🎙️ From Receptionist to Business Owner: Ana Munoz's Inspiring Journey at Pride Staff Chicagoland

In this inspiring episode, Ana Munoz, co-owner and strategic partner at Pride Staff Chicagoland, shares her remarkable 15-year journey from a part-time receptionist to business owner. Through candid stories of near-business closure during COVID, the power of mentorship, and breaking down overwhelming goals into manageable steps, Ana demonstrates how accountability, resilience, and refusing to give up can transform both personal and professional challenges into record-breaking success.

✨ Key Insights You'll Learn:

• Accidental Career Discovery: How stumbling into staffing at 19 became a life-changing calling

• COVID Crisis Leadership: Navigating from 90 employees to 25 and being on the brink of closure

• Micro-Goal Strategy: Breaking down massive recovery goals into weekly increments for sustainable growth

• Consultative Transformation: Shifting from transactional relationships to strategic partnerships with clients

• Mentorship Power: How Pride Staff's mentorship program with Amy Lin turned everything around

• Accountability as Superpower: Taking ownership of actions, feelings, and business outcomes

• Client-Candidate Balance: Consulting for both employers and job seekers to create lasting matches

• Team Motivation Tactics: Using simple rewards like steak dinners to drive collective achievement

• Franchise Support Excellence: Leveraging corporate resources and peer networks for business success

• Recovery Success Story: From near-closure to Mile High Award winner and record-breaking years

🌟 Ana's Key Mentors & Influences:

• Angelo & Sue (Pride Staff Partners): Trusted her with co-ownership opportunity and retirement transition

• Amy Lin (Dallas Pride Staff Owner): Critical mentorship during 2022-2023 recovery period with weekly accountability calls

• Pride Staff Corporate Team: Exceptional support from C-suite executives to IT department

• Her Team: Loyal employees who weathered the storm and celebrated recovery milestones together

• Pride Staff Franchise Network: Built-in support system of 80+ offices nationwide

• Mike April & Tammy Heaton (Co-CEOs): Accessible leadership providing guidance and recognition

👉 Don't miss this powerful conversation about transforming crisis into opportunity, the importance of breaking down big goals, and how authentic relationships drive sustainable business success.

🔗 Connect with Ana Munoz:

• LinkedIn: Ana Munoz

• Phone: 815-730-3760

• Website: pridestaff.com/chicagolandwsw

• Services: Light Industrial, Manufacturing, Office Clerical staffing (Temporary, Temp-to-Hire, Direct Hire)

📄 Transcript Available: From Crisis to Record Success: Ana Munoz's COVID Recovery Strategy at Pride Staff Chicagoland

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