48. Why Being An Overnight Success Is A Lie
Cubicle to CEO
Ellen Yin
5.0 • 580 Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2020
⏱️ 59 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Kibokolda CEO podcast, episode 48. If you're familiar with my six figures |
| 0:06.1 | and six months income report, today's guest is the woman who inspired it. In early 2018, |
| 0:12.6 | I discovered Elise Darma's blog where she shared her income reports at the end of every month |
| 0:17.6 | detailing how much revenue she made in the business, where she spent |
| 0:21.3 | her money, what her profit margins were, and how much she paid herself. I was inspired by her |
| 0:26.9 | transparency and tired of the lack of accountability from industry gurus who made flashy claims |
| 0:32.0 | about their earnings without revealing expenses or profits. So I decided to follow suit and release my own monthly |
| 0:39.1 | income reports from January through July of 2019. We discussed both the benefits and drawbacks |
| 0:46.0 | of sharing your personal finances with the internet in depth in today's episode. For those |
| 0:51.0 | of you who are unfamiliar with her work, Elise is an Instagram strategist and agency |
| 0:55.3 | owner who has collectively grown Instagram accounts to over 250,000, brokered hundreds of |
| 1:00.7 | deals between influencers and brands, and has been featured in publications such as Forbes, |
| 1:06.0 | Britain Co, and entrepreneur. Keep listening to hear why being an overnight success is a lie and what it's |
| 1:12.6 | like to be a digital nomad running a multi-six-figure business, including her personal experience |
| 1:18.2 | at the now infamous disaster, The Fire Festival. |
| 1:31.0 | Welcome to the Cubicle to CEO podcast. |
| 1:32.8 | I'm your host, Ellen. |
| 1:37.2 | Each week on this podcast, learn from the best and brightest in business who have paved their way to the top of the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds, as well as those new to |
| 1:41.7 | the CEO game, like myself, who are working in the trenches to build our empires. |
| 1:47.0 | Listen in as these leaders impart their wisdom, inspiration, and encouragement to empower you to become the CEO of your dream business and life. |
| 2:18.0 | Thankful. Thank you for your wisdom during this difficult time. Your podcast gives me the motivation to work for myself and not depend on others. |
| 2:24.5 | This pandemic has opened my eyes to the importance of having a backup plan. So well said, |
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