Women Elevating Women With Business Strategist Extraordinaire Betty Hines Joyfully You Life with Dr. Patrina Clark

On today’s episode, Patrina is especially excited to be joined by Betty Hines, business strategist extraordinaire. Betty is an entrepreneur, speaker, business mentor and coach, and certified group facilitator. She serves as a Chapter Chair for the Women Presidents Organization (WPO), of which Patrina is a member. Betty begins by sharing her background in corporate America, her journey to entrepreneurship, and the experience of launching her own business. She offers advice on raising not just enough capital to start a business, but also a surplus to sustain early growth, and addresses the lack of diversity among business executives in America, particularly for women of color. Betty talks about her role as Chapter Chair for the WPO, her ‘Women Elevating Women’ initiative, and using her platform as a powerful way to connect women of color to share business ideas, information, support, and networking opportunities in a field where they are so poorly represented.
 
Patrina asks Betty about the top challenges facing women business owners today, her best suggestions for finding the right mentor, and the idea of women collaborating with and supporting one another instead of competing in corporate America. They talk about being intentional with your physical, emotional, and psychological capital, and regularly assessing relationships and professional associations to determine whether they are worth investing your precious resources. Stepping out of your comfort zone, allowing yourself to be vulnerable in order to grow, and the importance of celebrating victories and achievements, especially for women of color, are also discussed. Finally, Betty tells Patrina what is currently bringing her joy, and reminds listeners to live a balanced life as you make sure to fulfill your divine purpose each and every day. 
 
Episode Highlights:


Betty’s background in corporate America
Raising capital as an entrepreneur and launching her own business
Her advice to raise not just your capital, but also a surplus to sustain early growth and success
Lack of diversity in the business world, particularly for women of color
Women’s Presidents Organization is an elite group for women who are CEOs, principals, partners of their own women-led company
Betty’s chapter was intentionally women of color for the most part
Using her experience and knowledge to help women come together and elevate one another
Her vision for ‘Women Elevating Women’ initiative  
Women of Color Event helped her see the importance of bringing women together for peer support, exchange of information, and encouragement
Currently mentoring a group of 23 women whose business revenues range from six figures to $6.5 million
Her global reach - the challenges women business owners face are universal
Biggest obstacles for women-owned businesses in comparison to their male counterparts is access to capital, and access to information
Inequities in the system keep certain demographics at a disadvantage, making Betty’s work to support women and minorities in their business development all the more crucial 
Her advice for finding the right mentor - find someone who will advocate for you, make you feel comfortable, and encourage you to ask questions without judging you
Business men tend to dominate the conversation and create an imbalance in dialogue
If women buy into the notion that there is not enough sky for all of us, it creates the mentality to compete against one another instead of collaborating and supporting each other
Having a little bit of something rather than 100% of nothing
Connecting versus collaborating
Social capital, psychological capital, emotional capital - when we spend these competing against each other, we’re depleting these important resources
Being intentional about where you invest your physical, emotional and psychological capital
Regularly rating experiences from 1 to 10 to decide whether they are worth your time and energy
WPO Tiers and Betty’s i