Overworked & Underpaid: Buying a Business to Escape
Heather Shattuck-Heidorn was a tenure-tracked professor, but wanted out. Buying a business offered freedom & security.
Topics in Heather’s interview:
What she loved about academia
Why she initially resisted franchises
How she found a custom closet franchise
Being her husband’s employer
Her thoughts on capitalism
How small business ownership differs from academia
What she likes about owning a franchise
How she grows her business organically
Learning to communicate with her employees
Her fetal position moment
Links and how to contact Heather:
heather.sh@tailoredcloset.com
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