She Moved From Germany To The US At 19 To Build A Business | Ep 148

Meet Julia Kappler — a fourth-generation entrepreneur from Germany who moved to the United States at 19 with no job, no network, and one mission: to expand her family's 70-year-old medical design legacy into the US market. She is now the founder and leader of Kappler North America — a global architecture and interior design firm that transforms medical and dental practices from the ground up — and the co-founder of Anti-Fashion Week, a movement challenging overconsumption in the design industry.She moved to a new country at 19, never had a 9-to-5, and built a global company from scratch. The space you walk into is changing your brain — and she knows exactly how.She breaks down:1. Why the design of your space is directly affecting your revenue and patient retention2. How to scale a business across multiple countries without losing your mind or your culture3. The difference between delegating and letting go — and why most entrepreneurs get it wrong4. Why a 12,000 sq ft dental park in Dallas is about to change healthcare design forever5. What four generations of entrepreneurship taught her about building something that lastsFollow Julia:📸 Instagram: @juliakappler → https://www.instagram.com/juliakappler/🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/julia-kappler-1b21ab141🌐 juliavkappler.com🏢 Kappler Group: kapplergroup.comTimecodes:00:00 Intro01:55 Fourth Generation — Julia's Origin Story03:50 Why Medical Design? The Niche That Changed Everything05:55 Inside the 12,000 Sq Ft Dental Park in Dallas09:00 Why Your Space Is Your Best Marketing Tool11:00 Design Is Not Just Pretty — It Has to Work13:00 How Your Senses Shape Every Patient Experience15:00 Why AI Can't Replace What She Does17:00 Daring to Challenge the Status Quo19:00 Co-Founding Anti-Fashion Week21:30 Running a Global Company Across 5 Locations22:30 The Difference Between Delegating and Letting Go25:00 The Military Approach to Building Teams27:00 What's Her Why — The Real Reason She Builds29:00 Moving to the US at 19 With No Friends, No Job32:00 Never Having a 9-to-5 — The Mindset Behind It35:00 Teaching Your Kids Entrepreneurship Early38:00 The Family Legacy That Fuels Her Drive40:00 What Being 1% Means to Julia41:30 How to Connect With Julia & Kappler GroupSTAY CONNECTED:https://www.instagram.com/the1percent_podcast/https://www.facebook.com/the1percentpodcast/http://tiktok.com/@the1percent_podcastPodcastWANT TO CONNECT TO OUR HOST?Vin:Email: Vincentinfante.lifeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin.infante/Shane:Email: [email protected] ON OTHER SITESSpotify: https://bit.ly/3HtT10CApple Podcast: https://bit.ly/3HtT10C