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How Running My Own Business Changed My Life for the Better

Updated 11/30/2021
Shell Martinez, the founder of Shell's Loft in Brooklyn
Former realtor Shell Martinez had an idea for a small business—to run her own event space and production studio. Here's how she made it happen.
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It’s easy to feel burnout when you’re a small business owner—but Shell Martinez knows just what to do when that happens. Martinez has learned plenty of other tricks since giving up her career as a realtor and going out on her own to run Shell’s Loft, a boutique event space and production studio in Brooklyn.

Watch Martinez’s story in this video, part of the series “How I Turned my Side Hustle into a Career.” And check out the other video, too!


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