Co-Founders, Lisa Martinez and Monica Hildebrand, have been developing the foundation of the nonprofit iAmplify, and providing digital marketing services for select clientele during the startup phases since 2014. A respected ministry professional for over four decades, Dr. Bob McCarty of the Catholic Mobilizing Network serves as their mentor and on the Board. In 2016, Monica introduced Lisa to Mary Claire Becan. Complementing their diverse digital marketing and PR services, and united by a common vision, there was an immediate desire to work together. Steeped in their own experiences and individual Entrepreneurial endeavors, they found great strength and joy in coming together with a common vision to build iAmplify.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Hervey Feldman
- Barbara Corcoran
- Bishop Robert Byrne
- Simon Sinek
When business started difficulties overcame:
- “I Started my first business when I was 25 and I was stupid, I had no idea what it meant to start a business, Iiked to teach dance and theatre, I hadn’t really had the time to think about that when the student list grew so I think the difficulty there was just my lack of knowledge about the business”
- “When I started, it was kind of that external journey as well, I hadn’t really planned to be an entrepreneur so I had gone from a job where I was working, taking a little bit of time and started to work from the people that I knew and the resources so I wasn’t really prepared”
- “People came and expected this full working machine that I had had in the corporate side so you know I was suddenly sat here scrambling to think how do I set this up, so it didn’t even occur to me to go research, it didn’t even occur to me to reach out to resources such as yourself.”
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Favourite Books:
- Books by Leil Lowndes
- Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Book by Ed Catmull
- The Name of God is Mercy Book by Pope Francis
Favourite Quote:
- “I am not funny. What I am is brave”
- “All glory comes from daring to begin”
- “Do not be anxious about anything but in every situation with prayer and thanksgiving present your request to god”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Start With Why – inspires people to do the things that inspire them
- Freshbooks – cloud based small business accounting software Send invoices, track time, manage receipts, expenses, and accept credit cards
- Evernote – Collect, nurture, and share ideas across desktop and mobile platforms with Evernote Your thoughts are always with you, always accessible, always in sync
- Basecamp – the leading web based project management and collaboration tool To dos, files, messages, schedules, and milestones
- By Regina – for infopreneurs and for bloggers to monetize their epicness
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
- “Find people who support you”
- “Be surrounded by people who aren’t going to let you give up”
- “Encouraging someone to take time to lay a solid foundation for your venture, you do have to think about basics, think about branding, think about being strategic”
- “Be humble, be authentic, be collaborative”
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More About Lisa Martinez , Monica Hildebrand and Mary Claire Becan:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Answers to the most bewildering questions can be got only when asked to oneself” Vinod Narayan
Other Quotes From the Chat with Lisa Martinez , Monica Hildebrand and Mary Claire Becan:
- “There is something that you can do every single day without necessarily stepping away from your full time income”
- “This is not for weaklings, If you’re going to sit here and cower because you can’t get out of bed or because you don’t know how to talk to somebody then you got to figure it out”
- “Just because you can do it doesn’t always mean you’re the best person to do it”
- “Everybody is replaceable”
- “Have a plan then have a go”
- “Success can be measured many, many ways other than a dollar sign”
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