Alyse Maslonik - Paying It Forward as a Mission-Driven Business

Inspired by her own childhood, Alyse Maslonik founded RedefinED Advisors, a development company that raises financial aid for non-public and private schools to give underprivileged children access to quality education and help them break the cycle of generational poverty.In this episode, you’ll learn about breaking generational patterns of poverty, being clear on the energy you need to foster in your business, and how to build a successful mission-driven business. Alyse describes her inspiring personal journey, the unexpected hand-up that changed her life, and how it all led to her starting a mission-driven business helping underprivileged children get access to quality education. She describes leaving her job to go all in on her business and her biggest piece of advice for when you feel like giving up.Alyse reflects on how her previous professional experience prepared her to go into business, how she took control of her story to launch her business, creating a team that’s a good fit for what you’re trying to do, why it’s critically important to protect the energy of your business, and the tremendous growth RedefinED Advisors has achieved since its inception.Finally, Alyse shares the types of schools that are an ideal fit for her company, how she has grown her business by adding additional revenue streams, the importance of healing in helping kids break the generational poverty cycle, navigating the cultural challenges that new school environments pose for underprivileged kids, and Alyse’s advice for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs based on her real experience owning a business.Alyse embodies what it means to be a heart-centered entrepreneur, and I am sure that you will find our conversation to be one of the most inspiring you’ve heard, so grab a couple of tissues and tune in.Skip To Topic:1:24 - Altering someone’s life by offering a hand-up4:17 - Launching a business built around a mission4:59 - Staying the course when things look bleak7:49 - Bringing equity to K-12 education15:25 - The power of your story in attracting customers18:18 - Creating multiple revenue streams by expanding client support24:27 - Why it’s critical to protect the energy of your business28:00 - Saying ‘no’ to clients who aren’t a good fit for your business33:21 - Why healing is as important as financing in supporting underprivileged kids38:04 - Alyse’s advice for business owners about what is real about running a business vs. what we see and hearFind Alyse at:Website: https://www.redefiningeducation.org/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/redefiningeducation/Visit Stephanie at: https://stephaniehayes.biz/Follow me on Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | TwitterSupport the show