What They Won't Tell You About Entrepreneurship!
Girl CEO
GIRL CEO Network
4.6 • 896 Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2021
⏱️ 107 minutes
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Summary
Many of us only see the glitz and glamour of the entrepreneurial lifestyle, but what they don’t show you is the grit, sacrifice, and relentless hard work it takes to run a truly successful business.
That is why in this episode, Ronne Brown, Corey Avinger, and Premadonna Thomas are here to drop some wisdom and reveal the very things that other business owners won’t tell you about entrepreneurship.
Tune in to learn how to best make your transition from working in Corporate America to running your own business, and uncover some of the biggest challenges and obstacles that will come your way in your entrepreneurial journey.
Ronne, Corey, and Premadonna also talk about transforming the narrative on Black-owned businesses and leaving behind a legacy that will last for generations.
So, are you ready for some true entrepreneurial gems? Tune in now and find out everything about What They Won't Tell You About Entrepreneurship!
KEY POINTS:
- How to stay committed as an entrepreneur
- Corporate Life vs Entrepreneurship
- Making your transition from corporate to entrepreneurship
- What sacrifices are you willing to make?
- Responsibilities that come with being an entrepreneur
- Building a strong foundation for your business
- Why you need to pay money to make money
- The key to growing your network and net worth
- Aligning and preparing yourself for collaboration with others
- Reassessing who you allow into your circle and your mind
- Creating support and community for your fellow entrepreneurs
- Knowing when to make pivots in your journey
- How to change the narrative on Black-owned businesses
QUOTABLES:
“If your purpose for running a business is just money, then you're going to fail”
“Everybody wants to be an entrepreneur because it looks fancy, but entrepreneurship and running a business comes with a very big responsibility.”
“Your first impression could be the last impression you're having with somebody, so you have to make the most out of it.”
“It's my job to provide the information. It's your job to act on it.”
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Girl CEO Podcast, the playground for female entrepreneurs. |
| 0:07.0 | My name is Ronnie Brown and I'm the author of Amazon's best selling book from Moppin Flores to Make |
| 0:12.3 | A Millions and was once a team mom-term |
| 0:14.4 | millionaire business mentor. |
| 0:16.2 | I created my Girl CEO community for women like you. |
| 0:19.6 | Girl CEO, you are a trailblazer, a creative, an innovator, a boss, and a woman who knows that she deserves more. |
| 0:27.5 | Join me each week while we uncover what it truly takes to be your own boss and become a successful girl CEO. |
| 0:34.2 | And don't worry, sess, I got you. |
| 0:39.7 | First question I get is how do you stay you know committed as an entrepreneur you know one of the things that I've realized over time is that some days that you you know some days you are committed some days you are committed some days you are committed to the goal some days you are committed to the goal. Some days you are committed to the outcome. And some days you need encouragement. And the way that I stay committed is honestly I know that I have things that I have to do. I also know that I have people that I have to provide |
| 1:06.4 | for so I can't really play around. So for all of you all who are in that space where you feel like one day you're |
| 1:11.9 | motivated to build your business and then the next day you're kind of like all over the place. |
| 1:17.2 | I want to just, you know, make sure that I tell you that that's completely normal, right? |
| 1:22.2 | The biggest thing that most people struggle with when it comes to business and entrepreneurship is staying on the course, right? |
| 1:30.0 | And that is getting up every day, doing something towards building your business. |
| 1:35.0 | And it's not always, I'm motivated every single day, right? |
| 1:40.0 | People try to make a seem that way that way especially you know people online right |
| 1:44.4 | you get people's highlight rails and they make it seem like they get up every day and |
| 1:49.3 | they're ready to rock and roll but let me just share I'm gonna tell y'all the truth |
| 1:55.4 | some of your favorite |
| 2:05.0 | influencers, entrepreneurs, millionaire people that you follow, they have days where they get up and they don't want to do shit. Trust me. |
| 2:06.0 | I have days where I need motivation as well when I'm going through things in my personal life |
| 2:11.2 | and I'm not really mentally in a space to focus on business, but we all have to just push ourselves. |
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