The Power of Belief: Entrepreneur Jessica Kim

The Going Scared Podcast with Jessica Honegger

Jessica Honegger

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Business, Careers

5.0 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Jessica Kim started her first business in college, where she made baked goods in her dorm room. When a professor there told her she was “onto something,” Jessica hit the ground running. Having just one person believe in her was the spark she needed to turn this side venture into a full-fledged business. After growing “Jessica’s Wonders” into a major company that was distributed in nearly 500 stores, Jessica sold the company and kept forging her entrepreneurial path. She shares how she went on to start two other successful businesses and shows how she was able to take a great idea and create businesses through various startup tactics. For anyone who is looking to turn their vision into a reality, she gives us five practical and accessible ways to raise money to finance your dream, and how the power of believing in yourself and aligning yourself with others who share your vision is key to a satisfying and successful business.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jessica Honegger, founder of the socially conscious fashion brand Noonday Collection.
0:08.0	Welcome to The Going Scared Podcast.
0:12.0	I may or may not say this every time but this time I am like you
0:18.0	just need to sit down and just get ready. My friend Jessica Kim is an entrepreneur and she began her first company
0:26.2	baking out of her dorm room at the age of 19. She went on to raise $1 million to fund and scale that company and then sold it for millions more.
0:39.1	She did not stop there. She went on to found the company called Babico. Some of you guys might know it. It's a
0:46.6	parenting lifestyle brand and e-commerce subscription company that sent enriching
0:51.4	activity boxes to families to create memorable moments. that company
0:55.0	was eventually acquired by Barefoot Books,
1:01.0	which is a global children's publisher, also a direct sales company, FYI.
1:06.0	For two years, Jessica was the president of Barefoot Books, which has the mission to share stories,
1:11.2	connect families, and inspire children. After that, she was
1:15.6	asked to be an entrepreneur in residence at a venture capital firm, which you guys have to hear even what that means.
1:24.4	A venture capital firm, it's based in Boston, and now she's starting her third
1:29.6	venture called Ionicare.
1:31.4	I can't wait for you to hear what Ionicare. I can't wait for you to hear what Ionicare is all about.
1:36.4	Y'all, this episode taught me so much. We really break down what to do when you have an idea and don't have the money.
1:45.0	So much of us stop there.
1:48.0	We have ideas and we begin talking ourselves out of them almost immediately and money plays such a huge factor in that.
1:56.0	Jess breaks it all down for you today.
2:00.0	She really is our business coach and I absolutely know you are going to learn a ton from her story and from her tips.
2:09.0	Hey Jess, welcome to the Going Scared Podcast.
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