So I grew up in Utah and I was the eldest of five kids. And I think that definitely played a role in kind of influencing my career development because I gained a lot of experience, kind of managing people from a young age managing my younger siblings and kind of helping them get to where they are. Um So when I went to BYU for my undergrad, I really didn't know what major to study here. I was thinking, you know, interested in business. I'm interested in real estate and interested in, um, fitness. All of these could be interesting for their tops. And I was chose business kind of randomly to try it out. And I figured, if I don't like it off my neighbor, um, that ended up being a really good shows for me. I absolutely fall in love with my business losses in the very first year. And okay, this is gonna be the right program for me. I'm so my advice to students will basically be If you don't know what your major should think. You just try something and, you know, it doesn't hurt to try. You might love it. Um, from my undergrad. I really fell in love with the concept of social entrepreneurship and the box that business could be used to change the world for the better. So I was asking a lot of my mentors. How can I get into the space? How can I make a difference for good in the world through business? And their advice to me was trying to get a job some of the best companies in the world starting out so that I could gain experience and gain lessons for people who really know what they're doing. And then I could take those experiences back and use them in whatever sector I want to be a social sector or anything else. So I thought that was really good advice, and that led me to get a lot of great internships. During college. E tried a lot of different things. I think I had nine different internship Supreme College. So that's another piece of advice to students who tried everything. While you're a student, it's a lot easier to change for pots while you're a student than it is later. Um, but yeah, I got my first job out of college amazon dot com and, um did brand strategy for them. It was pretty great entryway into the business world. And then from there I was able thio join uber when they were first launching uber eats, uh, which is kind of a dream job I accepted at exactly the right time. I just kind of start up within a startup, and I was able to build out their entire sales team in Seattle from the ground up, which is just a huge opportunity for me about early career stage. I learned a lot and learned that I especially loved being a manager. Um, so that was big and shaking my career. How, um from there I had always wanted to get my masters. So I went tiu CSC and studied global policy and strategy there on day. Then from there, I figured, Okay, now I kind of have a lot of experience. I got my masters. This is a good time to make the jump into the social part sector. So I was able Thio join the very founding team for a social impact incubator program laboratory project, Um, which was a really awesome experience. And then from there I started my own consulting company where I helped start ups with their sales, marketing and social impact programs. So, yeah, that's what I'm doing today.

God. Oh, yeah, That's kind of a tough question to answer because I feel like I've had a lot of different first few weeks. If that makes sense, I've kind of started this business and then slowed it down and then started it again multiple times. So I've been consulting probably three or four years now, but I've only been doing as my full time job since 2020. Um, so I wouldn't say the first few things that are most important if you're starting a consulting company are one figure out what you want to offer to the world. You can't be huge America where people aren't going to hire you. So I started out by doing some soul searching and also looking at my own resume and talking to mentors lasting. Hey, what do you think I stand out at, to the point that people would be willing to pay me to be a consultant for it. And as I kind of did this analysis and gathered feedback, I realized that I have a lot to offer on building sales teams from the ground up. It's something that I've done before and was really good at, and that I loved doing. That's important, too, that you like the work that you're doing. Um and then I have marketing experience and then I have social impact experience. So those were the three offerings that I currently have in my consulting practice. The next step for me was to actually put together a website that outlines my offerings. Um, so if you're just starting out as a consultant, there are actually some good platforms out there where you don't necessarily need a website to be so successful. So I landed. My first few clients threw up work, But once I launched my own website, social startup consulting dot com. Um, that opened up a lot of doors for me, and it just made my brand look a lot more professional. And that has gone a long way toward being able to land clients who are just at a higher level than what I was able to get through some of the freelancing platforms. So, yeah, I would say it was kind of a baptism by fire. I learned a lot just by doing and experimenting, and, um, right now I'm at the point where I am earning Maura's a consultant than I was in my previous full time job, which is a really exciting place to be. Um, it's also required a lot of work to get here. So, um, if you're thinking about starting a consulting firm, it's not for the faint of heart, but it's It's a really awesome job, so I recommend it.

Yeah, I don't really do much in programming. So mainly the tools that I use our Google suite, everything with, like, Gmail, Google Drive, Google talks. Um, there are a lot of tools out there that are helpful for consultants. Like Hub Spot is a good free tool that helps you manage your CRM system. Um, callin Lee is great for managing your calendar. Reclaimed AI is also a great calendar management tool. The kind of sinks your personal on your business calendar to make sure that you don't ever double book yourself, um, and then stop here is also great because it can kind of linked together whatever other tools you're using and put them into a format that makes sense, um, across all your different platforms.