I’m proud of my clients’ success.

I highly recommend Stefanie as a Career Ownership Coach. She took the time to understand my experience, goals, and what I was looking for in my next career move.
What I appreciated most was how well she listened and helped me look at my strengths and options from a different perspective. She was professional, knowledgeable, personable, and genuinely invested in helping me find the right direction.

I really appreciated Stefanie’s guidance, honesty, and encouragement throughout the process. I would definitely recommend her to anyone considering a career change or looking for a new direction.

Eric Goins

I had the pleasure of working with Stefanie Runyen from The Entrepreneur’s Source for several weeks while exploring franchise opportunities. Stefanie was incredibly kind, knowledgeable, and helpful throughout the entire process. She took the time to truly listen to what I was looking for in my next career and helped me better understand the opportunities available to me.

I would highly recommend Stefanie to anyone who feels uncertain about their professional future but knows they want greater freedom and control over their career. She is a thoughtful, supportive resource who can help you explore your options without pressure and determine whether business ownership may be the right path for you.

Matt Maxwell

Stefanie was assigned as my career transition coach when I left State Farm, and she made a real difference as I started my next chapter.

She took the time to understand my background and goals, and walked me through a thorough skills screening that helped me see my experience more clearly. Although her focus is on helping people start or buy their own businesses, she listened to what I was looking for and connected me with Executive Career Partners, which has become a key part of my job search.

Stefanie is a good listener, practical, and generous with her network. I would recommend her to anyone exploring their next step, whether that is a new role or a business of their own.

Terry Stewart

I am writing to share my sincere appreciation for the recent opportunity we had to work together. Your kindness throughout our project created a very positive and supportive environment for me. I truly valued the encouragement you provided during our various tasks. This guidance helped me to discover new aspects of my own professional strengths. I feel much more confident in my abilities after our conversations. Please accept my gratitude for your mentorship and helpful insights. I look forward to the possibility of working with you again in the future.

Emily Nordick

Working with Stefanie was great. She is very patient and understanding, and easy to talk to. If you find yourself at a career crossroads, it’s incredibly valuable to connect with someone who can show you some career paths that you maybe didn’t know were possible.

Nicolas Bauer

“I started with just me and one truck, working out of my garage. I now have four employees, and I am in a commercial space. The earnings potential is pretty well limitless at this point. I am busy. I do have to spend time away from my family just as I did before. But now, if I want to stay home and cook my kids breakfast, I can. On nice sunny days, if I want to cut out early to take the kids swimming, I do. I don’t just have weekends to choose from anymore.”

BRANDEN BOWDEN, New Business Owner

“After working as an executive in the Detroit area, I found myself at a crossroads. At the age of 64, many people are looking to wind down; but I was starting a whole new adventure. I considered taking another shot at the day-to-day corporate grind. I tried to find another position, but my wife and I have always dreamed of owning our own business, so we began to examine the possibilities. That’s when I found The Entrepreneur’s Source®. I feel my coach has developed his communication skills which allow him to listen with true empathy and I completely trusted The Entrepreneur’s Source process. Now I feel I have personal value in my work. I am loving being a business owner and can see the impact it can have on others. The Entrepreneur’s Source has a great process to help you explore self-sufficiency.”

RICK WEAVER, New Business Owner

“I was traveling across the country working in corporate sales and one day I realized that I didn’t want to travel anymore! That’s when I began to think about owning my own business. I began working with my Career Ownership Coach who helped me begin my Journey of Discovery. For me, it was a great process. I was learning about what excited and motivated me, but also what didn’t! That was just as important. I am so happy I went on the “journey,” and was also happy to have my coach along with me. He was a very good listener. He was genuinely interested in my long-term success. and he challenged me to see some things I didn’t even see in myself.”

LEE PUTNAM, New Business Owner

“I had worked for 15 years in the world of corporate finance when I was forced to make a sudden exit. I had always thought to myself, I have this great corporate job, I’m on easy street. But I was really in the wrong place at the wrong time. I had no control over my own destiny. My Career Ownership Coach helped me take a close look at Franchising to achieve self-sufficiency.  Franchising was a better choice for me rather than starting a business from the ground up. I have a good sense of how things should run and customer service but I tend not to be strong on the sales side and frankly, I am not the stereotypical idea-man. A franchise is giving you the playbook, and you have a product. In my mind a lot of the basics have been built, you just need to follow the proven system. When friends are approaching those exit ramps in life, the first thing I tell them to do is to connect with a Career Ownership Coach at The Entrepreneur’s source.”

ANDREW BROWN, New Business Owner

“The first time I met with my coach, I didn’t think I would walk out with a popcorn stand…Throughout my career, I never once dreamed I’d be in the place I’m in now. I thank E-Source for helping guide me.”

BILL BENTZ, New Business Owner

“Being an entrepreneur was always an idea in my head, but to be honest, I thought when I got to the point in my life that I had a family, that that ship had sailed. My wife and I met with our Career Ownership Coach and found The Entrepreneur’s Source® to be a valuable tool throughout our discovery process. Now, as a business owner I have not only raised nearly $1 million dollars for schools in my community, but I work hard, and I get the flexibility to do what I want to do when I want to do it.”

MICHAEL SCROOPE, New Business Owner