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Tessa Greenspan is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, mentor, and leader. She is a motivating, energetic force with deep faith. She strongly believes in leading with a loving generous heart and knows that life is about being real, humble, and kind. She believes that you are Never too old to dream. She leaves a trail of kindness through hard work and determination as she uses the power of a giving heart to create.
She talks to Cynthia about her tumultuous upbringing, and how her mother remained positive and steadfast in the face of significant challenges. She tells her story of blossoming into an entrepreneur at many stages, eventually taking over the Sappington Farmer’s Market when it was $1 million dollars in debt, and turning it into a store that generated $10 million in revenue. Her spirit cannot be broken, and her strength and positivity must be seen to be believed. This is a very inspiring can’t miss episode.
1 – Intro 00:24
2 – Tessa Self-Biography 00:49
3 – Sappington Success 02:41
4 – Mother Story 04:28
5 – Sister Story 12:08
6 – Outlook on life 12:20
7 – Resilience 13:07
8 – Car wreck story 13:45
9 – Raising children to be resilient 16:05
10 – What happened after mom got off welfare – Mr. Trost 18:07
11 – Moved out and got married 20:24
12 – Making her own money to help mom and sister 21:16
13 – Starting her fruit stand 21:57
14 – Secret of Success at Fruit Stand 24:40
15 – Importance of community 26:14
16 – Moving on from the Fruit Stand 27:32
17 – Sappington Farmer’s Market Purchase 28:03
18 – Opening the New Location 33:49
19 – Doing things differently in the new store 35:52
20 – Mannequin story 36:22
21 – Cheese department idea 38:31
22 – Serving the Bosnians 40:15
23 – Being Charitable 43:09
24 – Selling the store 46:25
25 – Walking the talk 48:10
26 – Importance of Financial Health 49:02
27 – Little things add up 50:45
28 – Eliminating sugar 51:24
29 – 4 Pillars of Health 52:28
30 – Not watching the news 54:27
31 – Impact of watching the news 55:12
32 – Being a life long learner 56:07
33 – Importance of exercise 57:08
34 – Supplements 57:36
35 – Find health experience you’re passionate about 59:06
36 – Importance of a good role model 01:00:57
37 – Law of attraction 01:01:42
38 – Manifesting what you want 01:03:06
39 – Sharing her mantra 01:03:51
40 – Next chapter of life 01:06:47
41 – Awards she’s won 01:08:57
42 – The Screenplay and Movie 01:11:23
43 – Positive messages on Facebook 01:12:36
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