328 – The Ultimate Exit Plan: An SLP Who Left Her Facility to Start a Global Virtual Voice Clinic with Melissa Grassia Chisholm

Swallow Your Pride Podcast

Theresa Richard, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Education, Health & Fitness, Business, Careers, Medicine

4.8 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade, right?

For a lot of SLPs, it can be hard to do that. Maybe we think our job would crumble without us. Maybe we think we have no other choice but to just accept the sour situations life throws at us.

If you’re feeling trapped in a particularly unsavory situation right now, let THIS episode serve as your inspiration and motivation to follow your passion and make the career pivot you’re meant to make.

Melissa Grassia Chisholm, M.S. CCC-SLP, was working full-time in a hospital when her son was diagnosed with leukemia. With her world completely flipped upside-down, she made the decision to leave her job and build a virtual voice clinic instead so she could be with her son while pursuing her passion.

Tune in to this week’s episode of the Swallow Your Pride Podcast to hear how Melissa did it, what her virtual clinic looks like, her goals to expand globally, and the EXACT moment she knew that leaving her hospital was the right move.

If you or someone you know is searching for affordable and accessible voice therapy, you’re invited to check out Melissa’s virtual clinic at TheVoiceRehab.com. Use the promo code “swallowyourpride” to get 10% off the first month of her Voice Rehab Program!

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TIMESTAMPS:

Melissa's Career Background (00:01:05)
Melissa's Vocal Health Struggles (00:06:14)
Leadership Role at Cleveland Clinic (00:08:33)
Transition to Private Practice (00:10:53)
Balancing Family and Career (00:13:06)
Blood Test Results and Hospital Visit (00:15:11)
Leukemia Treatment Journey (00:19:07)
Career Transition and Growth (00:20:04)
Mentorship and Team Building (00:22:01)
Addressing Healthcare Cuts and Virtual Clinic (00:25:42)
Live Group Coaching (00:30:16)
Affordable Teletherapy (00:31:23)
Legal and Medicare Guidelines (00:32:55)
Patient Support and Navigation (00:34:33)
Care in Healthcare (00:36:39)
Inspiring Passion and Support (00:38:45)
Finding Melissa and Future Plans (00:40:27)

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0:00.0	On this episode of the Swallier Pride Podcast, we have Melissa Gracia Chishism.
0:04.0	Melissa has a passion for all things voice, following, and upper airway.
0:07.6	Music has always been her passion as she studied vocal performance in her undergraduate work.
0:12.1	Vocal performance is still a big part of her life and she sings with the band at her local church.
0:17.0	She continued with the medical side of voice management working in a variety of settings the past 13 years, including hospital, acute rehab, stiffs, home health, and her favorite, alongside
0:26.0	EMTs and outpatient clinics.
0:28.3	All of her past experiences have led to her current title, owner of Voice Rehab, a private practice in partnership with
0:34.4	EMTs and Mobile Fee Services, a leader of Endoscopy mentoring for both
0:38.8	fees and video stroboscopy, and specialty clinical fellowship mentoring in Boys, Swallow, and Airway.
0:45.0	She is also an adjunct professor at CUNY Brooklyn,
0:48.0	College, Brooklyn, New York, and Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
0:53.2	And during this episode,
0:54.1	you will hear Melissa talk about this wonderful new service
0:58.0	and program that she has provided for patients
1:00.6	and SLPs who see people with voice disorders and she wanted to extend a promo code to all of our
1:07.3	listeners. If you use promo code swallow your pride that gives you 10% off your first month.
1:13.0	Welcome to the Swallier Pride Podcast. I'm your host, Teresa Richard. I'm a board
1:28.4	certified specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders and
1:31.2	founder of the Met-SulP Collective and MetP collective and Med SLP education.
1:35.0	This podcast is dedicated to delivering the latest evidence-based practice to medical
1:39.6	SLPs everywhere while also recognizing that medical SLPs everywhere are doing the best
1:44.6	with what they've got. Whether you are a new clinician seeking tangible tools for therapy or a
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