Marrero native Dr. Lana Joseph is the owner of High Level Speech and Hearing Center.Joseph opened in Harahan in 2016 and, after expanding her offerings from just adults to pediatric patients, opened a second location in Uptown New Orleans this past January. In just over two years, the company has amassed over 18,000 patients and is ranked among the top eight speech pathologists in New Orleans in 2018 on Expertise.com.
When it came to financing her dreams, however, Joseph struggled for a while. “I got approved through Wells Fargo, but they wanted a really high interest rate. Then I found out about JEDCO and through them, I secured a $65,000 loan and paired that with $23,000 I had saved.” Read more >>