She was down, but not out. After some much-needed rest and reflection time, she received a LinkedIn message that she first thought was a prank, but it led to her co-founding a new company, Oh Norman!, with fellow dog lover Kaley Cuoco. Their mission: "make joyful, cutting-edge products that improve the lives of the animals we love." It was heartbreaking at the time. You're putting your time and effort into this idea of something being bigger than you. I was 36, single, and could no longer afford my rent in New York. I moved home with my mom and dad to Rhode Island. And I had this moment of "this is what epic failure really looks like." It was hard to lose the business, to lose the apartment, to lose the life that you had been building. And it was the best thing that ever happened to me.