Raise your hand if you’ve ever stayed late at work typing notes…
…or worse, took your documentation home “just for an hour” that turned into the whole night.
Givona Sandiford, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CAS, CSM, ATACP, SHRM-CP gets it, because she’s been there. In this episode of the Swallow Your Pride podcast, Theresa sits down with the founder of Melospeech (yes, that Melospeech!) to talk about her journey from overwhelmed CF to innovative entrepreneur building tech with SLPeaceBot™ that finally makes documentation easier.
We get into:
- How a high-stakes subpoena in her CF year changed her relationship with documentation forever
- Why she built the SLPeaceBot™ (and how it saves 6 figures in admin time )
- Real talk on AI, HIPAA, and what makes this tool different from ChatGPT (spoiler: it’s built for SLPs, by an SLP)
- How it works with any EMR—even if you’re still handwriting notes
- Why embracing technology is one of the best things SLPs can do right now
If you’re an SLP who’s done being bogged down by daily notes and wants to get back to focusing on actual clinical work, then this is for you.
Bonus: Givona is generously offering Swallow Your Pride listeners a FREE TRIAL subscription to the SLPeaceBot™!
Just visit www.slpeace.com and use code: PEACE4ME! at checkout.
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Dr. Givona Sandiford is an award-winning speech-language pathologist, tech innovator, and entrepreneur with nearly two decades of experience. She is the founder of Melospeech Inc., a tech-enabled mobile speech therapy company launched during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve access for infants, toddlers, and youth with disabilities in underserved communities.
A nationally recognized leader in early intervention and health tech, Dr. Sandiford was recently featured in Cosmopolitan’s C-Suite Series for her work building inclusive, high-impact companies. Under her leadership, Melospeech Inc. was named one of Fast Company’s 2025 Best Workplaces for Innovators, joining past winners like Canva, Duolingo, and Moderna. She was also named a finalist in the EdTech Awards by EdTech Digest in the Leaders in EdTech Trends category.
Among the tools she has developed is The SLPeaceBot™, a speech therapy support platform that helps clinicians save time and improve outcomes. Through innovation and advocacy, Dr. Sandiford is transforming how care is delivered to families who need it most.
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