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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. 10- During a random conversation. During a random conversation, my husband suggested I begin charging clients for my help. In 2004 I was a part-time flight attendant with a 10-year-old son living in Los Angeles.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

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Early last year, two colleagues and I headed out to Los Angeles to meet with a potential client. Something to keep extroverts from dominating the conversation and. A former television news reporter who moved into Public Relations, I always knew that I wanted to work for myself. 23) Change corporate groupthink.