How to Stop Relying on One Income Stream in Private Practice with Karin Hartunian Koukeyan

Jun 11

What if the leap you've been waiting to take is already happening, whether you're ready or not?

In this episode, I'm sitting down with Karin Hartunian Koukeyan, SLP and founder of SpeechFit. Karin spent over 28 years building her clinical career before launching her own practice, and it wasn't a clean, confident jump. It was a layoff that forced her hand, a summer with $0 coming in, and a slow, deliberate build across multiple revenue streams that's still growing today.

We talked about the guilt around charging what you're worth, what it actually takes to diversify your income in private practice, and why the seeds you plant right now matter even when nothing is sprouting yet.

Here's what we get into:

Why a single revenue stream puts your practice at risk, and how Karin structured her time from day one to protect against that
The money shame that runs deep in the SLP field and what it costs you when you don't work through it
What happened when Karin sat in the silence after saying her price and why the clients who paused came back ready
How she went from running an accent modification program at her daughter's preschool to landing a school district contract years later
Why listening to what your community actually needs is the most underrated business strategy in private practice
What "don't stay in your lane" looks like in real life, and how Karin built communication coaching and paid speaking into her practice by staying open

If you've been playing it safe, waiting for the right moment, or wondering how to build something that actually fits your life, this conversation will meet you where you are.