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Susannah Silvia, a friend of Jena's from high school in New Orleans, was determined to overcome the odds despite the staggering effect of Hurricane Katrina on her personal and professional life. She pursued a career in early intervention and now is the director of the same private practice at which she started her clinical fellowship. Currently she balances being a mother, author, and professor with a goal to increase her impact on the SLP world in the upcoming year.Here's What We Discuss:How she discovered her passion for speech-language pathology in lieu of other helping professionsHer decision to pursue an ownership position within her first professional settingHer commitment to developing multiple streams of income for multiple life-enhancing reasonsHow another SLP helped her make her book publishing dream come trueHow she transitioned from being a university guest speaker to an adjunct lecturerLinks and Resources:First Steps Your Baby Loves To Say That!For more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.