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Lois's work combines: Entrepreneurship, Writing, and Communicating / Sharing Stories
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Logan Rogersville High School
Bachelor's Degree
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
The University of Texas at Arlington
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Poets, Lyricists & Creative Writers:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Studied marketing & changed schools so I had to design my own degree plan to fit the new school.
2.
Interned & worked in the business side of commercial and film production.
3.
Worked in a tech company helping companies select and learn software.
4.
Co-founded software company. 18 years of selling software, leading people, running a business.
5.
Sold the business, even though I miss the global travel and all my employees.
6.
Started writing books and speaking to help kids find the careers they will love.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Family:
'When are you going to get a real job?' This was even after we had started hiring employees to work for us. They didn't understand the life of being an entrepreneur.
How I responded:
If you believe in yourself and the product or service you are going to offer, build a plan that you can articulate quickly. This shows people you have real purpose and have a plan, not just a dream. If you have a plan and you discuss it with mentors that know business, you will gain the information you need to shut down the naysayers. I did contract training on the side, while starting the software business, this helped bring in money while waiting for longer term cash to come. This helped.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I came from a low income family. Every penny we needed for the business, was earned first by working for others, and then by doing contract work. I never took outside investors, the company was bootstrapped.