Ep 16: First Year Entrepreneur Denise Sarkor Shares How She’s Building Her Business From Scratch

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the age of 5, Denise Sarkor escaped the Liberian Civil War with family and lived as a refugee in Ivory Coast. Raised in a rough part of NJ by a determined mother, she would go on to graduate from The Wharton School on a full scholarship and obtain her Masters in International Finance and Economic Policy from Columbia University. Although entrepreneurship tugged at her heart, she took a safer path, working as</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">an international banker and development consultant at Goldman Sachs and the World Bank.</span></p> <p>But after a devastating divorce rocked her to the core, she became fearless. Realizing that Corporate America had led her to yet another glass ceiling, she finally made the leap.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode, you’ll learn how she hit the ground running after quitting unexpectedly and how she’s navigating the twists and turns of starting her own business.</span></p> <p><strong>Topics discussed</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she honed in on what services she should offer in her business and how she’s managing cash flow</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The surprising move she’s willing to make to sustain her business</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Self-publishing her first book and successfully fundraising on Kickstarter</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Poet and Activist Nikki Giovanni wrote her a personal note of congratulations</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>Links Mentioned</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.waveapps.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Wave Accounting</a></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997468807/ref=cm_sw_su_dp">Clean Closet</a></span>