How a Stay-at-Home Mom Built a Million-Dollar Business From Scratch
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At 35 years old, Rivka Brodsky found herself starting over.
She had eight children to support, no work experience, and barely knew how to use a computer.
A few years later, she had built a successful collections business recovering millions of dollars that companies had all but given up on.
But this conversation isn't only about her remarkable path from stay-at-home mom to business owner, which is very, very impressive.
Rivka takes us inside the world of unpaid bills and explains what really happens when someone owes money. Some people genuinely can't pay. Some businesses are simply disorganized. Some disputes are legitimate.
And then there are people who have the money...and simply refuse to pay.
We discuss the psychology of collections, the wild tactics Rivka has used to recover money, SOME people claiming poverty while spending lavishly, the importance of paying what you owe, taking calculated risks, starting a career with no résumé, and what Rivka has learned helping single mothers become financially independent.
Her story is a powerful reminder that where you start doesn't have to determine where you finish
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