What if the skills you stopped trusting in a toxic work environment are the ones clients would pay you for?
In this episode, I'm joined by Kristin Binford, who spent over 10 years in corporate marketing, before leaving corporate America to run Haue Valley Weddings, her wedding venue business near St. Louis, full time.
Kristin was one of the women I learned from when I started my business. We talk about returning to work after maternity leave to a toxic boss and how within a year, she'd lost confidence at work. To start a business while working full time, she ran the venue from two hours away on a four-day workweek.
You'll learn:
- How to know when to quit your job, and why 45 bookings were enough in a market with more couples than venues
- How to start a wedding venue business on family land when none of you have ever run one
- How to start a coaching business from what you already know, and hiring the right people for what you don’t
- How to leave corporate America on your own timeline, and the conversation that let Kristin choose her end date
- When to quit corporate job hunting and bet on yourself
- How a bad boss teaches you one of your most useful transferable skills
- How an entrepreneurial mindset helped Kristin cover payroll without letting anyone go
- How a mom entrepreneur runs a business with her kids in childcare from day one
If you've ever dealt with corporate burnout in a job you worked years to get, searched "leaving corporate job" or "should I quit my corporate job", or wondered whether what you know could be a business, this episode covers the numbers Kristin used to decide.
You can do hard things for yourself, too.
Sarah
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Kristin had 45 weddings booked before she gave up her paycheck. If you want paying clients lined up before you give notice, watch my free masterclass at https://herbigleap.live/watch.
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Website: https://kristinbinford.com
Haue Valley Weddings: https://hauevalleyweddings.com
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Write down the number that would tell you it's time to leave, whether that's bookings, clients, or signed contracts. Then follow The Her Big Leap Podcast, and every Monday you'll hear the number another woman used, so you can check yours against someone who's already left. If this episode helped you set yours, leave a review so the next woman still in her job can find it.
