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On this episode of The Leap, our guest Kindle Rayfield, owner of Furr Kingdom Pet Resort & Daycare, shares her story of how she went from working as a Director in corporate America to working full time for herself as the owner of a pet resort. You can learn more about Furr Kingdom online at www.furrkingdom.com and on Facebook at Furr Kingdom. YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/zGV9R7FUJVU Show Notes: 2:05 - Kindle's background 4:41 - Kindle shares the moment when she knew it was time to change the direction of her corporate career to something else 8:18 - Kindle tells the story how the idea of owning a pet resort came about 10:28 - Wisdom Kindle received prior to making the leap 13:11 - Kindle's Leap of faith 18:40 - Kindle shares day 1 as a full time business owner 21:50 - Kindle shares what she loves about being her own boss 27:55 - Kindle shares financial wisdom to those in their early stages of their leap 30:44 - Kindle shares where she sees herself in the next couple of years 33:50 - Kindle encourages others
On this episode of The Leap, our guest Susie Fife, owner of Red Orange Studio, a creative branding agency, shares her story of how she went from working for someone else to making "the leap" into owner her own business, working full time for herself. You can learn more about Susie and Red Orange on Linkedin at www.linkedin.com/in/susie-fife-02b7a96 , online at https://redorangedesign.com For the video version of this podcast, you can watch at https://youtu.be/7205aP7EfI8 Show Notes: :54 - What is Red Orange and what does the company do 3:33 - Susie's first job out of college 4:16 - What experience Susie got from her first job out of college that helped give her skills that she would eventually take into business ownership 5:14 - Susie's first time exhibiting entrepreneurship 6:15 - Advice Susie got from a family member regarding being in the arts 9:36 - The job opportunity that really opened the door for her thinking she could own her own company 11:18 - Susie shares the process of how she knew it was time to go full time in business for herself 12:50 - Susie shares one way she was creative at the start of her company on a low budget 14:12 - Decisions Susie had to make early on to have the necessary funds to fund her business 16:53 - Sacrifices that Susie had to make that often times didn't even seem like a sacrifice
On this episode of The Leap, our guests Ashley Green and Tiana Patterson, owners of Trinity Youth & Family Services, a community-based mental health and skill-building services company, share their story of how each of them went from working for someone else to partnering up and taking "the leap" together into full time business ownership. You can learn more about Trinity Youth & Family Services online at www.trinityfamilyservices.com or on Instagram at trinityyfs Tim's Wardrobe is done by Nicholas Briley, Professional Style Consultant with The Kingdom Style. Mr Briley can be found on IG @ thekindonstyle and also online at nicholasbriley.jhilburn.com. Ladies and Gentlemen, definitely reach out to Mr Briley for the best in personal fashion to meet your personal style. Show Notes: 2:46 - Tiana explains what Trinity Youth & Family is and what their company does 3:55 - Ashley explains a typical day in the business 7:25 - Ashley's story 10:15 - Tiana's story 12:10 - Ashley and Tiana share their story of how they came to partnership 13:54 - Their process and journey of how they started the company 18:35 - Tiana shares the importance of doing things the right way the first time 21:10 - Ashley and Tiana share what they can do as business owners that they weren't able to do normally when working for other people 22:30 - Ashley & Tiana share where they see themselves in 2 years 25:00 - Serendipity of having success in business 27:20 - Advice to those who want to take The Leap
On this episode of The Leap, our guest Dr Asena Madison, M.D., owner of Garden of Eden Health Center, a primary care, lifestyle medicine and specialty care medical practice, shares her story of how she went from working for a major health system to making "the leap" into owning her own medical practice. You can learn more about Garden of Eden Health Center at www.gardenofedenrva.com, on Facebook at GardenofEdenRVA and on Instagram at gardenofedenrva YouTube version of this Episode: https://youtu.be/FZdpQCkY9nk Show Notes: :37 - Who is Dr Madison and what does the Garden of Eden do? 1:23 - Dr Madison shares how the business name came about 4:30 - Dr Madison shares about her childhood 6:05 - When she first thought about becoming a doctor 11:30 - Early obstacles in school 16:00 - Dr Madison shares when she knew it was time to leave working for someone else 18:00 - The moment she knew it was time to take the leap 27:30 - Dr Madison shares one of the toughest things about owning her one practice 29:50 - First day as a full time business owner
This episode's guest is Lauren Sweeney of Dotted Line, a creative marketing company that connects brands to people. Show Notes: :40 - Lauren shares what is Dotted Line is and what her company does 1:35 - Lauren shares her background 2:20 - Lauren shares her pathway 3:40 - Lauren talks about the moment she remembers one of the first timeS she experienced entrepreneurship 5:28 - Lauren's preparation prior to business ownership 10:19 - Lauren explains the importance of personal financial discipline 13:02 - Lauren's first day as her own boss 17:54 - One of Lauren's biggest wins 19:03 - Lauren shares one of the toughest things about being her own boss 19:50 - What Lauren is able to do as her own boss that she may not be able to do if she were working for someone else
Nicole Mason Glean - Commercial Cleaning Company Richmond, VA https://gleanllc.com/ Facebook: Glean LLC 2:05 - Nicole explains what Glean is and what her company does 3::25 - Success story because of the company 4:35 - Nicole's entrepreneur moment 7:40 - Nicole shares advice she received from a successful business owner 8:51 - Nicole shares her first job out of school 9:59 - Nugget is wisdom Nicole got from her pastor 11:06 - Nicole's Leap 15:01 - Nicole's first day as a full time business owner 17:23 - one of the hardest things for Nicole about owning her own business 18:45 - self employment versus business system - owning a cleaning company but not being the one that cleans
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