hallie Sherman, a school speech-language pathologist, blogger, and business owner from SpeechTimeFun (https://speechtimefun.com/).

When Hallie started working as a school SLP, she had a difficult time finding materials for middle school and high school students. After a lot of trial and error, she managed to create her own tools to serve her students.

In 2012, she decided to start a blog and start sharing some of these resources with others; thinking that no one would ever read it. Fast forward to the present day; and Hallie’s created a successful Teachers Pay Teachers store which led to her building a membership site for school clinicians called SLP Elevate.

In this conversation, we dive in to topics such as:

✅How and why she started selling materials for SLPs, and why she originally started her blog under an alias (Miss Speechie).

✅The thought process and strategy behind the materials she creates; and why they help clinicians keep therapy aligned with the curriculum.

✅How therapists can educate others about what they do (and some hidden benefits of people NOT fully understanding your role).

✅How to get over your fear about sharing your clinical knowledge online.

To connect with Hallie, you can find her blog here (https://speechtimefun.com/), connect with her on Instagram here (https://www.instagram.com/speechtimefun/), or on Facebook here (https://www.facebook.com/SpeechTimeFun ).
You can learn more about her program for SLPS, SLP Elevate, here (https://www.speechtimefunpd.com/slp-elevate-aug).

In this episode, I mentioned my “30 Skills and Tools to Foster Generalization” guide that walks through assets you can build to ensure clients get support outside your sessions. You can download this free resource here (https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/generalization).

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