We’ve gone CAT crazy this month on the podcast. They say cats have 9 lives. Our guest Suna Kneisley is probably on life #5. Her story starts in Korea where she was born. She was raised in a small town in the Midwest where she was the only Asian kid in town. At 12 years old, she helped run her family’s 24-hour donut shop.

In her 20’s, Suna lands in Silicon Valley as a marketing exec at Intuit and Oracle. Eventually, she launched her own Real Estate investment company. And this is when things get even more interesting. She sees an opportunity and pounces on the Cat business, running a non-profit and buying a successful boutique Cat Hotel as a third, maybe 4th act. It’s a super fun story full of lots of twist and turns. Suna is full of optimism and has some great (un)Retirement advice for you!

• More about Suna Kneisley:  https://patsplaceforcats.com/about/meet-the-owners 

• Pat’s Boarding House for Cats: https://patsplaceforcats.com 

• Episode Content: https://pickleballmediahq.com/blog/Suna-Kneisley-Interview-Kitty-Hotel-Second-Act-Success-Story 

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