In this episode of the Dynamic Entrepreneur Podcast, Kim Rose sits down with April Bordeleau, owner of Shattered Images Hair Removal and an Ideal Protein Weight Loss Coach in Fort St. John, BC.

April shares the real story behind building and sustaining a business for more than a decade.

From leaving a career in banking to going back to school at 40, investing in expensive technology, building a clinic from the ground up, and navigating the realities of entrepreneurship.

This conversation dives into:

• what the first years of business really look like

• investing in yourself before your business can grow

• pricing, money and the uncomfortable conversations around it

• pivoting when something is not working

• building a business through referrals and trust

• motherhood and entrepreneurship

• customer experience and client safety

• staying true to your values even when the market shifts

If you have ever wondered what long-term entrepreneurship actually looks like behind the scenes, this episode delivers an honest look at the wins, the pivots and the lessons learned over 11 years in business.

Business Besties Episode

Running a business is exciting, rewarding, fulfilling… and sometimes brutally lonely.

And one thing nobody really prepares you for is the criticism that comes with putting your name out there.

1. Negative comments.
2. Online opinions.
3. Keyboard warriors.

People who have never built anything suddenly becoming experts on your business.

In this Business Besties episode, we’re having a real conversation about something every entrepreneur eventually experiences. Criticism.

The truth is, if you are visible long enough, someone will have something to say.

The question is not if it will happen.

The question is how you handle it when it does.

In this episode we talk about:

1. Why criticism is often a sign your business is growing
2. The difference between random negativity and useful feedback
3. Why you do not need to respond to every comment
4. How to stop letting strangers take up mental real estate in your head
5. The “24-hour rule” for dealing with emotional reactions
6. How to turn criticism into actual business intelligence

And yes… we also talk about the time a completely innocent rabbit video resulted in people threatening my family online.

Because if people can lose their minds over a bunny… imagine what happens when you start making real moves in business.

This episode is part strategy, part mindset, and part honest conversation between two business owners over morning coffee.

If you have ever felt discouraged by negativity, this one is for you.

Consider this your reminder from your business bestie:

You are not running a friendship centre.

You are running a business.

Running a business is exciting.

It is also one of the loneliest roles you can step into.

In this episode, Kim introduces a new segment of the Dynamic Entrepreneur Podcast called Business Bestie. These are the conversations most entrepreneurs wish they had more often. Honest, unfiltered, and rooted in the real experience of building something.

Because there are multiple versions of you.

The version your family sees.

The version your clients see.

And the version of you behind the scenes trying to figure everything out.

That last one can feel pretty lonely.

This series exists for that version of you.

These episodes will cover the real moments of entrepreneurship. The ideas you're wrestling with, the problems you're trying to solve, and the thoughts that only another business owner truly understands.

No highlight reels.

No pretending everything is perfect.

Just real conversations about building a business and the life that comes with it.

If you have a question, a story, or a situation where you could use a business bestie perspective, you can submit it anonymously through the website or by email.

Because sometimes the most valuable thing another entrepreneur can give you is not the perfect answer.

It is the reminder that you are not the only one figuring it out.