Episode 5: Juggling Motherhood and Entrepreneurship, with Dr. Katherine Collier



Dr. Katherine Collier is the owner and founder of Spectrum Dental and Quest Dental. One of the benefits of her career has been that it has enabled her to give back to her community as much as she has been able to. Earlier in her career, Katherine did medical mission trips to Central America and since then she has set up scholarships at 2 colleges. She has also started programs to deal with issues, outside of dentistry like a fatherhood program and a leadership program for boys. It is very important to her to feel like she has contributed to society. She is most proud of her daughters. She raised them by herself which was the biggest challenge of her life, by far. They have turned out to be amazing, caring, accomplished, strong women.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

  • Why Katherine is most proud of her daughters
  • How Katherine found what she needed to become a dentist
  • The challenges Katherine found in the early days of running her business and the strategies and resources she used to overcome them
  • Juggling motherhood and entrepreneurship
  • Learning at a young age that money is freedom and how Katherine taught that to her daughters
  • Financial lessons that Katherine learned from her father at an early age
  • The defining moments of Katherine’s life
  • How Katherine was prepared financially when her husband died suddenly
  • What retirement will look like for Katherine
  • The scholarships Katherine has set up

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