183- How To Transition from Corporate America to Entrepreneurship + All The Other Things They Don't Tell You About Owning A Business w/ Tammeca Rochester
Journey To Launch
Jamila Souffrant
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2020
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
What happens when COVID strikes your business and you have to pivot in an instance? Tammeca Rochester did exactly that and shares how she was able to keep her fitness business, Harlem Cycle, thriving during an extremely difficult time.
Tammeca did not set out to start her own cycling studio, but when she felt the pull to do so, she listened to it. Tammeca first started as an engineer then switched to the marketing field and then transitioned into running her business, Harlem Cycle, a cycling studio. She always knew she had an immense passion for helping people discover who they are and who they want to be, so when she passed an empty space for sale in Harlem on her afternoon run, it clicked in that moment that cycling should be brought to Harlem. Tammeca knew what was possible and went after what she wanted. She came up with the idea for Harlem Cycle in November 2015, signed her lease in February 2016 and held her first cycling class in April 2016.
In this episode, Tammeca shares how starting a business is possible and the obstacles she overcame to make it successful. I hope you are as excited as I am to head to Harlem (post COVID), hop on the bike, and take part in the magic of Harlem Cycle.
In this episode you'll learn:
- Why you should take the leap and do what scares you
- The potential start up costs to a brick and mortar
- How to market your new business
- Ways to pivot your business during COVID and much more...
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Journey to Launch Podcast, How to Transition from Corporate America to |
| 0:05.9 | Entrepreneurship, pivot in business and all the other things they don't tell you |
| 0:10.2 | about owning a business with Tamika Rochester of Harlem Cycle. |
| 0:14.5 | T-minous 10 seconds. |
| 0:17.0 | Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast with your host, |
| 0:20.6 | Jamila Sufrant, as a money expert who walks her talk. |
| 0:24.5 | She helps brave journeys like you, |
| 0:26.8 | get out of debt, save, invest, and build real wealth. |
| 0:31.8 | Join her on the journey to launch a financial freedom in... |
| 0:35.0 | Five, four, three, two, one. |
| 0:40.0 | Hey, hey, hey, Jeri, Hey Hey Jay Journey's |
| 0:45.0 | Here is welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast. |
| 0:47.8 | I'm so excited that you are here. |
| 0:49.8 | Buckle up we are taking off to financial freedom and independence. Now today on the |
| 0:55.5 | podcast I have Tamika Rochester and let me tell you something this was such an |
| 1:00.1 | amazing conversation if I don't say so myself I think that if you are an |
| 1:04.8 | entrepreneur an aspiring entrepreneur doing something on the side that you will get a lot |
| 1:09.7 | from this even if you're not any of those things if you just enjoy a good conversation a real |
| 1:13.7 | conversation about what it's like to go after your dreams you're going to enjoy this so |
| 1:18.8 | let me first tell you a little bit about Tamika. Tamika Rochester is owner and founder of Harlem Cycle, Harlem's first and only indoor |
| 1:26.3 | cycling studio. In 2016, she decided to turn her passion for fitness and open Harlem fitness when she was looking to get back in shape |
| 1:35.2 | and find a workout that would put her in a positive frame of mind. |
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