Today marks the one-year anniversary of my taking the leap to resign from my 21-year-plus career in corporate America to start my own business, Pathway Forward. Although I had started
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On the same day Maazah was featured on the TIME Mother’s Day Gifting Guide our manufacturer texted me to say they were pulling our chutneys from the production schedule and
Editor's note: TCB is chronicling Nick Alm's business progress with their Minneapolis-based consultancy Mossier in Founder's Journal, a StartMN project. During Pride Month, when they experience a huge uptick in
Since I took the leap last August and resigned from my 21-year corporate IT career to pursue my business, Pathway Forward, full-time, I haven’t looked back or had any regrets
Startups tend to draw the spotlight when they hit a major inflection point: launching a product, completing an investment round, going public. The real story happens in between: long hours,
You never forget your first time. In my business ventures, that first time was five years ago. It feels like yesterday I nervously sat in front of my computer wondering
My current mantra is focus and simplify, focus and simplify. I am working hard to stay focused on the most important actions that will help my business be successful and
I’m feeling rather stuck at the moment. Since acquiring Bella Virtu Organics last May, I have created a small customer base, made up mainly of friends and acquaintances as well
A few years ago, I was searching for more balance, control and flexibility when it came to my career. I was working 60-plus hours a week, traveling a ton, and
I am among about seven billion other people for whom 2020 didn’t turn out quite how it was expected to. I never thought I would be discussing clean beauty and
A coaching client shared with me the principle that entrepreneurs need to accept a B minus and move on rather than striving for As and staying stuck. I guess this
I am four months into owning Bella Virtu Organics. Having acquired this almost-start-up organic skincare brand, I’ve been working on new branding, new products, and expanded distribution. This latest update
I recently bought a company, Bella Virtu Organics. It had an established, profitable Amazon business, great reviews, excellent products and a ready to go supply chain; it was a “business
I bought a company. When I left my last CEO role, I decided to finally follow the entrepreneurial calling that had been inside me for many years. I wanted to
I started 2020 with a chance to explore new options for my career. I had been CEO of a small leather goods retailer until the end of 2019 when the
Minneapolis resident Bailey Murphy recently started a new job as a SEO copywriter for a large company. For Murphy, the revised onboarding process went smoothly, despite meeting only her immediate
So you’ve got scribbled notes and ideas in your journal, in the “notes” app on your smartphone, on your laptop at home, your desktop at work, on soiled napkins, and,
What happens when the VC money runs out? The founder of MEND Jewelry grapples with her own definition of success.