44 min.
Ep.04: 9 to 5 To Business Owner Chats with BOB
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We chat with Krystal Lexima, MS, BCBA, the black female owner of Bridges Behavioral Therapy & soon to be mom of two.
With a diverse team including black & hispanic working professionals Bridges Behavioral Therapy, collaborates with families, teachers, and other clinicians to ensure & Encourage children with autism & related disabilities to exceed their fullest potential.
We discuss what sparked the idea of entrepreneurship for Krystal, How mentorship & outsourcing plays a vital role in scaling her business up & how she got to employ Board Certified Behavior Analysts and Registered Behavior Technicians of color. Through her ownership of Bridges Behavioral Therapy she is creating jobs & mentorship opportunities that will hopefully inspire working professionals of color to do the same .
How you can find her & services:
Krystal Lexima, MS, BCBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
instagram: @BridgesBehavioralTherapy
website: www.bridgesbehavioraltherapy.com/
Here are some great take aways from this episode for entrepreneurs of color :
1. Find a mentor with someone who is field-specific that has the time to pour into you & your career. The best mentorships are the ones where you establish & provide value for your mentor. Lets face it, if your potential mentor is successful, chances are that individual is extremely busy. You are one of the many people looking to benefit from that individual’s time. How can you help that individual make time out of their busy schedule to help you?
2. Take your time, it isn’t a sprint. It is a marathon. You want to be well equipped for the journey. Learn as much as you can, build great relationships with employers, cohorts & clients.
3. Do not be afraid to spend the necessary funds to outsource working professionals. It will make you more money in the long run, so whatever it costs spend it, once your business is established and can afford to do so.
4. With the guidance of a CPA, incorporate your business to reap the tax benefits of being a business.
5. Always try to think of how you can incorporate other black owned businesses or services into the daily functions of your business. It can be as small as buying black owned cleaning supplies for your offices or as big as hiring a black CPA.
We chat with Krystal Lexima, MS, BCBA, the black female owner of Bridges Behavioral Therapy & soon to be mom of two.
With a diverse team including black & hispanic working professionals Bridges Behavioral Therapy, collaborates with families, teachers, and other clinicians to ensure & Encourage children with autism & related disabilities to exceed their fullest potential.
We discuss what sparked the idea of entrepreneurship for Krystal, How mentorship & outsourcing plays a vital role in scaling her business up & how she got to employ Board Certified Behavior Analysts and Registered Behavior Technicians of color. Through her ownership of Bridges Behavioral Therapy she is creating jobs & mentorship opportunities that will hopefully inspire working professionals of color to do the same .
How you can find her & services:
Krystal Lexima, MS, BCBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
instagram: @BridgesBehavioralTherapy
website: www.bridgesbehavioraltherapy.com/
Here are some great take aways from this episode for entrepreneurs of color :
1. Find a mentor with someone who is field-specific that has the time to pour into you & your career. The best mentorships are the ones where you establish & provide value for your mentor. Lets face it, if your potential mentor is successful, chances are that individual is extremely busy. You are one of the many people looking to benefit from that individual’s time. How can you help that individual make time out of their busy schedule to help you?
2. Take your time, it isn’t a sprint. It is a marathon. You want to be well equipped for the journey. Learn as much as you can, build great relationships with employers, cohorts & clients.
3. Do not be afraid to spend the necessary funds to outsource working professionals. It will make you more money in the long run, so whatever it costs spend it, once your business is established and can afford to do so.
4. With the guidance of a CPA, incorporate your business to reap the tax benefits of being a business.
5. Always try to think of how you can incorporate other black owned businesses or services into the daily functions of your business. It can be as small as buying black owned cleaning supplies for your offices or as big as hiring a black CPA.
44 min.