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How Leaders Can Support Team Success: An Interview With Nikole Dickman “I think a large part of the small business owners’ journey is that they find themselves where they didn’t think they were going to be, and then they have to find a way to make the best of it.”
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till on the fence about whether or not to start a business? If you are, then you need to meet Envoy Managed Services CEO Nikole Dickman. Nikole’s IT company is the title sponsor for the Badass Business Summit this September, and the story of how Envoy was created might inspire you to take the leap from employee to business owner. So Nikole’s journey from finance expert to CEO started when the company that she used to work for decided to relocate her and her team. But instead of moving, she started a business, brought the team back together, and became the outsource partner for her previous company. It was a bold move for someone who
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had never really been a CEO of a company before. “I didn’t think that this was something that I was going to do. And in the end, it was a big shift to go from managing an organization to trying to figure out how to lead an organization,” Nikole said. “I think a large part of the small business owners’ journey is that they find themselves where they didn’t think they were going to be, and then they have to find a way to make the best of it.” Nikole admitted that none of it was planned out in advance. But she knew the business idea was viable, so she followed her heart and her gut. “Why not take the chance? What’s the worst thing that can happen?”
