
← Get Your Mind Right18 Mar · 20 min
GYMR BOTG: "Beauty Don’t Come Cheap: Branding, Business, and Boldness" Part 2
<p>This is a special two-part conversation with Candy Fernaux, a merchant services pro, branding expert, entrepreneur, painter, and country singer-songwriter who built an unforgettable niche in an industry that is usually banking-blue and boring.In Part 2, the conversation goes deeper into freedom, reinvention, and what Candy is building heading into 2026. She shares how merchant services became the vehicle for the life she designed, how health challenges forced a hard reset that ultimately strengthened her systems, and why she is stepping into a more authoritative leadership role to pour into agents and scale the company. You also get a live in-studio performance of “Heading Home” and the story behind it, plus a real look at how songwriting prompts, co-writing, and intuition shape Candy’s creative process.If you’ve ever felt boxed in by your industry, your “role,” or what people expect you to be, this episode is a blueprint for building a brand and a life that actually fits.#getyourmindright #gymr #poweredbyevolv #builtbyviv#merchantservices #payments #paymentprocessing #cardprocessing #smallbusiness#sales #salesstrategy #referrals #relationshipselling #personalbranding#entrepreneur #womeninbusiness #businessgrowth #leadership#digitalmarketing #branding #marketingstrategy#countrymusic #songwriter #songwriting #independentartist#creativity #artistentrepreneur #creativebusiness#nashville #texasbusiness #dallas #houston#freedomlifestyle #workfromanywhere #remotework</p>