So I realized that when I shared how I started my first business (Three Elements) in episode 88, I kind of left you hanging because I told you that I closed that business because I missed working with a team and I was given this amazing opportunity to work at a SaaS startup, Snap Retail. And clearly, that didn’t take either because here I am running my own successful business!

So today I want to continue the story by sharing what happened at Snap Retail, how I ultimately started Crystal Media, and the lessons I’ve learned along the way.

If I can offer you some encouragement right now. If you have a pull towards something in your life, it might be to start a business, a hobby, a new career, travel, whatever - don’t ignore it! Journal on it and discover what it is you truly want and then go for it! You never know what might come from it.

This week I share:

[01:37] Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all had a great holiday!

[03:10] What happened at Snap Retail?

[07:35] A huge lesson I learned in corporate - I want to be building something bigger.

[08:49] The idea for Crystal Media started on a cruise

[10:09] New Moon Journaling Ritual (this is really great way to vision cast your ideas!)

[12:19] As with the start of all great companies - It starts by getting laid off

[15:19] Launching Crystal Media

[17:39] How I landed my first clients

[21:59] Launching A Membership Site

[25:31] How did I choose my first service offerings and how did they evolve?

[26:41] Burning Out and Bringing on a Team