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37: Starting a retail business for a career change
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Before she burnt out on the long hours and commute, Helene Godin was a lawyer for 22 years. She quit in 2010 with no plan.
Over the next year, Helene used her skills as a lawyer to study the gluten-free market and develop recipes. In 2011, she opened By the Way Bakery. Today, Helene has five retail locations and her gluten-free, dairy-free and kosher products are sold at Whole Foods and Stew Leonard’s grocery chains.
In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Helene shares the ups and downs she went through to open her store and how she continues to grow her multi-million dollar business. She also reveals the everyday challenges she still faces as the founder and CEO of By the Way Bakery.
Helene offers her best advice for making a career change, especially if you, too, are thinking about starting a retail business.
Episode Highlights:
- Quitting due to burnout
- Studying the gluten-free market
- Using lawyer skills to start and run a business
- Designing a store
- Selecting a logo
- Challenges of running a retail business
- How to grow a business
- How to attract customers
Find By the Way Bakery at:
Website: www.btwbakery.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bythewaybakery
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ByTheWayBakeryHastings
Other episodes about starting a business:
Ep 29: A life-changing experience inspires a career change
Ep 25: A hobby turns into a career change
Ep 6: Starting a woman-and-minority-owned small business
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
48 episodes
37: Starting a retail business for a career change
Career Switch Podcast: Actionable advice for your career change
Manage episode 372194713 series 2916549
Before she burnt out on the long hours and commute, Helene Godin was a lawyer for 22 years. She quit in 2010 with no plan.
Over the next year, Helene used her skills as a lawyer to study the gluten-free market and develop recipes. In 2011, she opened By the Way Bakery. Today, Helene has five retail locations and her gluten-free, dairy-free and kosher products are sold at Whole Foods and Stew Leonard’s grocery chains.
In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Helene shares the ups and downs she went through to open her store and how she continues to grow her multi-million dollar business. She also reveals the everyday challenges she still faces as the founder and CEO of By the Way Bakery.
Helene offers her best advice for making a career change, especially if you, too, are thinking about starting a retail business.
Episode Highlights:
- Quitting due to burnout
- Studying the gluten-free market
- Using lawyer skills to start and run a business
- Designing a store
- Selecting a logo
- Challenges of running a retail business
- How to grow a business
- How to attract customers
Find By the Way Bakery at:
Website: www.btwbakery.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bythewaybakery
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ByTheWayBakeryHastings
Other episodes about starting a business:
Ep 29: A life-changing experience inspires a career change
Ep 25: A hobby turns into a career change
Ep 6: Starting a woman-and-minority-owned small business
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
48 episodes
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