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The Going Scared Podcast with Jessica Honegger

Becoming An “Asker” in Life & In Business: Mica May from May Designs

The Going Scared Podcast with Jessica Honegger

Jessica Honegger

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Business, Careers

5.01.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This episode finds Jessica visiting with Mica May, the CEO of May Designs, which specializes in custom stationery, notebooks, gift items, clothing and more. Mica shares how she got her start as a “solo-preneur,” and how she moved to a team environment as an entrepreneur. For those of you who may be feeling like you have to “go it alone,” whether you’re starting a new project, business or just a change in life circumstances, Jessica and Mica lay out the benefits of looking to others for support and encouragement for all the things we’re chasing.

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, thanks for coming back. I'm so excited for today's episode where I interview my friend Micah May.

0:10.0

Micah is the founder and CEO of May Designs.

0:14.0

May Designs is your one-stop shop for all things personalization,

0:18.0

from stationary to notebooks, to cuises, to dresses.

0:24.3

Currently, you can find them at Target.

0:26.9

In this conversation, we talk about scaling our businesses

0:30.0

by going from solopreners to entrepreneurs.

0:33.6

I know it seems a little fashionable right now

0:35.8

to go it alone, to forge your own path, do your own thing,

0:39.6

but if you're really going to build something sustainable,

0:42.4

you just simply can't go alone. We need

0:45.6

others to thrive. Other people offer us the needed feedback and they support us

0:50.4

when things get hard. But if we're going to do this thing together, we have to become

0:54.7

Askers. Askers aren't afraid to put themselves out there and invite others to come along for the

1:01.0

journey. I know I'm giving some of you introverts the

1:04.0

hives right now and I'm sorry but I hope after listening to this conversation

1:08.5

you're gonna feel equipped to begin the practice of inviting others in,

1:13.7

whether it's into your story, into your vulnerability,

1:16.6

or into simply helping you with your business.

1:20.0

Give it a go.

1:21.4

Mika, welcome to the show.

1:24.2

So fun to have you.

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