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Leeza Zurwick

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How do you successfully transition between two entirely different career paths? There are a few smart ways, including taking time off or educating yourself. But one often-overlooked strategy doesn’t require making any big changes. It just requires combining your interests. That’s what Leeza Zurwick did when she transitioned from her job as a special education teacher to the CEO of a mission-driven company. In our chat today, Leeza and I discuss the power of starting a company in your forties, and how you can balance social impact with profit as a business owner. You’ll learn why it’s important to maintain multiple streams of revenue, how planning ahead financially can help you grow faster, and what it takes to persevere through tough times. About my guest:Leeza Zurwick is the CEO and founder of Happy Gut, a company that produces and sells water kefir products designed to help improve gut imbalances and issues. Leeza was a special education teacher for over 20 years before starting her company out of pure curiosity and passion in 2017. After a successful trial run, Leeza quit her full-time teaching job and dedicated herself to growing Happy Gut. Today, she sells her water kefir products in stores and online to customers in Canada and the U.S. Her newest product is a flavor infusion water kefir. In this episode we talk about:➤ How Leeza became interested in water kefir (7:26)➤ What encouraged Leeza to take the leap into entrepreneurship (11:51)➤ What it means to run a social impact business (13:32)➤ The transition from domestic selling to international (18:05)➤ The difference between selling wholesale versus online (21:34)➤ Leeza’s key to successful growth (24:52)➤ The financial strategies that keep Leeza on track (28:23)➤ Leeza’s advice for other women entrepreneurs (33:13)Keep ListeningHow to rebuild your business after tough times - listen to Humility &amp; Resilience podcast series.Contact MeReady to transform your purpose to an impactful business financial story, profit, and joy? Schedule a chat with me at any time.Connect with Leeza➤ Website ➤ Facebook ➤ Instagram➤ LinkedIn 

How do you successfully transition between two entirely different career paths? There are a few smart ways, including taking time off or educating yourself. But one often-overlooked strategy doesn’t require making any big changes. It just requires combining your interests. That’s what Leeza Zurwick did when she transitioned from her job as a special education teacher to the CEO of a mission-driven company. In our chat today, Leeza and I discuss the power of starting a company in your forties, and how you can balance social impact with profit as a business owner. You’ll learn why it’s important to maintain multiple streams of revenue, how planning ahead financially can help you grow faster, and what it takes to persevere through tough times. About my guest: Leeza Zurwick is the CEO and founder of Happy Gut, a company that produces and sells water kefir products designed to help improve gut imbalances and issues. Leeza was a special education teacher for over 20 years before starting her company out of pure curiosity and passion in 2017. After a successful trial run, Leeza quit her full-time teaching job and dedicated herself to growing Happy Gut. Today, she sells her water kefir products in stores and online to customers in Canada and the U.S. Her newest product is a flavor infusion water kefir. In this episode we talk about: ➤ How Leeza became interested in water kefir (7:26) ➤ What encouraged Leeza to take the leap into entrepreneurship (11:51) ➤ What it means to run a social impact business (13:32) ➤ The transition from domestic selling to international (18:05) ➤ The difference between selling wholesale versus online (21:34) ➤ Leeza’s key to successful growth (24:52) ➤ The financial strategies that keep Leeza on track (28:23) ➤ Leeza’s advice for other women entrepreneurs (33:13) Keep Listening How to rebuild your business after tough times - listen to <a href="https://www.christinasjahli.com/herceojourneypodcast/episode/4d2ea0c7/recovering-from-economic-hardship-takes-humility-the-journey-of-keri-murphy-humility-and-resilience" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Humility</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.christinasjahli.com/herceojourneypodcast/episode/4d378211/what-it-takes-to-rebuild-your-business-after-tough-times-the-journey-of-cristy-nickel-humility-and-resilience" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resilience</a> <a href="https://www.christinasjahli.com/herceojourneypodcast/episode/4bd9a51a/how-to-overcome-business-debt-and-grow-the-journey-of-kathleen-black" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcast</a> <a href="https://www.christinasjahli.com/herceojourneypodcast/episode/48b381bc/how-business-failure-can-make-you-more-successful-the-journey-of-laura-wright" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">series</a>. Contact Me Ready to transform your purpose to an impactful business financial story, profit, and joy? <a href="https://calendly.com/christinasjahli/30min?utm_source=calendly&amp;utm_medium=shared%20&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=VIP%20session&amp;month=2020-05" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Schedule</a> a chat with me at any time. Connect with Leeza ➤ <a href="https://happygutpro.com/about-happy-gut/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> ➤ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Happygutkefir/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> ➤<a href="https://www.instagram.com/happygutkefir/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> ➤ <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeza-zurwick-a55094171/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>

Finding the Courage to Build a Social Impact Start-Up After Mid-Life - The Journey of Leeza Zurwick

More and more research is showing that the volume and diversity of bacteria in our guts can be one of the biggest determinates of our overall health, wellbeing, and ultimately, our happiness. Leeza Zerwick of Castlegar, BC, discovered one delicious way to help boost our good bacteria levels while at one-year old’s birthday party. Over the course of the following year she’s taken that initial inspiration from birthday to business. 6 weeks after he launch we got together to hear her story, and find out that she’s got big dreams. Discover a delicious and nutritious drink, watch it improve your own health, turn it into a DIY brewing kit product and retail health drink and sell out your inventory at launch while pursuing major potential, with an endless passion and drive to create Happy Guts the world over? You can do that here.

More and more research is showing that the volume and diversity of bacteria in our guts can be one of the biggest determinates of our overall health, wellbeing, and ultimately, our happiness. Leeza Zerwick of Castlegar, BC, discovered one delicious way to help boost our good bacteria levels while at one-year old’s birthday party. Over the course of the following year she’s taken that initial inspiration from birthday to business. 6 weeks after he launch we got together to hear her story, and find out that she’s got big dreams. Discover a delicious and nutritious drink, watch it improve your own health, turn it into a DIY brewing kit product and retail health drink and sell out your inventory at launch while pursuing major potential, with an endless passion and drive to create Happy Guts the world over? You can do that here.

Ep. 120 - Leeza Zurwick of Happy Gut