394: How Private Detective Anna Stowe is Building a Scalable Business [High Performing Women Series]

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4.8 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever felt like you’re in the wrong career? When work feels like a drag and you can’t silence the nagging voice in your head telling you to go in a different direction, it could be time to stop and listen. Transitioning from a corporate background to entrepreneurship isn’t easy, but it is possible and in this special episode of our High Performing Women series, Private Investigator, Anna Stowe, reveals exactly how it’s done.

Anna is a fully licensed and insured Private Investigator and Mitigation Specialist with over 20 years of experience. She specializes in background checks, surveillance, criminal/civil, and family law investigations. If that wasn’t enough, Anna is also the elected Sacramento District Governor for the California Association of Licensed Investigators. Let’s just say that if you ever need to uncover the truth about something (or someone), you should give Anna a call.

Together, we piece the story of her rather unusual career path including how she managed to successfully transition from a corporate job to entrepreneurship and how other female entrepreneurs helped her to move her business forward.

So, if you’re ready to discover what life is really like for a female private detective in a male dominated profession, have a listen!

In this episode, we investigate:

What it’s really like to work as a Private Investigator
How Anna moved from a corporate role to launching her own private investigator business
How to find and connect with your ideal client

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0:00.0	Every once in a while, I come across a business type I've never worked with, and it gets me
0:10.7	extra excited. When Anna Stowe signed up for our one-day mastermind last year, I couldn't wait to
0:17.6	hear what it is like to be a private investigator. I know you will enjoy hearing
0:22.9	how she transitioned from a corporate job to entrepreneurship and how being in a room full of
0:28.7	successful female entrepreneurs helped her focus and uplevel her offerings. Plus, we dig into
0:36.4	what it has been like to succeed in a male-dominated profession
0:39.8	and how she leveraged her unique abilities to her advantage.
0:49.2	Before we dig in, may I welcome you to the Biz Chicks podcast.
0:53.1	I'm your host, Natalie Eckdal. I'm a business
0:56.4	strategist, out-of-the-box thinker, author, speaker, mama, MBA, CEO of BizChicks, Inc. And while my desk is
1:05.8	often messy, I am obsessed with my label maker. In fact, if you need anything labeled, let me know.
1:12.1	Our business here at BizChicks is dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs grow and scale their
1:17.1	businesses while retaining more profit and creating more time for their VIPs or very important
1:24.3	people. My VIPs are my husband Mark and our three kids ages five to 17.
1:30.5	I have a very full life running a home, family, and this dream business where we coach and
1:35.8	mastermind with high performing women entrepreneurs from diverse industries, locations,
1:41.1	cultures, and all different ages. In case you're wondering, I don't have a perfect
1:45.7	life and I don't claim to be superwoman. It all works because I have a team and coffee. I have help
1:53.0	at home and in the business. I always encourage women to get as much help as they can afford.
1:59.2	And may I remind you and your partner that just because
2:02.9	you can do something does not mean that you should. I cannot wait for you to meet Anna Stowe,
2:10.2	who is CEO of Stowe Investigations. She has 22 years of experience as a mitigation and
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