What started as unexpected unemployment at 52 years old turned into an incredible journey of finding purpose and alignment through absolute self-confidence. Dawn Kelly masterfully tells the story of how she became CEO of The Nourish Spot, a family owned, quick serve healthy food, smoothie and natural juice bar located in Jamaica, Queens, NYC. Relying upon her determination, faith and own resources, Dawn is now a courageous entrepreneur providing healthier beverage and food options in the food desert of Southeast Queens.

In this episode she shares:

• How important it was to grieve her lost position in the PR world so that she could later pivot and use her acquired skills as an entrepreneur

• How she has made it a point to expand her business beyond her storefront, leading her to opportunities like vending in Citi Field and The US Open

• Why she is committed to lifelong learning and the many wonderful resources she has found along the way, you can find a list of her resources at https://sidehustlepro.co/nourishspot

• So much more, you don’t want to miss this episode!

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Links mentioned in this episode

• The Nourish Spot Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenourishspot/?hl=en

• The Nourish Spot Website: https://the-nourish-spot.myshopify.com/

• The Nourish Spot Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theNourishspot/

• The Nourish Spot LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-nourish-spot/

• Dawn’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prmaven17/

• Queens Economic Development: https://queensny.org/

• Score Business Mentoring: https://www.score.org/

• Streetwise MBA: https://interise.org/programs/streetwise-mba/

• LegalZoom: https://www.legalzoom.com/

• Small Business Services NYC: https://www.nyc.gov/site/sbs/index.page

• M/WBE Certification: https://nyc-business.nyc.gov/nycbusiness/description/minority-and-womenowned-business-enterprise-certification-program-mwbe

• ACDBE Certification: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/acr/bus_ent_program

• Queens Chamber Of Commerce: https://www.queenschamber.org/

• Goldman Sachs 10K SB Program: https://10ksbapply.com/

• Hello Alice: https://helloalice.com/

• NAACP Grants: https://naacp.org/find-resources/grants

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