Stop Struggling: The Real Path to Business Success With Ret Taylor

Almost Adulting with Violet Benson

Violet Benson

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🗓️ 12 September 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Ready to uncover the dark, dirty secrets of starting a business? But first, Violetta catches you up on her $95,000 dentist bill (yes, you read that right), and the mid dude that made her an offer she almost couldn't refuse... ALMOST.

"Violetta is joined by Ret Taylor, co-founder of the wellness brand Ned, as they dive into the often overlooked, not-so-glamorous realities of starting and growing a business. From how banks can put your business on a hidden blacklist that could kill your dream before it even begins to the roadmap of how Ned managed to thrive in the Wellness space.

Exposed: The secret blacklist banks don’t want you to know about and how it can silently destroy your business.
Essential for new entrepreneurs: The three unmissable tips every new business owner MUST hear to succeed.
Stop glorifying the grind: Burnout isn’t a badge of honor. We’re rewriting the narrative on how to build a thriving business without sacrificing your mental health.
Mindset shift: Life happens FOR you, not TO you—how this powerful shift can unlock limitless potential.
Stand out or fade away: Why blending in is the death of your brand and how to make your business unforgettable.
Giving back: Discover how this brand is revolutionizing the industry by supporting farmers and leading with purpose.

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0:00.0	to anyone else out there who's listening that's currently thinking of starting a business.
0:04.3	If I can leave off everyone with just one last advice, it would be if you can try to be born into
0:10.0	generational wealth. I heard that that's usually really helpful to start a business, but if you don't have that, to
0:13.4	a generational wealth. I heard that that's usually really helpful to start a business,
0:14.0	but if you don't have that, then also listen to what he has to say.
0:17.0	It's vile events and your favorite meme queen and the big sit
0:20.0	you didn't ask for, but see you know welcome to almost adulting.
0:29.0	Are you ready? Are you sitting down because I hope you're sitting down because you're going to die? I get an email sent to me for the things that the dentist thinks I should do on my teeth and I get quoted I kid you not 95,000 dollars you heard me correctly not 95
0:48.3	dollars not 95 hundred dollars 95,000.000.
0:55.0	When I tell you, I started laughing out loud because in what world, that is a down payment for a house.
1:02.0	I went to the dentist basically asking to get inviseline because the current
1:08.5	nouveniers that I have on that I got last year I feel that it moved my bite I've had
1:14.3	invisible in the past and I feel that my bite moved and it's given me a bit of a
1:18.6	lisp I had to change the way I speak in order to avoid having the Lisp sound. So I went to a new dentist to ask them,
1:28.8	am I good to go with Envisiline? He said, you know what? I think we should do a whole scan. He did a whole scan and goes,
1:36.1	yeah actually you have 13 cavities, you need two Ruth canals and you don't need
1:41.3	Enviseline. I was like, okay, amazing, goes because you need a whole new set to veneers.
1:46.5	And I said, but I got them last year, it goes, well, you're gonna get them again.
1:50.5	And I said, I'll think about it.
1:51.6	And he said, don't worry, I'll give you a discount and then they emailed me $95,000 and I said how
1:56.2	but I just kill myself? How about I just freaking kill myself because I'm done
2:05.0	I'm done spending all my paychecks on my teeth. If you know me for a while you know that I was born with a birth defect.
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