Mind the Ceiling - Bridget Firtle: Being unapologetically yourself and launching the first female-founded NY distillery

Bridget Firtle: Being unapologetically yourself and launching the first female-founded NY distillery

07/13/21 • 49 min

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She launched the first female-founded distillery in NYC and was the first solo female distiller in the United States. Within five years of the launch, she formed a strategic partnership with Proximo Spirits, and finally sold the company to launch mission-driven Rockaway Drinks.
Meet Bridget Firtle, a serial entrepreneur and investor in a highly male dominated industry-- spirits. Even if your industry of choice is different, everyone has a lot to learn from Bridget. On the show, she talks about confidence and how she cultivated her own from an early age. Bridget also shares important tips about finances-- personal and for any new business. With a hurdle-heavy path to purpose, Bridget reflects on some of the toughest personal challenges she faced in her career that have shaped her life today. Listen in to hear how you can harness the power of your purpose and discover the tips ceiling breakers have used to find success.
Follow Bridget: @bridgetcfirtle
Follow Rockaway Drinks: @drinkrockaway
Quotes We Keep In Mind
"A lot of times you're more smart, more prepared, and more capable than the person you're sitting across the table from."
"So anytime that I'm doubting myself, I'm constantly having conversations with myself. And I'll say like, Okay, I'm not ready to make a decision on this yet, but keep talking to yourself about it. Stay calm, and you will get clarity on the decision. And then you'll have a decision."
"Humility is important, no matter how capable you are."
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How setting boundaries can lead to success, and why nurturing connections can help enhance policy work. Learning these key skills not only helps maintain work and life balance can be the key to so many career elevating steps. Amanda Koonjbeharry did this by recognizing her self-worth! Amanda’s journey into social work took a detour, and now she’s the Director of Public Policy at Citizen’s League, a nonpartisan, thinktank, leading civic engagement across Minnesota on critical issues such as anti-sex trafficking or better policing. On the show, she shares important realizations about her self-worth and how that has led to powerful mindfulness habits, setting boundaries, and trusting herself. Listen in to hear how you can harness the power of your purpose and discover the tips ceiling breakers have used to find success.
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Quotes We Keep In Mind
“I want young girls to know, and what I would have told myself is: You are so freaking amazing. You are so beautiful. You are so worthy. And the folks that are not for you, that's okay, you're going to find a million other people that are, and they are worth your time.”
“I don't want to be afraid of the unknown-- I just wanted to go for it.”
“Nobody is going to die because you are not sitting in this desk right now. And I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, you're right.’ It was like a weight just fell off.”
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