The Best of The Success Connection with Joe Vagnone
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In this Best of the Best edition of The Success Connection, Joe Vagnone revisits a memorable conversation with Nicole Levine, founder of Next Chapter Counseling, about turning an idea into a business—and discovering that the greatest opportunities often begin with recognizing a need you feel called to serve.
Nicole spent years considering entrepreneurship before finding the courage to take the leap. She ultimately built a specialized counseling practice serving adults 55 and older as they navigate aging, grief, anxiety, depression, family concerns and major life transitions.
A licensed clinical social worker and certified social worker in gerontology, Nicole offers in-home, virtual and other counseling options for older adults, caregivers and families throughout the Charlotte area.
During their conversation, Joe and Nicole explore her transition from imagining a business to becoming a business owner. Nicole shares how she discovered her niche, worked through early challenges and allowed her original vision to evolve as she learned more about the people she wanted to serve.
This conversation remains one of The Success Connection’s most meaningful stories because it reminds us that success does not always look the way we first imagined.
The takeaway: Your next chapter does not have to follow the original plan. Taking the first step, recognizing where your skills can make a difference and remaining open to change may lead you somewhere even more meaningful.
Over the years, Joe Vagnone has interviewed entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders and innovators at important moments in their professional journeys. They shared how they got started, the challenges they faced and the decisions that helped move them forward.
The Best of The Success Connection: Rewind brings Joe’s most memorable interviews back into the spotlight—but the story doesn’t end with the original conversation.
Each featured episode offers a fascinating “then-and-now” look at success. Viewers can revisit where the guest was when the interview was recorded and learn how that person, business or idea has grown and evolved since then.
Where are they today? Which goals did they achieve? What changed along the way? And what can we learn from the next chapter of their success story?
Selected personally by Joe as his “Best of the Best,” these conversations combine timeless business lessons with a fresh perspective on the progress that followed. It’s an opportunity to see that success is not a single moment—it is a continuing journey.
Joe Vagnone is an award-winning small business broker, entrepreneur, and advisor with more than 27 years of experience helping business owners buy, sell, and grow their companies. Through Saturday Success Stories with Joe Vagnone on LKNConnect, he shares the stories, lessons, and insights of entrepreneurs who are making a difference in the Lake Norman
