THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Stepping Up My Game

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Let's take a moment to connect the dots.

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Every Thursday in under 10 minutes, I'm going to share with you real

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life, everyday situations to help you as an entrepreneur, a leader,

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an innovator, or just a person who's venturing out to try something new.

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These stories will help you make sense of situations.

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You may find yourself in and also provide encouragement to keep you

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moving forward in your journey.

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I spent many years in Corporate America as an employee involved in everything

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from semiconductors to power plants, to aviation, to real estate and construction,

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to software development and technology.

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And along the way, I've experienced a lot, learned a lot and created

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a lot of value for other entities.

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And once I became a full-time entrepreneur myself, I was able to use all of

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these experiences to build innovative startups across various industries,

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leading to a great career fulfillment and additional learning opportunity.

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And for anyone who has followed my journey or know a little bit about it

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from reading online or hearing me speak on a panel or podcast or whatever, you

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know, I've had a lot of twists and turns.

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Most of the decisions that I've made career wise have been made to

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accommodate my family and balance my life as a wife and a mother.

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And for anyone that's listening that's struggling with that, I want

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you to know that careers ebb and flow, but prioritizing your family

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commitments does not hinder your career.

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It actually makes you more strategic about it.

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Recently I shared on LinkedIn that I used to homeschool my kids for three years

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and everybody was wondering, well, how in the world did I find time to do that?

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The DM's I received were from people who were both intrigued, but also

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interested in doing it themselves, which was really surprising to me.

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One thing I made sure to communicate to them was that everyone's

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situation is unique and duplication is nearly impossible, but whatever

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they want to do, they can do it.

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I'm proof of that.

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Right?

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But also, I made sure to mention that tenacity is probably the most

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important thing, because they're going to experience challenges along the

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way, but those challenges won't last forever and the fulfillment and results

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will make it all worth it in the end.

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Well, that's similar to business.

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There are so many things that you have to be creative about to get

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things done and finagle along the way.

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Well, I'm at it again, doing something that people would

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say is crazy or impossible.

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And how is she going to do that?

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And you know, who does she think she is?

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You guys know, you know how that goes.

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But I'm at a point now where I like to build on my foundation of innovation

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and entrepreneurship, even more.

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Someone in my network recently posted about the topic of career and

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transitions and are you happy where you are and all those types of things.

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And I chimed in to say, "well, I'm actually ready to amp it up a bit more.

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Because I'm preparing for my next move."

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And I'm going to share with you guys that, that next move is to purchase a company.

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Yes.

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I own a company right now.

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It's a strategy consulting firm, which is one of my ventures.

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But you might be thinking, well, how does this tie into your innovation work?

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Well, I'll be heavily focused on first acquiring a company that's in need of

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digital transformation and new leadership.

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We're at a point where many businesses are for sale as baby

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boomers, retire and transition.

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So there is a lot of opportunity for value innovation at these companies and many

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not only mean digital transformation, but also a work culture reset, fresh

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ideas and just new energy overall.

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And it's exciting to bring innovation to long standing businesses and help them

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make that crossover little by little, even in the work I do right now at TPM

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Focus, my strategy consulting company.

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It's just that in this next phase, I'll be combining that with buying companies

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and leading the digital and cultural transformation as the owner, TPM Focus

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remains as the innovation consulting partner for these acquisitions in my

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employees are excited about our growth and their opportunity to learn and experience

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even more on this journey with me.

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And I appreciate their commitment to all of my ideas

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and craziness as some may think.

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It's a long process to selecting and closing on the right companies.

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And with that in mind, I'm excited to share a part of the process with you

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during the next season of Unpolished MBA.

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Now, I love to invite anyone currently involved in or interested

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in entrepreneurship through acquisition and those who have

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embarked on non traditional paths to entrepreneurship, to the Unpolished MBA.

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We're going to be starting up our next season in April of 2022.

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And I'm looking forward to connecting with more of you next

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season and sharing tid-bits of the Unpolished MBA experience and wisdom.

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Take care, and I'll see you next season.

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