Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. At the time in my life, it has proven to have been the optimal solution for my career, as I had no idea all the personal changes that would be amongst my journey. There is a lot to consider when you work for yourself, as there does exist the good, bad, and the ugly. But the reward of seeing positive changes for my clients has been gratifying. My journey as an entrepreneur has been filled with ups and downs, just like any business. I am most proud of the positive outcomes of positive change outcomes as they travel the change journey. I am a change management expert with a solid track record of changing lives and taking organizations to another level. I pride myself on having the natural gift of advancing organizations by working with their current management to develop a specific strategic plan of action to execute and achieve their goals. I partner with executive leadership to develop a broad range of organizational improvements through risk mitigation, cost management, and training and development. My area of specialty encompasses strategic development and execution of innovations for companies across multiple disciplines. I deliver consultation services on several corporate issues which include but are not limited to: Through my work, I serve an array of high-matrixed organizations across the county as a visionary advisor, with an eye towards operational excellence that balances people, process, and technology. I am a leadership coach, corporate strategist, and change management advisor. What should our readers know about your business? So, through it all, I now understand that the plan was always in place to give me the time for my new priorities while still making it happen. This was a springboard into my scale upward again. I also used this time to re-launch and recreate my business with new service offerings and a brand refresh. As my caregiving responsibilities picked up with my father, I just kept going with smaller engagements. This was when I took advantage of short-term opportunities. By having my own business, I created an environment to give me the flexibility that I needed. At that point, my caregiving responsibilities for my mother were much greater. I eventually took on another engagement that was a year long. During this time, I became a caregiver and needed flexibility. That short-term engagement lasted another 2 years. I felt blessed to have the opportunity to make a great living without being in the corporate world’s daily grind. Before the end of the project, I received a call for another engagement. Well, the so-called short-term agreement lasted 2 years. I started by saying I would take on one short-term consulting engagement until things got back to normal. However, I worked myself out of a job in the technology world, and the job market for my level of expertise didn’t exist. Frankly, I always looked at myself as a “corporate woman.” In my mind, I never wanted to have to “hunt for work” or be responsible for an employees’ family income. I never had the intention of starting my own business. Hi Vicki, what was your thought process behind starting your own business? We had the good fortune of connecting with Vicki Hamilton and we’ve shared our conversation below.
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