Deborah Sweeney is the CEO and owner of My Corporation. Deborah is a former L.A.-based law firm partner who became the General Manager of the My Corporation division under Intuit. In 2009, she purchased MyCorporation out of Intuit and became the owner and CEO. She loves the opportunity that entrepreneurship affords. She serves on multiple university boards and writes for outlets such as Forbes, American Express and Huffington Post. She has two teenage sons and a husband who owns a clothing company.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Husband
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Getting the funding to buy the business out of into it in 2009 when the economy was crazy and there was no funding being given to virtually anyone, one of my big messages I always talk about when asked about this is the importance of good credit in your life, being a responsible business citizen, paying your debt and I had a lot of debt after going to a lot of school and the importance of paying off debt and being diligent”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Onward: How Starbucks Fought For Its Life Without Losing Its Soul book by Howard Schultz and Joanne GordonFavourite Quote:
“Things turn out the best for those who make the best of the way things turn out”
Recommended Online Resources:
Amazon – Online shopping from the earth s biggest selection of books, magazines, music, DVDs, videos, electronics, computers, software, apparel accessories, shoes, jewelry, tools hardware, housewares, furniture, sporting goods, beauty personal care, broadband dsl, gourmet food just about anything else
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“It’s about having the right attitude, it’s really about treating others well, what you put out comes back to you abundantly, so you put out good you get back good, you put out hard work and you get that back, you set an example to your team members and they give it back to you, it almost becomes for lack of a better term embarrassing, if you’re working the hardest in your company and you’re hiring people to give to you their work ethic they got to meet you, and so when you give it your all I think that your team sees and so my advice would be put out what you want back”…[Listen for More]
More About Deborah Sweeney:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Science should be the most fun job on the planet. You get to ask questions about the world around you and go out and seek the answers. Not to have fun doing that is crazy.” Craig Venter
Other Quotes From the Chat with Deborah Sweeney:
- “Work hard have fun”
- “Surrounding yourself with people who are your cheerleaders”
- “You do not have to do everything alone”
- “Bring in great people and I often hire with the mindset of how can you offer something more than I bring to the table and not about oh your education and you have master degrees and all those other things, sometimes those are the biggest failure in hires, but around people who are doers and executers and strategic thinkers”
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