Megan Hudson is a passionate connector who helps people find their natural communication and networking styles. She does this by helping people grow their networks organically, teaching them how to be present in conversations, finding ways to connect to others, and looking for opportunities to collaborate.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Frank Agin Click the following link to listen to the Frank Agin podcast episode on The Entrepreneur Way
- Simon Sinek
When business started difficulties overcame:
“it was very difficult for me to envision working alone… I’m very fiercely independent and I have a lot of ideas but I’m the type that I like to create order out of chaos. So for me it was hard to envision working every day by myself, owning a business by myself. And so I think I finally kind of once I realised that I’d still be going to events, I still be doing all of these other things, I’d still be talking to people virtually”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action Book by Simon SinekFavourite Quote:
“There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.” Leonardo da Vinci
Recommended Online Resources:
- LinkedIn – 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.
- Calendly – Say goodbye to phone and email tag for finding the perfect meeting time with Calendly. It’s 100 free, super easy to use
- Help a Reporter Out (HARO) – Help a Reporter Out is an online service for journalists to obtain feedback from the public. It enables journalists to connect with experts in issues relevant to their reporting.
- Givitas Is The Software That Boosts Performance & Builds Culture – Give and Take. Givitas is a purpose built, web-based platform that gives employees equal access to the collective intelligence, knowledge, and expertise of their peers
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“build your tribe and be very, very specific and purposeful. Surround yourself with like-minded individuals but again if you are the smartest most experienced person in the room. Find people that challenge you, that expand your knowledge, that teach you, that are generous with you, and that just educate you in every way, that are also positive, that are motivated and driven… That think differently to you, that may have the same purposes and goals and values as you but think differently”…[Listen for More]
More About Megan Hudson:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The secret of success is constancy to purpose.” Benjamin Disraeli
Other Quotes From the Chat with Megan Hudson:
- “I would have reached out to the centre for women enterprise earlier because there is just a wealth of information in people that have been there and have been through the exact same process that I am going through and that are willing to help and jump into the trenches and help you with the paperwork and guide you through the different things quicker without having me having to go through all the various resources by myself. So, there’s all different kinds of organisations, there is SCORE, the Centre for women enterprise was extremely helpful and I got to them little late in the game”
- “I think it’s when you know who you are and who your audience is. If you try to sell to everyone or if you try to please everyone no one is going to be happy. I think quicker that you figure your ideal clients or your niche I think quicker you are going to have success”
- “many people know what they do, some even know how they do it but they don’t understand why… I think if you understand why you do something you are so far ahead of everyone else. And it’s just that powerful”
- “you have to convince people to keep convincing… People see the value of what I do I would like to work with them”
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