We recently connected with Kyleigh Rumpca and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Kyleigh, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?
I come from a long line of entrepreneurs and of entrepreneurial mindsets. But more specifically my mom and dad have had the biggest influence on me. They owned their excavating business before I was born and grew up witnessing the challenges, hardships but also the successes and benefits of owning and operating their business. The freedom and flexibility they receive from being self-employed and working extremely hard for that was very inspiring. I believe it instilled responsibility and other aspects I wouldn’t have had if not being exposed at a young age.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
My name is Kyleigh, owner of a small business Cultivate Soap and Skincare. Where we craft luxury soap and skincare using organic, pure, organically homegrown, and local ingredients. We formulate our own recipes to give our customers unique, low waste and close to the source products to nourish and compliment the skin’s natural functions. I started this business because of my unbearable chapped skin that I had year round. So at age 11 I took it into my own hands to create a product that worked for me starting with soap. I made my first bar and it changed my life. From there I pursued the endeavor of learning and creating my own formulations that led me to the product line I have today. It started very organically and continues to grow as such. I started giving it as gifts, then opened an Etsy shop, now attend pop-up events, sell wholesale, and have our own website cultivatesoap.com. It has all been exciting for me but what truly keeps me going is not only our why but the testimonies we receive from our customers about how the products blessed them.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
I think the three important qualities that I am reminded of are time management, discipline, and perseverance. Time management: you need to know how to maximize your time and plan days to their fullest potential, and knowing when to say yes and no to opportunities. You need to be disciplined to run a business, manage time, and keep a schedule because there are going to be many things you don’t want to do or know how to do yet. There is no one to keep you on track or telling you what to do. Lastly perseverance, even though you will have support you will also experience rejection from others and yourself. You have to learn to keep going, revisit your why and the tasks to continue moving forward.
What is the number one obstacle or challenge you are currently facing and what are you doing to try to resolve or overcome this challenge?
The challenge I am currently facing is relocating my business. My family and I recently moved across the country. Now having to navigate setting up a new production space, creating new packaging (we are also going to be adding barcodes), getting connected to the local community and amongst other tasks. These challenges have put a bit of a pause on the actual growth of the business. In some ways it feels like I am starting over which feels like a setback but fortunately it is a fresh start to do things differently and we get to continue selling our products through our website, Etsy shop, and fulfill wholesale orders.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.cultivatesoap.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatesoap/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cultivatesoap
- Other: https://cultivatesoap.etsy.com
Image Credits
My sister Whitney from whitneynicolephotos.com and myself.
