One Foot In & One Foot Out: Pursuing Your Dream Business While in Corporate America

Welcome to the Updraft, a podcast by women 45+ and for women 45+.  Lisa Randolph is your host. The Updraft, and like the Take Flight Summit, this podcast focuses on the needs and aspirations of women 45+, especially in the areas of Health, Wellness & Self-Care, Career & Entrepreneurship, Financial & Legal, and Relationships & Legacy.

Our guest today is Missy Burton, the Co-Founder of Msanii HOUS Fine Art, and an award-winning photographer who creates expressive imagery that consistently explores the effects of social influences on human rights.  Her work is in the permanent collection of the African American Museum of Dallas and multiple private collections across the USA.  She is a native of Tulsa, OK, and currently lives and works in Dallas, TX.  Burton is passionate about mentoring emerging artists and currently serves as a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.  She is represented by Framed Gallery in Cleveland, OH, and Msanii HOUS Fine Art in Dallas, TX.  You can see more of Missy’s work at www.missyburton.com

Timestamp

0:00 Welcome

2:09 Meet Missy Burton

3:05 Her Journey

11:18 Dipping your toes in entrepreneurship, why do it?

16:42 The balance between working in the corporate world AND playing in the Entrepreneur space

20:15 Advice for women who are thinking of becoming an entrepreneur.

23:45 Talking Mindset Shift! Being an employee AND a boss

32:01 Navigating a whole new landscape: Covid-19.

44:30 Two pieces of advice when launching a business during Covid-19

51:57 What's next for Missy?

58:52 How to contact Missy

101:23 How is MIssy planning to "Catch the Updraft"?

Where to find out more about Missy Burton

missyburton.com

Msaniihouse Art Gallery at http://www.msaniihous.com/