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I felt like I wanted to do something. Like there was a higher purpose for me. I wanted to start a company that would benefit the community, bring a service that’s needed, and give back.

Having your own business definitely has a lot of challenges. You have moments where you feel like you’re working all the time, and then you have moments where you’re like, oh, I really enjoy making my own schedule. So the family does work together in this business, constantly. But we also try to have time to be able to go and do what we enjoy.

I started Advocations before social entrepreneurship was really something that was big and bold, and I didn’t really do it intentionally. I just knew that hiring people with disabilities wasn’t charity.