110 - When Life Forces the Pivot: Cancer, COVID, and Starting Over
The Life Coach for Working Moms PodcastShow Notes
Rachel Greiman has done a lot of things - photojournalism, family photography, copywriting, and now? She owns a fragrance boutique in Denver called Ode. And no, none of that was planned.
In this episode, I'm sitting down with one of my favorite internet friends to talk about what it actually looks like to blow up a successful business and start something completely new in the middle of absolute chaos. We're talking COVID with a newborn, her son's leukemia diagnosis, two-plus years of treatment, and somehow, on the other side of all of it, opening a brick-and-mortar shop.
What I love most about this conversation is that Rachel isn't selling you a highlight reel. She talks honestly about ADHD as a superpower and a liability, the intellectual guilt of being a working mom, why she stopped waiting to call herself an expert, and the mantra that changed how she approaches every new venture.
Whether you've been sitting on a big idea or you're just trying to figure out how to stop white-knuckling every decision, there's something for you in this episode. Find Rachel at @odetoshop or odetoperfume.com, and follow her personally at @rachelgreiman.
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🔗 Links & Resources:
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Follow Ode to Perfume on IG @odetoshop
Order perfume from their website www.odetoperfume.com
Follow Rachel personally @rachelgreiman
Learn how coaching can support your next pivot www.themothernurture.com/work-with-me
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