As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify, Limit, and Overcome the Barriers that are Preventing You from achieving the
Results You Desire
2. Craft the Mindset Needed to Fire Up Your Performance
3. Incorporate the "Live F.R.E.S.H." Mindset into Your Community, Organization, or Workplace

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  Frank Kitchen

  Certified Speaking Professional at Frank Kitchen.com

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
1. List 6 reasons why effective communication in private practice is essential.
2. Identify the Core Principles of Verbal Judo (Respect and empathy, Active listening and empathy, Defusing and de- escalating conflicts & redirecting negative energy into positive outcomes).
3. Describe the 5 goals of implementing Verbal Judo in your SLP practices.
4. During a group activity, recall and analyze different conflicts within a therapy session as well as during your leadership role as a business owner.
5. During a group activity, role-play scenarios demonstrating effective communication techniques using Verbal Judo. Then, participants will analyze the successful outcomes achieved through Verbal Judo techniques.
6. Summarize and train your staff in Verbal Judo principles and techniques.

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  Susie Appleman

  Founder/Director of Big Apple Speech Therapy LLC

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify employee’s core values as a team member.
2. Describe how to positively increase client interactions.
3. Demonstrate how to coach to your employee’s learning style for retention.

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  TiWanna Kenney

  Strategist at Marquam Agency

1. Demonstrate the "How Can I?" approach in problem-solving scenarios, applying the principles
of Grit, Grace, and Gratitude to overcome workplace challenges.
2. Analyze your current leadership style and explain how incorporating Grit, Grace, and
Gratitude can create a more positive and productive work environment.
3. Formulate strategies that combine the "How Can I?" mindset with G-RATED leadership
principles to re-energize, validate, and appreciate your team members, leading to improved
retention and performance.

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  Joe Fingerhut

  Speaker at Joe Fingerhut.com

Members Only

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify legal questions and current issues in your practice and interpret answers.
2. Summarize legal rights for employee contracts and issues surrounding non-competition
clauses.
3. Apply instructions about changes to laws that affect your practices.

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  Tricia Mueller

  Partner at Smith Mueller, LLC

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify “hiccups” preventing you from achievement.
2. Modify unforeseen plans in a rewarding manner.
3. Experiment in a safe & creative environment to build courage for your ambitions and apply
meaning to your motives.

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  Rick Davis

  Public Speaking/Leadership Development at Prolific Presentations

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify how to personalize opportunities and make creativity a competitive edge to recruit,
retain, and grow your business.
2. Identify the power of their experiences and utilize them to enhance the power of storytelling.
3. Demonstrate tactical and practical big picture selling strategies. As a
result of this session, you will leave equipped with the proper tools and re-energized to grow
your practice.

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  Dustin James

  MOMENTS Leadership

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Explain how to increase productivity in new hires.
2. Describe factors to increase business productivity
3. Describe factors that contribute to increased patient satisfaction
4. Identify connections between what you have learned today and your own practice (business)

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  Jyothi Shankar

  Owner/Principal Consultant at Mind Your Gaps, LLC

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Define the updated generational cohorts and discover the real reasons definitions
of “professionalism” vary.
2. Determine exactly why today’s new workforce thinks and acts so differently in the
workplace than previous generations.
3. Integrate information to widen your perspective and deepen your empathy to decrease judgment, reduce conflict, and improve relationships.

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  Courtney Ramsey

  President at National Speakers Association of North Texas

Participants will be able to:
1. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of leasing versus purchasing office space, hiring 1099 contractors versus W-2 employees, and different billing and revenue generation strategies.
2. Explain the implications of leasing vs. purchasing, hiring contractors vs. employees, and using various billing methods, along with the benefits and challenges of different revenue generation strategies.
3. Apply decision-making criteria and hiring guidelines to hypothetical business scenarios, and apply billing and revenue strategies to optimize practice operations.
4. Analyze the cost-benefit aspects of leasing vs. purchasing office space, the financial and operational implications of hiring decisions, and the impact of different billing and revenue strategies on cash flow and practice growth.
5. Develop comprehensive plans that integrate decision matrices, hiring strategies, and efficient billing systems tailored to their practice’s needs, as well as diversified revenue generation strategies.
6. Justify and evaluate business decisions related to office space, hiring, billing, and revenue generation based on financial, strategic, and regulatory considerations.

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  Tamala Close

  Owner at C & S Virtual Staffing Solutions LLC and Close to Perfection Speech Therapy Services LLC
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  Britney Desir

  Owner at Therapeutic Endeavors, LLC

Participants will be able to:
1. Demonstrate how integrating Al-enhanced personalized treatment plans can lead to better patient outcomes, increased satisfaction, and higher retention rates, ultimately boosting the practice's bottom line.
2. Identify and evaluate the latest technologies and Al tools available for streamlining administrative tasks, enhancing patient management, and improving the overall efficiency of speech pathology practices.
3. Analyze strategies for using technology to reduce operational costs, improve billing accuracy, and implement data-driven decision-making processes to drive profitability and growth in a speech pathology private practice.

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  Stephen Baker

  Co-founder/Speech Language Pathologist of Small Talk Therapy
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  Summer Baker

  Founder/Speech Language Pathologist of Small Talk Therapy