Strategic Fundraising and Scaling a Business to Sell with Jaclyn Johnson
Powerhouse Women
Lindsey Schwartz
4.9 • 912 Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
How do you know when it's the right time to take on investors in your business in order to scale it faster? Lori + I are here today with Jaclyn Johnson for double the podcasts (and double the fun)! For those of you not familiar, Jaclyn has done it all as an entrepreneur – building companies, selling companies, and now buying back companies. Today, she's sharing the biggest lessons + takeaways from her season away from her business, Create & Cultivate, and the value of taking a break when the time is right. We'll pull back the curtain on what it's like to step back into business after evolving into the person you were always meant to be. We also pick her brain to discover the secret formula to successfully launch a brand, strategically fundraise, and expand your impact!
HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 What was it like to step away from your company?
06:50 How to step back after taking a break.
09:35 The biggest value of stepping away.
15:30 How to integrate + expand your impact.
18:50 How do you work through fear?
22:20 The right time + mindset for fundraising.
29:00 What did you need to become your best self?
34:20 What are you most excited for?
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | between running the business bootstrap, COVID, you name it. |
| 0:04.0 | It was rough. |
| 0:05.0 | Like for any entrepreneurs, I needed a break. |
| 0:07.0 | The way my co-founder and I kind of came up with the idea was we were hiking and Griffith. |
| 0:11.0 | And by the time I left, she had texted me, let's build something. |
| 0:14.0 | And I said, all right, let's do it. |
| 0:16.0 | I love those friends. |
| 0:17.0 | You can't go on a hike with some people without knowing. |
| 0:18.0 | Never just a hike. going to hike with some people. No, no, and you're like, do I want a new business right now? |
| 0:25.2 | We like, had the concept, had the idea, we went out for VC funding the weak Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. If you're not thinking about bringing in money to help really scale, |
| 0:30.5 | you're not serious about scaling. When it comes to venture capital specifically, early |
| 0:35.5 | stage did no longer exist. Do you have two million in revenue? |
| 0:38.0 | Like that's early stage. There's this misconception that like I need venture to be successful and you |
| 0:43.8 | don't. When would someone know that it is the right time to consider taking outside money in terms of |
| 0:50.2 | helping them grow? So the way I think about it is, Welcome to Powerhouse Women. The podcast for women who know they are ready for more. |
| 1:01.1 | Let's go. Introducing your host and the founder of Powerhouse Women, Lindsay Schwartz. |
| 1:08.4 | Hi. If you're hungry to grow and expand your career, business, and life, |
| 1:13.4 | you're in the right place. You ready for your breakthrough? Let's do it. |
| 1:17.2 | Our house is! If you've ever thought about scaling your business to sell it one day, then today's conversation is for you. |
| 1:30.7 | I am sitting down with one of my best friends, Lori Harder, host of the Earn Your Happy podcast, and |
| 1:36.4 | Jacqueline Johnson, to talk all things scaling and selling businesses. |
| 1:43.0 | Jacqueline is the founder of Create and Cultivate and the co-founder |
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