Take Care of Yourself Now or Be Forced to Later | Episode 255: Jenny Guthrie
Episode 255Recorded live over lunch at The Vault in Tulsa, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My guest is Jenny Guthrie, the founder of Glow Medical, and she came ready to talk about building a business, walking through a cancer diagnosis, and what her faith looked like when it was under severe strain.Jenny went from ICU nurse to nurse practitioner to a startup med spa where paychecks bounced and the clinic was evicted, and in a dark parking lot she vowed never again. That vow became Glow, started with five thousand dollars of her own money and built debt-free. Then she fired a long-time employee in October and found a lump in November. She walks us through the diagnosis, the surgeries, the months of recurring infections, the faith fatigue of never knowing when it would end, and the two verses, Hebrews 4:16 and Mark 9:24, that taught her about a God who runs to the battle.Lessons for every business owner: why thinking small derails a dream, how to handle betrayal and set boundaries, why a storehouse of money and people lets a company survive a crisis, why faith and doubt can live in the same heart, and why you will either take care of yourself now or be forced to later.Today's sponsor: World Travel Service (worldtraveltoday.com).Join our free online community: skool.com/sharingpassionandpurposeChapters:0:00 Coming up0:38 Sharing Passion and Purpose0:55 Live at The Vault: Nancy introduces Jenny Guthrie3:47 From ICU nurse to nurse practitioner6:15 The startup med spa: bounced paychecks and buying her own Botox11:27 What am I doing here? Never again16:02 If the enemy cannot derail you, he will make you small19:22 The ant and the grasshopper: why a storehouse matters22:46 Every business owner has had a betrayal28:42 Fired in October, a lump in November29:00 A word from our sponsor32:56 Cancer is a symptom: my body was screaming34:38 Take care of yourself now, or be forced to later35:07 The January 3rd phone call41:11 Faith fatigue: how much do you want me to confess?43:54 Faith and doubt in a tug of war46:56 Hebrews 4:16 in the Greek: God runs to the battle50:41 Mark 9:24: I believe, help my unbelief53:43 Questions from the room56:28 Next up: Cultivating Creativity at Pinspiration, November 1057:41 Living with passion and growing with purpose57:50 Sharing Passion and Purpose outroABOUT NANCYNancy Moore is the host of Sharing Passion and Purpose, a weekly podcast offering career and creative inspiration to help you build a purpose-filled life. Pursuing a career with passion, tapping into your creative potential, and building on your best resource: yourself.ABOUT JENNY GUTHRIEJenny Guthrie, APRN-CNP, is the founder and owner of Glow Medical, a medical aesthetics and wellness practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She started her career as an ICU nurse, became a nurse practitioner in 2002 and spent seven years in family practice before moving into medical aesthetics. After working for two med spas that did not survive, she started Glow on the side with five thousand dollars of her own money and built it debt-free into one of Oklahoma's leading medical spas. In this episode she shares her breast cancer diagnosis, the surgeries and recurring infections that followed, and the faith that carried her through it. Jenny is a mom of two boys. She was previously a guest on Episode 115.Website: https://glowmedicaltulsa.comCONNECT & GO DEEPERJoin Nancy's free community: https://www.skool.com/sharingpassionandpurposePodcast website: https://sharingpassionandpurpose.comWork with Nancy: https://nancymoore.co