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I have role models in my family who are entrepreneurs. We’ve done this in our family for generations. I’m trained to be in corporate America, but I can transfer these skills to creating and growing my own business. My dad is a physician and started in group practice, then went into private practice. He broke out and started his own practice and then expanded it into a group practice partnership. They had a common vision of how to move it forward together. That was important to me. I could see how having his own practice gave him flexibility in his schedule to take more trips and spend time with his family. He wasn’t restricted by corporate philosophy.

I think this had an important influence on me, because I learned by watching him that entrepreneurs have more freedom to design their lives. As an entrepreneur, I feel like I have more control to design a total life; people are multi-dimensional. Corporate America is about getting a few weeks of vacation and that’s it, but entrepreneurship allows me to have this freedom to design my life and work in concert with all dimensions of my life.

Also, relative to my education gearing me for entrepreneurship, I went to UC Berkeley as an undergrad and currently live in the Bay Area. I tap into their alumni events as well. They offer a Women in Leadership conference with entrepreneurship and healthcare panels. Attending the panel discussions has been very helpful, as entrepreneurs are very willing to share their challenges and struggles. I love these panels, because they are encouraging and provide ideas to help you move forward rather than just telling you something won’t work.