Barbara Guterman- Fearless, Focused and Flexible - Episode 26

Barbara Guterman has been a successful entrepreneur for 35 years. At the young age of 23, Barbara co-created a telecommunications company that was one of the nation’s first competitive local phone companies, but when she had kids, her role changed. Barbara became the CEO of her children and worked tirelessly to recover them. Years of isolation, as her children had to be her main focus, taught Barbara the importance of connection, mentorship and being fearless, focused and flexible in life. Show Notes: Barbara's Website: https://www.barbaraguterman.com/ Teach, Give, Inspire Fridays- https://www.teachgiveinspirefridays.com/ Teach Give Inspire FB- https://www.facebook.com/TeachGiveInspireFridays/ OTG Baby- https://baby-otg.com/ OTG Baby FB- https://www.facebook.com/OTGbabyinc Extraordinary Birthdays Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/eobirthdays/ providing birthdays for homeless kids. Launch your podcast! BH Marketing Firm- use code WARRIOR and tell Becky I sent you! http://www.bhmarketingfirm.com/podcasting/ My Saint My Hero- Wearable Blessings- Http://www.mysaintmyhero.com Guest Bio: Barbara Guterman is a seasoned entrepreneur, a passionate business executive, and a veteran community organizer with a desire for creating powerful change. As a consummate entrepreneur for over 35 years, Barbara has launched companies and managed businesses in a multitude of industry segments including telecommunications, retail, franchising, manufacturing, fine jewelry and in internet-based start-ups. Her experience ranges from small business to large scale public corporations and covers many areas of expertise including, management, operations, sales, investor relations, public relations, community relations and external affairs. Her ability to see the big picture and to do whatever needs to be done to achieve that goal is what sets Barbara apart from others. At the young age of 23, Barbara saw an untapped market opportunity in the telecommunications industry and co-created one of the nation’s first competitive local phone companies. At the age of 30, Barbara’s company was the first in her industry to go public and was regarded by Wall Street as a” leading edge” company. Under her team’s leadership, the company raised over $80 million dollars and grew to over 5000 employees, providing competitive local and long-distance voice and data services to customers nationwide. She was widely recognized for these achievements and was featured in the September 1995 edition of Forbes magazine as a “Woman with a Mission”. Barbara has the distinction of being the first person to don the cover of Readers Digest, where she was highlighted as a distinguished woman entrepreneur. In addition, she was recognized as Ernst and Young’s 1997 Florida Entrepreneur of the Year, for her efforts in building Intermedia Communications. Barbara received her bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication from the University of Florida in 1985 and an MBA from the University of South Florida in 1993, where she was also named USF’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 1993. Barbara is currently a Mentor and Partner in several startup businesses and runs a Women’s speakers series called Teach Give Inspire Fridays, a platform that allows women the opportunity to empower themselves, their businesses, their families and their communities. Barbara is also the President and COO of OTGbaby Inc. An emerging manufacturer of functional, fashionable and innovative baby gear and bags.