As most entrepreneurs can attest, the journey to success is not linear; it’s often a path with failures that can teach you more than wins. Motivo Scar Care founder and CEO Jadis Montijo learned firsthand how to be a better businessman from his mistakes in his first venture, The Kind Pen. Though he and his team saw much success at the company, overspending in his personal life and a failed acquisition experience taught Montijo the skills he needed to turn his dream project, Motivo Scar Care, into a thriving business.
"There’s no industry crossover between what I did and what I’m doing now," he explained to Living Not So Fabulously hosts David and John Auten-Schneider. "But a lot of the failures that I had at my time during Kind Pen molded me and shaped me into who I am and made me more prepared for Motivo."
Montijo noted that a lot of startups fail and that LGBTQ founders can have a difficult time raising capital. Montijo’s best advice for entrepreneurs facing the uphill battle when starting a small business is to be yourself. "If I didn’t take the time to step back and authentically go through my transition to become myself, Motivo wouldn’t be a thing," Montijo said. "Maybe it would be a thing that someone else created. But taking the time to be myself and learn myself put me on my path."
On Living Not So Fabulously, David and John Auten-Schneider dive into real money stories with activists, allies, artists, tech-gurus, and trailblazers in the LGBTQ community to give you tangible takeaways to tackle your wallet woes. For full episodes of Living Not So Fabulously, listen on your favorite podcast platform or watch on our website.
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