“You can’t tell an entrepreneur to balance their lives. You can try… You bring work into the forefront of your life when it needs to be and you bring life into the forefront when it needs to, and it kind of flows back-n-forth, it’s integrated.”
Some topics that were discussed include:
- Supporting local artists
- Pop-up experiences and the value to entrepreneurship
- Annie’s journey through entertainment into entrepreneurship
- Taking a gap year to explore different careers
- Starting at the bottom with an internship to break into coffee
- The less glamorous side of entrepreneurship
- Having the courage to make the leap into entrepreneurship and the support network needed
- The ups and downs of your first year of business
- Community support and leaning into it
- Learn to delegate
- Navigating burnout as an entrepreneur
- Hone into what you’re really good at and let your team rise to their strengths
- The importance and value of mental health
- Learning to ask for help
- Build a great team – 📣Shoutout to Jay!
- Work Life integration
Contact Annie Choi:
- Found Coffee Website | foundcoffeela.com
- Follow on Instagram | @foundcoffeela
References & links mentioned:
- Found Coffee | @foundcoffeela
- You Had Me At Helado | @heyhelado
- BMP
- Pixar
- Demitasse | @cafe_demitasse
- Michelle Harwell | @michelleharwelltherapy
- Lady Bosses of Eagle Rock
- Anna Marie Cruz | @entrepinayship
- Book Recommendation: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
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