Liz Goddard inherited her first business at the age of 19 and lost it it in the 2008 recession. Liz and her now business partner, Nicole worked in corporate America along side one another until they started their remote fractional staffing company and took it to $1M with two years. Their mission is to give the small business owner a nimble & profitable business in ANY economy.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I was 19 when I was forced into entrepreneurship so I don’t really think I can pull through and that. I will say the second time I started a business when I actively chose to be an entrepreneur, I think the biggest thing I had to overcome was my pass at being afraid. I am not a stereotypical entrepreneur, I don’t like risk, I see risk everywhere which is not typical of people who start their own business. And so I really had to quiet the fear”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts Book by Brené Brown
- Brené Brown Books
Favourite Quote:
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt
Recommended Online Resources:
- HubSpot offers a full platform of marketing, sales, customer service, and CRM software — plus the methodology, resources, and support — to help businesses grow better Get started with free tools, and upgrade as you grow
- QuickBooks accounting software, the cloud based solution for small businesses and self employed people.
- Canva – Create beautiful designs with your team Use Canva’s drag and drop feature and layouts to design, share and print business cards, logos, presentations and more
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“just do it… The reality is there are a million reasons not to do things if you look for them. So trust your gut and take the leap of faith. Which is something coming from me by the way. Fact if I can say that then you should definitely do it because again, I don’t like risk”…[Listen for More]
More About Liz Goddard:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.” Shah Rukh Khan
Other Quotes From the Chat with Liz Goddard:
- “I think it’s so important to learn the hard way unfortunately. I really do think I could give another business owner a lookout block but the reality is they are going to run into their own trials and it’s going to help them to prepare for harder things to come down the line. So, I honestly wouldn’t have taken any of the mistakes back because it really did hone my experience. And now I am able to kind of look ahead and kind of look out for roadblocks myself. So, I think it’s important for you to kind of experience those bumps”
- “I think the secret to success would be treat people incredibly well, those who work for you and those who come to you for business… You are going to ask a lot of people advice and I think it’s important to get people’s advice. But at the end of the day, you know your business the best and you really just have to do what you think is best for your business even if people tell you it’s not going to work or it’s not the right way to do things. Every single thing that has been successful in my business someone has told me would not be successful and I didn’t listen to them I listen to my gut; my business partners gut and it has worked out well”
- “we don’t believe in just poking and pointing up problems with others or within the business. I would say if you come to me with a problem, I need you to also come with a solution. And I don’t care if the solution is horrible. I need you to be somebody who not only sees the problem but also as an active part of solving it. And so, I would say I don’t care if you’re solution is let’s put a man on Mars and we are going to set up a CRM or something like that. I don’t care but you have to be somebody who is invested in solving the problem if you are invested in pointing out the problem”
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