Sunny Bonnell and Ashleigh Hansberger are the co-founders of Motto, a branding agency for disruptors, game-changers and rare breeds. For over a decade, the dynamic pair teaches leaders how to stand out, think different, and lead bold brands.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Sunny’s parents
- Sunny Co-founder, Ashleigh Hansberger
When business started difficulties overcame:
From the very beginning we swam against this current of recurring doubt. People said that we were too young, we were two female, we were to inexperienced, we were to broke to succeed in a world where at the time 60 year old men made the rules…I think for us having to overcome all of those stigmas, it was an uphill climb…we started with nothing. And building that with no money no reputation…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be: The world’s best-selling book by Paul ArdenFavourite Quote:
- ‘Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset’ Paul Arden
- ‘Know thyself’
Recommended Online Resources:
- Medium – a place where words matter Medium taps into the brains of the world’s most insightful writers, thinkers, and storytellers to bring you the smartest takes on topics that matter So whatever your interest, you can always find fresh thinking and unique perspectives
- New York Times – Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews opinion on Washington, business, sports, movies, travel, books, jobs, education, real estate, cars and more
- Youtube – Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube
- Linkedin – is a business and employment-oriented service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Founded on December 28, 2002, and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking, including employers posting jobs and job seekers posting their CVs
- Fast Company – is the world’s leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, and design
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
Have the courage of your convictions…[Listen for More]
More About Sunny Bonnell:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Sometimes answers come to you in ways that only you can understand. That is why it is so important to have a clear mind to receive and understand the message.” – Sheila M. Burke
Other Quotes From the Chat with Sunny Bonnell:
- Creating a symbiotic relationship between the leadership, the culture and the brand
- Believing that we could and believing that there wasn’t anything stopping us
- Helping companies to reconnect so the leaders vision
- Having a breakthrough with different types of leaders to change sometimes how they think about brand more importantly what they do about it.
- I love giving language to companies that don’t have it.
- For leaders, entrepreneurs, CEOs they are so passionate they are willing to suffer for it
- Passion can be dualistic in that it can fuel everything that you do, and it can also in some ways destroy you. You can become so obsessed that it consumes every moment of who you are
- No guts no glory
- If that is who you think we are we are going to show you. And that was the attitude that we had, which was totally rebellious totally defiant and it was the thing that kind of kept us going, which is no guts no glory.
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