ABA Business Leaders

By Stephen Smith

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Join us as we dive deep into the world of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), exploring real-world challenges and practical strategies to improve the quality, ethics, and sustainability of ABA services. Hosted by April & Stephen, the team behind 3 Pie Squared, each episode brings actionable insights for practice owners, clinicians, and leaders in the field—whether you’re just getting started or scaling your business.

Expect candid conversations, expert interviews, and honest advice about supervision, billing, hiring, training, compliance, and more. Our goal? To help you build an ABA practice that serves clients ethically and effectively—while supporting your team and growing your business with purpose.

🔗 Learn more about our courses, handbooks, and consulting services at www.3piesquared.com.


Episode Date
Operations Agreements: Back To Basics
Oct 02, 2025
ABA News: The Hidden Risk of ABA & More!
Sep 30, 2025
Market Analysis for ABA Businesses: Back To Basics
Sep 25, 2025
ABA News: Concerns in ABA - The Apple Valley Incident & More!
Sep 23, 2025
Start an ABA Company: Back To Basics
Sep 18, 2025
ABA News: TRICARE's Autism Report & More!
Sep 16, 2025
🎙 ABA Mythbusting!
Sep 11, 2025
ABA Business Leaders Podcast – Episode: “ABA Hotline & Community Questions!
Sep 04, 2025
ABA Business Leaders Podcast – AMA Edition: Balancing Ethics, Teams, and the Future of ABA
Aug 28, 2025
ABA News: Florida Providers Facing Payment Delays, & More!
Aug 26, 2025
Building Resilient ABA Businesses Part 2
Aug 21, 2025
ABA News: North Carolina ABA Medicaid Cuts & More!
Aug 19, 2025
Episode Title: Building Resilient ABA Businesses 
Aug 14, 2025
ABA News - The end of California's mandatory re-diagnosis law & more!
Aug 12, 2025
Building ABA Teams That Thrive (Part 2): Managing ABA Business Caseloads
Aug 07, 2025
ABA News - RBT Medicaid Requirements & More!
Aug 05, 2025
Building ABA Teams That Thrive: Structure, Support & Culture!
Jul 31, 2025
Would You Rather? Real ABA Leaders Tackle Tough Choices
Jul 24, 2025
AI Meets ABA: The Future of Behavior Analysis with Adam Ventura
Jul 17, 2025
Finding Your Why with ‘ABA on Tap’
Jul 10, 2025
ABA News: When Low Reimbursement Rates Impact Care & More!
Jul 08, 2025
🎙 Looking After Your RBTs, Part 2: Knowing Your Worth
Jul 03, 2025
ABA News: When Schools Ban ABA Therapists & More!
Jul 01, 2025
Real Talk for RBTs: Advocacy, Burnout & Better Workplaces
Jun 26, 2025
ABA News - Harnessing AI to understand Autism & More!
Jun 24, 2025
Play is Productive!
Jun 19, 2025
ABA News - What Counts as Essential Services & More!
Jun 17, 2025
How to Improve ABA Supervision with Allyson Wharam of ‘ABA in the Field’
Jun 12, 2025
ABA News - Ransomware attacks, HIPAA Compliance & More!
Jun 10, 2025
Ego Driven Hiring
Jun 05, 2025
ABA News - Classifying BCBA's as 1099 Contractors & More!
Jun 03, 2025
Clarity, Capacity, and Efficiency with Silna
May 29, 2025
Finding Joy in the Journey
May 22, 2025
3 Things We Thought Would Be Easier!
May 16, 2025
Dealing with workplace drama!
May 09, 2025
Managing Stress and Saving our Sanity!
May 02, 2025
Should a BCBA always own the clinic? Maybe not
Apr 25, 2025
Quality over Quantity- Is more supervision always better?
Apr 18, 2025
It's time to get real—ABA business owner burnout
Apr 11, 2025
Expanding to a Clinic? Do this first!
Apr 04, 2025
The truth behind the client and staff cancellations
Mar 28, 2025
Local Owner Highlight- When to scale your ABA Business
Mar 21, 2025
Understanding the journey- Improving caregiver relationships with Melanie Thurston
Mar 14, 2025
Mastering Marketing- How to do local outreach right
Mar 07, 2025
How to scale your ABA Business
Feb 28, 2025
You Just Closed your ABA Company... Now what?
Feb 21, 2025
Red Flags in ABA Service Providers
Feb 14, 2025
Coaching Session- Discussing Onboarding with a New Owner
Feb 07, 2025
Would you Rather- Hiring in ABA
Jan 31, 2025
Grow your own BCBAs vs. hiring- What you need to know
Jan 24, 2025
Aligning Leadership with Values: Behavioral Intelligence in ABA with Dr. Paul Gavoni
Jan 17, 2025
ABA Accreditation: Compliance or Commitment to Quality?
Jan 10, 2025
AI meets clinical decision making- Using AI to improve patient outcomes- with Amanda Ralston
Jan 03, 2025
Leadership in ABA: Building Values, Managing Relationships, and Driving Progress with Martin Myers
Dec 27, 2024
Leadership, transparency, and collaboration in ABA organizations, with Jennifer Heidt
Dec 20, 2024
Building Better ABA Care: Public Policy and Staff Empowerment
Dec 13, 2024
Innovating ABA Practice with AI Solutions
Dec 06, 2024
How can we help? Using ACT with Meg Solomon.
Nov 29, 2024
Lessons from the Field: Overcoming Staffing, Billing, and Growth Hurdles in ABA Practices
Nov 22, 2024
I Hate My Job: Exploring Real Solutions
Nov 15, 2024
I Hate My Job: Reactions to Posts
Nov 08, 2024
I Hate My Job: Real Stories of Ethical Dilemmas
Nov 01, 2024
I Hate My Job: Voicing the Frustrations of ABA Professionals
Oct 25, 2024
Empathetic Leadership in ABA: Supporting Our Techs
Oct 18, 2024
Navigating ABA Audits and Legal Challenges with Kim Mack Rosenberg, Esq.
Oct 11, 2024
CPABA Conference - A Path Forward for the Field!
Oct 04, 2024
Wisdom Slice: The Thin Line Between Daycare and ABA Clinics
Aug 30, 2024
Wisdom Slice: A Candid Take on ABA Billing Challenges
Aug 28, 2024
Wisdom Slice: Streamlining Your ABA Practice Through Effective Scheduling
Aug 26, 2024
Wisdom Slice: Building and Enforcing Clear Termination Protocols in ABA Settings
Aug 23, 2024
Wisdom Slice: Budgeting Basics for ABA Entrepreneurs
Aug 21, 2024
Wisdom Slice: The Checklist to Streamline Your ABA Practice
Aug 19, 2024
Wisdom Slice - Creativity with Behavior Analysis
Aug 16, 2024
Wisdom Slice - Client Handbook Overview
Aug 14, 2024
Wisdom Slice - ABA, SLP & Speech Therapy Common Misconceptions
Aug 12, 2024
Wisdom Slice - ABA Compliance and Legalities
Aug 09, 2024
Wisdom Slice - Key Bookkeeping Challenges in ABA practices
Aug 07, 2024
Wisdom Slice - ABA: Business Copy & Core Values
Aug 05, 2024
Five Weeks of Wisdom: Bite-Sized Insights from 3 Pie Squared
Aug 02, 2024
Ethical Practices for ABA Testimonials and Reviews with Dr. Jon Bailey
Jul 19, 2024
Navigating Growth and Challenges in ABA Business with Alecia Barrett
Jul 12, 2024
Collaboration in ABA: Strengthening Connections Among ABA Business Owners
Jul 05, 2024
"I Hate My Job" Series Kickoff: Discussing Burnout and Unethical Practices in the ABA Field
Jun 28, 2024
Title: Top Five Essentials for Your Company Policies
Jun 21, 2024
Navigating ABA Business Growth:  Consultation with Alecia Barrett
Jun 14, 2024
Mastering Digital Marketing for ABA Practices with Reece from Reputation Elevation
Jun 07, 2024
Navigating Company Policies: A Blueprint for ABA Practices
May 31, 2024
Safeguarding Integrity - Proactive Strategies to Mitigate Billing Fraud in ABA Therapy
May 24, 2024
This is Fraud - Unraveling the Unseen Traps of Insurance Billing
May 17, 2024
Mastering ABA Billing: A New Training Series with MedLink Management
May 10, 2024
From Overwhelm to Strategy: The Journey of an ABA Business Leader
May 03, 2024
Beyond the Startup: Common Mistakes by Seasoned ABA Business Owners
Apr 26, 2024
Building Strong Foundations: Top 5 Must-Haves in Your Employee Handbook
Apr 19, 2024
Don’t Do That! Avoiding Common Missteps in Your ABA Practice
Apr 12, 2024
Pre-Hire Power: Top 5 Reasons Your ABA Practice Needs an Employee Handbook
Apr 05, 2024
ABA Art Based: Canvas with Natasha Bouchillon
Mar 29, 2024
Top 5 Things to Have in your Client Handbook
Mar 22, 2024
ABA, SLP Multidisciplinary Approach
Mar 15, 2024
ABA: Why Shoud I have a client Handbook
Mar 10, 2024
Unlock Financial Success for Your ABA Practice with Insider Tips from MarginKeepers!
Mar 03, 2024
BCBA Copywriting: Crafting Copy From Core Values
Feb 25, 2024
Big changes in the podcast! Free consulting
Feb 16, 2024
Should I do my own ABA Credentialing: Insights from the Trenches
Feb 09, 2024
ADA Compliance for ABA Providers with Brittany Peck, Esq.
Feb 02, 2024
The Interdependent Relationship Between a Company and the Team
Jan 26, 2024
A Big Snooze Fest with Dr. Emily Ice
Jan 19, 2024
Client Hours Discussion with April, Mallory Stinger, and Jennifer Helton
Dec 08, 2023
Improving Quality Through Accreditation: A Discussion with Erick Dubuque, Director of ACQ
Dec 01, 2023
Elevate your ABA practice today with our 'Case Load Utilization' spreadsheet
Nov 24, 2023
Rate Negotiations 2.0 - Elevating Your Practice with Provider Rate Resources
Nov 17, 2023
Medical Necessity with Dan and Mike from ABA on Tap
Nov 10, 2023
Empowering Change: Insights from New BCBA Business Owners
Sep 08, 2023
Founding a Nonprofit Practice with Susan Habchy
Sep 01, 2023
Back-to-School with the Panel
Aug 25, 2023
Ask me anything!
Aug 18, 2023
Building a Leadership Team
Aug 11, 2023
Ethical Considerations of Providing ABA Services via Telehealth
Aug 04, 2023
Marketing without Spending Money on Social Media ads
Jul 28, 2023
April & Stephen's 15th Anniversary
Jul 21, 2023
How do I Fire an Employee?
Jul 14, 2023
Supporting Techs Beyond the Treatment Plan
Jul 07, 2023
Don't get stuck getting started.... An ABA practice.
Jun 30, 2023
Start or not to Start...... An ABA Practice
Jun 23, 2023
Partners in Business & in Life
Jun 16, 2023
Client Safety with the Panel
Jun 09, 2023
Savoring the Moment
Jun 02, 2023
It's time to delegate!
May 26, 2023
Revenue Cycle Management Course
May 19, 2023
Device Management
May 12, 2023
Client Safety
May 05, 2023
Camera System Best Practices
Apr 28, 2023
Internal Audits
Apr 21, 2023
Employee vs Contractor
Apr 14, 2023
Key Performance Indicators Course
Apr 07, 2023
Expressing concerns and complaints
Mar 31, 2023
Burnout Awareness
Mar 24, 2023
Pi Day Celebration Continues!
Mar 17, 2023
How do you Define Quality Services?
Mar 10, 2023
My Traveling Workspace
Mar 03, 2023
Supporting Clinicians in your Practice
Feb 23, 2023
Hiring Process Part 2
Feb 17, 2023
Hiring Process - Part 1
Feb 10, 2023
Ask us Anything
Feb 03, 2023
Preparing for an Optum Audit
Jan 27, 2023
Values Based Leadership Workshop Overview
Jan 20, 2023
Season Finale - See you in the fall! Lots of exciting stuff coming soon!
Jul 21, 2022
Standardize Employee Pay Scale with Skill Acquisition
May 27, 2022
Social Skills for 21st Century Kids with Diana Cortese
May 20, 2022
The Essential ABA Start-up List
May 06, 2022
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Prevention
Apr 08, 2022
Covid Mandate Updates
Apr 01, 2022
Leadership's Role In Implementing a Mindfulness Program
Mar 25, 2022
Starting a Multidisciplinary Practice with Nicole L. Stewart, MSEd, BCBA, LBA-NY
Mar 18, 2022
What is the Employee Retention Credit with Mary Mayville Mooney, CPA
Mar 11, 2022
Mindful Living Tips
Mar 04, 2022
Rate Negotiations Best Practices
Feb 25, 2022
Assent with Oswin Latimer
Feb 18, 2022
Reframing Autistic Behaviors With Oswin Latimer
Feb 11, 2022
Implementing Mindfulness in the Workplace
Dec 07, 2021
Bonus Yoga Nidra Meditation
Nov 15, 2021
Burnout in ABA Business Owners
Nov 15, 2021
Cancellation Rate - ABA Business Leaders Panel
Nov 01, 2021
Covid Vaccine Mandates
Oct 18, 2021
Key Performance Indicators overview for an ABA practice.
Oct 01, 2021
The Cost of Staff Turnover - ABA Business Leaders Panel
Sep 13, 2021
The Buddha-ful Eightfold Path and Behavior Analysis with Andy Bondy
Aug 31, 2021
Attorney Questions & Answers
Aug 12, 2021
Block Schedules in ABA - Are they ethical or just convenient?
Aug 08, 2021
Marcus Leonardo Boyd - Autism Advocate
Aug 08, 2021