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As host of Space to Fail, founder of Kono's Kitchen, and dog mom to her reactive dog, Kono, Michelle Chu has always shared the good, the bad, and the ugly of both small business ownership and dog ownership. On this podcast, she shares stories from other entrepreneurs and dog owners as they explore what it means to create space to fail and empower growth. If you'd like to support the show, you can buy Michelle a coffee (or beer!) here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/michellechu
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Episode 6: Adopting and Adapting With Melissa Vega-Magbitang
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On this episode, you'll hear about how Melissa Vega-Magbitang, a branding and social media professional, finds joy and community on social media and how she creates space for herself when it isn’t a joyful place. You’ll also hear how she adapted to bringing her adopted dog Frank home almost two years ago. Melissa is Filipino-American and a passiona…
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Episode 5: Luna's Pet Collective's 3-Step Vetting Process for New Canine Clients
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On this episode, you’ll hear how Natalie Papademetriou left a job that was affecting her mental health with no job lined up, and how she eventually started Luna’s Pet Collective with the encouragement of friends in her community. Natalie developed her own three-step vetting process for new clients, and we chatted about what body language to look fo…
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Episode 4: How Martina Mascarenhas is Building a Sustainable Stationary Business in Sri Lanka
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On this episode, you’ll hear from Martina Mascarenhas about what it’s like to start a business that focuses on sustainability in Sri Lanka, the challenges of training a reactive dog without proper support, and the importance of valuing your worth as a woman in business. Martina started her stationary company, Trinco Island Pups, in the midst of the…
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Episode 3: How Haley Hernandez Discovered Her Purpose Through Her Passion
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On this episode, you'll hear how Haley Hernandez finds balance as a vet assistant in the intense field of veterinary medicine, how the pandemic has impacted the VetMed industry, and her journey to discovering a greater purpose in life. Haley has worked with dogs for over five years and has had to overcome imposter syndrome to finally start building…
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Episode 2: Dog Walking During a Pandemic With Akira Bradley
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On this episode, you'll hear about how Akira Bradley built her dog-walking business while working a full-time job, her struggles with imposter syndrome, and how her business, inspired by her first dog King, was affected by the pandemic. Akira is a reliability engineer by day, and by night, she and her husband Alton run Barking with the Bradley’s, a…
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What do small business owners and dog owners have in common? We all make mistakes and learn from them! That, and as a small business owner with a reactive dog, these are two topics I'm incredibly passionate about. In this episode, I introduce myself (your host, Michelle Chu) and the Space to Fail podcast, a show about creating space to fail in orde…
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