Transitioning from Soldier to Solopreneur

The Solopreneur Journey

Sep 29 2020 • 59 mins

We love to bring you stories of people who have the heart and soul of a solopreneur. When you face the hardship of working on the frontline in the heart of military battle, get tested with a health crisis, and then land yourself in the seat of becoming a solopreneur, that takes guts! Retired U.S. Army officer Jean Turner shares her history of transitioning from her full-time job as a combat nurse to launch her multimedia company. Her story shows how she learned to weave her passion for health, nutrition, and ministry with leadership skills perfected in the military to build a business, Spirit of a Warrior Enterprises.  Jean is the author of several journals and books to include His Story, Her Story, God's Glory. It is a personal account of how she beat a malignant tumor in 2018, faced cardiac arrest, and live to run a 5k race told through the lens of Jean and her husband.  Jean's story represents the peaks and valleys of The Solopreneur Journey that tests your will, skill, and capacity to survive when faced with grave adversity like this pandemic. She did it, and so can you! Press play and listen to this amazing story where health challenges were not a barrier to success.  Who's Jean Turner: Jean is a retired U.S. Army officer and owner of the Spirit of a Warrior Enterprises, her multimedia company. She is also the author of several books including "His Story, Her Story, God's Glory" where she talks about how she beat a malignant tumor in 2018, faced cardiac arrest, and lived to run a 5k race, everything told through the lens of Jean and her husband. Jean’s Social Networks: Website | www.Spiritofawarrior.life What you will hear: 5:00 Jean talks about how entrepreneurship found her. 6:53 The power of when you 'Plant the seed in your business’. 10:04 Jean talks about her first big project and how it happened. 12:59 Jean's health challenges and how her testimony resulted in the book, "His Story, Her Story, God’ s Glory" she co-authored with her husband. 14:30 What it means for Jean to have her husband to support her in her solopreneur journey and their projects together. 16:33 Jean's peaks and valleys of her solopreneur journey. 20:36 How Jean works with her team. How they help her deliver of God's gifts and talents. 22:30 What encourages Jean to not give up. 29:42 What was Jean's biggest misconception about running a business. 37:47 How she tackles the greatest challenges of running a business. 45:07 Jean shares her position about using the revenue to start a business. 47:48 Jean's podcast and where to listen to it. 51:12 The relationships as the new currency businesses: the importance of them. 56:36 Where to find Jean. We keep it real on The Solopreneur Journey!  Listen to stories of everyday single-shingle, owners of one-person enterprises who are new entrants, and those who are killin' it in business!  Tune in each week with Ex-pat Entrepreneur Jewel Daniels to hear from business icons and industry tycoons who started as solopreneurs to find great success and are willing to pay-it-forward on our show.