From Drive-Thru Barista to Entrepreneur: Overcoming Struggles and Building Success

Humble Beginnings and Early Struggles

• 💡 Lori started her journey waking up at 4 AM to work at a drive-through coffee shop, enduring freezing temperatures and long hours.
• 🛠️ Chris worked in landscape construction, plowing snow in Wisconsin from early mornings to late nights, often shoveling snow manually after plowing.
• 💰 Both faced financial challenges, with Chris calculating his future based on owning a few rental properties to clear a modest $2,400 a month.
• ⚠️ Lori harbored a significant fear of not having graduated high school, which limited her job opportunities and caused immense anxiety.

Pivoting and Entrepreneurial Spirit

• 🚀 After leaving college, Chris worked at a car dealership, learning sales and leadership, but felt a strong entrepreneurial pull.
• 🧼 He started a bar cleaning company out of necessity, convincing bar owners to give him a chance by claiming he already had a business.
• 🌃 This involved cleaning bars after closing, often starting at 3 AM, working with his mother as his first employee and partner.
• 📈 The cleaning business, along with other ventures, provided good income and taught valuable lessons about