Growing Pains: The Unheard Stories of Lakeland's Business Owners

Growing Pains: The Unheard Stories of Lakeland's Business Owners

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  • Ep. 4 - Jamie Clemens, Owner at Loud Life Productions

    Loud Life Productions operates out of Catapult, a beautiful co-working space in Lakeland full of other bright young entrepreneurs. Clemens, his wife Natalya, and his team believe in having fun and making their clients feel at ease. They also believe in the importance of getting your customers to connect with your brand.


    Like most entrepreneurs, the Clemens’ have experienced their share of challenges. "One of the biggest challenges as an entrepreneur is that you have to do everything and also do it very well," Clemens said. "Big companies have specific departments with department heads, assistants, assistants for the assistants. The chart goes deep. My needs are just as big, but they can leverage those resources. I don't have the ability to do that. Getting clients is still a challenge, but I'm learning how to put them at ease by presenting them with a unique solution that addresses their problems. I'm also learning how to, in a tactful way, tell my clients that their idea might not be a good one. The customer is not always right. It's our job to steer them in the right direction."

    Clemens offers up some great advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. "Don't rush it," he said. "It's dangerous to think that your parachute will open if you just jump into your dreams. We're all dreamers and optimists but it's important to think through your launch and to spend time with people doing what you're doing. Also, it's important to understand that the easiest form of communication is talking about what you do. The highest form of communication is WHY you do what you do." 

    1 hr
  • Ep. 3 - Ruthie Tait & Kirstin Czernek - The Balance Culture

    You learn many lessons down the road of entrepreneurship, but those challenging and unglamorous moments when we get knocked down are what ultimately define us. In this episode, we sit down with Ruthie Tait & Kirstin Czernek, Co-Owners of The Balance Culture, to discuss their struggles & sacrifices that they've encountered along the way to their success that we either didn’t know about or often go unshared. 

    We hope that diving into these vulnerable stories that our community leaders have experienced not only helps you relate to them even more, but that they also inspire and motivate you to follow your calling!

    Learn More About The Balance Culture:

    The Balance Culture is a women’s fitness studio located in Lakeland, FL. They offer group fitness classes, private sessions, health coaching, and community events.

    Website: 

    https://thebalanceculture.com/

    55 min
  • Ep. 2 - Mike & Kim Knaisch - Lakeland Athletic Club and Lakeland Cryo & Recovery

    Mike & Kim Knaisch, Co-Owners of both Lakeland Athletic Club (Formally known as Lakeland Crossfit) and Lakeland Cryo & Recovery sit down with us to talk about their journey from Mike being the head trainer at Florida Southern to how they meshed Kim's business and financial background to create not one, but TWO businesses together in Lakeland over the years.

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    Learn More About Lakeland Athletic Club: https://www.lakelandathleticclub.com/

    Learn More About Lakeland Cryo & Recovery: http://lakelandcryoandrecovery.com/

    47 min
  • Ep. 1 - Tyler Auerbacher - Co-Founder at Dippidi; Founder/CEO at Lakeland Business Owners

    In our (extended) pilot episode, we fittingly sat down with Tyler Auerbacher, the Founder/CEO of Lakeland Business Owners to discuss his journey from Auburndale High School to being abruptly released while on the University of North Florida Basketball team, to getting fired, quitting, and changing multiple jobs/careers in his 20's (including working for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers), all the way to becoming a Co-Founder at Dippidi, now one of the fastest-growing real estate marketing companies in the entire real estate industry today.

    This is full of great lessons & advice for existing, new, or aspiring business owners. Get ready to be inspired! 🔥

    Follow Tyler on Social Media:

    LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook

    Learn More about Dippidi:

    Visit Dippidi's Website Here

    1 hr 48 min

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You learn many lessons down the road of entrepreneurship, but those challenging and unglamorous moments when we get knocked down are what ultimately define us. Each episode we sit down with an amazing…