BADASS
bosses
Behind the Scenes
How did you get started in
business?
Petra Monaco I had my handmade business
since 2005 but didn’t grow it to make a 100% living
off of it. In 2013 I decided to slowly move towards
self-employment, getting my blog up and running.
I started blogging with more intent to switch from
therapist to coach/mentor in 2014. In July of 2015,
I was fired because I am not a good conformist and
have been fully self-employed ever since.
Sara Martin I’ve always been an artist of one
sort or another. I used to paint on river rocks with
my aunt when I was little. Painting, drawing, an
AAS in Commercial Graphics which I never used
haha. I’ve always been a closet psychic/intuitive
also. So much in the closet that I never really knew
it until a few years ago when I worked with a men-
tor and she clued me in. But I’m not a team player,
when the team isn’t something I believe in and am
passionate about. I started stringing beads in 1999
and graduated to metalsmithing 6 years later. In-
tuitive work began in earnest over 2 years ago. My
challenge is figuring out how to actually bring in A
LOT of money doing these things, which has yet to
happen. But I can’t quit now and don’t want to!
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Mila Herenda I started my first biz in 2008
after a really crappy time in my life. I went to the
Dawson City, Yukon to get away from it all...and I
did...lol. Almost died in a canoe accident and after
that day I said I wasn’t going to be “just a waitress”
anymore serving drunks at a bar. (I served the Sour
Toe Cocktail up there, fyi it’s a mummified toe you
drink in a shot. lol
When I went back to Vancouver I tried “other jobs”
around 20 in fact, quit, didn’t go back or got fired
from every job. All within one month! Then heard
about home staging. And thought...I can move
people’s stuff around and tell them to declutter and
decorate. YES! Couldn’t believe that was a job!
Decided it was for me...bought biz cards with my
last $14 and a business was born. My first job was
$100 the next day, and the condo sold in 24 hours
of me staging it. The second job was $10,000.
Then 4 years later I got injured....I wasn’t able to
do the physical aspect of staging anymore and took
the leap into full time Tarot readings. Then evolved
to intuitive business coaching now. (This was a
Divinely Guided injury)
It sure has been a wild ride, I wouldn’t take back
any part of it and so happy and grateful I now have
the lifestyle and business of my dreams.
I get to be with awesome clients, play with cards,