From a Hobby to Oprah's Favorite Things: Building a Career Out of a Passion with Dana Gordon, Founder of Dana Rebecca Designs
Dear FoundHer...Real Founder Stories for Women Small Business Owners
Lindsay Pinchuk
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2022
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
The ride of a founder is the ride of a lifetime, so hop on in and join us each and every week. Welcome to the Dear FoundHer... Podcast! There is so much power in sharing your story with others. However, with the Dear FoundHer... Podcast we are sharing more than stories---we have resources and a community of influential female entrepreneurs that have given our host, Lindsay Pinchuk, a ride through their journey and exclusive access to their wins, losses, secrets and mistakes.
Here you will find a network of female entrepreneurs like our first guest, Dana Gordon of Dana Rebecca Designs. Dana launched her first jewelry collection at 16 years old and sold it out in just 48 hours. Jewelry design was a hobby until she made it into a career. Now, 14.5 years later, Dana Rebecca Designs has been featured on Oprah's Favorite Things and is adorned by some of the biggest A-list celebrities around the world.
Tune in as Dana shares the blueprint for turning your passion into a business, staying grounded, the power of authenticity, and how to reignite your creativity and fall in love with your career again and again.
- [00:06:54] Get to know wife, mom, and entrepreneur Dana Gordon's story.
- [00:09:14] The secret to turning a hoppy into a thriving career starts with these steps.
- [00:13:12] Dana remains unyielding about knowing every aspect of her business and suggest you do the same. Gain Insight into why it is vital to learn every facet of your business.
- [00:18:48] Packing boxes, calling customers---nothing should be beneath you regarding your business. learn how Dana is sharing these lessons and more with her children, while modeling leadership for her team.
- [00:23:12] Your team is priceless, treat them like family. Here is the secret to doing your part as a leader and what to do when someone feels that your best isn't good enough.
- [00:24:54] A community that you trust is necessary as a mom and business owner. Dana and Lindsay discuss how to create and tap into the power of your #1 asset---your network.
- [00:29:47] Your audience wants the real you. By dropping the facade of perfection, Dana has grown her business. Learn how to apply these principles to your brand.
- [00:38:56] Like anything else, you can and will fall in and out of love with your business. Dana shares how she reignites her creativity.
- [00:50:24 What advice would Dana give a new entrepreneur? Listen as she shares her top three tips.
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| 0:00.0 | As you know, there's no blueprint for entrepreneurship. |
| 0:06.6 | You wear so many hats, you burn the min-eyed oil, you pour your heart and soul into everything |
| 0:12.1 | that you do. |
| 0:13.2 | But without a doubt, the journey is worth every single second that you put into it. |
| 0:18.4 | I'm Lindsay Pinchuk, host of the Deer Founder podcast. I say this because I've |
| 0:22.9 | lived it for over a decade. I started my first company with $500 in my pocket and a baby in my |
| 0:28.8 | belly. I grew it and I sold it all. This podcast is my weekly letter to you. We'll talk all things |
| 0:35.8 | starting, growing, nurturing, and in some cases, even |
| 0:39.9 | selling a business. Together with some of my closest contacts, I'm here to help you find your own |
| 0:45.1 | success, whatever that means to you. The ride as a founder is the ride of your life. So come on |
| 0:50.9 | and join me for another episode that will get you one step closer to reaching your own founder goals. |
| 1:00.6 | Welcome to Dear Founder. I am beyond excited to be here with you for the very first episode. I've spent the last six months strategizing and dreaming up a plan for this podcast, and I've |
| 1:12.0 | spent the last eight weeks interviewing some of the most incredible founders who I know |
| 1:17.4 | to share some of the most amazing conversations I have ever had in business with you each and |
| 1:23.7 | every week. It was really important to me that today I introduce you to someone who I |
| 1:28.5 | not only personally adore and admire, but someone who's also built an incredible business and |
| 1:34.9 | who supports female founders in small business the same way that I do. Dana Gordon is all of these |
| 1:41.3 | things and so much more. You're going to hear us talk about why I chose |
| 1:45.9 | her for our very first episode at the top of today's episode because I shared some of our |
| 1:50.3 | candid conversation for context. Dana Rebecca Gordon is a third generation jeweler and she's |
| 1:56.6 | the founder of Dana Rebecca Designs. You're going to hear her whole story during today's episode, but she tells us about how |
| 2:03.8 | during the summer of her 16th birthday, she went to India with her father and returned home |
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