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How Resilience Built a Thriving Therapy Practice | Luba Patlakh

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Release Date: 09/30/2025

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Join us in this inspiring episode featuring Luba Patlakh, the Founder & Director of Kidology, Inc. As a resilient entrepreneur, Luba shares her remarkable journey from Manhattan broadcast journalism to establishing a thriving pediatric speech therapy practice. Discover how resilience is not just a personal trait, but a pivotal entrepreneurial superpower that shapes extraordinary businesses. Luba's story reveals the value of transferable skills from previous careers and the realities of running a healthcare practice. Tune in to learn how to transform setbacks into stepping stones for success, advocate for IEPs, and balance compassion with profitability. Listen now to uncover how community support and play-based therapy can truly help families thrive!

Key Takeaways

  • Resilience is your entrepreneurial superpower - Learn how to transform setbacks into stepping stones
  • Your "previous life" skills transfer - Why your journalism, corporate, or other career experience is pure gold
  • Healthcare business realities - The unexpected challenges of running a therapy practice (and how to navigate them)
  • Compassion + profit can coexist - How to scale your mission-driven business without losing your soul
  • IEP advocacy made simple - Practical strategies for parents navigating educational support systems
  • Play is powerful - Why play-based therapy gets results in pediatric care
  • Community support matters - Building networks that help families thrive

Episode Timestamps

  • [00:00] Introduction - Why resilience defines entrepreneurial success
  • [03:33] Mental reset techniques every entrepreneur needs
  • [06:11] The journalism to therapy career pivot that changed everything
  • [08:47] How the immigrant experience builds unshakeable resilience
  • [12:29] Broadcast journalism skills that translate to business success
  • [17:01] Real challenges of building a healthcare business
  • [19:13] Why Kidology's multidisciplinary approach works
  • [23:26] The crucial role of recess and play in education
  • [29:10] Balancing compassionate care with sustainable growth
  • [34:13] IEP advocacy and empowering parents to speak up

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