Lachena Clark's guest appearances

Lachena Clark

Create Your Life Series

Women on the Move Podcast

Dennis Kimbro

Eve Rodsky

Dominique Broadway

Jovian Zayne

Jean Chatzky

Michael Holland

Simon Sinek

John Lee Dumas

Evita Robinson

Rebecca Minkoff

Ahyiana Angel

Les Brown

Stephen Hart

Patrice Washington

Matt Giovanisci

OwlTail

LaChena Clark’s story of starting a business during the 2008 recession is a lesson we can all learn from in the current COVID-19 pandemic. LaChena, owner of Sudsy Water Laundry &amp; Dry Cleaners and Mia’s Bathhouse for Pets, shares advice on how to get through a crisis, as well as how to lean onto other local business owners for support during these uncertain times. Despite facing a loss in her business, LaChena was determined to give support to the community by providing laundry services to the homeless and the elderly.    Tune in to this episode of Women on the Move and learn about how a small business was able to navigate a crisis by using local resources while giving back to the community. 

LaChena Clark’s story of starting a business during the 2008 recession is a lesson we can all learn from in the current COVID-19 pandemic. LaChena, owner of Sudsy Water Laundry &amp; Dry Cleaners and Mia’s Bathhouse for Pets, shares advice on how to get through a crisis, as well as how to lean onto other local business owners for support during these uncertain times. Despite facing a loss in her business, LaChena was determined to give support to the community by providing laundry services to the homeless and the elderly.  Tune in to this episode of Women on the Move and learn about how a small business was able to navigate a crisis by using local resources while giving back to the community.

Episode Three: LaChena Clark, Sudsy Water Laundry & Dry Cleaners and Mia’s Bathhouse for Pets

In this episode of the CYLS, Lachena Clark gives us her top strategies for entrepreneurial survival, tips of how to get the community involved in your business, how to invest in great partnerships and how to study the market to gauge risk.  Tips from Lachena: Don’t stop... manage your fear, guilt and shame. Understand even your employees are human and will make mistakes. You can’t just be a researcher you have to make a decision to do something, you have to shoot the gun. Look for business relationships that will have longevity, Go into business relationships that you only want to end a partnership if the person dies or retires. Study your market and understand what is being offered by competitors around you. Go out and see whats’s happening in the neighborhood and research the cost of goods. Ask about both sides of what if, what if something goes wrong and what if something goes right.   Keep up with Lachena: www.sudsywater.com https://www.instagram.com/sudsywater/   Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on iTunes, Google Podcast, Stitcher and Spotify.

In this episode of the CYLS, Lachena Clark gives us her top strategies for entrepreneurial survival, tips of how to get the community involved in your business, how to invest in great partnerships and how to study the market to gauge risk.  Tips from Lachena: <ol><li>Don’t stop... manage your fear, guilt and shame.</li> <li>Understand even your employees are human and will make mistakes.</li> <li>You can’t just be a researcher you have to make a decision to do something, you have to shoot the gun.</li> <li>Look for business relationships that will have longevity, Go into business relationships that you only want to end a partnership if the person dies or retires.</li> <li>Study your market and understand what is being offered by competitors around you. Go out and see whats’s happening in the neighborhood and research the cost of goods.</li> <li>Ask about both sides of what if, what if something goes wrong and what if something goes right.</li> </ol> Keep up with Lachena: <a href="http://www.sudsywater.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sudsywater.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sudsywater/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sudsywater/</a> Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on <a href="http://bit.ly/CYLSitunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jeWxzZXJpZXMucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vZmVlZC54bWw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcast</a>,<a href="http://bit.ly/CYLSTITCH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3S7j0iYi2vqsCFHNt5GBZJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>.

CYLS 034:  Don’t Stop... Manage Your Fear, Guilt &amp; Shame lessons in Business From CEO of Sudsy Water Laundromat Lachena Clark