2022 VT Womenpreneurs Summit: Sarah Lyman, PurplCouch
Channel: Vermont Womenpreneurs
Date: 2022-07-01

When I was getting divorced from my husband, it was my first time, and I did not know what I was doing. I spent hours searching Google, I didn’t know who to trust, and the whole process was pretty lonely. I thought there had to be a better way. So last year I created an online divorce course to help navigate all the aspects of the divorce journey, from legal, to financial, to emotional. My background is in communications - not law or finance or mental health - so I interviewed a lawyer, financial advisor, tax preparer, couples and family therapist, and child psychologist. They shared their advice and top takeaways and I wove all that together into a series of asynchronous videos. This holistic look at divorce is fairly unique, but I think what really separates my business from all the other divorce resources out there, is that my course is designed to be taken with an ally - registration covers both logins - so they can debrief and offer support. Folks walk away from my course empowered to make good decisions for themselves and their families, and ready to start re-framing their situation from “failed marriage” to “fresh start.”

The origin of my business happened in a moment of personal transition. When I was furnishing my new home after my divorce, I suddenly realized that I didn’t need anyone else’s input on the furniture. I got a gorgeous velour purple couch, and I named my business after it. PurplCouch.com is a symbol of the empowerment we get when we look forward and write the next chapter of our lives.
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Mascoma Bank presents Vermont Womenpreneurs Summit, which took place on June 8, 2022 at Hula Lakeside in Burlington. The theme for the evening was MotHER of Invention. 

Cover Photo: Isora Lithgow Creations
Videography: Marcy Webster, Media Factory