From the time I was a young child, I possessed an entrepreneurial spirit and a fierce desire for independence. I watched the world around me and knew instinctively that I didn't want to spend my life as a cog in someone else’s machine, beholden to their whims and restricted by a capped salary. I saw that being an employee often meant being a slave to a schedule that didn’t prioritize your life.

My perspective was shaped largely by my father, a lifelong Social Worker and my personal hero. For as long as I’ve been alive, he has dedicated himself to the service of others, working at Intermountain Health and various other clinical offices. To keep our family afloat, he often balanced three jobs at once. My childhood was defined by his absence due to work and the frequent hospitalizations of my mother and sister, who both faced significant, ongoing medical challenges. Seeing my father work himself to the bone to provide for us instilled in me a relentless work ethic and a profound respect for the value of a hard-earned dollar.

In recent years, my father decided to chase a dream he had deferred for decades: opening his own private practice. He had the clinical expertise, but like many providers, he lacked the "business blueprint." He didn't know where to start or how to navigate the complex administrative labyrinth of the healthcare industry. My parents eventually got the doors open, and the practice survived its first year, but they hit a ceiling. They wanted to expand and build a foundation for passive income, but the "backend" work—the billing, the credentialing, the endless paperwork—was drowning my mother.

At that time, I was working as a General Manager at Sonic Drive-In. It was an exhausting, high-pressure role that consumed my time and energy. I was successful, but I was ready for a change that aligned more with my long-term goals. When my parents offered me a part-time role to help salvage the administrative side of the practice, I saw an opportunity. I stepped in, organized the chaos, and realized I had a natural aptitude for the medical field.

After a year of streamlining my father’s practice, I realized he wasn't the only one struggling. The need for specialized billing and administrative support was massive. My father began sharing my information with his professional network, and AJ-Billing was born out of necessity.

The growth was explosive. In less than a year, my client base expanded so rapidly that I was completely overwhelmed. I reached out to a close friend who was already established in the health insurance industry. Seeing the vision I had built, she left her corporate job exactly one year after I started AJ-Billing. She has been my partner in this journey for two years now. As the inquiries kept coming, we continued to scale. Today, we are a dedicated team of four, managing over 25 clients, and have helped countless others. Every day, I have the privilege of helping providers build the thriving practices my father dreamed of, providing the professional support I wish he had access to thirty years ago.

There is a fundamental flaw in the way we train our healers. Whether someone goes to school to become a counselor, a social worker, or a psychiatrist, they are taught how to treat patients, not how to run a business. They are trained to be excellent clinicians but are often left in the dark regarding the mechanics of entrepreneurship. Consequently, many feel forced to work for large corporations where they have no control over their time or their worth.

This is exactly where I intervene. I don't just offer billing; I offer freedom. Through training, coaching, and full-service management, I help providers reclaim their autonomy. My favorite part of this work is watching a provider realize they can; Design their own life, focus on their clients, and build their own legacy. 

AJ-Billing has fulfilled the promise I made to myself as a child. It allows me to provide for my family on my own terms, ensuring I can be a present parent for my future children. I am driven to keep expanding and teaching providers that "working for the man" isn't the only option. While entrepreneurship requires an immense willingness to learn and a lot of extra hours in the beginning, the "pros" outweigh the "cons" tenfold. I am living proof that with the right work ethic, you can stop building someone else's dream and start living your own.