{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Second Act Business Owner","title":"Action over Words | The Power of Starting with Kristin Kienzle","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1161,"description":"What does it look like when a hairstylist with no business degree decides to stop doing hair and start building an empire? Kristin Kienzle did exactly that. After spending her entire career behind the chair, Kristin opened her first Utopia Modern Salon Suites location simply wanting a place to finish out her career. What happened next surprised even her. Within months, demand was so high she needed more space — and more support. Now with three locations (and an expansion underway), Kristin shares the unfiltered truth about becoming a business owner later in life: the capital fears, the naysayers, the mindset battles, and why everything you've already lived through is actually your greatest advantage. If you've been sitting on an idea, this conversation will push you off the fence.HighlightsKristin spent her entire post-high school career as a hairstylist, working in every type of salon setting — and never imagined herself as a business ownerApproaching 50, she started asking: What does my second act look like? — and the answer was building a space where she could keep doing hair while others could tooShe didn't set out to grow beyond one location; it was the demand from her community that drove expansionIt took over a year of coaching before Kristin truly began to see herself as a business owner — not just a service providerSurrounding yourself with the right support team early (attorney, accountant, coach) is one of the most important moves a new second-act entrepreneur can makeCapital fear is real — but Kristin learned that capital is available; the work is in finding itThe people who love you most will often give you the most reasons NOT to take the leap — learn to filter that advice\"What you focus on, you create more of\" — Kristin's sticky-note reminder that mindset isn't a one-time fix; it's daily workSkiing analogy: whichever direction you look, that's where you go — in business and in lifeTrusting yourself means looking back at everything hard you've...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UHctF0fSnGkn2C4Imb7d98gnuXEhzORJCAl2AR04KOY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ZWFk/NWZhOTQ1NTI5OGZl/YjQ1NmNhZjQzMzcx/ODc4Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}