Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and wellness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Wanda Taylor, Founder of Bay Centre Health and Wellness Inc., located in Pensacola, FL, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

We are an integrative team of licensed and certified health and wellness professionals offering services in dietetics, medical massage, functional movement, medical director physician, life/executive/corporate coaching, consulting, and education.

Tell us about yourself

I am an ICF Master Certified Coach. My focus is on synthesizing cross-discipline information, creating a team and coach approach, and understanding holistic systems for health and wellness. I am motivated by helping our clients achieve clarity and specific baselines, designing a health and wellness plan that includes physical, spiritual, and emotional/mind for achieving maximized potential. I love making the complex simple.

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

Sustaining a private practice and organization for over 38 years while still growing services and a client base that we serve well.

What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?

Pivoting by the financial numbers and business model as well as serve our clients' needs. The practice of service fulfillment and the business of service fulfillment is not the same. At the same time, I am comfortable with knowing that managing both is critical. Quite often, those that work for me and with me do not understand, which can impact marketing and opportunity fulfillment.

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

  1. Be smart and strategic.
  2. Don't fall in love with your ideas and beliefs - have a metric system for measuring success.
  3. Know when to change and pivot.

Is there anything else you'd like to share?

Clarifying the "why" behind the vision is critical. When times get tough, and they will, that is sometimes the only thing that gets you up in the morning. And, service to others has to also include a component that grows you as an owner personally and professionally. Otherwise, burnout becomes real.

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://www.baycentrehealthandwellness.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BayCentreWellness/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baycentre/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/baycentrehealth
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bay-centre-inc./

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