028: Be the CEO of your own life, with Erin Hohnbaum
Powerhouse Women
Lindsey Schwartz
4.9 • 912 Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2019
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Whether you're running a household or a multi-million dollar operation like our guest today, you can be the CEO of your own life - and my guest today has an incredible story and some serious wisdom to help you do exactly that.
Erin Hohnbaum is the CEO, Owner and Founder of the award-winning boutique chain, E.Leigh's Contemporary Boutiques, which spans Arkansas, Texas and Kentucky. At the age of 26, Erin decided to take a leap of faith by quitting her full-time public relations gig to start her own online and in-home trunk show accessories business. Flash forward 8 years, and E.Leigh's is now a multi-million dollar operation, spanning 3 states. Erin says, "While the company has grown and evolved over the past 8 years, the mission has always stayed the same: to create a space where women feel strong, empowered and better leaving than when they came in our doors."
In this episode you will learn:
- The wisdom Erin's dad shared with her that we ALL need to hear
- How to get over the fear of asking for help
- How to get resourceful when you're first starting out in business
Connect with Erin:
www.instagram.com/erinleighhohnbaum
www.instagram.com/eleighsboutique
If you're someone looking to open a retail store, Erin takes on select clients annually to consult and coach their business. For more info, email hello@shopeleighs.com
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You can be the CEO of your own life. |
| 0:04.1 | And our guest today has an incredible story and some serious wisdom to help you do exactly that. |
| 0:10.9 | Erin Holmbom is the CEO, owner and founder of the award-winning boutique chain, E. Lee's Contemporary Boutiques, which she started at the age of 26 when she took the |
| 0:23.3 | leap of faith, quit her full-time public relations gig, and started her business as an in-home |
| 0:29.8 | trunk show. We're going to get all into her story and the background. It's such a fun journey. |
| 0:35.3 | But flash forward eight years, her boutique now spans three states and is a |
| 0:40.5 | multi-million dollar operation. Aaron says while her company has grown and evolved over the past |
| 0:46.8 | eight years, her mission has always stayed the same to create a space where women feel strong, |
| 0:52.8 | empowered, and better, leaving her doors than when they |
| 0:56.6 | came in. And I am a feeling this interview is going to leave you feeling the same. |
| 1:01.9 | Welcome to Powerhouse Women, the podcast for women who know they are ready for more. |
| 1:08.7 | I'm Lindsay Schwartz, your host, and the founder of Powerhouse Women, |
| 1:12.6 | and together we'll unlock the confidence and clarity you are looking for to help you get |
| 1:18.1 | out of your own way and into action around your next big idea. Welcome back to Powerhouse Women, the podcast. |
| 1:35.0 | I have the pleasure today of interviewing a true powerhouse. |
| 1:39.0 | I found one in the wild. |
| 1:41.2 | And if you can see us, if you could see us on video, you could see that really |
| 1:44.3 | makes sense because she's wearing the most fabulous leopard blazer. And I almost ran to my closet |
| 1:50.2 | and put mine on so we can have like a twinning moment. But we didn't go that far. So sorry, |
| 1:56.5 | folks. But Erin, thank you so much for being here. Oh my gosh. Thank you for having me. |
| 2:01.5 | I just, ever since we met, I decided it's your turn. I just knew that this was going to be |
| 2:05.8 | such a beautiful friendship. So thank you for inviting me. Agreed. I could not agree more. |
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