Today we’d like to introduce you to Jenny and Craig Dumnich.
After spending over 30 years, combined working in the world of corporate finance, they began their journey as Craig and Jenny D in August 2016. Jenny had left her role in corporate in 2010 and was pursuing goals of writing a book and beginning a speaking tour in the corporate market to guide high-level executive business travels to live a lifestyle of health and wellness on the road. Maintaining a high level of fitness while traveling for business was something others always recognized in her during her corporate career and often looked to her for advice.
During this journey, Jenny was suddenly struck down by an illness that left them both in shock and wondering how this was possible given their healthy lifestyle. With no medical diagnosis and no possible treatment to help her, they began searching for their own answers.
They discovered over the course of two years, a formula that not only brought Jenny’s health back, but brought about astounding changes in their marriage and other relationships, improved their levels of fitness, allowed them to both reach and maintain their ideal body weight, drastically improved their energy levels and created consistently high energy throughout the day and instilled the confidence in both of them that propelled them into their business as it is today. They knew that they had more to do in this world and that they needed to take the journey together. The discovery of this personal formula led them to create a business that allows them to show others how to catch their contagious energy and access their full potential both personally and professionally.
In August of 2016, they hired the JT Foxx Organization to guide them through the process of taking a business idea from conception to international business. They currently work with clients all over the US, Europe and S. Africa that are striving to accomplish greater levels of success personally and professionally. They recognize the need for maximum energy and stamina that they will achieve through their coaching programs, retreats, workshops and keynote presentations.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It has been an amazing journey, but not always a smooth road! As it goes when we step out of our comfort zone, we will face personal and professional challenges at times and that is good because that is how we learn and grow, at least with the right attitude.
The biggest challenge we have both faced is procrastination! Now, this is an interesting thing because when you get to the root cause of it (which is very important), for Craig it came down to a fear of failure and for Jenny, it came down to a fear of success. This is very common as typically men are subconsciously afraid of failure and women of success. This procrastination kept us from reaching success as early as we could have in our business. There was a fear that we were not good enough and we always worried what other people would think about us. It can be hard to put yourself out there and realize that not everyone is going to love you or even like you, but that is okay!
We also had to learn to think like an entrepreneur instead of an employee. As an employee, all of the systems were already in place and you had your role in the business that you fulfilled. Everything changes as an entrepreneur. Initially, we believed that we needed to have all of the systems set up and in place before we could actually conduct business. We quickly learned that this was not the case and we needed to build as we grew. You also have to be the idea generator and be constantly working on your business! This is a huge difference from working in your business. We found that we had to discover a balance between outsourcing too much too soon and wasting financial resources, versus doing everything ourselves and being stuck working in our business all of the time. This is still a work in progress, but delegation is becoming easier all the time.
The smartest thing we did to help with all of this was hiring coaches. Coaches keep pushing you from behind. They help you get out of your own head. They will challenge you on good days and they will believe in you on bad days. This is the power of coaching and we believe every business owner needs a variety of coaches that stand beside them along the way.
Please tell us about Craig and Jenny D.
At Craig and Jenny D, we provide our clients with The Forever Solution to Powerful Living. What that means to our client is that we guide them along a journey to maximizing their energy and stamina to access their full potential personally and professionally.
Unlike other business coaches, we work on them as a person first, building the foundation of wellness, physically and emotionally, that they need to achieve the success they desire. Our clients work not only with Craig and me, but we have a team of mindset strategists located throughout the world that work with them one on one. We specialize in movement, nutrition and mindset, combining all three together to get sustainable results.
We have a unique process that we take each and every client through from the very first meeting where we dig into finding the “WHY” behind any goal they are striving to achieve. While this seems simple on the surface, it is a very deep process that creates a vulnerability and willingness to open up to the root causes of why they have not yet reached their goal. Most often, the goal they have is something they have been working on for quite some time without sustainable results and they come to us to find The Forever Solution.
From this starting point, we then create a customized plan for their personal journey. During the journey, we take their hand and walk beside them to adjust the route along the way as they progress.
We are most proud of the life-changing results that our clients see and feel every day. When a client tells us “I finally know what it feels like to be truly happy,” that is the most rewarding thing we could ever receive. Another client was able to start another business in addition to the ones he already owned but never had the energy at the end of the day to get the work done. After just four months of working with us, he had launched his next business. These are just two quick stories of many.
Besides one on one coaching, we also offer Total Immersion Retreats where attendees get to live “5 Days In The Life” of Craig and Jenny D. We gather under the same roof for 5 days and 4 nights where we open up and let them into our lives. They will get to see behind the scenes of how we do it all! We will show them and get them involved hands-on in our movement, nutrition and mindset practices. We will identify their own patterns that are holding them back and work with them to create awareness that will set them free and leave them with increased stamina, energy and a sense of renewal and rejuvenation. Each retreat will have a special guest from the wellness community to delight our guests with their special skill set and knowledge, from vegan lifestyle experts, specialized fitness experts, holistic medicine, and many more.
Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
Interesting both Craig and I have our favorite memories linking back to fitness in our lives. Craig’s favorite memory was racing down the hill near his home on his big wheel. The memory gives him a sense of exhilaration and excitement and that he was in control and powerful. A feeling of being able to accomplish anything in the world.
One of my fondest memories is when I was finally old enough that I knew how to ride my bike and I could join my big sister in riding alongside our dad while he was training for marathons. We always wanted to spend time with him and he really valued accomplishments in fitness. I felt powerful being able to finally keep up with him and have the stamina to ride alongside him mile after mile and come home with a new sense of energy.
I think this translates into why our business looks the way it does today. When we are in control of our physical body and have the stamina and energy we want to do anything, it translates into every area of our lives with renewed power and confidence.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.craigandjennyd.com
- Email: empowered@craigandjennyd.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craigandjennyd/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craigandjennyd
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/craigandjennyd
- Other: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh4WHHGKRbN3_aM_bzNr9w
Image Credit:
Kristen Jensen Photography, Branding Solutions Group, Emma Hollings Photography
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