How Hallie Sherman Turned a Blog Into an SLP Movement

About this episode

Hallie Sherman shares her journey from anonymous blogger to a leading figure in the SLP community, discussing challenges and successes along the way.

In this inspiring Season 3 episode, Luba welcomes Hallie Sherman, M.S. CCC-SLP the powerhouse behind Speech Time Fun, the SLP Elevate membership, and The Speech Retreat. With 16 years of school-based experience, Hallie built one of the most recognizable platforms in the SLP community while working full-time, raising kids, and learning business from scratch. This isn't just a "how I built my business" story. It's a raw, honest conversation about imposter syndrome, taking chances, and realizing that validation from the outside world can spark something bigger than you imagined. Hallie's Journey: Started as an anonymous blogger ("Miss Speechy") worried about being "Google-able" Created resources out of necessity—couldn't find materials for older speech students Turned a hobby blog into a business in 2016 during fertility struggles Built a 2,000-member SLP Elevate membership, 600+ TpT resources, and The Speech Retreat Left her school job after 13 years to run Speech Time Fun full-time Now impacts thousands of SLPs and millions of students worldwide In this episode, Hallie shares: Why her Amazon account is still "Miss Speechy" (and her husband's Whole Foods pickup embarrassment) How…

People in this episode

Host: Luba Patlakh-Kaplun

Guest: Hallie Sherman

Topics covered

• speech-language pathology
• entrepreneurship
• imposter syndrome
• personal growth
• social media marketing
• business coaching

Keywords

• SLP
• blogging
• business growth
• imposter syndrome
• social media
• leadership
• resources for speech students

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Speech Time Fun, SLP Elevate, The Speech Retreat, Amazon, Whole Foods, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook

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