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So many do-over buttons | Julie Schechter

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Julie Schechter, a Harvard graduate, was sitting in her office in a New York high-rise tower when she realized she didn't like what she was doing or feel that she was making any kind of contribution. She felt lost, an overwhelming sense of misalignment and decided to change her career path.

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Julie talks with host Jessie Browning about how she navigated that career shift and founded her business, Small Packages, that work to end the loneliness epidemic across the US. She also talks about how her business idea became a timely project during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episode Timeline:
  • [00:03] Intro
  • [00:25] Meet Julie Schechter
  • [02 :14] An overwhelming sense of misalignment
  • [04:56] Julie's law school journey
  • [10:23] Making the decision to quit
  • [12:08] Starting her first business
  • [13:00] Finding her community
  • [16:34] Building a product-based business
  • [20:42] Feeling that shift
  • [24:26] The launch of Small Packages
  • [29:08] Working as an entrepreneur vs as a lawyer
  • [30:03] How COVID-19 affected Small Packages
  • [31:59] How Small Packages works and where the idea came from
  • [35:05] A summation of Julie's experience
  • [37:39] Jessie's rapid fire questions
  • [40:49] Contacting Julie Schechter
  • [42:15] Outro
    • Resources Mentioned:
    • IFundWomen
    Standout Quotes:
    • "As an entrepreneur, it's a lonely road unless you decide you are determined for it not to be." -Julie Schechter [14:06]
  • "Being able to visualize the end product pretty clearly, I think, is always the physical sign that something is showing that you are on the right path." -Julie Schechter [21:12]
  • "Just not be afraid of the fact that there's so much more fluidity to life and we're initially led to believe and that's not a scary thing. That's the way life is." -Julie Schechter [36:19]
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