Episode 10 - Karen Neola, Founder and CEO of My Perfect Pet
Imagine picking up your company from sunny San Diego, California and moving to Sulphur Springs, only to have COVID lockdowns begin only three days later.
It’s the true story of Karen Neola, Founder and CEO of My Perfect Pet, A Natural Pet Food...
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RSS Feed Imagine picking up your company from sunny San Diego, California and moving to Sulphur Springs, only to have COVID lockdowns begin only three days later.
It’s the true story of Karen Neola, Founder and CEO of My Perfect Pet, A Natural Pet Food company.
Karen shares her story of how she started her company after tragedy happened in her own home, and how by just helping others her small home-based business turned into bigger building after bigger building. She also talks about her experience in researching Sulphur Springs, and what drew her to moving the company to this East Texas town.
She also discusses the problems that COVID brought to the table, and how she has had to learn to navigate all kinds of new issues brought on by the pandemic, including supply chain, local sourcing and hiring from a small pool of potential workforce candidates.
Want to learn more about My Perfect Pet, visit: https://www.myperfectpetfood.com/
To learn more about the community of Sulphur Springs and their Economic Development Center, visit: https://ss-edc.com/
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