How to Buy Small Businesses With ZERO Money Down | Ep 51 Kelsey Dickinson
What would make a 20-year-old newlywed couple - with no business experience and no money - decide to buy a dive shop instead of getting jobs at one?
In this episode of Unapologetically Me, Heather Blankenship sits down with Kelsey Dickinson, a fearless serial entrepreneur whose journey is anything but ordinary.
Kelsey shares how she and her husband bought their first business just six months into marriage, built systems to grow and sell companies, and why the hardest year of their lives pushed them to walk away from it all. That decision led to a new chapter of freedom: homeschooling their kids, traveling the world, living in Kenya, and creating a life on their own terms.
Today, Kelsey is passionate about helping the next generation build resilience and entrepreneurial skills through her company, CEO Kid. This is a conversation about faith, bold choices, and designing a life unapologetically - even when the path looks nothing like what others expect.
If you’ve ever dreamed of doing something unconventional, this episode will show you that with creativity, courage, and conviction, anything is possible.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:21 - Buying Businesses Instead of Starting Them From Scratch
06:29 - The Dive Shop Leap: From Newlyweds to Business Owners at 20
11:31 - Freedom, Travel, and Life Lessons on the Road
20:54 - Raising Little CEOs: Teaching Kids Entrepreneurship
26:23 - Business, Motherhood, and Finding Yourself Outside of Both
31:20 - Final Thoughts: Authenticity, Courage, and the Next Chapter
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