becauseoftheschool, I wasreallyabletolaunchmyBlawginto a websiteandturnitinto a business.
Sosincethat's happened, there's been a lotthat's goneon.
StephGaudreauof a nutritionaltherapyconsultant, strengthcoach, authorinpodcastersBeforeBasil I wastotallystuckwith a dreamtotakemyhobbyblawg, andmakeitinto a fulltimegig.
But I hadnoideahow I wasgonnamakethathappen.
And I wasabsolutelyterrifiedthatif I tookthatleap, I wouldmake a completefooloutofmyself.
I wouldleave a jobthatwassecureandsafe, and I wouldfacetheridiculeofeverybodywhowouldsay, I toldyou, youcouldn't dothat.
I hadnobackgroundinanythingbusiness.
All I knewwasthat I reallylikedsharingrecipesandpeople, and I wantedtofindouthow I couldmakethatintosomethingbigger.
Sothat's what I did.
I wasteachinghighschoolsciencefor 12 years.
Thisismyfirstandonlycareer, so I'm not a serialentrepreneur.
I'm notsomebodywhoisusedtogoingwiththeflow.
I wasalwaystaughtbymyfamilythatyouget a nice, secure, safejobandyoustaythereforaslongashepossiblycan.
I madethatjumpfromhighschooleducatorTeoh.
Nowwhat I dotodayandwithoutbeschool, I don't thinkiteverwouldhavehappenedinthefirstyear.
I grewmyemailnewsletterlistto 35,000 peopleinthe 1st 12 months, and I didthatsolelyimplementingthethingsthat I learnedfrom B School.
I'vealsowrittenthreebooks.
Themostrecentoneisonethat I secured a sixbiggercontractforwith a majorpublisher.
I hostedtwotimesweeklypodcastthat's beenrunningforabout 4.5 yearsandtodayhas 2.5 1,000,000 downloads.
I have a collectivecommunityofhundredsofthousandsofwomenthatshowupeveryweektoreadmywebsite, listentothepodcastandsitdownandreallycollaborateandtalkandengagewitheachother.
Andit's justsuch a blast.
Inthetimesince I'vetakenmyblawgandturnitinto a website.
There's a hearttobeschoolthat I don't thinkyoucancapture.
Onpaper, it's theheart.
It's thelivingheartofMarie.
It's thelivingheartofallthepeoplewhohavebeenthrough B schoolandarepartofthiscollectivecommunitythatareheretoliftyouupandheretosupportyouandheartobelieveinyouwhenyoumightnot.
100% believeinyourself, andthat's puremagic.
Soifyou'rethinkingaboutit, you'renotaloneinthis.
becauseoftheschool, I wasreallyabletolaunchmyBlawginto a websiteandturnitinto a business.