Quit ‘Shoulding’ On Yourself W/ Karmen Berentsen

Host Chaz Wolf brings on Karmen Berentsen, a 7+ figure queen in the fashion boutique industry. Karmen is the CEO of A Line Boutique out of Denver, Colorado and purchased the company in 2012. Karmen has grown her sales over 500% since 2013, in spite of facing challenges during the COVID lockdowns.Since 2013, her company sales have grown to over 500% and continues growing each month. Aside from her business receiving local and national accolades, Karmen has launched a podcast, started an Adventures and Experiences through A Line to continue her mission to empower women, and even wrote her memoir. In this episode, Chaz and Karmen discuss turning to ambition and success to numb pain, operating in abundance, and “moonshot” goals. Tune in now to absorb Karmen’s wealth of knowledge and experience so you can take your business to the next level! During this episode, you will learn about;[01:42]  Intro to Karmen and her business[05:14]  Why Karmen continues to push[07:58]  How Karmen stopped “shoulding” on herself[12:49]  Would Karmen’s trajectory have changed if life had been different?[16:45]  A good decision Karmen made[20:40]  Karmen’s advice on leveling up your business[29:17]  A bad decision Karmen made[36:38]  Karmen’s approach to decision-making[38:33]  Karmen’s advice on managing a team[41:57]  One metric Karmen would track[42:30]  Karmen’s book recommendation[43:19]  Karmen’s thoughts on masterminding[44:15]  If Karmen only had one hour, how would she use it?[47:08]  If Karmen lost it all, what would she do?[51:42]  How to connect with Karmen[52:53]  How to connect with Chaz and info on the GTK 90 day intensiveNotable Quotes“King is not masculine. It's a mindset.” - Chaz Wolfe (Host)“I help souls feel alive.” - Karmen Berentsen“I don't do everything. I do what I want to do.” - Karmen Berentsen“Don't “should” on yourself.” - Karmen Berentsen“This is your human experience. Like do something with it. Show up.” - Karmen Berentsen“What I thought was gonna destroy me, healed me.” - Karmen Berentsen“The world is beautiful and abundant, and there is more opportunity than I can ever make good on.” - Karmen Berentsen“I am an ambitious, tenacious, adventurous, fierce person, but I have learned the power of kindness.” - Karmen Berentsen“As long as I have my health, the sky's the limit.” - Karmen Berentsen“You're making it about the human, about the relationship, not about just that one individual transaction. It matters long term.” - Chaz Wolfe (Host)Books and Resources Recommended:Dare to Lead by Brené Brownhttps://www.amazon.com/Dare-Lead-Brave-Conversations-Hearts/dp/0399592520Good to Great by Jim Collinshttps://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670474344&sr=8-1Learning to Fly by Karmen Berentsen