Christina Sparks On How to Turn a Passion For Giving Into a Business EP 90
Christina Sparks is a Technology Executive turned E-Commerce Fashion CEO and the Founder and CEO of Soulgani Activewear. She sits down with John R Miles to talk about how to turn a passion for giving into a business. For the entire show notes go to https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-podcast/. New to this channel and the passion-struck podcast? Check out our starter packs which are our favorite episodes grouped by topic, to allow you to get a sense of all the podcast has to offer. Go to https://passionstruck.com/starter-packs/. Do You Need to Ship Packages? Try ShipStation ShipStation makes shipping the easy part of running your online store. So you can get back to doing what you’re passionate about—growing your business. Just go to ShipStation.com, click on the microphone at the top, and enter code PASSIONSTRUCK. Have You Tried Athletic Greens? Athletic Greens is a custom formulation of 75 vitamins, minerals, and other whole-food sourced ingredients that make it easier for you to maintain nutrition in just a single scoop. It tastes great and gets you the nutrients you need, whether you’re working on the go, fueling an active lifestyle, or just maintaining your good health. Visit https://athleticgreens.com/passionstruck to get a FREE year supply of Liquid Vitamin D + 5 FREE Travel Packs with the subscription. Special Discount from SOULGANI for Passion Struck Viewers Soulgani Activewear is offering a generous 20% discount for our audience. Go to www.soulgani.com and use passion20 at checkout. Like this? Please join me on my new platform for peak performance, life coaching, self-improvement, intentional living, and personal growth: https://passionstruck.com/ and sign up for our email list. Thank you for joining us today on the Passion Struck podcast. Christina and I discuss how to turn your passion into a business where you do good. Be good. New Interviews with the World’s GREATEST high achievers will be posted every Tuesday with a Momentum Friday inspirational message! Learn more about me: https://johnrmiles.com. SHOW NOTES
- 0:00 Introduction
- 4:18 Christina Sparks entry into the Tech World
- 8:00 The lessons Christina learned from product management
- 14:08 The trip that led her to found Soulgani
- 15:59 What Soulgani means
- 17:44 How focused on her goals
- 20:30 How she got on QVC
- 26:15 Why you can never stop progressing
- 32:12 Where you can buy the product
- 35:10 Her focus on charities and giving back
- 39:04 The keys to her success
- 42:35 Her decision to make the product in the U.S.
- 44:11 Why do people do the reverse of their true calling
- 50:38 Quick question and answer round.
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