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I started my first business in my very early 20’s, and frankly, that was out of desperation. My husband was very sick (eventually diagnosed with a long-term illness) and I had to become a caregiver and a breadwinner all at the same time. I had never taken a business class, either in high school or in college, so I had to learn fast and work hard. Surprisingly, my first business was fairly successful. My second business was even more so. My third business – not so much. I learned a lot from that one and ultimately closed it within a few years, but I parlayed everything I learned from that experience into my fourth business, which I sold within five years for 10x the purchase price. I lived the ‘American Dream’ and retired at 36, which lasted for the longest 9 months of my life before I realized that I had to find something more challenging and meaningful to do. I ran the Center for Entrepreneurship for a good part of Washington State for 11 years, and I have worked with well over 1,000 businesses of all sizes and in all sectors. Very little surprises me anymore, either in business, in marriage, or in life, except for how much there still is to learn.