Are you afraid of big changes? Often times we get frozen in our tracks and are unable to process or move forward when we're faced with major changes. Maria Teran, owner of Chicawoof Dog Walking, has gone through many life altering events. From fleeing her home country, to uprooting to a brand new city to start a business, Maria faces change with optimism and opportunities. She joins the show to reflect on those events, how she found and stays true to her brand, and growing and selling businesses.

Topics on this episode:

• Jersey to Chicago
• Big changes
• Branding
• Buying and Selling
• Recommended resources

Main take away: Overcome your fears by focusing the small things, and taking little steps.

About our guest:

I had to leave my country in April of 2014 to live in the United States, back then it was only me with a boring Bachelor degree against the world. During my first year here, I had so many jobs but nothing made me truly happy, I started considering getting back to my career but by that time I was sure that was not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I had always been fascinated with animals in general, and always wanted to work with animals but never had the opportunity so I thought that was the moment and place to try it! After working for big companies for a while, I made the best decision ever! Starting my own business and that's exactly what happened. I've dedicated the last 4 years to educate myself to provide my clients with the best pet care experience. I opened my first business in New Jersey and grew it to the point that I successfully sold it when I decided to move to Chicago, now I am the proud owner of Chicawoof! and I am so happy to be one of the lucky ones that can do what they love.

Links:

Website: https://chicawoof.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicawoofdogwalking/

The Life Coach School: https://thelifecoachschool.com

Pet Nanny Coach on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Petnannycoach22

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