# Paediatric OT Business Growth, Playful Learning and POTCA

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Podcast: [Allied Health Business Brilliance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/allied-health-business-brilliance-899066)
Published: 2026-07-05T20:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.nacre.com.au/podcast/
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## Resource

In this episode, Cathy Love speaks with Rebecca Lockyer, Occupational Therapist and founder of Little Therapies on the Sunshine Coast. Rebecca shares the story of growing her paediatric OT practice from a mobile start-up launched just three weeks before COVID into a clinic-based, multidisciplinary Allied Health team. This conversation explores paediatric OT business growth, clinician-to-business-owner identity, team leadership, supervision, professional development, NDIS revenue diversification and the creation of Paediatric OT Conference Australia, also known as POTCA. Rebecca speaks honestly about the lessons learned through fast growth, business partnership, ethical profit, marketing confidence and building learning experiences that feel practical, playful and deeply connected to the Australian paediatric OT community. Topics covered on paediatric OT business growth, revenue diversification and POTCA: Paediatric OT business growth – Rebecca shares how Little Therapies grew from a COVID-era mobile start-up into a clinic-based team, shaped by stronger systems, values and sustainable decisions. Revenue diversification – Rebecca explores expanding beyond NDIS therapy into supervision, professional development, educator talks and report support, while staying grounded in quality and purpose. The Paediatric Occupational Therapy Conference Australia (POTCA) – Rebecca explains the vision behind Paediatric OT Conference Australia and why she wanted to create a professional development experience that brings Australian paediatric OTs together through practical learning, community, playfulness and meaningful connection. P.S. If this episode is hitting on pain points you’re facing, let’s chat. We can support you. Book a 20-minute complimentary call with us, and let’s talk about…

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