Jia Wertz is the Founder and CEO of Studio 15, a socially responsible women’s fashion brand and the Co-Founder of The Mastermind Exchange, a peer-mentoring group designed to give entrepreneurs invaluable advice, strategies, and tackle their biggest challenges each month. After leaving behind a 15-year career in the corporate fashion world, Jia started a company that focuses on doing good and supporting women. Studio 15 has funded more than 30 successful ventures for female entrepreneurs in Africa through a strategic partnership with non-profit organization Kleos Microfinance Group. As a reflection of her commitment to philanthropy, Studio 15 contributes a portion of all sales to female founders so they too, can start their own businesses?
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I thought it would be easy, it sounds naive but I really did think it would be easy, I quickly quickly learned that while in my last role, I knew 100% of what I needed to know to be successful and when I launched my own company I thought oh well I’ve been doing this for 17 years it’s going to be so easy and I’ve made millions of dollars for that company I can do it for myself but I quickly realised that in the beginning it was just me myself and I”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
SEO And Search Marketing In A Week: Search Engine Optimization And Search Engine Marketing Made Easy In Seven Simple Steps (Teach Yourself: in a Week) Book by Nick SmithFavourite Quote:
“Watch your thoughts, thoughts become words, watch your words, words become actions, watch your actions, actions become habits, watch your habits, habits become character, watch your character because character becomes destiny”
Recommended Online Resources:
Moz – Backed by the largest community of SEOs on the planet, Moz builds tools that make SEO, inbound marketing, link building, and content marketing easy
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Don’t wait for things to be perfect, while you’re waiting for perfection, someone else is putting out the work that needs to be done and surpassing you and secondly I’d say celebrate all the small wins because the entrepreneurial journey can be so lonely, it’s very important to be your number one cheer leader so you can stay self motivated”…[Listen for More]
More About Jia Wertz:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“It’s not the quality of the answers that changes our lives, it’s the quality of the question” Steven Aitchison
Other Quotes From the Chat with Jia Wertz:
- “A lot of businesses fail because people give up too quickly or don’t stay consistent with certain things”
- “The secret to success is in your every day routine, you got to change up what you’re doing and you have to include the actions that are going to get you to your goal in your every day routine”
- “Success is defined by what your customers want”
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