Resilient Entrepreneurs Vicki Abraham and Laura Bell

This episode of the Resilient Entrepreneurs Podcast takes a good look at in-house marketing vs agency. It's an important decision for businesses about to scale. We also discuss with our guest Kasper Sierslev, an in-house marketing specialist and author - the traps that business people can fall into using AI (as much as we all love AI!)

Other mind-expanding concepts in this show: -


How every good idea comes out of many bad ideas -
The conversation about working 'virtually' vs 'in real person' post pandemic. 
How to come up with award-winning creativity - doing things differently

And so much more! Enjoy! 

Leigh Burgess, founder of Big Bold Industries Group, shares her journey from being a corporate high achiever to burned out at 48, sparking her to renew her entrepreneurial spirit to create good for others.

Leigh shares her B.O.L.D Performance Formula - Believe, Own, Learn, Design - and how it supports us to overcome challenges and succeed. A key piece of advice from Leigh, do not go it alone.

If you're in the launch phase of your business, this is a great episode for you. We discuss the pitfalls to avoid and some must-do's for launch, based on Leigh's real-life lessons!

As if that's not enough, we chat about the value of vulnerability, self-acceptance, and different types of resilience in entrepreneurship, which also touches on the challenges of dealing with jealousy and negativity from others.

In this episode, you'll get key takeaways on how to live and do business BOLD-ly!

Takeaways:


Having a growth mindset and embracing failure as a learning opportunity is crucial for success.
Seeking help and not going it alone is important for personal and business growth.
Be thoughtful about your launch plan so as not to overwhelm yourself with overlapping projects.
Celebrate your wins, especially the small ones!
Vulnerability, self-acceptance, and resilience are key qualities for entrepreneurs.
Dealing with jealousy and negativity from others is a reality, and the mindset to adopt to deal with it.
Being bold means having self Belief, knowing what to Own, Learn from your experiences and Design your business with greatness.

Enjoy this episode!   Contact Leigh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leighburgess23/

Reid Tileston, serial entrepreneur and author of 'Grit It Done', shares his insights on building generational wealth through entrepreneurial business ownership. We discuss the different paths to entrepreneurship and the need for proper assessment to determine if business ownership is the right fit.

We talk in some detail about the importance of a good-fitting peer group, loneliness can be a significant challenge for entrepreneurs, so having a network of like-minded individuals is essential. He shares his Grit it Done approach of if you're not all in, you're in the way. If you're halfway in, you're halfway out.

Sound Bites


"Own things, don't run things. That's the secret to living your dream."
"Failure is a building block of success."
"Entrepreneurship is about taking action."
"More autonomy, more freedom, more money, relationships, and a better citizen."
"You have to earn the right to be not the business owner, but the entrepreneurial business owner."

Karen Valencic, a Third Dan black belt in Aikido, is a conflict resolution and leadership coach and author. She has crafted the Spiral Impact Method, which combines Aikido concepts with conflict resolution techniques. She shares with us how breath, intention and centring play a role in conflict resolution. We talk about the intersection of innovation, change, and conflict, and why it's critical to engage team members in the change process.

It's a wonderful conversation with some key takeaways:


Aikido is a martial art that cares as much about your opponents wellbeing as your own and this can be applied in the business world.
There is a difference between force and power.
Intention and being centred are key in conflict resolution.
Being curious is crucial in managing conflict.
Posing company values as questions can be game changing for organisational culture.

 

The saying goes, "It's lonely at the top", and let's not take that lightly. In this episode, Vicki and Laura meet Nick Jonsson, #1 International Best-Selling Author of 'Executive Loneliness. The 5 Pathways to Overcoming Isolation, Stress, Anxiety and Depression in the Modern Business World' . It may surprise you to hear the statistics about how widespread and serious loneliness is as a global health issue.

Nick shares his personal journey and how his experience led him to be helping others. By the end of this episode you may be asking yourself whether hard work is all that we're led to believe, or is there a better way?

A father of a teenage boy, Nick also shares his parenting insights - and what works well for his family!

We talk through the five steps to overcoming Executive Loneliness - what to do, which is also share din detail in Nick's book.

 


Takeaways



Loneliness is a prevalent issue in the modern business world, affecting executives and entrepreneurs who often feel isolated and unable to share their struggles.



The impact of loneliness goes beyond mental health, with studies showing that it can have physical health consequences.



Men, in particular, face challenges in opening up about their feelings and seeking support, often resorting to distractions or entertainment instead.



The difference between coaching and therapy.



The five pathways to overcoming loneliness, explained.



Resilience comes from being honest with oneself, being vulnerable, and seeing failures as learning opportunities.

Sussi Mattson shares her journey of healing through writing and guides individuals on a transformative path to becoming wisdom writers. She discusses the From Me To You global movement and her book of the same name. Sussi emphasises the importance of acknowledging and addressing past trauma to find healing and turn wounds into wisdom. She shares her four-step writing method for healing and highlights the power of writing letters to oneself. Sussi also discusses resilience and her personal journey of bouncing back from a brain injury. The conversation concludes with a discussion on finding happiness and joy in everyday life.