Your go-to Monday morning podcast that always gets your mind right before stepping into the office. We're chatting with real life business owners from around the United States to give you the inside scoop of what it takes to actually run a successful business in today's market.
Only one of us has a college degree and, no, that degree was not in Business Ownership & Entrepreneurship. No one taught us how to do this. We're entirely self-taught (and self-made) entrepreneurs with big dreams and a slight iced coffee addiction. Sahara's background is in real estate and Micayla's...well, it's a bit all over the board. It's quite simple, y'all. We got fed up with the whole "work for someone else until you retire" crap and decided to pave our own way. Now, we want to teach as many other aspiring business owners how to do the same!
Everyone always told me: "Go to college, get a good education, get a good paying job, and retire at 60." So, that's what I did. I went to college... but... to play volleyball. I ended up changing my major 5 times because I didn't know what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I settled with a Marketing degree which got me my first job at a real estate office as a Social Media Marketing Specialist. I quickly fell into the mundane rhythm of: get up, go to work, workout, eat dinner, go to sleep. And remember thinking, "Is this really what 'adulting' is all about? This is awful!" Until I got the opportunity to rebrand that real estate office. And I immediately knew the calling on my life.
Two years later, Sahara and I launched Refined in June 2023 and quickly grew our "little" business to $10,000+ months, a booked-out calendar, and a steadily growing online presence. We often get asked, "How did y'all do it?!" That's why we've put together this mastermind. To learn from each other, spill the tea, and build an even closer-knit community of inspiring business men and women.
I didn't last long in college because you don't need a college degree to "sell" something. I learned that at a very young age selling my moms jewelry. I knew that if I put the work in, money would follow. So I got into real estate and did just that. Lots of money followed but it left me feeling empty... I knew I wanted to create something of value; something I could pass on to my family one day. After having my daughter in 2021, my "why" shifted and became the driving force for all you see today. I wanted her to see that women can create successful businesses and impact so many along the way.
Over the last ten years, I have planned, launched, and scaled four businesses (two being in real estate); trained over 500 people, either 1:1 or in masterminds; and have completely re-written my families legacy due to one decision. I'm nothing special - just a college drop-out with a big dream. It's not rocket science but I know I can teach you how to do the same.
