Grace Bruins sits down with travel specialist and neurodiversity advocate Angela Gorske to uncover how transformative experiences and educational travel can empower communities.

Angela shares her inspiring mission to “improve the world” through hands-on adventures and uniquely tailored trips, especially for those with extraordinary needs. From field trips that bring history to life to creative business funding ideas, Angela takes us behind the scenes of her brand’s soft launch and how love—passed down from her grandmother—drives everything she does.

Angela delivers heartfelt stories and practical advice on starting a mission-driven company, offering insights that entrepreneurs and changemakers won’t want to miss.

Episode Highlights:

01:16 - That's what I started off with in January when I said, okay, I'm going to start a business if I don't get a job. And that's where we're at.

03:19 - We have a trip that is getting rescheduled. It was supposed to be next Thursday, but now I'm going to a conference. So it's getting rescheduled to next month to The Dome in Milwaukee.

05:21 - Right now, I'm working on a bucket list trip for a gentleman whose Parkinson's is currently not doing bad, so.

07:29 - So if you're feeling like you've got a raven on your back or someone who's bringing too much negativity to the table, fly higher.

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Grace Bruins sits down with web design strategist and former event planner Kristin Adkins to uncover how asking for help—and expanding her perspective—became the defining catalyst for her entrepreneurial journey.

Kristin gets candid about transitioning from custom work to high-demand packages, building a client base by leveraging her unique industry experience, and embracing collaboration as the ultimate growth hack.

This episode is a must-listen for subject matter experts seeking practical advice on scaling their business and turning vulnerability into their superpower.

Episode Highlights:

01:38 - I'm not doing so much custom work right now. I'm doing more of a package of. This is what I know most people in my clientele need, and I'm able to offer it to them and get it to them really quick.

02:18 - I work with them to position them online to get those gigs. And why they would come to me is because I actually have eight years of experience in the event planning side of things. So I used to hire speakers, so now I use that experience and I make them websites.

05:41 - I think getting help is some of one of the hardest things to do as an entrepreneur and asking for help. And so I wish I would have done that sooner in the hiring process and helping people or helping my designs get out there and everything. So I finally have a designer that works under me, and I finally have a copywriter that works under me. And it's just, if I would have started out with that, I think I could have just really launched even more than I did.

07:44 - If we look at things from a different direction or a different different or widen our lenses a little bit, I think there's a lot of opportunities out there that maybe we're not seeing.

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Grace Bruins sits down with Money Masters founder Barbara Fausett for a candid conversation about building a legacy business, the real risks small owners overlook, and how collaboration—not competition—unlocks true growth.

Barbara shares wisdom from decades in finance and operations, revealing why a holistic approach to business advisory makes all the difference.

Episode Highlights:

02:30 - At the end of the day, if you're not bringing money home, you're not going to stay in business.

03:28 - I really wanted to take that to the small business to help them way beyond just the transactional pieces of bookkeeping, to really help them with the entire scope of their business, anything that relates to the finances.

04:26 - They're just at a point where they want more time. They know they can get more money out of the business, or maybe they have a specific goal, something that they want to achieve, and they're really looking for somebody to provide some insights that they know they're missing.

07:00 - It is not competition. There's other people that do what I do, but they might serve a different type of client or a different type of client might be interested in working with them.

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