The Shelby Clement Podcast is officially BACK and Shelby is starting this new chapter by getting completely honest about what life has looked like behind the scenes. After taking a break from the podcast, Shelby returns with a very different season of life to talk about: motherhood, running two businesses, buying her family’s 35-year-old business, growing a team, learning the numbers, building systems, and figuring out how to balance all of it without pretending she has everything figured out. Earlier this year, Shelby bought Connie’s Impressions, the business her parents started 35 years ago. What began as an idea to buy the business, grow it, and eventually sell it has quickly become something much more meaningful. In this first episode back, Shelby shares what those first five months have actually been like. When she bought the business, there were five employees. Today, the team has grown to roughly 15–18 people, including part-time employees. Along the way, Shelby and her team have been working on everything from inventory and systems to SOPs, team structure, company culture, and the financial side of running a brick-and-mortar business. She also opens up about something she didn’t fully understand before stepping into the acquisition: just how much there is to learn when you become responsible for an entire business. But this episode isn’t just about business. Shelby also talks about what it feels like to build businesses while raising two young kids and trying to be a present mom and wife. She shares the reality of early mornings, late nights, dropping the kids off, picking them up, working around family life, and dealing with the guilt that can come with feeling like you’re never doing enough in one area because you’re focused on another. And perhaps the biggest shift of all is how Shelby now sees the future of Connie’s. This episode is an honest introduction to the next chapter of the podcast, a place where Shelby will talk about the wins, the failures, the stressful moments, the lessons, the business decisions, motherhood, and the reality of figuring things out as she goes. If you’re building a business, thinking about buying one, growing a team, navigating motherhood and entrepreneurship, or simply trying to figure out your own next chapter, this episode is for you. Welcome back to the Shelby Clement Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review, share it with a friend, and follow the podcast so you don’t miss the next episode. Connect with Shelby Clement: Agency: https://www.shelbyclementmarketing.com/ Shop my favorites: http://go.shopmy.us/join/itsshelbyclement Follow on Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shelbydclement LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shelby-dimiceli-clement-a9497049 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsshelbyclement Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsshelbyclement/ If this episode inspired you, share it with a friend and leave a review, it means the world to me :)