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Stephanie Mead shares her journey as an "accidental entrepreneur" who built a successful college consulting business by trusting her instincts over conventional business wisdom. Her experience demonstrates that personal authenticity can be the strongest foundation for business success.
• Started as a test prep tutor while pursuing an acting career over 30 years ago
• Discovered her natural talent for connecting with teenagers
• Transitioned organically into college consulting through client demand
• Grew a tutoring team to 15 people before scaling back to focus on what she loved
• Found that a smaller business actually generated more take-home profit
• Implemented an innovative hourly billing system instead of traditional packages
• Recently added two associates using a profit-sharing model rather than employment
• Uses a virtual assistant to handle administrative tasks, improving efficiency
• Believes strongly in being true to yourself in business decisions
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or share it with a friend in the college consulting industry.
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Stephanie Mead shares her journey as an "accidental entrepreneur" who built a successful college consulting business by trusting her instincts over conventional business wisdom. Her experience demonstrates that personal authenticity can be the strongest foundation for business success.
• Started as a test prep tutor while pursuing an acting career over 30 years ago
• Discovered her natural talent for connecting with teenagers
• Transitioned organically into college consulting through client demand
• Grew a tutoring team to 15 people before scaling back to focus on what she loved
• Found that a smaller business actually generated more take-home profit
• Implemented an innovative hourly billing system instead of traditional packages
• Recently added two associates using a profit-sharing model rather than employment
• Uses a virtual assistant to handle administrative tasks, improving efficiency
• Believes strongly in being true to yourself in business decisions
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or share it with a friend in the college consulting industry.
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