You're listening to the Creating a Brand podcast success story segment.

I am your host, Alex San Felipe.

In this short segment of the show, I bring on friends of the podcast to share a motivational,

inspiring, and sometimes even challenging story from their entrepreneurial journey,

along with a

practical takeaway for us to implement.

The point is for each of us to be able to learn and grow from the experiences of others.

With that said, please enjoy today's success story episode.

My name is Kimberly F. Young, CEO and founder of Forever Young Management Services LLC,

and I empower career-driven women to break free from an unfulfilled life so they can discover

their passion and live life with purpose. Now, it started the ball rolling for me in the entrepreneurial

space was when I heard a pastor speak in early 2015.

Simply put, he said, we are destined for so much more in life, so stop playing small.

But what I really heard was, I don't have to be stuck in my cubicle all day.

I could change a trajectory of my life by using the gifts instilled in me. Now this is a huge aha moment for me. And as my coach would say, it's like the Lord himself slapped me. Almost immediately I started searching for business ideas. And by May 2015, I got into my first business of network marketing.

I dived in head first to gain all the knowledge that I could.

Because although I was completing my undergrad and business administration,

there wasn't a specific course taught about entrepreneurship,

let alone network marketing.

So I plugged into all the company materials, attended their events, read their books,

watch YouTube videos, and listen to podcasts similar to this one.

I surrounded myself with like-minded people in the company and in the network marketing space

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