Sharon McRill is the owner and president of The Betty Brigade, a relocation and organization company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company provides moving coordination, and organizing assistance, mostly catering to busy professionals. Laid off from a corporate marketing job, Sharon launched The Betty Brigade in 2003 which now has a staff of 10.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Parents & Grandparents
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Not knowing what I didn’t know, it was overwhelming. I didn’t know what chamber of commerce was or what it did or how it helped businesses, I didn’t know how to network even though I was naturally networking I didn’t know that there were kind of some rules around how to give a good referral and how to follow up, those kind of very simple things”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The E-myth, why most businesses don’t work and what to do about it Book by Michael E. Gerber
- The Go-Giver: A Little Story about a Powerful Business Idea Book by Bob Burg and John D. Mann. You can listen to the Bob Burg podcast and the John David Mann podcast on The Entrepreneur Way.
Favourite Quote:
“Do something that scares you every day”
Recommended Online Resources:
None
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Really be sure about the direction that you want to go in. If you think that you are moving into a new industry then go see if there are other people out there doing it and meet them, maybe even work for them, learning your industry before you launch into it especially if you haven’t really done it before is an important piece of seeing if it’s a piece for you so really go do your research and don’t get so bogged down in the research that you never take a step forward”…[Listen for More]
More About Sharon McRill:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“People don’t want to be plagued by not knowing-they want answers.” Michael Pitt
Other Quotes From the Chat with Sharon McRill:
“Coming at things with an open heart, when someone is really upsetting, maybe it’s an employee, maybe it’s a vendor, maybe it’s a client, maybe it’s your spouse, something is happening in that day. Really staying in the bubble of kindness. It’s really easy to be angry, it’s really easy to be mean and I think staying kind and staying soft and gentle even when you don’t want to resolves more problems more quickly”
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