Wendy Schultz left a senior level position in a healthcare system where she oversaw the revenue cycle to begin a life of entrepreneurship in 2013. Driven by a strong desire for success, she has built a successful business that supports her dream of owning and managing a network of vacation rental properties. In 5 short years, her commitment to integrity and excellence has rocketed the business to a level that not many businesses achieve in their lifetime. She has a Masters of Business Administration degree and is a licensed real estate agent specializing in investment rental properties. She is mainly responsible for new property and new client acquisition. Wendy is a teacher at heart and loves to help people find vacation homes that they can enjoy as well as rent to offset expenses! Wendy enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends. Her favorite place to be is at the beach! She also has recently taken up horseback riding. She and her husband, Scott, have two daughters who are elementary school aged. They also have a love for animals with a menagerie consisting of a dog, two cats, and a horse. They reside in De Pere, WI and have a home in Venice, FL.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I was the main breadwinner in the house so I had a large salary that I had to replace and that was kind of the biggest challenge… I had to set myself up for success. A lot of was fear, the difficulties of being a failure, failing, losing money, putting your family out on the streets. Those were all things that I would say were difficult and created a lot of doubt and fear before I even got started”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money – That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Book by Robert T. KiyosakiFavourite Quote:
“I am on a mission to create a life that I don’t need a vacation from”
Recommended Online Resources:
BiggerPockets – The Real Estate Investing Social Network
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“if you are going to bed on a Sunday night with a feeling of dread in your stomach for Monday morning then something has to change – there is something wrong, you have got to do something different. If you are going to live for when you get to start, when do I get my next lunchbreak, when is the weekend, oh crap it’s Sunday, when is my next vacation, when do I get to retire, when do I get to stop. I think you really have to assess that and you need to build not only a life but a business to support that otherwise it is just a job. And if you are dreading to go to your business then it is no different than dreading and going to a job in the morning. You need to love what you do and create the life that you don’t need a vacation from – work life integration”…[Listen for More]
More About Wendy Schultz:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Fall seven times and stand up eight.” Japanese Proverb
Other Quotes From the Chat with Wendy Schultz:
- “Keep it simple. My whole motto is the simple life.”
- “All too often for me in particular and for other people to you have got this feeling that you have to work hard for your money and it has to be hard and the struggle and it’s a value – Showing people look how hard I worked, look how stressed I am, look how busy I am. And that is not really serving anybody, it is not good value ”
- “my journey was very much a windy road it wasn’t a straight line”
- “it’s just rolling with the punches, rolling with things, it’s not always going to be sunshine and unicorns. There is times that are really really tough”
- “the most business I have ever gotten is from when I have connected with people. And then those connections build other connections and other connections and other connections”
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