Karen McGregor is a bestselling author, international speaker, Tedx and Dragon’s Den coach, trainer and the founder/ CEO of the Speaker Success Formula. Her company helps entrepreneurs create, structure and deliver compelling presentations to monetize their expertise and launch successful speaking businesses. As a 2018 TEDx speaker with over one million views and an international speaker sharing the stage with Tony Robbins, John Gray, Deepak Chopra and others, Karen knows how to inspire and educate entrepreneurs to navigate through speaking business uncertainties to arrive at success.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Satyen Raja founder of WarriorSage. Click this link to listen to the Satyen Raja podcast on The Entrepreneur Way
- Sir Richard Branson
- Brian Smith founder of UGG
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Many, many difficulties. I think the first difficulty was the mindset shift required to go from having a paycheck every month to really making things happen on my own. So that was a big mindset shift. And the fear around lack of money… That is so critical that that be addressed right away. Another thing is … a respect for learning from the top people in your industry”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself Book by Michael A. SingerFavourite Quote:
“See with original purity Embrace with original simplicity Reduce what you have Decrease what you want” TAO TE CHING. By Lao Tzu
Recommended Online Resources:
LinkedIn Sales Navigator – Social Signals and Intent Data | LinkedIn Sales Solutions – Sales Navigator, Social Selling, LinkedIn for sales – Find leads and close deals with LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“have a respect for systems. And if you don’t have a system that is working for you or you lack a system in a particular area of your business… it really is about strengthening your weakest link. And your weakest link is usually because there is not a system or a process that is working or maybe it’s absent altogether. So I would highly recommend people find the person that is really running that system at a high level, learn from that person, maybe do mentorship training, whatever it is. Because your business is worth it and if you don’t want to treat it as a hobby it’s important that you do that”…[Listen for More]
More About Karen McGregor:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Ideas in secret die. They need light and air or they starve to death.” Seth Godin
Other Quotes From the Chat with Karen McGregor:
- “I think the biggest mistake was saying that I know that or I am able to figure that out on my own. That’s the interesting thing about business is, If we have that attitude it usually comes from past where we have been successful in an area that is different from the one we are stepping into ”
- “just because we are smart and we have had success in a different area doesn’t mean that that translates over”
- “yes, it’s true you must do what you love. You have to have a passion for it because being in business is not a hobby. But I also believe that the customer need has to be there”
- “systems is my first thing I always talk about the business. You have to have a system for everything you do”
- “learn from the best”
- “if you really want to have a successful business it’s going to take a lot of effort and a lot of mobilisation”
- “I think that is the first and foremost to actually become successful is to not get drawn in by the daily dramas, the daily irritations, the daily chaos and to choose the happy life because we all can do that”
- “the real impact that we make and the influence that we have is from our passion and desire to make a difference”
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