This isn’t my first jump into being an entrepreneur. I’ve had some starts and stops, tried to create companies with people who weren’t really as passionate as I thought. So there have been some starts and stops, but I really like where I am now. Some of the things I’ve tried and tested in those experiences are coming back now full circle. It’s coming back better and more cohesive and more aligned to my vision and where I am now.
BOSSY:I love that you brought this up. Many times people will start a business or a project full of excitement and plans and they have some setbacks or even some failures and they give up. How were you able to work through your own failures and be able to come back better and stronger?
LaToya: I think the first step is to stop looking at them as failures. I don’t. I have a 20 month old son. When you are learning to walk as a baby you fall down a lot and it takes a while to get a good stride and there is no failure in that. I think school conditions us to think of falling down as failures. But it’s not really. You’re figuring out how things work. And how you work. It’s really about how you react to a situation. The try is what we should emphasize, trying and being okay if it doesn’t work out right away.
BOSSY: So we know entrepreneurship can be a rough journey. There are two schools of thought on making that move. Some people say get all your ducks in a row, get everything set up before you make that move and leave your 9 to 5 and some people say there is no perfect moment; you just have to close your eyes and jump. Where do you stand?