293: Decide to be the Leader with Julie Fredrick

Have you decided to be a leader in the industry? Julie Fredrick, owner of The Pet Sitter of Boise, has been running her pet sitting business since 2003, while still holding down a full time job. With a team of over 35 employees, she spends her time focusing on giving the best possible service to the right clients. Julie shares how her background in operations and process improvement helps her run her business better and why more growth isn't always better. She also encourages us to start being a leader in the industry. Main topics Process improvement Full-time job Saturation mode Being a leader Main takeaways: Instead of getting more clients, get the right ones About our guest: Thirteen years ago, Julie began fostering rescued animals. Her fostering adventure started with cats and grew into dogs (her first "dog" foster was a mama dog with 7 pups!). Since then, she has fostered hundreds of dogs for area rescue groups such as The Idaho Humane Society (I.H.S.), Idaho Domestic Animal Welfare Group(IDAWG), and the Fox Terrier Fanciers of Puget Sound Rescue. It brings her great joy to know that a small commitment of a few weeks of fostering saves a life. While Julie is quite pet-centric, here are some other tidbits about her…Her career began in Research & Engineering with Kimberly-Clark Corporation, she earned an MBA from Boise State in 2005 (Go Broncos!), she was a process engineer in a toilet paper factory in South Carolina for several years and her favorite movie is Forrest Gump. Throughout the years, Julie has been trusted to care for pets of friends and family. She truly enjoys caring for pets and getting to know them as individuals with unique personalities. Julie looks forward to meeting your four-legged, furry family members and would be honored to be trusted with their care while you're away. Links: Website: https://thepetsitterofboise.com Email: [email protected] On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.fredrick.7 Pet Sitting for Profit: https://amzn.to/3u67oOk Give us a call! (636) 364-8260 Follow us on: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Email us at: [email protected] Full show notes and transcript Sponsored By: Time to Pet Promo Code: 50% off first 3 months Our AMAZING Patreon Members ❤️ Support Pet Sitter Confessional