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A complete music + language enrichment business for babies and toddlers. Built by an SLP, FOR SLPs.
Happy Talk hands you everything you need to bring joyful music and language classes to families in your community: the SLP-designed curriculum, the branding, the marketing system, the coaching, AND a protected territory in your area. You bring the heart, the expertise, and the messy action.
This is real work. Not magic. (Anyone promising you "overnight" anything is lying.) What we promise is the playbook, the support, and the system, so the work you put in actually pays off.
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Is Happy Talk a Good Fit for You?
Your families love you! You’re their favorite therapist… now imagine taking that same magic and doing it on your own terms, in a way that feels fun.
✨ Tired of endless paperwork or fighting with insurance just to get paid?
✨ Always telling yourself you’ll “create something,” but between therapy, notes, and home life, the time never appears?
✨ Running a private practice and want a way to diversify income, reach families earlier, and add something joyful without a bigger caseload.
✨ Dreaming of leading baby + toddler classes, but not wanting to start from scratch — wishing someone would hand you the proven roadmap?
If you’re nodding along, this was built for you. 💛
Happy Talk is for SLPs who are:
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Open to learning and feedback
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Excited to bring creativity back to their work
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Ready to follow a clear, step-by-step plan
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Looking for a supportive community of SLPs who “get it”
Whether you’re in schools, EI, private practice, or ready for a new direction — Happy Talk was designed for you.
👉 Not a fit if you’re not ready to invest in yourself or if you’re hoping for a quick fix without putting in the effort to launch your business.
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But Christina, I'm an SLP. Not a marketer. Not a businessperson. Not a tech person.
Good. That's exactly who this is for.
Most of the SLPs in Happy Talk started here, saying the same thing. They didn't go to grad school to learn ad targeting, sales funnels, or CRMs. They don't know what a Meta Pixel is, and frankly, they don't want to.
So Happy Talk isn't a "here's some templates, good luck" course. It's a complete system PLUS the hand-holding to walk you through it:
- A step-by-step launch playbook so you're never guessing what to do first, second, or third
- Done-for-you marketing assets (social posts, captions, ad templates, email scripts) ready to copy and use
- Meta ads training built after five figures spent testing and refining (so you don't have to)
- Weekly group coaching calls where you can bring every question, big or small
- A private community of 80+ SLPs at every stage, ahead of you and behind you
- Christina and her team in the trenches with you when you launch
The skill you actually need is being good with families and music. The business and marketing stuff is the easier part once someone shows you exactly what to do.
This isn't a training. It's a business. In a box. Ready for you.
Most SLPs come to Happy Talk thinking they're buying a curriculum and a marketing system. They are. But many tell us they learn more in the first month than they expected to learn in a year, before they ever teach a single class.
Here's what you actually walk away with:
A new income stream outside the insurance system. You set the price. You own the business. You keep what you earn. (No portals. No denied claims. No 9pm note-writing.)
A business that pays you back, class after class, year after year. Every session you run earns. Fall, winter, spring, repeat. The income compounds while the curriculum does the heavy lifting.
Marketing and advertising skills that travel with you. Meta ads, social content, brand building, sales conversations. The skills work for THIS business AND any business you might ever launch. They outlive the program.
Business thinking that levels up your whole career. Some of our most seasoned instructors are private practice owners with years under their belt. They tell us Happy Talk taught them more about running a business in three months than their entire career to that point. Pricing, positioning, customer experience, retention. The full picture.
A community of SLPs who get it. You'll be in a private community of 80+ peers across North America doing exactly what you're doing, sharing wins and lessons in real time. (Isolation is over.)
And one more thing, in plain talk:
I go out of my way to make sure every instructor has what they need to succeed. Weekly group calls. Done-for-you assets you can copy and use today. My team in the trenches with you on launch week. Me, personally, in the community answering questions.
You're not buying a course. You're buying a category of income, a set of skills, a community, and a path forward. All in one box. Built. Ready.
APPLY NOWPeek inside the curriculum
You get three full curriculums plus seasonal pop-ups. All built, all tested, all yours to teach from day one. Each class runs 45 minutes (long enough for full engagement, short enough to fit a baby or toddler's attention span).
Tinies (5–18 months)
Slow, cozy, connection-first classes built around daily routines parents already navigate.
Themes include: Mealtime, Bath Time, Car Time, Bedtime
Each Tinies class supports early sounds, joint attention, and gestures plus first signs. Parents leave knowing how to use everything you taught them at home.
(You're teaching real-life communication, not just filling an hour.)
Tippies (18–30 months)
Your busy, wiggly, "on-the-move" toddlers. This is where language really starts building: first words moving to two-word combos, following simple directions, imitation, and early play.
Themes include: My Body, Little Builders, On the Go, Teddy Bear Picnic
(Structured enough to teach. Playful enough that it feels effortless.)
Tots (2–4 years)
Big personalities. Big language growth. Now you're layering early concepts, pretend play, social interaction, and emotional language.
Themes include: Under the Sea, Big Feelings, Get Outside, Over the Rainbow
(This is where parents really start noticing the language growth.)
Plus: seasonal pop-up class outlines (Halloween, Valentine's, Father's Day, and more) to keep things fresh and keep families coming back.
Yes, it's a real investment. Here's what you're actually buying.
This isn't "just a training." It's a complete business in a box, built by an SLP for SLPs.
I've spent six figures and years of trial and error learning everything you need: curriculum design, marketing, branding, ads, sales, and community building. You get all of it bundled in one place, ready to go.
For perspective on what a business actually costs to start:
- A coffee shop: $200K+
- A food truck: $50-100K
- A children's franchise: $30K+ to start, plus royalties on every dollar you earn, forever
- Starting your own SLP-led music class business from scratch: 12-18 months of unpaid work building curriculum, brand, marketing, and tech before your first dollar comes in
Happy Talk is a fraction of any of those, with one critical difference: you walk in with a working business model, every asset you need to launch, a coach in your corner from day one, and the freedom to keep 100% of what you earn.
Think of it as a business expense, not a personal one.
If you've never started a business before, the number can feel big. That's normal. Here's a more useful way to look at it:
A single full Happy Talk class can bring in around $1,659 (7 families at $237 each). So once your classes are running, your investment isn't a cost sitting on a shelf. It's recovered, often within your first few sessions, and then every class after that is income you keep.
And you don't have to pay it all at once. With a monthly payment plan, you can start your business for a manageable monthly amount, the way you'd budget for any other monthly commitment. (See the plans on the tier cards above.)
Prefer to pay in full? You'll also get a 1:1 Happy Talk Launch Strategy Call with me, one full hour to map out your launch together, yours to use in your first 90 days.
Apply NowWhy this works
Most SLPs burn out because:
- They're stuck in back-to-back 1:1 sessions
- Income is tied to hours
- Creativity gets squeezed out
- Work that used to feel meaningful starts to feel mechanical
Happy Talk SLPs love their job again:
- Group-based (you serve more families at once)
- Scalable (your income isn't capped by your calendar)
- Creative (you're singing, signing, playing, connecting)
- Actually fun. The kind of fun that reminds you why you became an SLP in the first place.
And the flexibility means you can:
- Start with 1-2 classes a week as a side gig
- Build a second income stream alongside your current work
- Or grow it into your main thing on your own timeline
No insurance. No notes. No productivity trackers. Just connection, music, and families who want to be there.
Pick the level of presence that fits your goals
Every Happy Talk instructor gets a place in their local market. You decide how exclusive that place is. The specifics of your territory are confirmed during application review based on your local dynamics.
Everything in the Happy Talk Box
The curriculum. 3 full 8-week class schedules covering Tinies, Tippies, and Tots, plus seasonal pop-up class outlines. Each class runs 45 minutes. All written. All tested. All yours to teach immediately.
The branding kit. Personalized logo, brand kit, social media template library. Every visual element you need to launch your local Happy Talk. (Value: $5,000+)
The marketing system. Website Wizard + Meta ads training, built after five figures spent testing what actually works. (Value: $30,000+)
The parent experience. Handout library and online course for every family in your classes. (Value: $1,200+)
The support. 1 year of weekly group coaching calls, private FB community of 80+ instructors, my team in your launch week. (Value: $2,500-$6,500)
BONUS: Pay in Full for 1:1 Coaching
Anyone who pays in full also receives a Happy Talk Launch Strategy Call — a 1-hour 1:1 coaching call with Christina, to be redeemed during their first 90 days.
Not sure you're ready for a big leap?
Start with Community Path. It's the same complete system and full support, at the most accessible entry point. You can always grow into a larger territory down the road.
This is 100% your business.
No royalty split. No boss looking over your shoulder. Nothing being taken out of what you make.
You set your schedule. You choose your pricing. You keep your earnings. You make the calls.
You're the CEO. I'm just the one handing you the blueprint and cheering you on.
My "You Will Have Paying Families" Promise
Here's what I promise. If you complete every module, follow the launch playbook, and run the marketing system the way I teach it, and you still don't have a single paying family at the end of 90 days, I will work with you one-on-one until you do.
Not "until you give up." Until you have families in your class.
(I'm putting my time where my mouth is. Because if you do the work, the system works. I've watched it work in 80+ markets across North America.)
FAQs
Don't see your question? Email Christina at [email protected]
Where do I hold classes?
Can I have multiple instructors?
Do I need to already have a business set up?
What happens after the first year? Are there ongoing fees?
What other startup costs should I expect?
How long does it take to get up and running?
How long is the training?
Can non-SLPs teach Happy Talk?
What do Happy Talk classes look like?
What if it's not a good fit? Can I cancel?
What is involved with the application?
What if I’m not a professional singer?
Do parents get resources too?
Can I teach outside of North America?
Do parents really want this in my area?
I’m really busy—how much time will this take?
I have zero business experience… and I’m terrible at tech. Is this still for me?
How long until I'm actually making money?
What if my area is saturated or doesn't have enough families?
What if I'm not extroverted? Do I have to be "on" all the time?
How do you define territory size for each tier?
How long is each Happy Talk class?
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Hi, I'm Christina
I’m a mom of two, wife, SLP, and singer with degrees in both speech-language pathology and music theatre.
In my 20+ years of working with kids, I’ve learned how to engage families, spark joy in the everyday, and make it ridiculously fun while we do it.
I’ve poured all of that into Happy Talk Song & Sign — so you can share your incredible skills in a way that serves families and serves you.
Let’s bring back the joy in your work.
I want YOU to feel joy and fulfillment in what you do again.
