Ep 16: First Year Entrepreneur Denise Sarkor Shares How She’s Building Her Business From Scratch

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4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2016

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

At the age of 5, Denise Sarkor escaped the Liberian Civil War with family and lived as a refugee in Ivory Coast. Raised in a rough part of NJ by a determined mother, she would go on to graduate from The Wharton School on a full scholarship and obtain her Masters in International Finance and Economic Policy from Columbia University. Although entrepreneurship tugged at her heart, she took a safer path, working as an international banker and development consultant at Goldman Sachs and the World Bank.

But after a devastating divorce rocked her to the core, she became fearless. Realizing that Corporate America had led her to yet another glass ceiling, she finally made the leap.

On this episode, you’ll learn how she hit the ground running after quitting unexpectedly and how she’s navigating the twists and turns of starting her own business.

Topics discussed:

How she honed in on what services she should offer in her business and how she’s managing cash flow
The surprising move she’s willing to make to sustain her business
Self-publishing her first book and successfully fundraising on Kickstarter
Why Poet and Activist Nikki Giovanni wrote her a personal note of congratulations

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0:00.0	You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow a
0:07.6	Side Hustle from Passion Project to Profitable Business.
0:11.3	And I'm your host, Nicala Matthews.
0:14.0	So let's get started.
0:15.0	Welcome back to the show.
0:19.0	This is episode 16 of Side Hustle Pro,
0:22.0	and today's guest, Denise Sarkor, is a first-year entrepreneur
0:26.3	who ventured out on her own after leaving a successful career in operations management.
0:31.7	She's now a life and business coach and the founder and
0:34.6	CEO of New Roots Development LLC which offers coaching, editorial, and
0:39.5	publishing services. She's also the author of Clean Closet and has been featured on the Huffington Post.
0:44.8	Denise and I actually go way back to the days of undergrad where we dance together in
0:50.7	U-Pens African Rhythms Drum and Dance Chute.
0:53.4	I have proudly watched her pivot from straight lace banker to entrepreneur and it's been incredibly
0:59.2	inspiring.
1:00.2	Why?
1:01.2	Because at the age of five, Denise escaped the Liberian Civil War with her family and once lived as a refugee in Ivory Coast.
1:08.0	She was raised in a rough part of New Jersey by her determined mom and would go on to graduate from the Wharton School
1:14.7	and obtain her master's in international finance and economic policy from Columbia University.
1:20.5	Although entrepreneurship hugged at her heart, she initially took a safer path,
1:24.5	working as an international banker and development
1:27.5	consultant at Goldman Sachs and the World Bank.
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