In business—as in life—setbacks are inevitable.But it’s how you recover from setbacks that determine whether or not you’ll be successful.That’s what entrepreneur and author Cristy Nickel realized after she lost all her personal training clients during the 2008 market crash. After paying off her debt, Cristy had to start from scratch to rebuild her clientele, but within one year, she earned her first million dollars in revenue. Today, Cristy and I talk about failure, resilience, determination, and growth as an entrepreneur. You’ll learn how to face your biggest business fears, how to persist in the face of difficulty, and why it’s important to ask for help.  About my guest:Cristy Nickel is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and the founder of Code Red, a nutrition program that helps people lose weight by eating real food. A longtime elite athlete, Cristy was the number two world-ranked boxer before becoming a personal trainer and celebrity nutritionist. Now, she coaches millions of people around the world on how they can lose 10% of their body weight each month without resorting to shakes, diet pills, fads, or diet foods. In this episode we talk about:➤ How Cristy paid for her college (6:10)➤ How Cristy became a personal trainer (9:36)➤ What happened to Cristy during the 2008 market crash (11:02)➤ How Cristy scaled her business (15:29)➤ The importance of asking for help (18:42)➤ What Cristy learned about managing her business’s finances (22:00)➤ Why it’s important to face your fears in business (24:55)Keep ListeningCurious to learn more about financing your growing business?Check out the crowdfunding podcast series talking about equity crowdfunding and reward-based crowdfunding. Contact MeReady to transform your purpose to an impactful business financial story, profit, and joy? Schedule a chat with me at any time.Connect with Cristy:➤ Website ➤ Facebook➤ Instagram ➤ LinkedIn ➤ Pinterest ➤ Twitter ➤ YouTube