We don’t BECOME entrepreneurs, we ARE entrepreneurs.

I believe that the entrepreneurial spirit is one that is engrained within us. We don’t become entrepreneurs, we ARE entrepreneurs. From the day I started exploring what my path would be in life, I knew I wanted something different from the “norm”. A 9 to 5, with as little as one week of vacation a year, was an idea I simply couldn’t wrap my mind around. I desired freedom, passion, purpose and a life I could look back on and say I truly “lived”. That is the heart of an entrepreneur and along my journey I have met many others just like me.

The entrepreneur journey is one filled with tremendous joy when we are able to find what we yearn for. However, BEING an entrepreneur, and being true to who we are, also means at times working even harder than the 9 to 5ers. We battle entrepreneur guilt, work late hours, take financial and business risks, put ourselves out there, and so much more. That is the realness and truth behind our journey. I am thrilled to join the Women in Connection group, get to know this powerful group of women and explore together what it means to BE an entrepreneur and how together we can stay routed in the WHY behind the beautiful journey we have chosen to take.

Kelly Hassberger is the CEO and Practice Director at Grand Rapids Natural Health. She graduated with a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in July of 2011 and then completed a 1-year general medicine residency in Naturopathic Medicine at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine Medical Center. Kelly opened Grand Rapids Natural Health in 2012, within a chiropractic office, and has since grown the practice to a team of 20, offering a wide array of health and wellness services. She is also the co-founder of InspiredlifeGR, a two-day health and wellness conference held annually in Grand Rapids.

Kelly is passionate about creating access to Naturopathic and Functional Medicine for the greater Michigan community and has become an active speaker and advocate for her profession. She also lives part time in Puerto Rico, where her and her fiancé run a juice bar and vegan restaurant. Kelly believes in building the life of her dreams and loves to share that passion with others interested in doing the same.

Meeting format:

9AM: Registration, coffee with friends & table topics

Come at 9, grab a drink and some breakfast from the café and join us at the tables outside of the meeting room. We will have discussion topics at each table, join in on the one you are most interested in.

9:20: Introductions, group testimonials
9:50: Speaker
10:20: Group discussion
10:40: Group promotions