I want to be like Doug when I grow up.
Esther Cromwell, Founder and CEO of Avendelle Assisted Living joins us on this episode of The Franchise Woman podcast.
Esther Cromwell’s life started in Sri Leone, Africa where she attended a catholic boarding school. It was a cultural shock when her family moved to New York City where she attended public school.
When she met and married her husband Doug, she was in for some valuable life lessons including how to budget and plan for the future. Although complete opposites personality wise, they shared core values and found they complemented each other in many ways. Their mutual admiration and love became the foundation where Esther knew together they could accomplish anything.
When they moved to Maryland, Esther befriended an elderly, widowed neighbor. Esther’s kindhearted nature immediately jumped in to help her neighbor and it wasn’t long before Esther knew she had found her calling! Listen in to the whole story and how Esther now mentors others to grow their businesses.
Meet Esther Cromwell
Esther Cromwell founded her first family care home in 2005 after realizing her passion for senior care through helping an elderly, widowed neighbor. She began researching what goes into senior care facilities and realized more could be done. With that, a spark was ignited, and Esther had found her calling in life. This led Esther to start Avendelle Assisted Living, a unique senior housing option offering care in the comfort of one of their residential homes. Esther earned her Masters of Social Work from North Carolina State University in 2013, as well as Bachelor’s degrees in business administration and accounting from North Carolina Wesleyan College in 2004. That first facility has turned into many, and she couldn’t be prouder to work with her residents.
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