Episode 38: One Step at a Time — Donielle Richmond

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra interviews Donielle Richmond — dancer, choreographer, teacher, and owner of</span> <a href= "https://activateyourartistry.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Activate Your Artistry</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, which hosts nationwide conventions focused on empowering the next generation of dancers. Donielle — a Chicago native — has over 15 years of teaching experience, in addition to her performance resume. Donielle’s on-stage work has opened for famed musician Calving Harris and has been featured on ABC’s</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Extreme Home Makeover</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, among many other places.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Donielle is a proud entrepreneur, and her zeal for “being your own boss” shines through the entire conversation with Aleksandra. On the podcast, Donielle discusses what ultimately drove her to entrepreneurship and what is keeping her there. Richmond is an open-book and also shares the difficult aspects of entrepreneurship but, ultimately, why she believes females are great candidates to lead businesses. Although building a business is difficult, Donielle firmly believes that chasing your dream is worth it and is possible, as long as you keep one foot firmly planted in front of the other.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Moving Quotes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Just make a list [of steps towards your goal]. Whatever is the easiest thing — start with that. Before you know it, you’ve crossed off a million things, and you’ve moved ahead."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think my favorite thing about being an entrepreneur is being able to step back after everything is over and done with and see what we did. I don’t think any of us even remotely know what we’re capable of… We’re stronger than we think, and we’re capable of so much more than we realize."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “I