Play Is the Point: How Stephanie Feero Built a Therapy Tool Kids Actually Love

What happens when a pediatric SLP gets tired of reinventing the wheel before every session and decides to build something better? Luba sits down with Stephanie Feero, MS, CCC-SLP and founder of Chomper Champs, a speech therapy companion tool born in a feeding therapy room and now shipping to SLPs across the country. They talk about why play-based therapy produces better outcomes, how Stephanie went from a single janky 3D printer to a growing subscription box business, and what it actually takes to turn a clinical idea into a real product. Stephanie also gets honest about clinician burnout, the pressure SLPs put on themselves to create custom materials, and why low-prep tools aren't a shortcut. They're just good clinical sense.Check out Chomper Champs here: https://www.chomperchamps.com00:00 Welcome & intro to Stephanie Feero01:36 Stephanie's path to becoming an SLP05:28 Building Chomper Champs from her home workshop08:41 Why fun is the driver of progress, not a distraction12:00 From janky prototype to version 3019:16 Advice for SLPs with an idea but no time26:17 Preventing clinician burnout & what's next for Chomper Champs29:50 Where to find Stephanie & Chomper Champs