Lessons Learned from Entrepreneurs with Devon Wellington and Haili Murch

Entrepreneurs are a major driver in the economy. Senator Klobuchar from MN said, “Entrepreneurship and innovation are key to our economic prosperity and are needed more than ever as we rebuild our economy and put the pandemic behind us.” Help your students become tomorrow’s innovative business leaders by learning from today’s entrepreneurs. 

This episode includes audio from one of our CERTIFIED Academy: Business webinars. We sat down with two fabulous entrepreneurs and female powerhouses: Devon Wellington and Haili Murch.  

Devon Wellington is the CEO and Founder of Finerly Decor, a home decor e-commerce business that aims to provide quality home decor at a fair price. With her husband, David, she also owns three franchises of a social etiquette business, teaching over 3,000 6-12 graders in the Northern Virginia area. With a master’s degree in Applied Developmental Psychology, Devon also has experience as a researcher in the non-profit space and in education policy for a social and behavioral research firm. Through all her varying interests, Devon has found that her throughline in her work is accessibility, whether to information, programming, or decor. She's also a big believer that there's room at the top for everyone. You can learn more about Devon's business here: https://finerlydecor.com/. 

Haili Murch is a mom of two boys and a podcast connoisseur! She helps female entrepreneurs start and manage their podcasts so they can grow their businesses, have a platform for their unique message, and help give them time to create a purpose filled business for their clients and for their own lives. She started her virtual assistant business 4 years ago. At the beginning of 2020, she decided to niche down to podcasting only and her business doubled during a pandemic! She saw that working with podcasters was needed and that it wasn't going anywhere. She has worked on 40+ different podcasts and she is continually amazed with the variety of podcasts and the value they bring to their listeners. You can learn more about Haili's business here: https://www.hailimurch.com/. 

In this episode, we talk about Devon and Haili’s experiences starting their own businesses, the lessons they’ve learned, what they wish they’d done differently, and how educators can spark the entrepreneurial fire in their classrooms. 

Check out other CERTIFIED Academy Business session recordings here: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Blog/2023/January/Join-us-for-CERTIFIED-Academy-Business. 

Prepare your students to be successful entrepreneurs with our Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB) certification. Learn more about ESB certification here: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Certifications/ESB/Certification/Overview. 

Ready to connect with your fellow educators for new ideas for your classroom? Join us in the CERTIFIED Educator Community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8958289/. 

You can also find new ideas for your class on the Certiport blog: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/blog. 

And of course, don’t miss your chance to network with new teachers at our CERTIFIED Educator Conference this June! Get all the details here: https://certified.certiport.com/.

This podcast is managed and edited by Haili Murch LLC.

If you are interested in starting a podcast or you are currently a podcaster needing help managing or relaunching your podcast, you may email Haili Murch at [email protected] or you can click here to book a call: https://calendly.com/hailimurch/podcast-discovery-call