How to create a business with purpose and leave a legacy with Susie Cabrera

Susie: (00:00)
I think as women we put a lot of pressure on ourselves and sometimes we’re very judgmental on ourselves. So lately I’ve been practicing self love and the way I, I named my daughter Mila Grace, and I tell my husband, grace just means so much to me because like treating ourselves with grace, talking ourselves with love, and especially after having kids, sometimes you look at yourself and you’re like, what happened? My body, this, that? And now when I look at myself, I’m like, I’m gonna talk to myself. Like I want my daughter to talk to herself like I would wanna talk to my daughter. And so I’m like, I’m strong, I’m beautiful, I’ve got this.

Hope: (00:31)
Do you wanna wake up feeling like you’re stepping into who you’re meant to be into the best possible version of you? What if I told you that the key to your best life, health and happiness are all around you? You just have to find what works for you. I’m Hope Pedraza and I believe that there isn’t just one way to live a healthy and meaningful life and that all you need is a little inspiration to make changes that last from the inside out. Each week I’ll be sharing tangible tips and inspirational interviews to help you on your journey. These are the steps to take to improve your life and live with purpose. This is hopeful and wholesome.

Hope: (01:06)
Thanks so much for joining today, y’all. I’ve got such a fun interview here. My friend Susie, Susanna Cabrera came on the show with me. We actually met through my studio in balance, but she is the founder, the owner of a great company out of San Antonio called Fiesta Feet. And they make these super cute, fashionable shoes. But even more importantly, she is making a difference in the lives of a in Mexico. This is a mission-driven company that’s giving back to a battered women’s shelter in Mexico. And she is truly living with purpose. We talk all about her company, her transition from being just business owner to business owner and mom, what that’s been like for her and how she is working to leave a legacy for her family and for her kids. Such a great interview. She is such a light and I know y’all enjoy learning all about her. I’m excited to bring her story to y’all. Y’all enjoy. Okay y’all, let’s get going. I’m really excited to bring on Susanna Cabrera today from Fiesta Feet and I’m really excited for this conversation ’cause we’re talking about her amazing company, Fiesta Feet and her mission behind it and everything she’s doing just in life. So thanks so much for joining Susie.

Susie: (02:10)
Aw, thanks for having me. .

Hope: (02:12)
Yeah, So share with everybody who’s listening, what exactly Fiesta Feet is.

Susie: (02:17)
Okay, awesome. So Fiesta Feet is a wace shoe line. Hues are the traditional Mexican shoe that has been hand for hundreds of years and we’ve tried to kind of grab that concept and innovate it into something that we can all wear today. Dress up or dress down.

Hope: (02:36)
I love that. And it’s super cute. Y’all have got to, so just to start out so everybody can write down your website, where can they go shop for these?

Susie: (02:43)
It is really easy. It’s just fiestafeet.com.

Hope: (02:46)
Perfect.

Susie: (02:47)
Instagram and Facebook. That’s also just fiesta feet.

Hope: (02:50)
Yeah. And they’re super cute. Super cute. Where did you get the idea? Where did all of this start?

Susie: (02:55)
So about four and a half years ago, my mom, mom and I went to Mexico and my grandma, who’s now 91 Wow. Took a trip with us. And so every year we did this girl’s trip, just the three of us. And that year we were walking around the cobblestone beaches in Puerto, very near where my family originally is. And my grandma was like, aye mija, your feet. Why are you walking on those cheap shoes? Look at you, you can’t even walk. Right. And I’m like, oh my gosh, I’m being called out. She’s totally right. Like I was not enjoying walking on this cobblestone street.

Susie: (03:35)
I looked ridiculous. Yeah, it was very cheapy shoes because they were cute. Sure. And so I was like, well, what should I wear? And she’s like, huaraches. Like you can go to an artisan and they’ll hand weave a pair for you. And I’m like, no way. Let’s do it. And so we went and I had a pair woven for her and for myself. How cool. And I love them. And I was like, Hey, these are, you know, they’re just very simple but like pure leather shoes. And I started walking in them. I’m like, okay, I guess, you know, I like a lot of color. And so I was like, they’re a little boring. But by the end of the day I was like, oh my God, these are the most comfortable shoes I’ve ever worn. They’re actually really cute. . And I actually took a picture with Mexico, like the beach on the background, and I posted it on my Instagram and Facebook and all my friends just started liking and commenting, oh my God, bring me a back, a pair of one.

Susie: (04:29)
Yeah, I do money, please. I love those shoes. And I was thinking, wow, my friends in the us, my white friends, like know what Huaraches is. Yeah. Yeah. I, I barely knew, you know, because I grew up here in the US and I didn’t really grow up wearing them even though I’m Mexican. And so I was really blown away that people could appreciate this from our culture. And I, I love that. And so I’m like, Hey, that’s pretty nice. And then later that night we went to dinner with my aunt and uncle and they had just started a home for girls about 10 years before. And um, they were struggling to bring on more girls to the program. And these girls are government cases. Most of them have unfortunately been abused either sexually or physically or mentally. And a lot of times it’s by family members.

Susie: (05:20)
And so that’s why they’re government cases. So we gotta step in, remove them from the home, and they go to Casca Mami, which is a home that my aunt and uncle started. And so they’re really upset talking about all these cases they were getting and not being able to take these girls on. Mm-Hmm. . And I was just sitting there like, oh my God, you know, we gotta raise money, how can we do it? And I had that light bulb moment. Yeah. And I was like, okay, people want Huaraches. My aunt and uncle are struggling and these girls and this is an amazing cause. Why not buy some Huaraches, sell them and send them some money and then maybe we can all, you know, benefit from this. So I came back home and I just kept thinking about the idea, but at the time I had my custom clothing line that I was running called hkd. And I was like, I can’t add this onto my plate. And my husband was like, yes you can. I’ll help you. And so he partnered up with me and we decided to employ single moms. Our artisans are mainly single moms. Mm-Hmm. . And so they actually take the leather straps home and they’re able to weave the shoe from home while watching their kids.

Hope: (06:29)
That’s awesome. And this is in Mexico?

Susie: (06:31)
This is in Mexico, in Guadalajara. And so we were able to find those artisans and I was like, let’s spruce up the design. I don’t want them to be, you know, too solid. Let’s, let’s add some color, let’s be funky. And so we started just thinking of really crazy designs. We bought about 200 pair, we shipped them over. It cost us so much money to ship. We’d made so many mistakes. The first one it was, it was disaster.

Hope: (06:55)
And where did you get them shipped from?

Susie: (06:56)
From Guadalajara.

Hope: (06:58)
Okay. They shipped them to you. Gotcha.

Susie: (06:59)
To San Antonio. And so, you know, we practiced fair Trade with our Artisans. I thought this was a onetime transaction. I would send money and be done. I set up a little booth at the Junior League of San Antonio in November and those 200 shoes sold out in less than a month.

Hope: (07:16)
Wow. That’s awesome.

Susie: (07:18)
And people were like, we want more. These are amazing. So I was like, oh my gosh, maybe this is a business, not just a one. Yeah.

Hope: (07:25)
This is a thing. Yeah.

Susie: (07:27)
Fundraiser. And so that’s where guest feet was born. From there we just kept going and San Antonio embraced us because people are just so familiar with the Mexican culture here. Yeah,

Hope: (07:38)
Totally. So did you really, did you really plan for it just to be like a onetime thing? Like you’re just gonna That’s so crazy.

Susie: (07:45)
I, I did not see this as a long term business.

Hope: (07:48)
That’s awesome.

Susie: (07:48)
Because I had my other business and people were just loving it and it just felt. Right. Because I was connecting with my roots Sure. And giving back to the girls. So I shifted my attention and focus on Fiesta Feet. Yeah.

Hope: (08:01)
Yeah. That is so, so then did you just, your other clothing line, you just stopped doing that and now you’re just Fiesta Feet?

Susie: (08:09)
So initially I continued the clothing line and then I started doing events. So once a quarter and then I had my 2-year-old son. So I said, okay, twice a year I’ll place orders for custom clothing. And then I got pregnant the second time and unfortunately my Taylor passed along last year. And so I kind of took that as a sign. Yeah. Me needing to hit the pause button with that and just focus my energy on the kids and the Fiesta Feet line.

Hope: (08:39)
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. The signs are always crucial. , the signs show up when you need them. Yeah. Yes. So then how long does it take? So what is the process like for that? Like, so you’re starting when you like just from start to finish. I don’t know anything about like the apparel industry, how this all works. So like what is kind of your start to like where do you get the leather and how long does it take and what is that process like?

Susie: (09:01)
So we source the leather also locally in Mexico. And then once we get the leather straps are all natural leather and we ship that to our artisans. And then our artisans will actually hand paint each piece.

Hope: (09:15)
Hand paint. Wow. Yeah.

Susie: (09:17)
So they’re actually hand painted. I, I’ll grab a pair before so I can show you. Yeah. But they’re all hand painted so no pair is perfect. And that’s kind of what makes them perfect is they’re imperfections because they are handmade.

Hope: (09:29)
Sure.

Susie: (09:30)
And so once they hand paint, they have to dry, depending on the weather, if it’s like raining or muggy outside, it may take up to a week for that paint to truly dry before they can actually use the leather straps to weave them.

Hope: (09:44)
Yeah.

Susie: (09:44)
And they actually have a shoe mold. So you can imagine kind of like a plastic shoe mold with all the different sizes. And then what they do is around the shoe mold, they wrap each strap and they weave it. We actually have videos on our Instagram where you can see that process. And it’s amazing because sometimes it can take up to a week to produce you each pair.

Susie: (10:07)
Yeah. And because of the weather, it’s all dependent on the weather, on how quickly and dry. Yeah. And if the natural leather has any scuffs, we actually clean it with lemon, with lemon juice. So like they use the natural lemon. And these things have been done for years and years. But a lot of people message us and say, well what makes it different from other Huaraches companies? And we tell them, well first off we source the leather and we make sure it’s being treated fairly and then we pay out our artisans fairly. So we do practice fair trade in all senses. Mm-Hmm. . And then of course we try to employ mainly single women so that they don’t have to go to a certain facility to make them. But the leather that we source, we really strive on the softest leather because they are meant to mold to your feet. So what we want is for people to be able to walk in them and not have to worry about them hurting or Right. So they should be comfortable from the start. Yeah. So that’s really what sets us apart is that soft leather.

Hope: (11:08)
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So then if all of them are making them at home, do you have, like, do you have a factory or like is it strictly just they do it from home?

Susie: (11:18)
They do it from home. We do have a facility where we have a laser cut machine. So they actually can place the leather straps like a big square leather Mm-Hmm. . And we have different laser patterns that cuts into that. And that’s what you see in a lot of our heels. Okay. So a lot of our heels are made with that. So then they take that block and take it home and then they can attach the weaving. And then the heel part, that part is not leather that is also attached at the facility. Okay. That along with the laser cutting.

Hope: (11:47)
Gotcha, gotcha. So how have you been able to help this ? Because it is, you just work, work with this one home for girls, for women.

Susie: (11:56)
Yes. So we give back to, so 10% of every shoe sold we give back to them.

Hope: (12:01)
That’s so cool. And then what has been the effects for them? Like have they had noticeable effects on, you know, how they’re running that house?

Susie: (12:09)
Yeah, absolutely. They are able to take karate lessons, which I was very excited about. I think it’s so fun as women and I know you would appreciate it, just being able to get out there workout. Yeah. And also feel like you’re physically strong because when you’re physically strong you feel mentally strong.

Hope: (12:27)
Totally. Yeah, totally.

Susie: (12:28)
I it goes hand in hand. Yeah. So we were able to sponsor their karate lessons, which made me really happy. How fun. And then we have one shoe that’s called Pinata Party and I’m like real big on birthdays. Yeah. Like the whole month shuts down. Just for my birthday.

Hope: (12:45)
That’s so funny. That’s, oh, you and my husband have that in common. .

Susie: (12:50)
I’ve always been like that. My whole family, husband, everybody rolls their eyes and I’m like, it’s my birthday month.

Hope: (12:54)
Yeah. .

Susie: (12:56)
And I just rub it in everyone’s faces. And so when I was talking to the director, I said, where are you guys? Like where are you super short on? And she said birthdays, you know, like we have to use the money for necessities. Medical schooling. Yeah, yeah. Karate lessons, things like that. Like, you know, meeting with therapists doctors, she’s like, so that comes last. So I’m like, well what if we designed a shoe that the funds just go to their birthdays and so they can use it for presents, for cakes, whatever, you know? Yeah. They want. And so we, we designed the pinata party and I was super excited. Fun. Bring a little birthday Joy

Hope: (13:33)
. That’s so cool. Well that’s super fun. Well, just anything I’m sure just to feel special and loved and that’s so cool. Absolutely. So what, what was kind of the, what is the most, what was most important to you starting out? Like when you’re starting it? Like what was kind of your driving force when you were getting this started?

Susie: (13:50)
Definitely the girls. Yeah. I mean, just being able work with a nonprofit that my family runs, I can trust it. And I know that sounds awful, but unfortunately there’s so many horror stories Yeah. Where people are donating and you don’t know exactly where the money is going.

Hope: (14:05)
Sure. Yeah.

Susie: (14:06)
And so Having my aunt and uncle, the transparency, and I know they devote their life to this cause they, they’re gonna be 14 years now since running the home. And I mean they have put everything on the line for this home along with the staff that works there. So I’m like, I wanna be a part of that. I wanna reconnect with my roots. I was a really proud business owner with Hkd and it was super fun, creative outlet, but I felt like I just wasn’t giving back enough. It was just more focused on me Sure. And how I could grow and making my clients feel good. But I wanted something where nobody had to do anything in return. I just wanted to give Yeah. Directly, you know?

Hope: (14:44)
Yeah, yeah, yeah. For sure.

Susie: (14:46)
That was definitely a big driver.

Hope: (14:47)
Yeah. I love that. I mean, well I think it’s, I think that that just makes you even more passionate about the other aspects of your business. ’cause you have that, you know, that deep purpose that kind of keeps you gra Yeah. I love that. So you mentioned you have, you have two kids. And so how is that, I mean I feel like it’s a dumb question to even ask, like how has that changed things? ’cause it changes everything , but how has it kind of shifted how you run your business? Like how have you had to adjust? How was that for you, that transition from being not just business owner but now business owner and mom?

Susie: (15:20)
Yeah, that’s a great question. So when I first had Jack and I was still running HKD, the custom clothing line and Fiesta Feet was starting, I decided to close down my showroom for HKD. And I was terrified because I had had that showroom for five years and people knew they could come there, get fitted, get their clothing. And when I closed down, it was actually a blessing in disguise because then I started having these events and people started ordering more. So what I was most scared about was actually stopping me and hindering me. Mm-Hmm. I thought, you know, I have to have a showroom to give me credibility. But when you’re forced in these situations where you have to be practical, it actually opens your eyes a lot. And it’s kind of like what we were talking about ear earlier, being in this quarantine with everything going on right now, I’m having to open my eyes.

Susie: (16:12)
Mm-Hmm. online and what that can bring. So sometimes those are blessings in disguise. And it taught me so much about the kind of business I wanted to run. I wanted very low overhead. And so that’s been a top priority because my kids are young. I’m mainly a, you know, I always say I am a mom first and then my business, which is my other child, second. And so I gotta wake up, take care of these kiddos and then, you know, I address what’s going on with my businesses. So working from home is the platform that I need.

Hope: (16:44)
Yeah, yeah. And you make it work for you. Yeah,

Susie: (16:47)
Exactly. But I mean I love all kinds of working moms, everything. It’s just what works for you, for you. Eventually I would love to have somebody, you know, come to the house and maybe watch the kiddos while I can work. Sure. Right now we’re like literally on stand. So you don’t want anyone in your house.

Hope: (17:04)
Yes, yes. Unfortunately.

Susie: (17:06)
Right. And so it’s chaos. I mean I’m, if I could turn the camera, you would see shoes,

Hope: (17:12)


Susie: (17:12)
You would see burp cloths, you knows my house is just flooded. Yeah.

Hope: (17:17)
Yeah. That’s what happens though. It’s like, I just said that like not so long ago. Like why do we even bother picking up all this crap off the floor? Like it’s back on the floor like five minutes later. It’s just a reality. .

Susie: (17:29)
Yes. .

Hope: (17:31)
So you, you said that your husband kind of started out helping you when you first got started. Does he still help? Is he like a part of your business?

Susie: (17:38)
Yeah, he’s actually my business partner. .

Hope: (17:41)
Awesome. So is that y’all do full time together?

Susie: (17:44)
So he actually has his own company. He builds home in [inaudible].

Hope: (17:50)
Okay.

Susie: (17:51)
And so that’s his business. But what he does for Fiesta Feet is he actually handles all my online orders. Awesome. And he handles the website and he also sends out our wholesale account. So we work with retailers and so he’s restocking them constantly while I’m working on design, I’m have popups.

Hope: (18:11)
Yeah. You’re the creative mind. He’s like the techie mind. That’s perfect. Combo .

Susie: (18:15)
Perfect. So we don’t clash because we just divide and conquer. Yes. It’s like how does that work working with your husband? And I’m like, we don’t do the same thing. . Right.

Hope: (18:24)
Yeah. That’s how it works. Yeah. That’s how me husband are the same. You gotta have your own role and then you just, it just works.

Susie: (18:31)
Exactly.

Hope: (18:32)
That’s great. So then what is kind of your vision? Where do you see Fiesta feet going? Like what direction are you heading?

Susie: (18:39)
Yeah, so I actually would love Fiesta Feet to continue to grow and working with other small business owners like, like myself, I love, love, love working with new boutiques and promoting them on our social media when they pick up the line we can send customers there and it’s just really fun to see Fiesta Feet in other cities. Like we recently got an account in Nashville and it’s just gets me really excited to

Hope: (19:05)
Awesome. How cool.

Susie: (19:07)
Thank you. It gets me excited to think like what we could do, introducing this, you know, Mexican traditional shoe that’s kind of innovative and it’s different steps or heel, boot or a tenny but it all handwoven the same way and it’s been done this way for hundreds of years. I would just love to spread that culture to other states and cities. Yeah. Yeah. And I think the best way to do that is with other small business owners so they can grow with us and essentially we all join the cause of helping Casa de Mami.

Hope: (19:38)
Yeah. I love that. That’s so exciting going nationwide. How cool. , so where, how do you kind of stay? What keeps you grounded? Like what keeps you from losing your mind from wearing so many hats and like chasing kids around? Like what is your, what do you do that makes you feel like you like your best self? What do you do for you?

Susie: (20:00)
This is perfect timing to ask that because the last, like the first week of this quarantine where we were all staying home honestly like I went to the grocery store or we, we ordered curbside actually, but I ordered like all the stuff I never get. Like chocolate chips and crackers and pizza and all this gross food. That’s delicious.

Hope: (20:21)
Yeah.

Susie: (20:22)
And we ate that like the first week just like animals. Yeah. I never seen it before. We’re going crazy and I felt awful like Saturday hit, I was like, I don’t feel like myself. Right. Like yes. Making me angry

Hope: (20:38)
.

Susie: (20:40)
And so hit reset button on Sunday. Today is barley Tuesday, so it has been two or three days, but I already feel like a whole new person. Just eating healthy for me is really important.

Hope: (20:51)
Yeah.

Susie: (20:51)
Of course. You know, you can make some cookies or a banana bread and stuff like that. Splurging. Yes. But try not to eat like a slob for three days straight.

Hope: (21:04)
I know

Susie: (21:05)
It’s super important.

Hope: (21:06)
Yes. No and I keep seeing that and it’s so funny ’cause we did the same thing. We like got all these like random snacks and it’s like you ran out of quarantine snacks in like the first two days. Like what we doing with our lives.

Susie: (21:18)
It’s so true. I’m like, it’s for the kids Right. And cereal. I’m like, I never eat this. Right. That, I mean, what I put in my body is number one. And I really am excited about all these companies like imbalance, going virtual. Yeah. Because I wanna do my classes. Even if it’s just 30 minutes a night yoga or whatever I can do. I feel like that makes all the difference in the world.

Hope: (21:46)
Yeah, totally. Just taking a little bit of time for you. Yeah. Yes, for sure. Yeah. So what is keeping you inspired now? What is your inspiration? For what’s next?

Susie: (21:56)
So right now I’m definitely inspired, you know, to leave something for my kids to be proud of and to say, okay, mommy was able to run a business and help other people while raising us. And I, I’m just really inspired to show my kids that we can do it all. And I think as women we put a lot of pressure on ourselves and sometimes we’re, we’re very judgmental in ourselves. So lately I’ve been practicing self love and the way I, I named my daughter gr uh, Mila Grace. And I tell my husband, grace just means so much to me because like treating ourselves with grace, with love. Sure. Especially after having kids. Sometimes you look at yourself and you’re like, what happened? My body this? And now when I look at myself I’m like, I’m gonna talk to myself. Like I want my daughter to talk to herself.

Susie: (22:42)
Like I would wanna talk to my daughter. Yes. And so I’m like, I’m strong, I’m beautiful, I’ve got this. And I just, I’ve been practicing a lot of self love and that’s really inspiring because right now it’s a scary time with Fiesta being rescheduled and postponed. We have all this inventory. Mm-Hmm. stacked high because we’re ready every year we sell out and this year we prepared, we had events, we had segments booked and everything had to hit pause and instead having that self talk of doubt, fear, that self talk of love and inspiration and saying, we got this, it’s okay and let’s come together as a community. Yeah. You know what you’re doing. Being able to highlight different small business owners, that means the world. Yeah. Building each other up.

Hope: (23:29)
Sure. Yeah. And then where does that come from for you? So for, you know, I know if there’s any business owners that are listening and people that are kind of in that mindset where it’s like we’re literally, we did hit like the world hit pause. Like we dunno how long this is gonna be, how long it’s gonna be before we get back. So where does that come from? Like what would you say to other business owners or just people in that head space now, where, where do you get that positivity and that mindset?

Susie: (23:53)
I think a lot of it is being able to be open with my audience. I recently, you know, at the beginning when I first launched Fiesta Feet, I struggled to post about myself Mm-Hmm. Or talk too much about who’s behind the brand.

Hope: (24:08)
Yes. I, same thing ,

Susie: (24:10)
It was like a scary, I was like, I dunno, my face, right. , I started posting my kids and I started being honest and I started saying, Hey, you know, this is what’s happening. And I saw just the feedback and people supporting me and giving me ideas. I get messages like, Hey, what if you do a virtual popup shop with other business owners? Hey, could you do a video trying on this pair? I wanna buy it online. I usually don’t shop online, but I know I’m gonna try to make the effort this time. So that’s what keeps me going is talking to my audience, talking to our customers that know us and just being honest and transparent and saying, Hey guys, we’re gonna try this out. It might not be the way that we, you know, we envision it, but it’s not, we’ll keep trying until we get it right. Right. We’re able to work through this together.

Hope: (25:00)
Yeah, yeah. No, I agree. Yeah. And I think that’s kind of the cool thing like we were talking about earlier, kind of like the good that comes out of situations like this. ’cause I, I do love seeing that now. So many different businesses and people just coming together to try to support each other. ’cause we’re all like, it’s sucks for everybody. Like everybody is struggling so it’s, you know, we’ve gotta back each other up. So I wanna end with one question I like to ask everybody. Okay. So what do you think is the most important thing you can do or the most important change you can make to live with purpose?

Susie: (25:34)
Okay. Most important thing you can do. So I think the most important thing that we can do to live with purpose is to be present. I have caught myself and my Apple phone has called me out texting me my screen time. And so I think , I think to really live in purpose is to be present. And this is something that you can do every day. And I’m so guilty of it, you know, sometimes I have my daughter practicing tummy time. My son is sitting there playing with a toy and I’m on my phone. Right. I mean, I can’t say every time I’m on my phone I’m working because sometimes I’m just scrolling through social media.

Hope: (26:15)
Right.

Susie: (26:16)
And I’m totally guilty of that and I’m making it, you know, a purpose and I’m intentionally every day saying, I don’t need my phone. I don’t want my kids to turn and look at me and say, oh, that must be really cool gadget. She has her phone everywhere. Yes. I want to live on purpose, I wanna, and I them grow up seeing that so that they do the same thing. Mm-Hmm. And of course sometimes, I mean we need some, don’t play for your baby shark because we got that all day. But you gotta take those moments and be present. Or when you’re visiting your parents or when you’re talking to a sibling, just be present, put the phone away or do something like this, a virtual hangout where you get to see your friend face to face and just say, how are you doing?

Hope: (27:04)
Yeah. I love, that’s great advice. I think we could all use a little bit more of that and I’m, I’m hoping that that’s another thing this teaches people, right. Having to be at home like, and you can’t literally can’t go anywhere. The being present. Yeah. I love that. That’s great. , thank you so much Suzy for sharing your story and I know everybody’s gonna go check out Fiesta feet and I, I’m really excited for you to see where it goes next. I think that’s really exciting that you’re just getting out there across the country. Love that.

Susie: (27:33)
Thank you. I’m excited too and it’s such a fun stage that we’re in and I always have looked up to you. I think you’re an amazing business owner. I remember gonna the yoga studio before you bought it. Yeah. I remember taking a class with you and then coming back and you were like transitioning to owning it.

Hope: (27:52)
Uh huh

Susie: (27:52)
I was just so impressed with you. My mom and I always talk about how awesome you are.

Hope: (27:57)
You’re so sweet.

Susie: (27:58)
I love all your franchise owners, obviously Monica and I, seeing she’s such a sweetheart, she’s, and everybody I’ve met has just been so inspired through you. So thank, it’s an honor to do this with you.

Hope: (28:10)
Thank you. You’re very sweet. Well, thank you so much Susie.

Hope: (28:15)
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