From corporate lawyer to café founder, Denise’s journey isn’t your typical career pivot. In this conversation, we explore the deeper reasons behind her choices: why she walked away from a stable job, how she built a restaurant business from scratch, and what it really means to lead with purpose.
We talk about:
•⁠ ⁠Redefining success beyond scale and validation
•⁠ ⁠Learning through experimentation instead of a business plan
•⁠ ⁠Holding emotional boundaries while leading with heart
•⁠ ⁠Navigating uncertainty, failure, and identity loss
•⁠ ⁠Choosing values, flow, and people over profit
Denise’s story is a powerful reminder that building something meaningful doesn’t always mean making it bigger. Sometimes, it just means making it your own.