From High-Level Operator to Founder of Her Own Business
Case Study - Brittany Bigelow
"I know what I do well, and there's value in that. And now I can share it with the world, and let me be the person who fully benefits from the time commitment that I had been giving to other people."
Business: Bigelow Creative - Consulting & Strategy Business
Industry: Branding and Creative Studio, Consulting, Online Services
Coaching with Andrea: January 2024
The Challenge
Running a high-profile company at a high level and growing it from a small team into a much larger organization, Brittany felt stuck, depleted, and unsure what was next. She wasn't a business owner yet—she was pouring massive energy into growing someone else's company while feeling emotionally volatile and searching for something more.
At 3 a.m. one night, searching for help, she found Andrea's website and booked a call. After their first meeting, she signed up for coaching. But at the start, she didn't even identify as an entrepreneur:
"I was running a high level, well-known, high-profile business. But Andrea convinced me to start my own. And ultimately, that led to me feeling like, if I can pour the amount of energy that I'm putting into someone else's business, like into my own, like, what is the potential here? I felt like I was an entrepreneur, but I wasn't. Because in that current role, someone else obviously had all the equity and opportunity."
The Solution
Through Andrea's coaching, Brittany rebuilt her confidence and clarified where she did her best work. Andrea helped her see what had only been a quiet whisper—that she could build her own business—and made it impossible to ignore.
After nine months of trying to find her pocket in the company she was running, Andrea asked the question that changed everything: "Have you thought about consulting?"
"Yeah, sometimes it's a whisper in the back of my head. And then she made it like a really loud voice. And then I quit my job."
Andrea helped her see the value of putting that level of energy into her own work, and Brittany made the bold decision to leave a heavily funded, high-valuation company to start Bigelow Creative.
Coaching included:
Confidence rebuilding and capability isolation
Strategic clarity on strengths and best-fit work
Support through major career transition and business founding
Two Ascension retreats producing major turning points
Peer community with ambitious women entrepreneurs
Unmatched accessibility and ongoing support
Results:
Moved from high-level operator inside a fast-growing company to founding her own consulting business
Gained the courage to leave a "very cozy job" in a heavily funded, high-valuation company
Clarified her "pocket" of strengths and the value of putting that into her own work
Found a community that "makes me braver" and reinforces bold decisions
Relocated from Indianapolis back to LA, designing business and life on her own terms
Transformations at a Glance
| Category | Before | While Working with Andrea |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | High-level role growing someone else's company | Founder of her own consulting business |
| Confidence | Confidence "pushed down," feeling stuck and wounded | Belief in her capabilities; willing to bet on herself |
| Community | Largely navigating leadership alone | Surrounded by ambitious women who "make me braver" |
| Mindset | Thinking smaller about what was possible for her life | "Thinks bigger" about her life and work; making bold moves |
| Lifestyle | Based in Indianapolis, tied to one company | Back in LA, designing business and life on her own terms |
"If you're willing to pour into this thing, she will meet you exactly where you are, her accessibility is unmatched. With these other women, I feel like I'm just in a masterclass at all times. I've never been in an environment like this before. It's been a life-changing experience."
Brittany Bigelow
Founder, Bigelow Creative