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SDH 057: Surviving Entrepreneurship with Sonia Thompson Jan 25, 2016

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Sonia Thompson is a successful business coach that helps entrepreneurs build their business, step by step. Ever since her teens, she had always wanted to have her own business. After graduating business school, she worked at Johnsons & Johnsons for 9 years. During this time, she became frustrated with small businesses and realized the need for a business coach. This led to her departure from corporate America to help fill the much needed position as a business coach for entrepreneurs to build their dream business, with her own company TRY Business School.

Survival Topics
-Leaving Corporate America
-Hardest part about being an entrepreneur
-Building business from abroad

Entrepreneurial Success Quotes:
“A lot of people know what they want to do, but they are not really sure on how to get from point A to Point Z, so I give them B, C, D, E, F all between.”

“The skills, and things you learn in corporate America are great, fabulous, and I use them today, but there are skills that you need to be an entrepreneur that you cannot learn, until you become an entrepreneur and start doing it.”

“As I work with my clients, and different people helping them figure out how to problem solve in their business, because I am in these uncomfortable situations outside of my comfort zone, in a different country learning another language, it helps me to expand the way I think, which in turn helps me help my clients expand the way they think and problem solve as well.”

“The hardest part about being an entrepreneur is dealing with your mind. It’s a daily battle.”
“Whether it’s overcoming imposter syndrome, or getting over your own self doubt or confidence issues, or being a perfectionist, or maybe it’s even organizing your day to establish good habits and being good time management…all these things start with a conversation you have in your head.”

“Be persistent, consistent, and relentless in your learning,; you can figure anything out, you just have to be determined enough to do it. Make sure you do it your way.”

[Connect with Sonia: Twitter (@TRYbizschool), Facebook (TRY Business School) Youtube (MYTRYBusiness), Website:trybizschool]

RESOURCES:
Delight Inside Workbook:Build Your Dream Business That Keeps Customers Coming Back For More(Delight Inside) by Sonia Thompson
airbnb
Entrepreneur Survival Summit Virtual Conference
Mini Habits by Stephen Guise
The One Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan

SDH 056: Design Your Day with Whitney English, Founder of Day Designer Jan 18, 2016

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Whitney English is business’s best combination: inventor, investor & entrepreneur. At age 22, she used her earnings from babysitting to start a wholesale stationery company for ten years. Unfortunately, the business failed and she was back to living at home in her parents’ house. Instead of using her time to grieve the death of her business, she used her ingenious skills to come up with the solution to every working woman’s chaotic day, The Day Designer.

Topics to Help Manage Life
-How she got the idea for the planner
-The Biz Designer course
-What helps her keep focus
-Why she believes napping is key
-Her love for organization
-The process behind making the planner
-Lovely book recommendations

Neat Quotes:
“When you are building a company you have to tell the truth. Anything that is not the truth is not sustainable.”

“There is a fine line between logic and fear… There are other things that fear steps in and says we can’t do, that we really could do if we put our minds to it. I think that holds some people back and it’s a mindset of ‘she can do it and I can’t. That’s fear talking.”

“I need to be so focused on surrounding myself with mentally healthy people: who are humble, smart, making a difference in this world, because those are things I want to do.”

“I love organization, that’s a natural love, but naturally being organized is really hard for me.”

“It’s a process that became very personal to me. It wasn’t like we picked up a similar planner on the market and said ‘okay we are just going to put a day designer planner brand on top of this and re-do it. It was from the ground up, something that came from my heart.”

“We all have different strengths as entrepreneurs, but when you are in that start up mode, you have to prepare for obstacles.”

“The best way to get an energy boost is drink a cup of coffee, nap, before the coffee kicks in, 20 minutes, and then wake up and keep going.”

[Connect with Whitney: Twitter (@WhitneyEnglish), Instagram (@whitneyenglish) Pinterest (daydesigner), Website: daydesigner.com, whitneyenglish.com]

RESOURCES:
InDesign
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Rising Strong by Brené Brown
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller
Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne

SDH 055- Extraordinary eCommerce with Courtney Price Jan 11, 2016

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Courtney price left her $25 an hour job to help build a startup on Amazon. She had a different idea of how the business from her prior job should be run, so her boss let her go. She lost her passion, income, and had to move back in with her mom. She felt she had reached her all-time low, until her boyfriend gave her the idea and loan to start her own Amazon business. She did not know that by leaving the security of that job, she would find her passion: ecommerce. Today, Courtney owns and runs an ecommerce jewelry business Kinzie Fashion and children’s jewelry line Penny & Piper.

The Price is Right
-How she left her $25 an hour job to help build a startup company
-Behind the scenes look into selling on Amazon
-Three most rewarding things she got out of her business
-The transparency in the company with employees
-How increased revenue is projected onto employees
-Her philosophy of harnessing weaknesses into strengths
-What you should know before selling on Amazon

Dazzling Quotes:
“I was so excited because I wasn’t doing anything traditional and I just fell in love with ecommerce. It became my passion.”

“I felt like I had hit my ultimate low. I left a job where I was making $25 an hour, and had lost my job at the startup, which I was super passionate about. I was totally broke and moved back in with my mom. It was just this really hard time in my life.”

“Those first six months were probably the hardest thing I ever did in the business… I was doing it by myself, I was super lonely, and every day there was this new challenge that was coming up. There was no road map, or mentor.”

“Building and running my business has taught me so much about myself. It has taught me strengths I didn’t know I had, my weaknesses I need to get better, for me to be the best leader I can be for the company and my employees.”

“Money is really just a tool. It’s a benchmark that represents to us the collective energy and efforts of everyone involved.”

“The goal comes before the path. The path isn’t there when you start. It reveals itself as you keep going. The challenges can’t exist without their solutions.”

“If you want to be successful you have to let that energy go. When you talk about haters, what you are saying to the world is ‘this person has more control within my vision, excitement, and goals, and that’s not true. It’s disempowering to talk about stuff like that. So, stop talking about haters.”

RESOURCES:
5 tips before you sell on Amazon SDIHW Handout
Sourcing resources- thomasnet, wholesalecentral, HKTDC

SDH 054 - The Original Savvy Business Owner with Heather Crabtree Jan 04, 2016

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Heather Crabtree believes that you should run your business and it should not run you, and that is why she is a business strategist for creative entrepreneurs. However, she did not begin her career journey as a business strategist, instead she started as a lawyer, what she had always thought she was meant to be. After her father passed away, her life turned upside down and she was unhappy working at a law firm. With the support of her partner, she stopped practicing and went into the wedding planning business. In 2014, she sold her business to a team member and decided she would create a community of like-minded women and business owners with the Savvy Business Circle.

Heather’s Strategies

-How she created a community of women and business owners

-Why her journey began as an attorney and then a wedding planner

-How free webinars helped her business grow

-The good and bad of managing a large group

-Relatable habits she is working on

-Which past podcast interviewee is her sister

-Her upcoming conference in September 2016

Sharp Quotes:

“My title being this business strategist, you would think that I had this game plan behind it, but I didn’t.”

“I am a continual learner, so I would just watch people, and pick apart what they were doing, and was like ‘okay how can I use this for my business?’ I was continually doing that and that’s how I built the community.”

“I wanted there to be a place where it wasn’t catty, and saying, ‘look at her success’ and bringing her down. I really wanted it to be a positive uplifting place.”

“You don’t want it to be all about money, but at the end of the day,you are a business owner, and you are here to make a profit too.”

“The challenge over the past few months has been: how does this fit within the bigger vision, and how do I still make it work for me and also the community..”

“I am a big dreamer, and I am also a big action taker. So, if I say I am going to do something, I am going to do it, and I am going to do it really well.”

“My whole thing is sharing your smarts and your heart because I think your heart has to be put in place in your business.”

[Connect with Heather: Twitter (@HeatherCrabtree), Instagram (@heather_crabtree) Pinterest (Heather Crabtree), Website:Heather Crabtree]

RESOURCES:

2016 Savvy Business Owners’ Conference

Savvy Business Owners on Facebook

Heidi Bartlett - SDIHW020

SDIHW 053: Catching up with Anese Cavanaugh Jan 03, 2016

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SDH 052: Catching Up with Samantha Thomas Dec 28, 2015

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She Did It Her Way is checking in with Samantha Thomas, creator, and host of the lifestyle blog/web-series, Small TALK.

You may remember Samantha as the TV news producer turned food producer to eventually hosting her own series, Small TALK, from episode 012. Stay tuned to hear the original episode after the check-in.

Samantha tells us a little bit more about how she married her careers in news and food to help create Small TALK.

She even shares a city outing and exciting new partnership with Toyota USA, #GoPlacesWithSmallTALK, and how her consistency helped her obtain it.

“I am a thinker. I am a constant thinker; sometimes an over-thinker. Some of my biggest successes have come when I didn't think about it too much and just jumped out there.”
[Connect with Samantha Twitter,(@Talk2Samantha_),Instagram,(@talk2samantha), Youtube (Small Talk Web Show), smalltalk4u.com]

SDH 051: Catching Up with Shauna Mackenzie Dec 21, 2015

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She Did It Her Way checks in with Shauna Mackenzie, creator of 30 Days of No and Best Kept Self.

Yes, you may remember Shauna as the stress relieving guru for businesses from episode 001. Stay tuned for the original episode after the check in.

Yes, Shauna's site has had over 30 writers contributing to help business owners and entrepreneurs manage stress in 2015 and you can submit as well!

No, many business bosses do not make themselves their number one priority, and Shauna shares how you can change with her latest project, The Yes Diet.

“Burnout: When you do that to yourself, you can't think creatively, and you can't make the decisions you need to make. You essentially just push off success that is waiting for you.”|TWITTER:TWEET|
[Connect with Shauna Twitter,(@MsShaunaMack),Instagram,(@shaunamackenzie),bestkeptself, 30daysofno]

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SDH 050: Catching Up with Heidi Bartlett Dec 17, 2015

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Today we're checking in with Heidi Bartlett, designing diva of idieh design. Heidi's graphic design skills help give events a brand from start to finish and encourage people to own their story and embrace their own journey.

You may remember Heidi from Episode 020. If you want to hear the original episode for the first (or second) time, stay tuned after the check-in.

Heidi opens up about some major changes she has been facing in her business, from stepping back from branding and websites, to focusing her time on new creative pursuits in home decor and fashion accessories.

We also hear exciting news about her upcoming marriage in the new year and a new accessory she is designing and producing!

SDH 049: Catching Up with Sidonia Swarm Dec 14, 2015

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Catching up with tech savvy maven, Sidonia Swarm. Hear how she was bought out from one company and started another.

SDH 048: Catching Up with Kit Graham, Founder of The Kittchen Dec 10, 2015

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This week: December 10th we'rechecking in with Kit Graham

You may remember Kit from Episode 024, and we’re excited to do a check in with her and see what's cooking with her.

Kit is a blogging boss and runs a food blog The Kittchen, as well as a professional organization for Chicago Based Bloggers called The Windy City Blogger Collective.

[Connect with Kit: Instagram, Twitter (@thekittchen), thekittchen,windycitybloggers]

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