72: Finding the Opportunity Through Business - Crushing COVID With Michelle Oppelt and Samantha Mooney

BiggerPockets Business Podcast

BiggerPockets

Business, Careers

4.8 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Ready for some solid motivation on moving forward and pushing through? Need a reminder of the passion that led you to start your business in the first place? Could you use a dose of inspiration from two business partners who clearly share the same goals and are committed to succeed together, no matter what obstacles they face? This episode delivers all that and more! Michelle Oppelt and Samantha Mooney -- co-owners of Smartycat Kids and SmartyCatTV, have had a great run. Pouring tremendous amounts of faith into each other with a symbiotic relationship based on trust and tenacity, this dynamic duo spent over a decade developing, nurturing, and growing an engaging child education enrichment company serving hundreds of families. Operating like a well-oiled machine and with a plan in place for extreme expansion, timing wasn’t exactly on their side. Simply stated, Covid brought business to a screeching halt. Faced with a seriously tough situation, Michelle and Samantha took a big step back, assessed the situation, then faced the harsh reality. Their brainchild couldn’t just pivot--it was time to completely reinvent. In this episode, Michelle and Samantha give us great tips on using resources wisely, reaching out far and wide to find like-minded thinkers who can help us view things through a different lens. They give heartfelt advice on keeping your mission front and center to guide you through difficult choices. And they encourage us to not only accept change, but to fully embrace it, finding new opportunities to propel your entity to an entirely new place. Check them out, and subscribe to the BiggerPockets Business Podcast so you won’t miss our next show! Links from the Show BiggerPockets CNBC Zoom Youtube TikTok Bill Nye Dean Graziosi BiggerPockets Podcast 157: A Simple Morning Ritual to Help You Dominate Every Area of Your Life with Hal Elrod BiggerPockets Podcast 284: The “Miracle” Behind Becoming a Millionaire with Hal Elrod and David Osborn Masterclass Check the full show notes here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/bizshow72 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.5	Welcome to the Bigger Pockets Business Podcast show number 72.
0:35.3	You really have to push yourself to think, what's my end goal and how can I do it? Not
0:41.3	can it be done because anything can be done, right? Honestly, if you, something you're passionate about,
0:46.9	try to keep your slate clean and have an open mind and think, how can I do this?
0:53.0	Welcome to a real world MBA from the School of Hard Knocks, where entrepreneurs reveal what it
0:58.3	really takes to make it.
1:00.2	Whether you're already in business or you're on your way there, this show is for you.
1:04.1	This is Bigger Pockets Business.
1:15.4	How's it going, everybody? I am Jay Scott. I am your co-host for the Bigger Pockets business podcast, and I am here again this lovely week with my lovely co-host, Mrs. Carol Scott.
1:22.8	How's it going today, Carol? Oh, so well. And like so many other parents and business owners trying to
1:30.0	juggle it all as we integrate the kids back into school. So if you're a parent or a caregiver
1:36.1	or just a community member, kudos to all of us for just working together to do everything,
1:41.8	getting our kids back into school, being there to help them
1:44.6	learn, whether they're learning from home, whether they're back in the classroom.
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