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I grew up on a farm in central Texas, homeschooled alongside nine siblings in a traditional faith-rooted community. Best childhood ever. It was my Grandma Jan who first sparked my love for art with her weekly kitchen table art classes. And I’ve been dreaming up businesses for as long as I can remember: from home-brew soda to antique typewriter repair, and plenty in between. At 24, with $20k of savings and a whole lot of help, I turned a 5-acre patch of swampy land into a modern village of lakeside cabins. Just ten months after breaking ground, Live Oak Lake​ welcomed its first guests. But two weeks later, disaster struck. Airbnb suspended our account. No warning, no explanation. With a large loan payment looming and no income, I prayed. And tried to think outside the box. I found a local influencer who was willing to share our property with her audience. Then I spun up a website with a calendar and payment link, and an Instagram account, and within days, we had $40,000 in bookings and

about I grew up on a farm in central Texas, homeschooled alongside nine siblings in a traditional faith-rooted community . Best childhood ever. It was my Grandma Jan who first sparked my love for art with her weekly kitchen table art classes. And I’ve been dreaming up businesses for as long as I can remember: from home-brew soda to antique typewriter repair, and plenty in between. At 24, with $20k of savings and a whole lot of help, I turned a 5-acre patch of swampy land into a modern village of lakeside cabins. Just ten months after breaking ground, Live Oak Lake​ welcomed its first guests. B

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