Episode 66: Lucky Girls Don’t Quit: Designing a Life You Actually Enjoy

About this episode

Kalin Sheick discusses building a meaningful business in a small town while designing a fulfilling life.

How do you build a big, meaningful business in a town of 500 people and still design a life you actually enjoy living? In this episode, Jennifer sits down with Kalin Sheick, founder of Sweetwater Floral and creator of the “Lucky Girls Don’t Quit” movement. Kalin shares how slow, intentional growth helped her build a thriving seasonal business in Northern Michigan, why letting go of control became the secret to her expansion, and how a life-altering moment with her daughter changed the w...

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Kok

Guest: Kalin Sheick

Topics covered

• business growth
• entrepreneurship
• work-life balance
• intentional living
• personal development

Keywords

• business
• entrepreneurship
• Northern Michigan
• work-life balance
• Lucky Girls Don’t Quit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sweetwater Floral, Lucky Girls Don’t Quit

Places: Northern Michigan

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