Episode 204 with Whitney Burkman - From Home to Center: Young Leadership in Action

Kris welcomes young inspiration and rising leader Whitney Burkman, owner of Magnolia Academy in Payson, Utah. Whitney shares more about her journey from in-home childcare to a full 125-spot center before age 30. She talks about building confidence as a young business owner, gives some great advice for hiring, marketing strategies, leadership challenges, and the critical role of mindset in growing her successful childcare business.

 

Key Takeaways:

[4:55] Whitney opened Magnolia in 2022, and they are currently at 122 enrollments. [7:43] Opening a center at age 27 and what inspired the move from home to center.

[12:59] How is Magnolia Academy different from its competitors? 

[15:44] Becoming an off site owner and the shifts she had to make in her habits and mindset when going from in home to an actual center.

[21:09] Whitney’s chaotic home life (in the best way) with a busy husband and four boys. 

[23:43] Whitney shares some of her best marketing and branding tips.