41. How She Did It: Shifting Your Business Focus Midstream with Launch Lab Grads Ahlia Kitwana, Founder Little Black Buddha & Julia Firestone, Founder Julia Firestone Coaching.

✨ Little Black Buddha is about the critical transitional moments in a person's life. 1:34 💪 Pathways is a platform for young people to help them retool and reskill the middle-skilled workforce, providing economic growth and better lives. 2:39 ⭐ Julia is committed to helping people who have been stuck and left behind in their social impact work to make big moves towards leadership. 4:29 👩🏽‍💻 Ahlia was a reliable engineer, but she found that her work was at odds with her moral compass and she realized she needed to leave. 6:53 🧘🏽‍♀️ The pivotal moment when Ahila decided to quit her engineering job.  9:46 🏝️ Julia accidentally "workshopped" herself in her Bali retreat and then decided to quit her job. 13:17 🌫️ The murkiness is part of the journey because things aren't always clear. 17:24 💃🏼 Entrepreneurship is better than you can imagine, and being your own boss is excellent. 18:34 💵 Using grant money is a great way to build your products, services or projects -  so start locally. 21:42 😮 Ahlia chose two paths: developing a software platform and coaching individuals, and why that didn't work. 28:32 👔 Startup vs running a real business. 30:01 🫂 The Launch Lab community helped Julia realized the gap is in the market which caused her to switch focus. 31:30 🔬 Replacing your corporate paycheck is easy if you do the research. 34:23 💡 Market research is golden and applicable to every business owner or idea holder. 36:19 Connect with Ahlia and Invest in Pathways https://ifundwomen.com/projects/pathways-create-your-own-way  https://littleblackbuddha.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahlia/ Level up your leadership with Julia: https://juliafirestone.com/league https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliafirestone Join the Life After Corporate Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/launchlabforwomenentrepreneurs