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A weekly Business and Entrepreneur podcast
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Room Mates

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Natalie and Cigi invite in Sarah Cripps, a local attorney in Smithville TN to share about her life and the way she has overcome challenges. Sarah shares her story from being born completely blind, becoming an attorney, advocating for those who
The Room Mates get a chance to sit down and talk with the pride of Dunlap TN, Morgan Kilgore. When Morgan was faced with the new reality as an amputee, he didn't let that hold him back from what he believes God has called him to do. Morgan shar
The Room Mates invited in Natalie's business partner that started The Realty Firm with her eleven years ago! Kim Maynard-Means sits down and talks about humble beginnings, the struggle women have leading in the real estate industry and what is
The Room Mates sat down with the woman who helps identify and communicate Cookeville's Lifestyle through her quarterly magazine. Chelsea Dartez hasn't been featured in her own magazine yet, but she is quickly becoming one of Cookeville's most i
The Room Mates had a chance to sit down with the founder and CEO of Duck Pond Manor. They discuss all the things Duck Pond, and there are a lot of things: Full Service Wedding/Event Venue, Catering, Flowers, house flipping (!!)... Terra and her
The Room Mates invite Natalie Fletcher to join them and talk all about the adventure she has been on for the last year that has taken her around the world and back. They talk about her dad and the huge impact he made on so many lives, and she s
Natalie and Cigi sit down with the true Livingston Wunderkind; Hannah Rose. Hannah Rose launched "Mane on Main" a new breed of hair salon that challenges everyone else in the industry to level up. The Room Mates and Hannah Rose talk about start
(**Proceed with caution. This episode has discussion around body dysmorphic disorder, bullying and attempted suicide.)The Room Mates had the chance to sit down and chat with, Nurse Practitioner, Blakelee Paige Smith. After Cigi was done fan-gi
"Scared money don't make money." The Room Mates get a chance to sit down with Natalie's, always winning, man! They grill him about all his rodeo success, the farming business, being a constant entrepreneur and venturing into Real Estate in Smit
The Room Mates sit down with Cigi's husband, Michael England and talk about all things Michael. From running in the Boston Marathon, Managing the Exceptional Bean and what life is like after alcohol. Michael also tells us all about Dually and h
The Room Mates get a chance to sit down with Dawn Fry. Dawn talks about her choice to head to law school and how being a mother of a child with special needs shaped her journey of practicing law. Whether it is her work with the Putnam County Sc
Natalie and Cigi reflect on the second Room Mates sale and how successful it was. They also look at the huge differences between it and the first one. Cigi talks a little about how they are starting to see some patterns, even though some items
Natalie and Cigi talk a little bit about Michael J Fox and his words on gratitude. When faced with hardship, he says "With gratitude, optimism is sustainable." Cigi talks about the pressure of negative emotions, but the power of choosing positi
Natalie and Cigi challenge us to ask the question: "What do I want to get out of life?" Cigi talks about how she was intimidated by successful people and never felt like she belonged - but as she stayed committed to her work this started to fad
Cigi and Natalie talk about how they have seen their businesses grow because of the opportunity they have created. Cigi also talks about the importance of young people understanding that their jobs are great opportunities to learn new skills an
Natalie and Cigi talk about the importance of focus when you are starting a new business or accomplishing anything in your life. Natalie offers up the idea that you need to have tunnel vision, focused on the goal, to ensure success. Check us o
Natalie and Cigi talk about their business experiences with "connectors" and how they have found that being connectors is a great way to find success. Natalie shares the keen wisdom that "connecting people makes you future money, not now money"
Cigi and Natalie spend time discussing what good customer service looks like as they share an epic fail they experienced with a Room Mates vendor. They both agree that good customer service, and being willing to go the extra mile, not only make
Nat and Cigi talk about how success looks different for everyone and that we all have to figure that out and pursue it. Although success might look different, the results seem similar: Happiness and Joy. You are the one that defines what a good
Cigi and Natalie discuss the importance of helping other people - especially when they are starting out with a new business opportunity. The investment in helping others ALWAYS comes back around. Nat shares a quote with us this week as well:"W
Natalie dives right in sharing an analogy pulled from her calf roping experience to help her develop as a business owner. You only have control over so much, and both Cigi and Natalie encourage us to practice, practice, practice that which we d
After the first sale, Natalie and Cigi sit down and debrief. What worked, what didn't work, who said they were quitting first, and the impact of all those who have been supporting them.Spoiler: It was an outstanding success. 
No one likes failure, but when you face it - you can fail forward. Cigi and Natalie talk about their own failures they have faced over the years with their business ventures and share how they were able to DETOUR to make sure their failures wer
Natalie and Cigi realize that this new podcast has attracted people asking their advice on starting a business. They thought the best way to be the biggest help they could is by addressing the questions they have received right here in the podc
Cigi and Natalie talk about the importance of KNOWING & STAYING IN your lane. This is especially true when you are looking at a partnership. Not staying in your lane definitely reveals you as a know-it-all and that stigma is damaging. Also, whe
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