She Moved From Germany To The US At 19 To Build A Business | Ep 148

<p>Meet Julia Kappler — a fourth-generation entrepreneur from Germany who moved to the United States at 19 with no job, no network, and one mission: to expand her family&#39;s 70-year-old medical design legacy into the US market. She is now the founder and leader of Kappler North America — a global architecture and interior design firm that transforms medical and dental practices from the ground up — and the co-founder of Anti-Fashion Week, a movement challenging overconsumption in the design industry.</p><p><br></p><p>She moved to a new country at 19, never had a 9-to-5, and built a global company from scratch. The space you walk into is changing your brain — and she knows exactly how.</p><p><br></p><p>She breaks down:</p><p>1. Why the design of your space is directly affecting your revenue and patient retention</p><p>2. How to scale a business across multiple countries without losing your mind or your culture</p><p>3. The difference between delegating and letting go — and why most entrepreneurs get it wrong</p><p>4. Why a 12,000 sq ft dental park in Dallas is about to change healthcare design forever</p><p>5. What four generations of entrepreneurship taught her about building something that lasts</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Julia:</p><p>📸 Instagram: @juliakappler → https://www.instagram.com/juliakappler/</p><p>🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/julia-kappler-1b21ab141</p><p>🌐 juliavkappler.com</p><p>🏢 Kappler Group: kapplergroup.com</p><p><br></p><p>Timecodes:</p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>01:55 Fourth Generation — Julia&#39;s Origin Story</p><p>03:50 Why Medical Design? The Niche That Changed Everything</p><p>05:55 Inside the 12,000 Sq Ft Dental Park in Dallas</p><p>09:00 Why Your Space Is Your Best Marketing Tool</p><p>11:00 Design Is Not Just Pretty — It Has to Work</p><p>13:00 How Your Senses Shape Every Patient Experience</p><p>15:00 Why AI Can&#39;t Replace What She Does</p><p>17:00 Daring to Challenge the Status Quo</p><p>19:00 Co-Founding Anti-Fashion Week</p><p>21:30 Running a Global Company Across 5 Locations</p><p>22:30 The Difference Between Delegating and Letting Go</p><p>25:00 The Military Approach to Building Teams</p><p>27:00 What&#39;s Her Why — The Real Reason She Builds</p><p>29:00 Moving to the US at 19 With No Friends, No Job</p><p>32:00 Never Having a 9-to-5 — The Mindset Behind It</p><p>35:00 Teaching Your Kids Entrepreneurship Early</p><p>38:00 The Family Legacy That Fuels Her Drive</p><p>40:00 What Being 1% Means to Julia</p><p>41:30 How to Connect With Julia &amp; Kappler Group</p><p><br></p><p>STAY CONNECTED:</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/the1percent_podcast/</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/the1percentpodcast/</p><p>http://tiktok.com/@the1percent_podcastPodcast</p><p><br></p><p>WANT TO CONNECT TO OUR HOST?</p><p>Vin:</p><p>Email: Vincentinfante.life</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin.infante/</p><p>Shane:</p><p>Email: Shane@thevagroup.com</p><p><br></p><p>LISTEN ON OTHER SITES</p><p>Spotify: https://bit.ly/3HtT10C</p><p>Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/3HtT10C</p>