#8: Life, Love, & Business with Andy & Desiree Heckman Owners of Old Town Yoga

The Every Entrepreneur Show with Isaiah Trejo

Both Andy and Desiree came from blue collar families. Desiree is originally from Arizona and comes from an extremely small town of approximately 30,000 people. As a result, coming to the Fresno area was extremely overwhelming for her. Andy is a mountain boy that grew up in Bass Lake, CA. Just about the time he was going to graduate from Fresno State University, he eventually made the move to Fresno, CA.

They met while they both were attending college at Fresno State University. Desiree got her Bachelors degree in Psychology and she did college advising for a few years. Andy studied Fine Art, however he quickly realized that his degree wouldn't really give him the opportunity to line up a good job right after graduating college. So, he ended up double majoring in GIS, which led to a job in waste water treatment for about 10 years.

As a stay at home mom, Desiree began teaching Yoga at GB3 (a local gym) a few nights a week. She talks about how stressful and vulnerable it was to get up in front of people and guide them through a very structured practice. There were lots of times where she would just go home crying in her car. Even though it was rough at first, she continued to push through it. And through this she realized that she wanted to teach more and more. She absolutely loved the community of people that yoga was allowing her to be around and wanted to find a way to get more of that community on a regular basis.

Desiree and Andy talk a lot about all the obstacles that come with being in business with your spouse. They talk about how opening up their first studio, took a big toll on their relationship. However, their success has come from constantly supporting each other through the thick and thin times. Listen carefully, because they share some great insights about being in business with your spouse. Despite everything they have been through, they have found a way to work through it together and have come out on top. You can feel how genuinely these two amazing people love and care for each other. Their story is amazing and we hope that you enjoy it.

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