Meg Barnhart began her career in sales for the hospitality industry, eventually transitioning to event planning and management. When her middle child was born developmentally delayed, she stepped back and focused on her family. In 2012, she started her business with the intention of creating employment opportunities for adults with developmental challenges.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Not having a clear plan in place, a lot of people have a great idea but they don’t take the time to sit down and write the plan so I learned a lot along the way”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman Book by Yvon Chouinard
- Sacred Commerce: Business as a Path of Awakening Book by Matthew Engelhart and Terces Engelhart
- Mission in a Bottle: The Honest Guide to Doing Business Differently–And Succeeding book by Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff
Favourite Quote:
“What would you attempt to do if you knew you couldn’t fail?”
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat” Teddy Roosevelt
Recommended Online Resources:
- New York Times – Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews opinion on Washington, business, sports, movies, travel, books, jobs, education, real estate, cars and more
- Harvard Business Review – Find new ideas and classic advice on strategy, innovation and leadership, for global leaders from the world s best business and management experts
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Invest the time and energy to ask yourself why you’re starting a business, it’s a question a lot of people, when I ask them that, why are you starting it, where’s the motivation, a lot of people really can’t answer it, they know what they like, they know what they want to do but they can’t really give you the why and I think until you really discover the why that you need to spend more time before you get your business started”…[Listen for More]
More About Meg Barnhart:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Throughout your life, you will encounter situations where you will question why you are here and what your purpose is.” Melissa Perry Moraja
Other Quotes From the Chat with Meg Barnhart:
“Often I see entrepreneurs and they have a great idea but they move into it so quickly but they haven’t really taken the time to understand why they’re doing it”
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