By: O.L./Sway Buckley
I'm sure we've all heard overcomer stories that leave us inspired and encouraged. Well, this story today is no different for this marriedpreneur couple. However, what we're going to do is pull out some of the nuggets that you can apply to your story right now.
Be encouraged.
Here we go!
Michael and Christian Warren, founders of A Life Well Dressed Company, are a marriedprenuer couple making waves in the retail space…specifically speaking, the airport retail space.
During the pandemic, they were forced to downsize significantly due to job loss and then having to sell their family home. The couple then moved across the country to live with family.
Lesson: Hard times don't have to dictate our future. Sometimes things get ugly before they get pretty. But it's the ugly season that's required for the pretty ones. The issue is most people give up in the ugly season. Don't let that be you.
But while there, they had a plan.
With their backgrounds in fashion and art, they decided to put their skills to work for themselves.
Quick Lesson: We all have gifts, talents, and abilities to employ within our businesses. The issue is usually that they are not being used to the fullest. The same skills you use in someone else's business should also be seen as valuable in your own.
They launched their first round of merch while living with their family.
Quick Lesson: Being on the same page is critical. Not allowing where you are to determine what you can do is powerful. Keep the vision visible!
Today, they have retail stores in these airports and were commissioned to design the official jackets for the Detroit next up.
Quick lesson: Keep focused and work on your vision with what you have. If you need a strategic growth plan, we can help. Schedule your free success-mapping call here.
Here's to living purposefully, powerfully, and profitably in sync,
O.L. & Sway
O.L. is a former banker turned real estate consultant and entrepreneur. Sway is a former CEO of a staffing firm she started on her dorm room floor to pay for college. Together they co-own Marriedpreneur Life Consultancy, equipping married entrepreneur couples with high-level systems to scale without strain. They're the co-hosts of The Marriedprenuer Life Podcast, which was praised as one of Wedding Wire's top relationship podcasts to listen to. Learn more at MarriedpreneurLife.com.