From Practitioners to OTpreneurs: Overcoming Obstacles to Start Your Business

Struggling to navigate the challenges of starting your own OT business?

Stay tuned as we dive into the unique journey of two successful OTpreneurs who share their experiences and provide actionable insights on overcoming obstacles, finding resources, and prioritizing mental health.

Discover how they turned their passion into a thriving business and gain valuable tips to fuel your entrepreneurial spirit. Don't miss out – tune in to this episode now!


Objectives

• Identify the key challenges and rewards of transitioning from school-based occupational therapy (OT) practitioners to OT entrepreneurs based on the insights shared by the guests, My and Danielle , and how they leveraged their experiences to start their own businesses.
  
  
• Analyze the strategies and resources utilized by My and Danielle  in starting their own OT businesses, including the USC Small Business Clinic and the Inland Empire Small Business Coalition, to gain insights into the practical steps and support systems involved in entrepreneurship.
  
  
• Contrast the mindset shift and motivations behind transitioning from school-based OT to entrepreneurship, as illustrated by the guests' journey in launching Mindfulness in Motion, an educational consulting and OT company, to comprehend the impact of burnout, systemic barriers, and the focus on mental health in driving the decision to start a business earlier than initially planned.

Guests

My Bui-Lewis is an occupational therapist who never saw herself as an entrepreneur. She once shared with a group of occupational therapy students that she had no interest in business classes and had never planned on owning her own business. However, despite her initial skepticism, she is now the proud co-owner of a successful occupational therapy practice. She has discovered that with hard work and determination, anything is possible, and she is an inspiration to others pursuing their dreams in the field of occupational therapy.

Danielle Delorenzo is a busy OT entrepreneur who rarely has time to breathe, let alone go on podcasts. However, she is excited to be on a podcast with hosts who have been with her since the beginning of her journey. She and the hosts overlap in many different ways, and they are each other's biggest cheerleaders and fans. Danielle is grateful to have them in her life and is looking forward to discussing the fun but exhausting journey of entrepreneurship.

Together, Danielle and My own and run their business, Mindfulness in Motion

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