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Episodes
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Getting Country with Becky Pool
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
I am joined today by fellow Freed member Becky Pool, founder and C.E.O. of Country Chick's Solutions, an online virtual assistant service for coaches, mentors, and online business owners who are looking to be online in a greater capacity or are looking to grow their online presence and influence.
2020 was a very difficult year for many of us, as it was for Becky. Becky was completely shocked when she unexpectedly lost her corporate job in late March of 2020, and she, for several months, worked remotely as a contract employee before starting Country Chick's Solutions in September of 2020. From a young age, Becky knew that she wanted to own her own business and make a difference, and having twenty years of experience in administrative work, she was perfect for her new role as an entrepreneur doing online virtual assistant work.
Becky offers a couple of pieces of advice to us, advising us that while losing your job is scary, starting your own business can be even scarier, so we should find someone who will encourage us and support us if we aren't sure of where our talents lie. She also assures us that it's okay for our dreams and goals to be scary, that they, in fact, should be if they're worthwhile. She even recommends a book to us and reveals what she believes her superpower to be!
As always, I hope that you will continue to tune in to the Freed Stories podcast as guests share their stories of entrepreneurship – their successes, their failures, their goals, their hopes, and so on, and be sure to hit that subscribe button so that you never miss an episode!
Time Stamps
[0:58] – Jackie introduces Becky Pool, fellow Freed member, to this episode.
[1:18] – We learn what Becky's current job title is as founder and C.E.O. of Country Chick's Solutions, describing what her company does.
[1:46] – Becky, as she reveals, lost her corporate position in March of 2020, ultimately resulting in her establishing Country Chick's Solutions several months later in September of 2020.
[3:37] – We discover where the company's name comes from.
[4:23] – Becky discloses that, even at a young age, she always saw herself as owning a business and knew that she wanted to make a difference.
[5:44] – Becky offers two pieces of advice to anyone who finds themselves in similar shoes as hers.
[7:02] – Becky details what corporate work was like and how that has affected her current work as an entrepreneur.
[8:48] – We learn how Becky has routines and daily regimens in place that keep her schedule on track, and she describes what her typical day looks like from start to finish.
[11:32] – Becky credits her faith, her family, her business coach, and her church family as her main support system and also shares with us what book she is currently reading.
[12:45] – Becky hopes that in five years, she will be running the top level virtual assistant agency with at least 150 to 300 clients.
[13:16] – Becky believes her superpower to be discernment, her ability to predict and understand clients' needs beforehand.
[14:05] – We discover where online we can find Becky if we want to connect with her.
Links and Resources
Freed Fellowship's Twitter Page
Country Chick's Solutions' Facebook Page
Country Chick’s Solutions - Website
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