What time do you get up every morning?
Later than I used to. Right now I wake up with a kid, so it can be anywhere from 6:30 to 7:30. I go with them. I haven't set an alarm in six years.
What's your typical morning routine?
Chaos. Prior to kids, smooth sailing. I'd have a very clear routine. Post-kids, it's make them breakfast, get them ready for school, get dressed somewhere in that, and then get them to school. Chaos.
How do you take your coffee?
I like two shots of espresso with a splash of oat milk and some ice.
What was your childhood dream job?
Okay, this is one of the reasons Argent exists. I didn't really know what I could be because I grew up in the southeast, so I thought I could be a doctor or a lawyer or a banker, and I didn't want to be any of those things, so I just wanted to be in business, period.
Love it. What was your first actual job?
I worked at a restaurant as a hostess down in Hardeeville, South Carolina at the age of 14, and they paid me under the table.
What's the best piece of money or career advice you've ever gotten?
I have two. One was to speak up when I have an idea. I had a male boss who once said, “You have really good ideas, but you're slow to share them and you should use your voice more,” which I appreciated.
But the piece of advice starting Argent that I got that I didn't listen to was to hire slow, fire fast. I was told that what you're building is vulnerable, so you have to be so thoughtful and intentional with who you bring on. It's actually really hard to do because you just want anyone involved to make it a little bit less isolating and lonely. So, that was great advice that I failed at taking but now give. I live by it now. I fire very quickly if it doesn't work out.
How do you deal with rejection in your field if it comes?
I've had so much rejection. So much. Investment rejection, customer rejection, tons of rejection. That's part of the game. If it feels like the wind is really blowing against me, I'll step away from the work and come back to it at a later time. I'll even check out and just watch Netflix, whatever I need to do to clear my head and then come back to it. I also like to pivot into what excites me, which is our community and our customers.
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