From Teacher to CEO of Billion Dollar Family Business Buzzballz | Merrilee Kick | Prime Women

Описание: In 2006, Merrilee Kick was a middle-aged high school teacher and mom with money problems and an unhappy marriage. Instead of just accepting her situation or getting another low paying job or getting divorced, she decided to start a business. In this video, Merrilee shares the inspirational story of how she came up with a big idea; learned how to fund and launch a startup; built a billion-dollar family business as its founder and CEO; and in the process, saved her marriage. If you’re a middle-aged woman, or an adult of any age, Merrilee can help motivate you to get out of your rut, find your passion, make a successful career transition, do work you love, and achieve prosperity and happiness through your own new business.

(0:00) High school teacher needs more money
(1:05) Billion-dollar idea
(2:12) Learning to build successful startup
(2:43) Using research skills acquired as teacher
(3:33) Securing bank loan with cows as collateral
(5:15) Creating distillery, winery, brewery combination
(6:00) Most popular flavors of Buzzballz
(6:42) Biggest markets for Buzzballz
(7:28) Building factories and production lines
(8:15) Being detail-oriented and responsive
(8:54) Developing new products in lab
(9:27) Leading a happy family business
(11:13) Getting more time with loved ones
(12:10) Finding purpose and making a difference

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