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So wait, before we go there, so this is incredible. So you land this role that gives you, I guess, very discounted flights, right? Why necessarily London and why basically every year for four years? Why did you decide that London drew you at that level? Well, the first...

So wait, before we go there, so this is incredible. So you land this role that gives you, I guess, very discounted flights, right? Why necessarily London and why basically every year for four years? Why did you decide that London drew you at that level? Well, the first...

So let's talk about it. So let's talk about it before we go there. So you have this store. And I think at this point, you basically, roughly at this time, you're married to Eddie, right? Yes. And you open your first store and you're starting to bring clothes from London.

So let's talk about it. So let's talk about it before we go there. So you have this store. And I think at this point, you basically, roughly at this time, you're married to Eddie, right? Yes. And you open your first store and you're starting to bring clothes from London.

So talk to us a little bit about the early days, because I don't even know if you realize you're starting a business at that level. Like it was just kind of like, let me bring things.

So talk to us a little bit about the early days, because I don't even know if you realize you're starting a business at that level. Like it was just kind of like, let me bring things.

Was that scary, Norma? Because again, at this point, this was your safety net, right? They were paying the bill. They were paying the flights to London. It was $80, $80 a week, okay?

Was that scary, Norma? Because again, at this point, this was your safety net, right? They were paying the bill. They were paying the flights to London. It was $80, $80 a week, okay?

And that sounds like it, because it sounds like also at the time that you were there, I mean, even now, like I think starting a business is extremely hard. I think it's not easy to find mentors and role models, et cetera. And I think in your time, it was even harder. So getting some of that client experience and how do you run a business and how do you run an operation?

And that sounds like it, because it sounds like also at the time that you were there, I mean, even now, like I think starting a business is extremely hard. I think it's not easy to find mentors and role models, et cetera. And I think in your time, it was even harder. So getting some of that client experience and how do you run a business and how do you run an operation?

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That's leapacademy.com slash training. Now back to the show. And at some point, and I think it's roughly at the same time, like you're starting to move to Madison, to a bigger location. So clearly you're doing very well. Talk to us a little bit about that, because also throughout this time, you and Eddie, I mean, you got married very early on, what, age 19?

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I would freak out and my kids would freak out. But he was also your partner, which is not easy. Yeah.

I would freak out and my kids would freak out. But he was also your partner, which is not easy. Yeah.

But he was doing a lot of the sales too, right?

But he was doing a lot of the sales too, right?

$2,000.

$2,000.