We traveled all this way (Galveston, Texas isn't exactly in our backyard) and still have no idea if this will work, our little dream of a company. Will anyone even buy our materials?
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Looking back, it doesn't seem possible that we could accomplish so much in such little time. Amazing what you can do when your heart is set on it. All those weeks of work and planning--even with the flurry of meetings, curriculum drafts, and seemingly millions of things to do--it was SO. MUCH. FUN! It doesn't seem possible that we could be doing this for our day job. Well, hold on.
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Without a doubt, we know starting a brand new company is risky. Quitting the jobs we loved, also risky. Having no source of income for several months, incredibly risky! But running the risk of a lifetime's worth of disappointment over NOT TRYING? The risk of regret would be too great. We had to go for it. Here's the tale of how two friends and kindred-spirit colleagues founded a company with absolutely no experience in business...
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This is us! We are Aimee Gutowski and Whitney Srsen, two long-time friends and colleagues with unusual last names and much in common. We are both country girls, being raised in a rural setting (Aimee grew up near Mannford, Oklahoma; Whitney is from Greenland, Arkansas). Both of our families struggled financially and couldn't pay for college expenses. Both of us were the first generation in our families to attend and graduate from college.
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