Author: Kristi Gorinas

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Kristi Gorinas is the founder and CEO of the Kristi G Company. Kristi is a mother of five from Lawrenceville, GA, and a “mompreneur” who started her first business in 2007 while brainstorming ideas on how to simplify her life. Follow Kristi's small business story in our series, Bootstrapped: Small Business Chronicles.

Bootstrapping: Trying to Be Present

I was on the plane ride home making my to-do list; groceries, cleaning, work, projects around the house, kids and their activities and appointments. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed thinking of the house in particular and the condition it could be in after being gone, so I decided to take a break and flip through a magazine when I stumbled upon an article about being “present.” It sounds seems simple enough, but I realized that I am rarely present in the moment.

Bootstrapped: Summer and the small business owner

The NakedLaw series “Bootstrapped” explores the challenges small business owners face as they blog about their experiences starting and running a small business. The series will cover a variety of topics: challenges and successes, tips and advice, trends and insights, and more, as these small business owners share their journeys. This segment is a short interview with Kristi Gorinas, founder and CEO of the Kristi G Company, about the challenges of handling her business in the summer. We met Kristi during an entrepreneurial segment on The Meredith Vieira Show.