What can we do to create a great workplace for our colleagues?
The best experiences I have had personally were with CEOs that empowered me to just go for it and do it in my own way with little guidance. I take the same approach for people I work with, I provide an objective and timeline and give them the time and space to give it their best and figure it out.
What helped you accelerate your growth as a leader / entrepreneur?
Working with people who have trusted me to go for it and make it happen has given me the courage and confidence to take risks.Also, the three main things that accelerate my ongoing growth and evolution as an entrepreneur: are failures, successes, and investments in coaching/training/courses when I hit a roadblock that I want to use another’s expertise to help fast track myself around.
What shift in perspective has allowed you to see things differently?
Contrary to the perception of most: when I became a mom is when I started to shift my priorities and start to scale. It forced me to redefine my focus and priorities, resulting in delegating more freely because the transition made everything in my life less work-related, leading to greater fulfillment overall.
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What's a mistake that you're happy you've made?
When I was 16 (way before the internet) I founded a travel-partner agency to connect people from different backgrounds seeking travel companions. After a year, I had to close the agency due to a lack of customers and the confusion some callers had regarding the nature of the “service.” Despite this setback, I gained invaluable insights into sales, communication and people’s needs, solidifying my desire to run a business that helps people.
What motivated you to become an entrepreneur?
After graduating, I worked for an extremely well-paying automotive company. But I always had the feeling that there was more out there. So I quit and went into research with the aim of becoming a founder.
What should leaders understand about their own role and responsibility?
There are no overnight miracles, it's very hard work: both physically and emotionally. Requires resilience, grit, strategic approach and grind.
What’s an important guiding principle that informs the way you build and run your business?
One of our core values is experimentation. Rather than get stuck in arguing about what solution may best solve a problem or play to our ego, we focus on the smallest step we could possibly take to learn whether that’s true. It moves our minds away from thinking too big without sweating the small stuff and from getting stuck in discussions rather than actually doing something to understand the possible solutions better.