This is always the first thing I check, before anything else. I review every single application myself, and I'll tell you straight if there's already an instructor near you. Big metros like New York, Dallas, and Phoenix can hold several instructors in different parts of the city. Smaller towns usually get more exclusive coverage.

The fastest way to know for sure is to apply. I'll check your area and get back to you. No pressure, just clarity.

For most SLPs, no, but it depends on your contract, so check before you sign. School-based, private practice, and teletherapy SLPs usually have no conflict. Early intervention roles sometimes have a clause worth reviewing.

The framing that helps: Happy Talk is enrichment, not therapy. You're teaching community classes for families with babies and toddlers, not opening a competing practice. I'd rather you check first than sign and stress about it later.

Yes, and that's a lot of who this is built for. You don't need a business background or tech skills coming in. Everything is laid out step by step, with templates and plug-and-play resources, so you're never guessing what's next.

You will need to be willing to get a little uncomfortable and learn as you go, and you won't be doing it alone. So many instructors started with "I'm an SLP, not a businessperson" and now they're running classes and filling their waitlists. You can do this. 💛

Neither. You run your own independent business under your own name, and you keep 100% of what families pay you. No royalty, no revenue share, no cut of your income, ever. The license is one time, and territory is allocated by tier, not owned.

After your first year there's a small flat stewardship fee, 🌱 $25 Community, 🌿 $35 Market Builder, 🌳 $45 Regional Builder, that covers curriculum updates, new seasonal classes, and brand stewardship. It never grows with what you earn and it's never a percentage of your revenue. That's the whole ongoing cost. Compare that to a franchise charging $30k-plus and taking a percentage of your income forever.

Classes run 45 minutes with a predictable, routine-based flow families come to love. A class includes a Hello song, themed activities with songs and sign language and gestures, caregiver coaching woven throughout, sensory or instrument play, and a Goodbye ritual. Each 8-week series has its own theme, songs, books, and language targets.

Three levels grow with the child:

• Tinies, 5 to 24 months
• Tippies, 18 to 30 months
• Tots, 2 to 4 years

Families often move up through the levels as their little one grows, which builds natural repeat enrollment.