BOSS Spotlight: Meet The "Startup Queen" Aundrea Y. Wilcox
AUNDREA Y. WILCOX , Brenau University MBA, is currently the Executive Director of the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship at the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce, Tenn. She is also the author of Startup Savvy: Strategies for Optimizing Small Business Survival and Success; and the upcoming book Superwoman Smarts: Activating Leadership and Substance. The BOSS Network : What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process of starting your business or career? Aundrea Wilcox: I have always had in interest in entrepreneurship. My parents have owned multiple family businesses, so I was introduced to this industry as a child. They both continue to motivate and inspire me, by always asking, “What’s new?” When they ask this question of me, I know they are being genuine and they expect to hear something pretty exciting. BN: What inspired you to break into your particular industry? AW : I started at the Kingsport Chamber