Valerie Hayes is on a mission to help small businesses beat the odds and push through the roadblocks to become an industry leader. She helps overburdened entrepreneurs, small business owners, and CEOs run their companies like a high-performance sports car. Fast and effective.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“we all carry a certain amount of baggage… I lived in environment at home where I wasn’t getting any encouragement, I wasn’t getting any positive feedback, there was nothing that would make me feel like yes you can do things, yes you are talented, you are creative, you do have things to offer the world. And so when I graduated from college I very much felt like I wasn’t necessarily sure I could do things, I wasn’t convinced I could necessarily create a successful career”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Magic of Thinking Big Book by David J SchwartzFavourite Quote:
“you create reality by what you think”
Recommended Online Resources:
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.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Growing your business is all about personal development. That is it in a nutshell. Yes, it is about growing your market share, maintaining profitability, protecting your profit margin, hiring the right people. But all of those decisions are made by you. If you are hunger in some negative thought process or not willing to hire people who are better than yourself… And unfortunately, it happens all of the time, entrepreneurs and small business owners are often tempted to hire B and C players because then they won’t threaten them in their position of leadership or direction for the company. So, the ability to grow your business is more about personal development than anything else ”…[Listen for More]
More About Valerie Hayes:
Valerie Hayes, The Part Time COO
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“How to stop time: kiss. How to travel in time: read. How to escape time: music. How to feel time: write. How to release time: breathe.” Matt Haig
Other Quotes From the Chat with Valerie Hayes:
- “Success leaves clues”
- “When you hire business coaches or someone like myself a fractional COO what you are doing is you are buying speed. Because most small businesses or entrepreneurs try to do the do it yourself… The DIY thing where you teach yourself how to do it and then you do it and then you see what didn’t work and you adjust and all of that kind of stuff. Do it yourself works but it takes longer and you are going to make more mistakes along the way. If you work with a business coach or someone like a fractional COO like who is doing it with you… Not a consultant who does the work for you and doesn’t teach you along the way. But someone who teaches you what you need to do and does it with you to make sure you are getting high quality in the timeframe that you require you are going to be able to grow bigger better and faster. So, when you hire a fractional COO, you are buying speed for your business”
- “Curiosity, a willingness to learn and the ability to self-observe or self-evaluate. I think a lot of the business owners that I have met that have trouble getting past a certain point it’s because either they are not able to objectively self-observe or because they are not willing to let go of how they see themselves and what their level of importance in the business is in order to help grow their business. I think if you cannot see yourself in a realistic light and what your strengths and weaknesses are and accept those strengths and weaknesses you will never be able to put processes in place hire people to shore up your weaknesses. When you hire people, you should be hiring people that are better than you in the area that you are hiring them for”
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