010: Dr. Carmen April Builds a Successful Practice in a City Where She Only Knew Two People

Summary: DIQ 010: Interview with Dr. Carmen April (dinnerwithnerds.com) When Dr. Carmen April moved to Nashville after her medical residency to join a local podiatry practice, she only knew a total of two people in the city. After a mere two weeks of working at this job, she was so fed up and miserable that she was literally becoming physically ill. After another 4 weeks, she handed in her resignation and calmly walked out the door. Despite having no local contacts, no patients, and no connections, Dr. Carmen made the bold decision to start her own practice (The Foot & Ankle Healthcare Center) in January 2011 and hasn’t had a single regret. But I met Dr. Carmen—not through her medical practice—but through her blog, Dinner with Nerds. She claims that Dinner with Nerds is her creative outlet that combines her 3 of her major loves—food photography, good conversation and dining out. (But don’t worry—her food blog doesn’t have anything to do with feet.) Listen to Dr. Carmen’s story about quitting her job and starting a successful practice completely from scratch in a new city and how she’s found balance in her life along the way. In this episode of The Day I Quit, you’ll discover… How Dr. Carmen built a successful medical practice from scratch in a city where she only knew 2 people The painful work environment that caused her to get a stomach ache every morning when driving to the office How she knew it was the right time to quit her first job and start her own medical practice after only TWO WEEKS of being there Dr. Carmen’s 3 most important pieces of advice for new entrepreneurs How she managed to open her new business without taking out a single loan from the bank The #1 method she used to grow her business and start operating in the black after only 4-5 months Why she decided to dust off her old business plan and start her own business instead of joining another practice The importance of using both intuition and faith as a small business owner How she learned the effective use of the word “no” to find balance in her life The tradeoff of being your own boss—you don’t have to answer to anyone, but you’re in charge of everything Why she created Dinner with Nerds and how that helps her maintain creative balance in her everyday life   Items mentioned in this podcast include: The Foot & Ankle Healthcare Center Dinner with Nerds   The post 010: Dr. Carmen April Builds a Successful Practice in a City Where She Only Knew Two People appeared first on Go Fire Yourself.