This week I speak with Robin Isenor-Cantfell, a woman who - as a 17 year old, still in high school - answered an ad in the local community bulletin for someone to teach dance to a few local children. She grew that dance class into a 25 year career as a dance studio director as well as a partnership in a major dance education and production company in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Robin is incredibly heartfelt in telling her story of how her love of dance and vast experience as a dancer and teacher lead her down her professional path. With no formal business education, she has overcome challenges with grace and displays managerial wisdom that should be taught at the MBA level (but isn't). She loves her dancers, her staff, and her community - and they love her as evidenced by many of her staff staying with her for 20 years and her former students now bringing their children to learn at RSI Danceworks.
With her business partner, Jocelyn Hope, Robin has also grown Limelight Productions Inc to host the largest growing dance competition in the Canadian Maritimes.
In this episode, Robin shares:
- what she wishes she knew about business before she created her first company;
- the best piece of advice she ever got and what advice she would give;
- the difference between being in business as a 17 year old girl and a 40 year old woman;
- as well as how she set boundaries to establish a better family life and work balance.
Get in touch with Robin and join her community:
http://www.rsidanceworks.ca/
http://www.limelightproductionsinc.com/
https://www.facebook.com/rsidanceworks/?ref=br_rs
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09/28/20 • 46 min
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