Summary

In Episode 14 of Never Stop Dreaming BIGGIE, I'm getting vulnerable about my entrepreneurial journey from founding the Charleston Wine & Food Festival to making the difficult decision to close Like Minded Charleston and focus on building The Brighter Side Society globally. This solo episode explores business pivot strategies, community building secrets, and how faith-based decision making led to creating multiple successful ventures from scratch.

You'll hear the real story behind building events with billion-dollar economic impacts, losing everything during COVID, and why sometimes you have to shut successful doors to open bigger dreams. I share my "superpowers" of community building and organization, how prayer guided my pivot decisions, and the vision for taking The Brighter Side Society worldwide while building The Holmestead Bar & Retreat in the Caribbean.

Whether you're a female entrepreneur feeling pulled in multiple directions, considering a major business pivot, or ready to turn overwhelming dreams into organized action, this episode offers both vulnerable storytelling and practical business strategies. This is the "B" in BIGGIE—Believe—in your bigger vision even when it means closing chapters you love.

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@thebrightersidesociety and @angelpholmes

Learn More

👩‍💼 The Brighter Side Society

📧 Email: angel@neverstopdreamingbiggie.com

🌐 Website: sipindipity.com

Takeaways

• Discover how to identify your core business superpowers and lean into them
• Learn when to close profitable ventures to pursue your bigger purpose
• Master community building by focusing on connection before monetization
• Create systems and organization to turn overwhelming dreams into action
• Navigate major business pivots with faith and strategic planning
• Transform COVID setbacks into comeback stories through purpose-driven decisions
• Scale from local impact to global reach through authentic storytelling
• Balance entrepreneurial creativity with practical implementation
• Recognize when you're spreading yourself too thin across multiple ventures
• Use prayer and reflection to guide life-changing business decisions

Chapters

00:00 Welcome & Life Changes Announcement

02:15 Angel's Career Background & Journalism Roots

05:30 World Cup Internship That Changed Everything

08:45 The Birth of Charleston Wine & Food Festival

15:20 Building a 6-Figure PR Business Empire

22:10 COVID Setbacks & Rock Bottom Moments

28:35 Reading "Purpose Driven Life" & Finding Direction

35:40 Creating Like Minded Charleston Community

42:15 The Brighter Side Society Vision Goes Global

48:30 Making the Difficult Decision to Close Like Minded

52:20 Future Plans: The Holmestead & Caribbean Dreams

56:45 How to Join The Brighter Side Society

59:30 Faith, Purpose & Next Steps