Michelle Phan on Her Journey into Entrepreneurship, Surviving Burnout, and Recharging

Ambition 2.0

Girlboss

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Michelle Phan is the ultimate female entrepreneur, digital pioneer, and beauty superstar. You may know Michelle as one of YouTube’s original superstars whose channel has received over 1 billion views, making her one of the most watched talents in the digital space. She has built multiple multi-million dollar businesses including Ipsy, a makeup subscription company, EM Cosmetics, and most recently, Thematic, a marketplace that enables creators to find and use copyright-free songs from real artists in their videos. She has been featured on Forbes' 30 Under 30, Inc’s 30 Under 30 Coolest Entrepreneurs, and Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business. In this conversation with Neha Gandhi, Michelle shares her journey into entrepreneurship, rebranding herself, surviving burnout, her thoughts on business intuition, and the importance of recharging to gain clarity. This episode was recorded live in front of an audience at the Girlboss Rally in 2019. Sign up for the Girlboss Daily to receive tips on work, life, and how to chase (and reach!) your dreams: https://bit.ly/30A14AL Meal planning will never be the same again. Visit mealime.com/girlboss for 50% off a Pro subscription. Follow Michelle on Instagram at @michellephan and Twitter at @MichellePhan. Did you enjoy this episode of Girlboss Radio? Comment and let us know what you think on our Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Traveling gives you perspective. You see how other people live around the world,
0:06.0	touching all these different cultures and trying all these new foods and
0:09.2	hearing all these beautiful languages. Just a little bit of perspective can completely change and give you that aha moment.
0:15.0	Hey listeners!
0:19.0	In today's episode, we're sharing an interview with the ultimate female entrepreneur, digital pioneer and ultimate
0:24.8	creator Michelle Fawn. If she's not already your beauty bestie, then you may know Michelle
0:29.9	is one of the original YouTube influencers.
0:32.7	Her YouTube channel has received over 1 billion views,
0:36.8	making her one of the most watch talents in the digital space.
0:40.0	Michelle has built and launched multiple multi-million dollar businesses, including Ipsy, M Cosmetics, and Thematic, a free marketplace that enables creators to find and use songs from real artists in their videos.
0:51.0	She's been featured on Forbes 30 under 30, Inc's 30
0:54.1	under 30 coolest entrepreneurs and Fast Companies most creative people in
0:58.6	business. In today's conversation with Mejha, Michelle shares her journey into entrepreneurship, surviving burnout, the importance of
1:05.4	recharging, gaining clarity through travel, and the importance of treating people with respect.
1:11.4	This episode was recorded live in front of an audience at the Girl Boss
1:14.1	rally in 2019. Enjoy the conversation with Michelle.
1:19.4	Hi guys. We're in the afternoon.
1:25.0	Almost happy our time.
1:28.0	So we're going to have a conversation that's a little bit different from the one we just experienced.
1:33.1	Whitney Cummings, that was incredible.
1:34.7	I feel like I soaked up every last bit of wisdom
1:37.7	and life advice and laughed all the way through.
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