Room Mates

The Room Mates get a chance to sit down and talk with the pride of Dunlap TN, Morgan Kilgore. When Morgan was faced with the new reality as an amputee, he didn't let that hold him back from what he believes God has called him to do. Morgan shares about how the world seems to be opening up to him with new opportunities in business and ministry. Morgan also touches on the need for some reform in how prosthetics are offered to amputee...

The Room Mates invited in Natalie's business partner that started The Realty Firm with her eleven years ago! Kim Maynard-Means sits down and talks about humble beginnings, the struggle women have leading in the real estate industry and what is on the horizon for The Realty Firm in the future. Kim also shares some personal stories about an overworked Natalie that simply needed to leave the office and get a hobby.

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The Room Mates sat down with the woman who helps identify and communicate Cookeville's Lifestyle through her quarterly magazine. Chelsea Dartez hasn't been featured in her own magazine yet, but she is quickly becoming one of Cookeville's most influential people who is moving and shaking! Natalie and Cigi ask about what brought Chelsea to Cookeville, her past in the music business and what to expect in upcoming releases of the hotte...

The Room Mates had a chance to sit down with the founder and CEO of Duck Pond Manor. They discuss all the things Duck Pond, and there are a lot of things: Full Service Wedding/Event Venue, Catering, Flowers, house flipping (!!)... Terra and her family have their hands in a lot of entrepreneurial endeavors. Take a minute to listen to the wisdom of a boss babe that even through significant personal losses, pressed on to build what is...

The Room Mates invite Natalie Fletcher to join them and talk all about the adventure she has been on for the last year that has taken her around the world and back. They talk about her dad and the huge impact he made on so many lives, and she shares how spending a year in his shoes has made her understand his life in a much deeper way. Large animal veterinarian by day and confetti engineer by night - Natalie Fletcher is looking for...

Natalie and Cigi sit down with the true Livingston Wunderkind; Hannah Rose. Hannah Rose launched "Mane on Main" a new breed of hair salon that challenges everyone else in the industry to level up. The Room Mates and Hannah Rose talk about starting young, taking advantage of educational opportunities and balancing life/work schedules. Fair warning, this episode might make you want to switch salons and get hair extensions - but we kn...

(**Proceed with caution. This episode has discussion around body dysmorphic disorder, bullying and attempted suicide.)

The Room Mates had the chance to sit down and chat with, Nurse Practitioner, Blakelee Paige Smith. After Cigi was done fan-girling, Blakelee shared her story of growing up in the Upper Cumberland, moving away, and vowing to never return. Well, welcome back! Blakelee, following her heart, has returned to Cookeville ...

"Scared money don't make money." The Room Mates get a chance to sit down with Natalie's, always winning, man! They grill him about all his rodeo success, the farming business, being a constant entrepreneur and venturing into Real Estate in Smithville. Clark is pretty amazing, but he comes by it honest!

If you want to connect with Clark, reach out to him through the Realty Firm or C&S Farms. 

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The Room Mates sit down with Cigi's husband, Michael England and talk about all things Michael. From running in the Boston Marathon, Managing the Exceptional Bean and what life is like after alcohol. Michael also tells us all about Dually and his tragic end at the Hog Barn - and how the world is better now! Always positive, always hopeful... Michael is the best friend you wish you had!

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The Room Mates get a chance to sit down with Dawn Fry. Dawn talks about her choice to head to law school and how being a mother of a child with special needs shaped her journey of practicing law. Whether it is her work with the Putnam County School Board, Teaching at TN Tech, helping with adoptions at Hope Center or advocating for the Exceptional Bean - Dawn's ambition is focused on the opportunities she finds to help her community...

Natalie and Cigi reflect on the second Room Mates sale and how successful it was. They also look at the huge differences between it and the first one. Cigi talks a little about how they are starting to see some patterns, even though some items that sold great the first time didn't win this time. Natalie also brings up the possibility of holiday specific decor starting to roll out in the fall.

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Natalie and Cigi talk a little bit about Michael J Fox and his words on gratitude. When faced with hardship, he says "With gratitude, optimism is sustainable." Cigi talks about the pressure of negative emotions, but the power of choosing positivity. Remembering, and focusing on, the positive helps you to sustain optimism when choosing a negative outlook on life would be easier.  Everybody gets stressed out and has hard days - choos...

Natalie and Cigi challenge us to ask the question: "What do I want to get out of life?" Cigi talks about how she was intimidated by successful people and never felt like she belonged - but as she stayed committed to her work this started to fade away. Natalie talks about how success in business requires commitment and conviction to keep going and understanding that over time commitment breeds success. 

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Natalie and Cigi talk about their business experiences with "connectors" and how they have found that being connectors is a great way to find success. Natalie shares the keen wisdom that "connecting people makes you future money, not now money" and Cigi adds some context that seemingly small connections can end up being a lot bigger wins in the future. The theme of the whole episode is that if you want to be successful in business,...

Cigi and Natalie spend time discussing what good customer service looks like as they share an epic fail they experienced with a Room Mates vendor. They both agree that good customer service, and being willing to go the extra mile, not only makes you a successful business - but also a successful employee.

The Roommates also talk about how in the early days of starting a business, you need to be putting it before everything - and tha...

Nat and Cigi talk about how success looks different for everyone and that we all have to figure that out and pursue it. Although success might look different, the results seem similar: Happiness and Joy. You are the one that defines what a good balance looks like.

Natalie talks about the power of understanding the enneagram for a team of people and they both discuss the timeless truth that no one succeeds alone.

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Cigi and Natalie discuss the importance of helping other people - especially when they are starting out with a new business opportunity. The investment in helping others ALWAYS comes back around. Nat shares a quote with us this week as well:

"Who you are, while you do what you do, is more important than what you do."

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