Today we’d like to introduce you to Kerry-Lea Krog.
Kerry-Lea, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
As a little girl, I had a double mastoidectomy, which caused me to be around ear nose and throat specialists growing up. It was then I decided I wanted to study hearing, speech and brain function. This was the start of the journey to becoming a Speech Therapist. I am originally from South Africa and decided to come over to America on a Tennis scholarship and to study Speech and Language Pathology. I got my undergrad at Murray State and my masters at GA state.
After getting my masters, I went into the school system, while I love the schools I thought I could make a much bigger impact on kids if I could work with them one on one. It is then I decided to go on my own. We started Chatterbox with one patient back in 2005 only doing speech therapy and have grown to treating around 100 kids per week and now include physical and occupational therapy.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
It has been a fairly smooth road with not to many hiccups. I think it has been a smooth ride because we did not grow to quickly whereby we could not handle the load. We added patients only when we found a great therapist that would be able to treat them. The only speed bumps we would have hit is behind the scenes with regard to billing and insurance; once we had that figured out and found the right people to work with us, it was a lot easier to focus on improving the clinic.
So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Chatterbox story. Tell us more about the business.
Chatterbox is a pediatric therapy company which specializes in speech, occupational and physical therapy. Our clients are from birth to 21 and range from kids that need help with saying there R’s to severely impaired kids that cannot yet communicate. Our therapist really do specialize in special needs kids.
At Chatterbox we are all about play, we believe a kid is learning best when they don’t even realize they are learning. Therapy is done while climbing rock walls, swinging on swings, jumping on trampolines and flying through the air on a zip line. We have a kitchen for feeding based therapy, four private work/playrooms and a waiting area for families to rest.
Our therapist are some of the best around, they are well trained and educated in their field of expertise. Our unique clinic and outstanding therapist set us apart from any completion int he area. We strive to give the best therapy and receive the greatest results from our kids. We are so proud of our clinic, our therapists and our chatterbox kids for the hard work they put in every single day.
Has luck played a meaningful role in your life and business?
I would say we have had some good luck in finding outstanding therapist; I would also like to think that our office culture lends itself to attracting great people. We are so blessed in that regard. We were also had some good luck in finding a great space to build out our clinic in Alpharetta, although that also took a lot of hard work. We hope that lady luck will continue to be on our side as we continue to grow our chatterbox family.
Pricing:
- Free consultation – short consult to see if you would be in need of any of our services.
Contact Info:
- Address: 11785 Northfall Lane
Alpharetta GA 30040 - Website: chatterboxinc.org
- Phone: 770-569-2274
- Email: chatterboxinc@me.com
- Facebook: Chatterboxinc
Image Credit:
Suzanne Brannon, Kelli Ranson, Kerry-Lea Krog, Amy Fuhrer, Pamela Schmitt
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