When the buck stops with you!

Most critical characteristic of an entrepreneur...
1501_ 2/15/14 - There is a higher level of commitment when you start a company and the buck stops with you. "I started the company when I was 47, and that's pretty meaningful because I have three sons and the youngest was in middle school at that time and basically my boys were somewhat autonomous. That made a big difference for me because it would have been really hard to do this at the level of commitment I made, and the tough economic times where the wind was definitely in our face. If I'd done it at an earlier stage in my life... I was definitely more efficient and had a better network than I did when I was younger, I was more confident in my decisions. My cofounder and I took a 'divide and conquer' approach, never doing the same thing together if one of us could do it. It helps to have a strong cofounder. But, I will say it was very difficult, with kids in college, husband's work dried up, difficult economic times..." her brother died and Jules had a little battle with cancer herself. Basically Jules was just getting worn out, an unusual feeling for her and she did have to re calibrate and focus on really basic things that you could read in any health magazine, really disciplined about exercise. She's experienced a lot both personally and professionally, Grommet is on an exciting road of success, they grew 450% last year.
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