In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Kathy Grassett.

Kathy and Jeff discuss:

1. She was a Gen X’er who grew up with a one-parent income. She knew she wanted to be in business.
2. In college she decided on a Management Information Systems as a major.
3. Spent 38 years working for two different companies during that time period.
4. Was tired of the corporate culture and decided that she wanted to leave corporate completely.
5. She did not start it as a side business, she stepped off the deep end and became a health and wellness coach.
6. She spent a few years pivoting in different coaching careers, until she found that she would coach people leaving the corporate world.
7. The final pivot required her to put herself out there. She had to go through a discovery process.
8. Her process is to go through the business basics (offer, process, customers, etc.)
9. What she adds to the process is how to make that transition from your corporate persona.
10. Also works with Money Mastery, Time Mastery, and Organization.
11. New in her business, she has been working on Money Mastery Days.
12. Externally, she has been working on marketing her business better.

Fast Five Questions:

1. If you woke up and your business was gone, you have $500, a laptop, a place to live, and food, what would you do first? “That is an inflection point. I would take a pause and get organized. Then I would figure out the next steps”
2. What is the biggest mistake that you have made in business? “Not spending my money wisely in the beginning.”
3. What is a book that you would recommend? “I don’t have one. I tend to read a chapter and then put books down. ”
4. What is a tool that you use everyday that you would recommend? “My journals. It allows me ”
5. What is the best way to contact you? “www.kathygrassett.com”

Jeff spent the early part of his career working for others. Jeff had started 5 businesses that failed before he had his first success. Since that time he has learned the principles of a successful business and has been able to build and grow multiple seven-figure businesses. Jeff lives in the Austin area and is actively working in his community and supporting the growth of small businesses. He is a board member of the Incubator.Edu program at Vista Ridge High School and is on the board of directors of the Leander Educational Excellence Foundation

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