Meet Innovative Woman Geri Burke, owner of GT Ventures a company which provides strategic guidance at a spiritual level with seminars, webinars, masterminds and individual mentoring to help you connect to purpose and communicate vision with impact.
1. How/why did you begin your business?
I began mentoring people at my church and in my town on writing resumes and basic next steps in life during the difficult time after the 2008 economy. I loved it! At that time my husband requested that I help him start his business which I did (a motorcycle repair shop that is kicking butt!!). I loved this experience, people and small businesses so much that I began online coaching sessions and it has grown along with
my goal.
2. What has been your biggest challenge and how did you overcome it?
My biggest challenge was balancing the requirements not to compete or conflict with my J.O.B with the clients that needed me. The way I handled that was to stay up and out of the technical details with my clients (keep in marketing and business planning) and keep my J.O.B.projects at a much lower level down in the process improvement and documenting.
3. How do you define SUCCESS?
Success to me is answering these three questions with passion and then living the answers you give with expression:
Knowing in your heart that you are on the path you are meant for. Your days will be filled with passion and you are clear of your life’s direction. In our hearts we know that we are born with a true purpose and life gifts that we are meant to share with others. Sometimes life puts a cork in our bottle and then time just passes us by. When you are aligned with your true purpose then your life will be filled with passion, your ideas will come from your heart, your values will resonate with your message and the customers that value what you bring to them will love you. This is the only real and long term recipe for success.
4. If there was one thing you wish you knew before you began your business, what would that be?
I would have liked to know that as hard as I thought it would be to multiply that by 100. I would also have liked to know how absolutely fulfilling it is.
5. What makes you an innovative woman?
Innovation is not invention, it is not an idea. Innovation is the ability to take new ideas, new inventions and build a vision which connects the idea to tomorrow, tell a story which captures the heart of the audience, and pull them into the story. Dr. King had a dream. It was an idea, it wasn’t real … yet. But he captured the hearts of America. He was amazing innovator.
To learn more about Geri, visit her website at www.GTVenturesLLC.com or connect with her on facebook.