Master of Her Own Destiny

With a college degree in Business and many years of corporate experience including serving as Regional Vice President for a senior homecare services company, Sharleen Heagle decided it was time to take control of her career.

"I was at a point in my career where I had been successfully working in Corporate America for over 15 years, and traveling a lot of the time. I decided it was time to become the master of my own destiny! So, in 2003, I started looking for a business that would meet my needs. I did a lot of research, because I wanted to belong to a strong group of professionals and also work within the booming healthcare industry. I found that Health Career Agents had a high caliber of Owner/Operators coupled with a unique healthcare focus, which was exactly what I was looking for," explained Sharleen.

Sharleen was looking for a business which met the following criteria:

• A strong network of Owners in which to share information and potential jobs
• Thorough training and support
• Industry leading software to assist her in running her business
• A primarily home-based business, which keeps overhead down and adds lifestyle flexibility

Flexibility With Strong Support
For Sharleen, partnering with Health Career Agents was a great choice. She explained, "With Health Career Agents, I was able to work part-time while I transitioned into owning my own business! They offered incredibly thorough training programs that entailed onsite training and conferences, online training, and conference calls. It made the transition easy for me because the training was not only thorough but also so flexible."

Buying a business which is backed by a supportive and experienced home office is integral to a business owner’s success. Health Career Agents is always available to assist Sharleen when she needs advice, but the non-franchise structure allows her to be her own boss and grow her company at the pace she desires. “The home office is great and the support and training is phenomenal. Most importantly, I know that with every healthcare-recruiting placement I make, I am improving the candidate’s life as well as my own bottom line. It is a win-win situation that helps keep me passionate about building my business,” said Sharleen.

A Great Industry to Be Involved In

When choosing a business to buy, do your homework and choose an industry that is in-demand. For Sharleen, choosing Health Career Agents was a natural decision. Not only did she have a strong background in healthcare education and senior home care services, but as she explained, "Healthcare is somewhat recession-proof. There are huge shortages of nurses and pharmacists so this is a very viable business. Additionally, the business model allows me to work nationwide, so my options for growth are unlimited."

Several years after choosing to become her own boss, Sharleen’s business is growing at the steady pace she had hoped for. She enjoys a flexible schedule and works both from an office and from her home-based office. She now has 5 employees, as well as a part-time office manager, whom she shares with her husband’s business. With the exception of the office manager, all of her employees are home-based. Sharleen concluded, “A lot of what I do on a daily basis is networking. I would definitely recommend this business to those that are self-starters, entrepreneurial, see the huge potential in the healthcare industry, and individuals that have some sales and management experience.”