Rare Heart Condition, Ruptured Achilles—Her Mission Never Stopped with Paden Sickles
What happens when life halts your dream career? Paden Sickles faced torn Achilles injuries and a rare heart condition that ended her 11-year military service… but not her mission.
In this episode of Bold Moves, Confident Choices, Paden shares how a search for better socks during grueling Army training turned into Sick Fit, a purpose-driven company now serving veterans, athletes, diabetics, and kids with sensory needs.
From losing $25,000 in a warehouse break-in to landing major deals, Paden proves grit and heart can turn setbacks into success. Get ready to be inspired to “go for it” no matter the odds.
Must-Hear Insights and Key Moments
Military career cut short by injury and rare heart condition
Built SickFit from a passion for better sock design and performance
Serves diverse communities: veterans, athletes, diabetics, and autistic children
Overcame theft of $25,000 inventory and still grew the business
Uses meticulous R&D and user feedback to perfect product lines
Emphasizes mentorship, community, and solving real problems
Dreams big: partnerships with MLB, Costco, and more
Inspiring story of resilience, purpose, and entrepreneurial courage
Words of Wisdom: Standout Quotes from This Episode
"Your story is super inspiring—your mission never stopped, just the uniform changed." - Courtney Turich
"Thank the naysayers; they fuel the fire for your next bold move." - Courtney Turich
"Sometimes the first step is the hardest, but it’s where greatness begins." - Courtney Turich
"You prove that setbacks can be setups for something bigger." - Courtney Turich
"Go be bold, be confident, and be you." - Courtney Turich
"I didn’t need corporate—or even the Army—to define me." - Paden Sickles
"When my body said stop, I chose a new mission: entrepreneurship." - Paden Sickles
"Find a real problem and make sure it truly needs solving." - Paden Sickles
"Dream bigger—there will always be people who back you." - Paden Sickles
"We’re more than a sock company; every pair helps change lives." - Paden Sickles
About Paden
Paden Sickles dedicated 11 years of her life as an Army Engineer Officer, leading Soldiers and breaking barriers while shaping some of the first enlisted female combat engineers. During her service, she achieved countless accolades, including Air Assault, Expert Soldier, Spur Rides, and completing 100-mile challenges. Despite these achievements, she often tried to avoid graduations because it hurt too much to put her boots back on due to blisters and foot issues. This frustration drove her to action. Paden traveled the world, testing 87 different pairs of socks to learn how to engineer the perfect pair. She began conducting A/B tests during PT formations with her peers and leaders, swapping socks before long runs and rucks in the field. This hands-on experimentation laid the foundation for her vision while leading some of the most lethal Soldiers in the force. Over time, multiple ACL reconstructions and herniated discs began to take a toll. These injuries pushed Paden to reflect on her future, realizing that her physical health needed to become a priority. In February 2024, after serving her country with honor, Paden made the difficult decision to transition out of active duty.
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Courtney Turich: Hey, it's your friend and host, Courtney Turich, and welcome to Bold Moves, Confident Choices, the podcast where we own our path, make fearless decisions, and get real about what it takes to turn bold ideas into reality.
Oh friends. Today's guest from a soldier to now CEO. Paid and Sickles, has lived a life defined by service, resilience, and purpose for over 11 years. She served as a US Army engineer officer, leading missions, mentoring soldiers, and preparing to take command until a series of injuries and a rare heart condition forced her to step away from the career she had built her life around.
But where one mission ended, another began during recovery. She turned a simple passion project into a purpose-driven company. Sick fit was started with a focus on foot health. Performance and recovery has grown into a movement serving veterans, athletes, nurses, and everyday warriors. Today, Paden leads with the same discipline, intensity and heart she brought to the military, but only now.
Her battlefield is business and her mission is impact because while the uniform change. The mission never did. So. I am so fortunate to welcome Paden's Sickles to Bold Moves, confident Choices. Hi Paden. Uh, hello Courtney. It is so good to be here. I think I want that intro. That was
Paden Sickles: a great bio. I don't know, you know, that was great.
You know, that was great. I think I want that for myself now.
Courtney Turich: Well, believe it or not, Paden, that's you. Did you know that I was just, well, again, so honored to have you here and thank you so much for your service. Your story is super inspiring. But before we jump into your big, bold move, can you share a little bit more about Paden?
Paden Sickles: Yeah, of course. Uh, Paden is a Louisville native, so I am from Louisville, Kentucky. Uh, I grew up in, in the country, so I'm a country girl at heart, but I love the city. Love skylines, um, engineer by trade. So I was an engineer in the army, so all the cool stuff you kind of see on tv, I got to do a little bit of, uh, blow the stuff up, then rebuild it.
That's kind of what I did there. Uh, went to school at University of Kentucky for undergrad, and then my master's at Northern Kentucky got my MBA there. I'm finishing my dissertation now for my doctorate. So that's just a little bit about me, and I'm a puppy mom to my, my beautiful baby boy, Gina.
Courtney Turich: Oh my gosh.
There's nothing better than a puppy mom. I have two myself, and I cherish every moment with them. And just to kind of like breathe this to the surface, so you, you're not only running a startup business, but you're also finishing. Your, did you say doctorate? Yes, I am. You are insane, my friend. Oh, no, I, I tell myself that every single day actually.
You know, I, I believe you when you say that. That's, that's something I actually do believe. At least you own it, and that's what I love. Uh, yeah,
Paden Sickles: I have to, you know, at this point we're just too far in and you know, it's, the dissertation keeps me up at night for sure.
From Service to Startups: Turning Setbacks into the Next Big Break
Courtney Turich: Well, okay, Paden, let's just jump right into it because I think there is a lot to unpack here.
What would you say was your big, bold, confidence move in life that has taken things for you to the next level?
Paden Sickles: Yeah, I would say that, you know, I would use my military foundation as, uh, really just my. My, my stepping stone in my, my next big leap. I say that because, I mean, you kind of already hit on it here.
I'm touch. I love the military. If you ask anybody, they'll tell you, I was gonna do 20 years get out, and I'd probably do 30. But you know, at the time, um, I started going through some complications for my body. I, I was a very high speed soldier. That's what we love to call it, where was getting a lot of the accolades that we wear on our uniforms.
And, um, long story short, it just was breaking my body down. I was completing the schools and my body wasn't all the conditions or.
I tore my Achilles, uh, once and then about a year later I tore it again. And then after that I had developed a, a rare heart condition, as you mentioned, and it was just getting too risky. Um, my heart rate would accelerate to about a 1 45 resting, and then like, if I was starting to do like low intensity, steady state cardio, it would jump around to like a two 30.
We really couldn't figure out what it was, and it was just a lot of EKGs on my heart and a lot of stress. And then the stress in the environment as well was just adding a lot. So it was, um, really taking a step back. I was able to develop sick fit around that time where. Um, you know, all the blisters and the bleeding that I was receiving at during those schools.
Um, I kind of started just traveling the world, looking for socks simultaneously. So while I was doing that, Fri was really starting to take off and I was really finding my footing and it was really improving the lives of the people to the left and right of me and my myself. But my personal body was not doing so hot, and I was like, wow, Paden, like, maybe you're being called to go in this direction and entrepreneurship instead, and this isn't your final stop.
So that's kind of one of the big pillars that I love to say was the big stepping stone. Um, and that's where we really got our, a lot of traction initially in the beginning and then about, I would say. What was it? Last year was a real, was a huge, huge, um, turning point for me as well. I lost both of my grandparents back to back in a two month period, and then after that I came back.
I flew back home for the funeral. I came back here to Dallas and found our warehouse. burglarized. So he ended up losing about $25,000 worth of inventory. And then I was like, oh, Paden, like, it's all right. Just go clear your head. Like, you know, I'm a pretty positive person to say the least. And um, so I tried to go play tennis on the, on the tennis court, and I ended up rupturing my Achilles.
So I just laid on the ground that day and I was like, hey, like God, I'm listening. Like, what,
Courtney Turich: what do you need from me? Whatcha telling me
Paden Sickles: like, what, what is it that you need me to do? And, um, all of the, I was trying to grieve and I was trying to figure out the business at the same time, and it was a lot. I just, I say that to say that I just kept showing up.
You know, I had to be in Atlanta in an event probably in two days. So I had to hurry up and move the warehouse out on a brushed to Kiwi, so to find movers and everything. And then, um, I ended up going to Atlanta and we landed one of the biggest deals we ever had on the business. And the business model had shifted and was really figuring out, hey, like you're really solving real problems for athletes.
You know, it was. Creating a sensory site for autistic children and being able to work with diabetic patients, and the model had shifted. That's where we really got a lot of traction, so,
Courtney Turich: oh my gosh. Okay. So much to unpack there, Paden. So first of all, we need more soldiers like you. I love hearing that you could have continued to do this on and on and on, and the love you have for serving our country.
Like I, I admire that so much. And then to know that your body was failing in the moment, um, the mental struggles. I can only imagine as you're going through that.
From Side Hustle to Sock Innovation: The SickFit Story
So first, before we go into further into everything else you shared, how did you keep your mental game up while all this was happening to you?
And it felt like the world was kind of, you know, starting to. Yeah. Try to give, it was giving you a hug, but you didn't know at the time.
Paden Sickles: Absolutely. I think it was just relying on my friends and family and just really listening to them as well. I, uh, you know, when you have a strong foundation behind you that truly support you, they like mm-hmm.
They listen to you and they kind of, they tell you, they, they're a listening ear and they don't tell you what to do, and they allow you to find yourself in that moment. Yeah. So I, I appreciate the fact that my family's so supportive in a sense that. They're never gonna tell me what to do. Like when I grew up with my parents, they were never like, Hey, Payden, do this.
You're gonna be this. It was very much so, it's your life. Figure it out. Take a day. To it. And that's what really helped drove that decision. So
Courtney Turich: Awesome. And, and then you go on to say you traveled the world looking for stocks. So, and I'm chuckling for a moment. So did you know you were trying to start six it or were you really just.
I'm gonna go look for the best sock for soldiers, essentially. It's so funny. It,
Paden Sickles: it's crazy to say out loud. No, I did not know that I was gonna be a sock entrepreneur. I say this all the time. I knew that I was gonna be a entrepreneur in some capacity. It runs in my family. Um, but I did not know it was gonna be socks.
I definitely thought I was gonna be in the engineering field or something. A little more technical. This is very technical. Lemme lemme take that back. But, uh, no, I did not know that.
Courtney Turich: So, but when you were traveling, were you really traveling the world just looking for socks?
Paden Sickles: Yeah, so I was actually, at the time I was in Korea and I just started looking up sock manufacturers around me and I was able to like find manufacturers around me and just like hop on the train and kind of visit some of those places and go to those cities and kind of find like socks around me.
Um, so yeah, I really legit, like I actually traveled looking for socks and then when I got back to the states, I started shipping some back and forth and. I go travel, discontinue. I love to travel, so it works. And then I was like, well, maybe I should make this a business because then I can write it off as, you know, sourcing.
So,
Courtney Turich: so was there a pivotal moment when you said, I'm, I'm doing this, like I'm making this a business. Do you remember that defining moment? Um, I think it
Paden Sickles: was, well I had a boss, he wasn't pro sick fit at this time. He kept calling it like a side hustle and it was really irritating and annoying and. So I was like, this has to work.
Like we're gonna do this. Like, it's gonna be great. So, um, I just kept, I was just persistent and then I would like show up while I was in the military to all of my, my, my soldiers and I'd be like, Hey, like try these socks out before you do this 12 mile run or do this, you know, six mile run or 12 mile r and I would get feedback after that.
And then people around me kept getting excited. They're like, I love this and these socks are great. So I'm like, okay, alright. You know, you're more excited than I'm. It was just really seeing everybody around me and the benefit it had to them. And then my boss kind of in my ear telling me that it's not gonna work.
So I had to make sure that it worked. And when I started making a salary in socks, I was like, oh, maybe I should do this. So it was,
Courtney Turich: I love, and for everyone to hear this, and I'm gonna call that person a hater at the moment. Right? You use that as fuel. Absolutely to prop contin, to continue to propel you forward, and you didn't let that sit in your mind and linger and hold you back.
Paden Sickles: Absolutely.
Courtney Turich: I love to call it. Thank the naysayers. The naysayers. There you go. I shouldn't say haters, the naysayers. No, they're definitely,
Paden Sickles: he was the hater. Absolutely.
Courtney Turich: Definitely. I mean, that is a very, I'm, I'm being very bold with that word, hater. I don't necessarily like saying that, so I'll say naysayer.
Um, okay, so you, you also just mentioned that this is very complicated and I actually believe you are right when you say that you're helping not only soldiers, athletes. But autistic children, people with sensory issues. So share a little bit more why Sick Fit is conquering that place in the market.
Paden Sickles: Uh, I, because I love to listen to our, our, our users and our feedback.
And when you listen, you can figure out where to go and be. It naturally guides you. So I'll give you a few examples. I was, uh, a diabetic patient named John had tried our socks for the first time, and he came back and he said, Paden, your socks changed my life. And I was like, what? That's a strong statement.
So, and I was like, well, can you elaborate on that? What does that mean? And he said that for the first time in years, he could walk comfortably again. And I was like, wow. Like, well, do you mind if we kind of do a little bit of RD behind that and figure out what it is and really put a little effort into that.
So, um, we, we put some RD there and figured out it was like the way we were knitting and it was the way that, you know, we, the materials that we used, not using standard compression because it contains copper or some of it doesn't contain copper. So that there was one of the big, um, listening points. And then also I have a friend who has a autistic daughter and she said, Hey, Paden, um, my daughter will only wear your socks.
And she told me a story not in every state is this. I, I just found out about it at her school. She said that, um, if the, if her daughter takes off her shoes and socks in school, she gets dismissed for 24 hours. I was like, whoa, that's pretty significant, right? And I was like, well, can you explain to me why she likes our socks?
She's like, I don't really know. I think I was like, well, do you mind if we do some RD here and kind of figure it out? So it was really just listening and then adding five century components to our sock where it allows them to kind of fidget. And then, um, adding the sensory components so the socks don't come off.
Courtney Turich: Incredible. So, Paden, do you, I hear a lot about, especially for athletes, and I'm guessing soldiers too. Mm-hmm. Is it wool? Is your, are your socks wool based or is there even a wool component?
Paden Sickles: No wool at all. We use cotton, uh, wool breaks down, it deteriorates over time in the durability piece doesn't last as long.
So what you'll see is a lot of people buy a lot of wool socks in the beginning and sometimes. Um, after it deteriorates, it gets, there's friction in it and it, it creates, um, heat. So that way that the moisture now they're drawing moisture into the sock is what we kind of found during that process.
Courtney Turich: So, okay.
I, and I'm asking because my son now goes to this outdoor school and they, when they do their overnight adventures, they say wool socks. Mm-hmm. So are your socks still keeping their feet warm too as well?
Paden Sickles: Yep, absolutely. So it kind of, um, what we found is, so my brothers are the worst critics for, for feet.
They're for,
Courtney Turich: for socks and feet. I have one who's, uh, on his feet all day and he's an athlete and he has
Paden Sickles: flat feet, and the other one is
Courtney Turich: narrow
Paden Sickles: and has a high arch, and he has very, there's very opposite. So it's great. Um, but what we found is that, um, naturally we're using cotton, it breeds a little bit better and it, because it, it.
Uh, body regulates. So that's what we typically found
Courtney Turich: during
Paden Sickles: that.
Courtney Turich: Wow. And okay, I'm just, now I'm just fascinated. Um, so when the, for the century aspect, do you have the toe, like, I know that that tends to bother a lot of kids, that toe line. Is that what you found? Or is it really just the way the sock hugs the foot and is aligned with the foots, the material that helps people?
Paden Sickles: So we did find that seamless socks do actually work for, um, they do, when you take out the seam, it does help with sensory issues. Yeah. But we kind of, we left our seam in, but we moved it. So we moved it in a different place. And then we also knit, we use different needles, which is, I didn't realize there were so many needles you could knit with.
Wow. Okay. Me neither. I'm learning all kinds of things here. So we use different needles and we knit in a different pattern. So typically socks knit in a 360 degree pattern and we knit in 90. So it just, it just really being very meticulous in terms of like, what does this mean? What does this mean? And, and really just figuring out what machines people are using and just making sure that our machines are always.
State-of-the-art technology and kind of, you know, up to date it.
Courtney Turich: So do your socks, do you have the same socks for everyone or are there different socks for sensory concerns? Diabetics, athletes, soldiers? Mm-hmm.
Paden Sickles: So generally they're all the same. Um, they, they make up all the same components, but they're all just slightly a little bit different.
Okay. So the sensory sock, obviously it has a little sensory components to it. So we have a Velcro patch on the side. We have a pocket to it. We added silicone beads with it, and we added it with a pocket. We have a, uh, a stem mat that's with it, so you can pull that stem mat out and it has the stems. So that, that's kind of a part of it.
Um, our athletes, our diabetics, they actually use the same socks, just different designs. Diabetics tend to love a little bit more simpler design athletes, like a little bit louder, so it's just so it's, but we're able to, it's being versatile in terms of, um, the material we use and just kind of, and then obviously like quarter cuts, things like that are a little bit different based on the individual.
But yeah, generally we use around the same size.
Courtney Turich: Okay. There is way more into this sock than I ever imagined. I usually don't go this in depth on the product with, no, it's not good, my guests, but I'm fascinated, so I know there's others who are fascinated. Mm-hmm.
Three Moves Every Founder Needs
So, Payton, as you've stepped into this entrepreneurial role and what would you, what advice would you give to other entrepreneurs who are just starting out or who wanna create a product and get started?
What, can you give us three things that really surface for you?
Paden Sickles: Yes. Um, find a real problem and make sure it has like a real need. I think oftentimes sometimes we can create these things and it's because we wanna create it, but there's not a real need for it. And then we end up losing a lot of money because the, did the world really need it or did you need it?
So just kind of that piece. Um, I would say find yourself a really, really good mentor and lean on them heavily because it's not easy. Uh, and then lastly, just having a strong community behind you that backs you and really just. Having that foundation so that when you are scaling, you are growing, you can lean on them if you need your anything resource wise or people like you, Courtney, who bring us on their podcast and let us share our stories.
So
Courtney Turich: I love to let you share your story. Paden, from the first time we met, you have this great energy about you, a light, um, friends out there. I'm telling you, she is the real deal. Paden, you, you've got heart, you've got soul, you, this sick fit is going to go far. I feel it. And I'm excited to spread your word to everyone.
Um, you talk about community. Share more. How did you find your community? Is it your friends or is it an entrepreneurial community? How do people find this quote community?
Paden Sickles: Uh, I was very fortunate enough to lean on the veteran community initially, so, yeah. Uh, once I got outta the military, I was a little lonely and I was like, ah, this is not a safe space.
Like, I did not like these. Um, I'm a pretty extroverted person, so when I, when I got out, it was that, that brief moment of. Solidarity. And then I started looking at like veteran entrepreneur organizations and I, I got integrated with, uh, some veteran entrepreneur communities. And then it was really figuring out, you know, posts that it was, um, who do I wanna be with or who do I wanna, you know, associate myself with?
And really figured that out. So it took a little bit of time, but Scott Scott's an amazing person, great community, so Scott was super helpful in that. And finding more friends and like-minded people. Um, but really just. Figuring out who you wanna be associated with and finding that Google is your best friend.
Honestly, like, just so
Courtney Turich: great point. And Scott McGregor, thanks to you. That's why Paden and I are here today through the Outlier Project. Um, it is, I will say it's the best way to start networking and just find like-minded people are people who are gonna help push you forward.
Dream Bigger, Go Bolder: Paden Sickles’ Bold Vision
So, okay, Paden, when we look back, what would you tell 18-year-old Paden today?
Paden Sickles: Wow.
Courtney Turich: 18-year-old Paden.
Paden Sickles: Um, go for it. Uh, I think I would do the same exact thing again, but just be bolder, dream bigger, uh, because you'll have people that'll back you and support you
Courtney Turich: and dream bigger. Elaborate on this.
Paden Sickles: Um, I think that if I was gonna be a stock entrepreneur at the age of 18, I would tell her just like, really, like, really, really dream big.
If you wanna work with the NBA or if you wanna work with the, you know, um, a large global organizations, dream it because it'll happen and, uh, you'll, you'll find the people that will help you get there and guide you on that path.
Courtney Turich: So is that your ultimate goal? Paden. Oh man. What is it? Where, what is your big, what is your big dream?
I know this is not part of the questions, but in Inquiry Minds wanna know, let's hear it. Yeah.
Paden Sickles: Uh, so I have quite a few dreams for Six. Fit First is, first and foremost is just six Fit to be a household name. And really just as I'm walking down the street, just see tons of sacred sites. I get that a little bit now and it's really cool to see.
But, um, I think my Big five is working with organizations. Uh, like the MLB is one that I love to work with. Uh, that's number one. Uh, Parkland Health is another one on the top list for me. And then really Costco Costco's on the goal. Like I wanna be in Costco one day. So, uh, and then just like tractor supplies is another big one.
Um, and then really just. As we develop the technology, just continuing to be that, a wearable and recoverable device. Uh, so that, that's kind of the current dream for me and really Wow. Just that. Yeah, you're right. This was not a question, but uh, actually funny enough, I, growing up, I always told myself like, we watched the Harlem Grow Trotters a lot.
Uh, that was the organization I just loved. I thought it was really cool to be a part of. So we did, uh, outreach a few months ago and. It was back in February actually, and they actually wrote me yesterday asking us to do their hundredth anniversary sock. So I was like, oh my gosh,
Courtney Turich: this is really cool. So granted, it's, it's one of those personal
Paden Sickles: ones.
It's, you know, it's one of those little weird ones. But yeah, it's, that's the organization I wanted to work
Courtney Turich: with, so. That's amazing, Paden, congratulations. Thank you. So what would you say is your biggest accomplishment with Sick Fit today?
Paden Sickles: Oh, wow. This is, I love this question. This is probably my favorite.
Um, at the time when I was starting Sick Fit, I didn't really, I was very early stage in the business, but I'll never forget this story. There was a kid in the mall, he was probably around, he was a freshman, so I think that's what, 13, I believe he was 13, and he kind of was kind of troubled, hanging with the wrong crowd.
And he had like little hickey on his neck and I was like, oh man, like I really wanna save this kid. Like he's, he's a cute kid and. I just wanna save him. So I immediately just kind of thought of something on my feet, and we had a photo shoot the next day. So I invited him out to the photo shoot and he's like, I don't, I'm not a model, I'm not doing that.
And his boys to say the least, were like, you should go. Like you should just do it. And I was like, well, here's my number. If you show up, great. If you don't, it's okay. So he ended up showing up to the photo shoot with his mom. He fell in love with it. We built his whole modeling portfolio. He ended up getting picked up by a large organization as a model, and then he's on track to being an engineer and mentor by, by my brother.
So I think that's the biggest success story there is. Uh, and just being able to change his life. So
Courtney Turich: Payden, that's amazing that, that, that got me. So you just, you just approached him out of the blue, like you saw, like you could just feel mm-hmm.
Paden Sickles: Yeah,
Courtney Turich: it gets me too
Paden Sickles: fast. Yeah, he's, he was, it was just on if something called me to him and he, he just was so much, just so much energy.
He's like a baby, not a baby me, but he's a, you know, he so has so much life and so much energy and just, I just wanted to see his energy be used for good. And he's, yeah, I talk to him probably, uh, I'd say like once a year. My brother talks to him a lot more than I do, but yeah, this
Courtney Turich: world needs more good people like you, Paden.
I, I appreciate that, Courtney. Awesome story. Okay, Paden, as we wrap up here today, what would you like to leave everyone with?
Paden Sickles: Oh man. We're more than a so company and it, you know. That one pair of socks that you, you purchase, or the one pair of socks that you share repost or that LinkedIn post that you repost.
It really drives the growth of myself and the company forward. And it allows us to do the really cool things like, you know, change the kids' life and give 'em the resources or, you know, propel and help work with those large organizations. You know, the more we're seeing and the more that we're visible that it, it helps and propels us forward.
Although, you know, some people think it's small, but it's, it's large for us.
Courtney Turich: Well, lady, you've, you've got a fan of me and I cannot wait to order my sick fix socks. Not only for myself, but for my son, and for all you out there. I do have this as aspiring vision to create my own socks. So Paden and I, I might need to collaborate with you on that.
I believe we discussed that before mm-hmm. On our last conversation. So
Paden Sickles: I got you girl.
Courtney Turich: So everyone, I just wanna highlight what we discussed today. Paden, you made a lot of great points for all of us. One thing you kept saying over again is go for it. You know, you just gotta go for it. And when I think back to, you know, starting my company at Monkey Mat, it was the vice we'd always tell people was just do it.
That first step is always the hardest. So when you said, go for it, I can really relate to that in so many ways. You know, for all the entrepreneurs out there, for anyone who has ideas and they wanna take that step, make sure you're solving a real problem, because that's what's going to set you apart from others out there.
Find yourself a great mentor. We all need them. It doesn't matter if you're entrepreneur or not. We all need mentors in our life to help guide us. And then last, surround yourself with amazing people, with a community that support and lift you up, and keep those naysayers out of your head and away from you so you can keep dreaming big and making it happen.
Payton, I am again, so honored to have you here today. I can't thank you enough and. I am excited to watch Sick Fit. Just continue to rise and rise and rise. Thank you so much.
Paden Sickles: Thank you. I
Courtney Turich: appreciate it. And to all my listeners out there, remember, go be bold, be confident and be you. Thanks.
