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The Goal Digger Podcast | Top Business and Marketing Podcast for Creatives, Entrepreneurs, and Women in Business

667: Meet The Founder Who Turned $5 Into Millions of Cupcakes Sold (with Zero Experience)

The Goal Digger Podcast | Top Business and Marketing Podcast for Creatives, Entrepreneurs, and Women in Business

Jenna Kutcher | Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy & Marketing

Business, Marketing

4.812.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

How much money do you think you need to start a business? $1,000? $10,000? $100,000? My guest today, Mignon François, can tell you that you do NOT need to go into debt to chase your dreams… in fact, she started her business, The Cupcake Collection, on the last $5 she had to feed her family and turned it into a legacy with over five million cupcakes sold. Today she is committed to teaching anyone who will listen about what they can do if only they believe, most recently through her brand new book, Made from Scratch: Finding Success Without a Recipe. I can’t wait for you to hear her full grassroots story of success, be inspired through her powerful words, and learn how YOU can follow in her footsteps to do the same in this episode of the Goal Digger Podcast. So click PLAY now! GOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITY GOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAM GOAL DIGGER SHOW NOTES   START MONETIZING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WITH CREATOR SOURCE: https://www.getcreatorsource.com/goaldigger

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0:00.0

So for me, the biggest identity crisis was, I knew that I was created for more and I just

0:09.2

wasn't doing it and I learned in the process that it was never that I was afraid to fail.

0:14.8

It was always that I was afraid to be successful.

0:17.4

Hey, my name is Jenna Kutcher and I am obsessed with all things business, marketing numbers,

0:22.7

and helping you to navigate both the messy and the magical seasons of this thing called

0:26.9

Life. I'm a small town mama who took a $300 camera, grew a successful photo biz, and

0:32.0

now I work from home in Runa 7 figure online business. I teach you the tried and true

0:36.6

secrets to building a career you adore. Shia away from the real talk? No way. Money, hardship,

0:42.4

growth, loss, and marketing are all topics we discussed here. Think of this as your one

0:46.4

stop shop for happy hour with a gal pal mixed with business school, pull up a seat, make

0:50.9

sure you're cozy, and get ready to be challenged and encouraged while you learn. This is the

0:55.4

Gold digger podcast. How much money do you think you need to start a business? $1000,

1:02.3

maybe $10,000, $100,000? My guest today can tell you that you do not need to go into

1:09.0

debt to chase your dreams. In fact, she started her business the cupcake collection on the

1:13.7

last $5 she had to feed her family and turned it into a legacy with over 5 million cupcake

1:20.6

sold. Since then, this incredible entrepreneur speaker and community leader has garnered

1:26.3

national attention from the today's show Southern Living Entrepreneur and Business Insider

1:32.0

just to name a few. In addition, her business savvy has earned her numerous titles and awards,

1:38.4

including Woman of Legend and Marit Entrepreneur of the Year, Woman's Empowerment Innovator,

1:44.3

and a double ACP PowerShift Entrepreneur and Black Enterprise Magazine's Family Business

1:50.0

of the Year. Today, she is committed to teaching anyone who will listen about what they can

1:55.5

do if only they believe, most recently through her brand new book, which comes out tomorrow,

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