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Build with Leila Hormozi

Brutal Truths About Being a Woman in Business | Ep 156

Build with Leila Hormozi

Leila Hormozi

Education, Entrepreneurship, Management, How To, Business

5867 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

“Hate is the price of success.” Today, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) tackles misconceptions about gender-based disadvantages and emphasizes the importance of self-responsibility, skill development, and resilience. Through personal anecdotes and practical advice, she encourages women to leverage their inherent advantages, manage emotions effectively, and integrate family and business life harmoniously.

Welcome to Build where we talk about the lessons I have learned in scaling big businesses, gaining millions in sales, and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, because we’re creating an unshakeable business.

Timestamps:

(1:19) - Challenges and misconceptions in the workplace

(4:55) - 1st: People disrespect you not for your gender

(10:34) - 2nd: Your values can and will always conflict

(17:13) - 3rd: Being treated differently ≠ being treated unfairly

(20:52) - 4th: People will still discredit you no matter what

(27:20) - 5th: Lots of men will hate you for winning

(31:57) - 6th: Learning how to say no

(38:23) - 7th: Being underestimated is not a disadvantage

(43:22) - 8th: Letting your emotions become an excuse for your behavior

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You will be treated differently many times because you're a woman.

0:03.4

Just the fact that you look the way you look and you present the way you present,

0:08.0

people will act differently.

0:09.3

And we've been conditioned over the last decade with all of the things that have been happening

0:14.3

in culture to think that we are at a disadvantage.

0:17.2

And I'm here to say there are just as many advantages to being a woman in business as there are disadvantages.

0:28.5

How do you create an unshakable business? I cross $100 million in net worth by the age of 28.

0:34.2

Now I'm growing acquisition.com into a billion dollar portfolio. In this podcast, I share the

0:38.5

lessons I've learned in scaling big businesses and helping our portfolio companies do the same.

0:43.0

Buckle up and let's build.

0:49.5

In 10 years, I went from being a personal trainer at of gym to crossing a $100 million net worth,

0:54.6

and I did it as a woman. Did you know that women-led businesses outperform male-led businesses by 20%?

1:01.6

And yet, we rarely hear about this. And somehow, there are barely any legitimate business women

1:07.1

speaking up nowadays in a way that empowers women rather than victimizes them.

1:12.8

And so today what I want to do for you is I want to bridge that gap.

1:15.7

And I'm going to do that by telling you the brutal truth that will help you get what you want.

1:19.7

Here's the thing.

1:20.6

Talking about being a woman in business rarely gets respect from men.

1:25.1

So this will get me zero respect from men.

1:29.0

But I'm frustrated with what I see out there and I'm tired of hearing the same excuses from men. So this will get me zero respect from men, but I'm frustrated with what I see out there, and I'm tired of hearing the same excuses from women, and I'm tired of getting the same

1:32.9

questions. And so what I thought I would do is I would call out women directly and deliver this

1:37.5

message. And I say that because what I've learned is that in business, to earn respect from both

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