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Back to EpisodesWhy I Sold My Successful Business to Find Margin Again | Lauren Elliott, BCBA
Description
What if the most faithful move is walking away from something that's working? Board Certified Behavior Analyst Lauren Elliott built a debt-free, profitable two-location practice, then sold it after five years to get her margin back.
If your business has taken over every part of your life, let's build it back around your life instead: https://www.lindspaulson.com
IN THIS EPISODE
- What a behavior analyst actually does (and the Criminal Minds question)
- How a psychology class turned an international business major toward mission work at home
- Opening a practice in 2020, with a waitlist one month in
- Running two locations debt-free and profitable from day one
- Feeling guilty wherever she was: at one clinic, the other, or at home
- The phone call from her assistant that made her decide to sell
- Selling to a national organization in under six months, exactly five years to the day after opening
- Why margin matters: you can't serve well with nothing left to refill
- What's next: a lifestyle blog, homesteading, and mentoring new BCBAs
FINDING YOUR PEOPLE
Lauren talks about why community with other women in business matters so much. Rally is one I love (affiliate link): https://letsrally.circle.so/rally?affiliate_code=a2c73b
ABOUT LAUREN
Lauren Elliott is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), entrepreneur, writer, wife, and mom. She blends biblical truth with practical insights from behavioral science to help individuals and families build healthier habits, strengthen relationships, and move from surviving to thriving. Her message: your mess doesn't disqualify you; it may be the very thing God uses for your mission.
CONNECT WITH LAUREN
Lifestyle: https://www.simplyelliott.com | Instagram @elliott_lauren
Behavior analysis content and consultation: https://www.laurenrelliott.com | Instagram @lre.bcba
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Linds Paulson is the founder of Sunday Ops Co. She helps busy women business owners build simple systems so their business feels easy like Sunday.
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