Private Practice Startup Podcast

Juan Santos is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor with a private practice, Santos Counseling PLLC, in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. Santos has a conducted over 75 immigration evaluations in his years of practice. Mr. Santos was born in the Dominican Republic and experienced the positive impact of transitioning to a life in the United States of America. He is very passionate and focused in this area, writing immigration evaluations. Mr. Santos found his niche in working with individuals and families navigating thorough the immigration process during his first job out of graduate school. He was able to work alongside, Dr. Robin Dock, a psychologist and professor of Winston Salem State University who held years of experience in supporting clients with legal related issues.  Mr. Santos utilizes his years of experience in working with immigration attorneys and writing hardship evaluations to train clinicians interested in the niche or desiring to improve their skills. Juan is currently a doctorate student at the University of the Cumberland’s where he is a pursuing a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. Mr. Santos hopes to utilize his doctorate studies to strengthen his skills in writing expert level evaluations and in training aspiring clinicians interested in the field. Mr. Santos is a father of two, 4-year-old Nola and 2-year-old Alexander. He is married to his wife, Elizabeth Livingston Santos. Together they enjoy traveling, outdoor activities, practicing minimalism, and spending time with family and friends. In his years of practice, Juan has attained recognition in publishing self-help books aimed to address issues ranging from anxiety to relationship, he was the recipient Winston Salem State University Alumni Achiever 2015, the Winston Salem Under 40 Leadership Achiever, and the 2015 Notable Latino of the Triad Award. Juan has presented his work in immigration hardship evaluations with GoodTherapy and is scheduled to present at the LPCANC fall conference.

Jeb Blount is a sales acceleration specialist and the author of ten books including Fanatical Prospecting, Sales EQ, People Buy You, People Follow You, and Objections. He is among the world's most respected thought leaders on prospecting, sales, leadership, and customer experience Through his global training organization, Sales Gravy, Jeb advices a who's who of the world's leading organizations and their executives on the impact of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills on customer-facing activities.

Mike mi-KAL-o-wits is the author of Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan, and his newest release Clockwork. By his 35th birthday, Mike had founded and sold two companies – one to private equity and another to a Fortune 500. Today he is running his third multi-million dollar venture, Profit First Professionals. Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Over the years, Mike has traveled the globe speaking with thousands of entrepreneurs, and is here today to share the best of what he has learned. Please join me in welcoming Mike mi-KAL-o-wits.

Uriah Guilford is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a group practice owner and the creator of The Productive Therapist, a virtual assistant company that serves private practice therapists. He is a technology nerd, a minimalist travel packer, a rock drummer and business development enthusiast.

Dr. Kate Campbell is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Florida Qualified Supervisor with an entrepreneurial spirit. She founded Bayview Therapy - a multidisciplinary group practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is proud co-founder of The Private Practice Startup inspiring mental health professionals to brand themselves and grow their dream practices. She has been featured as a practice building expert on GoodTherapy.org, Therapy Sites, Your BadAss Therapy Practice, Abundance Practice Building podcast, Selling the Couch podcast, Practice of the Practice podcast, Brighter Vision’s podcast, Taboo Talk Time podcast, Marketing Workshop podcast and Become a Group Guru. Dr. Kate has been featured as a relationship expert in Reader’s Digest and appeared on WIOD 610 AM Radio with Jimmy Cefalo. She was highlighted as 1 of 11 best relationship therapists by datingadvice.com, awarded 1 of 100 most outstanding women in Broward County, and recognized in the Sun Sentinel as South Florida’s Queen B of the month. Dr. Kate is past President of the Broward Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and adjunct faculty at Nova Southeastern University’s Family Therapy Department. She graduated with her Doctorate and Masters in Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University. Her undergraduate degree was awarded by East Carolina University. When she’s not busy working with clients or inspiring private practitioners across the globe, she spends her time relaxing with family and friends. She’s a self-proclaimed food and wine connoisseur who loves to travel and create new memories with her husband and son. Her hobbies include going to the beach, pilates, riding horses, going to concerts, and of course the occasional “retail therapy”. 

Travis used to trade billions in bonds for the world's largest mutual fund firm before he decided he wanted to help people like his wife who had a big negative net worth. He's helped over 1000 clients eliminate debt as a source of stress and lives in St. Louis where he loves going for walks at our free nationally recognized zoo.

Gordon is the person behind The Practice of Therapy Podcast and Blog. He is the owner of a group private practice located in Kingsport, Tennessee, Kingsport Counseling Associates, PLLC. He has been in private practice for 18 years. He is an AAMFT approved supervisor and currently serves on the on the board of the TNAMFT. Gordon also happens to be a clergy person in the Episcopal Church. Gordon also had an interesting previous career as funeral director and embalmer... lots of stories there... Gordon is married to his wife "Sister" and they have one daughter who works as an environmental educator.

If you're ready to breakthrough fear and successfully grow your business and practice, Amy is you're girl! She is a licensed therapist and mindset coach for high-achieving women who are ready to live more bravely and boldly while hitting their goals with a confident, steady stride.

Dr. Kolmes was a pioneer in the field of social media ethics for clinicians, creating a crowd-sourced and widely shared social media policy in 2010, using their 2009 twitter account to first publicize and disseminate it. They are currently Vice-Chair of the California Psychological Association's Ethics Committee and a Fellow of APA due to their work in digital ethics. Dr. Kolmes also specializes in working with sexually diverse populations, including those who engage in consensual kink and consensual non-monogamy.

Dr. Maelisa Hall is a licensed psychologist, wife, nail design enthusiast and co-host of the My Biz Bestie podcast. Through her business QA Prep, she specializes in teaching therapists how to connect with their paperwork so it’s more simple and more meaningful. Find out more at www.qaprep.com.