E22 | Jennifer Barnes Overcoming Obstacles with Optimism

In this inspiring episode, Rebecca Jones is joined by Jennifer Barnes the CEO and Founder of Optima Office. Barnes explains her journey as an entrepreneur along with the ups and downs of her new ventures. In 2018, Barnes was forced out of her accounting service company she founded back in 2012. She fought back but due to her equity percentage she was unable to gain back control. This situation did not hold Barnes back in the slightest, and instead inspired her to push forward and come out on top. Three days later Barnes started Optima Office which has become much larger and more successful than her first company, but most importantly has brought her happiness and peace. Barnes describes herself as optimistic and wanted to bring that element into her new company thus coining Optima Office. She explains that in order to be a successful leader it is important to hire good people you can trust, wisdom to delegate tasks, and to never release your stress and anger onto your team.The episode ends with Jennifer Barnes encouraging young women to remain as strong and optimistic as possible.Thank you for listening and joining the SheEO Lead-In community!