Columbus Entrepreneurs' Podcast

Joelle Brock owns an IT consulting firm called Leading Edje and also serves as the current Education Chair and will become President of EO. In today’s episode, Kevin and Joelle talk about the start up of Leading Edje, her involvement in EO, and what her professional and personal goals are, moving forward.   Key Takeaways: [1:03] Joelle shares her “lifeline” — growing up she wanted to be a sportscaster, got a degree in journalism, and through her experiences post-college, she got into IT services and now is the owner of an IT consulting firm. In addition to her business lifeline, she also shares some of her personal lifeline. [7:25] Joelle talks about what things were like when she was starting her company. Her childhood influenced her financial management as well as her conservative approach. Shortly after the last firm she was with sold, despite other plans, she begin to get her business started. [10:50] Joelle has been part of EO for about six years. She attributes a lot of her company’s growth to experienc