Aimee Rickabus on Bootstrapping to $90M, AI, and Building Businesses You Can Pass Down

What does it take to build a $90 million business? In this episode, Stephanie sits down with Aimee Rickabus—serial entrepreneur, CEO of Mohawk and Tomahawk, and author of The Manager—to kick off our entrepreneurship series.

Aimee shares her journey from flipping 1920s properties in her early 20s to launching a prenatal protein powder while pregnant, and ultimately building two IT businesses with her husband by selling a BMW for $10,000 in startup capital.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Bootstrapping Mohawk IT with $10,000 and the three essentials for any startup: systems, capital, and people
• The 2008 recession pivot and becoming the "supply chain hero" during COVID
• Landing Pepsi while pulling her husband out of the hospital (and pregnant)
• Choosing succession with their sons instead of selling
• How AI is the "washing machine of our generation" for women
• Why rich means time and connection, not just money in the bank

Aimee's advice? Listen to your intuition. If something lights you up, follow it.

Keywords: entrepreneurship, women in business, bootstrapping, IT business, AI and women, business succession planning, small business growth

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