From VP to Entrepreneur: What No One Tells You About Starting Over After Corporate w/Renée Goings
The Kickback With Keri: Black Entrepreneurship & Business Sp... by Keri Henderson, Small Business Consultant & Entrepreneur
Episode notes
#2: Everybody loves to talk about quitting a 9-to-5 job like it's easy. But nobody really talks about why the leap is necessary and what happens afterwards; the burnout that pushed you out the door, the number crunching to make sure the leap financially makes sense and the identity crisis on the other side.
In this episode, I kick back with my oldest friend, Renée Goings, a former Vice President turned co-owner of Done Dissertation, to talk about what it's really like to leave corporate leadership behind and build a six-figure family business with her husband. We get into the real, raw side of entrepreneurship: the identity shifts that come with going from corporate to entrepreneur, the emotional hurdles of joining a spouse-led business, finding your lane as a co-founder, and what it means to build something that reflects your values, your ...