Podcast Episode: 011 Start Fresh: How You Can Learn New Skills As An Entrepreneur
Episode Summary:
In this episode, Take The Lead Co-Founder and President Gloria Feldt welcomes to the show Heli Prilliman, founder and CEO of Laquerbar, and Denise Lee, CEO and Founder of Alala. Heli and Denise represent two powerhouse entrepreneurs with unique success stories. Heli opens up about the harsh truth about fundraising for a woman-led start-up while Denise shares the top three questions that every female entrepreneur should ask herself before starting a business. They talk about the importance of passion and having a shared vision for your company. Finally, Denise and Heli provide some sage advice for women who have become inspired to begin their entrepreneurial journeys.
The included interview first aired live on YouTube during Take The Lead’s Virtual Happy Hour. Watch the video here.
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INTENTIONING
Sex, Power, Pandemics, and How Women
Will Take The Lead for (Everyone’s) Good
The new book from Gloria Feldt about the future, taking the leadership lessons learned from this disruption and creating a better world for all through the power of intention.
Resources
- Free Download:Learning New Skills as an Entrepreneur
- 2019 Small Business Trends Report
- Sign up for Take The Lead This Week Newsletter
- Learn more about Take The Lead’s Leadership Tools
Social Links
Take The Lead’s Website
https://www.taketheleadwomen.com
Denise Lee’s Website
Heli Prilliman’s Website
Quotes/Tweetables
“There’s just that inherent bias against women-based companies and companies that are building things for women, so it’s tough.”
— Heli Prilliman
“You have to be finding ways to make revenue at every corner that you can and as quickly as you can.”
— Heli Prilliman
“You have to really also be true to yourself, and your passion, and your skillset, and your experience.”
— Denise Lee
“Nobody should be scared to share their ideas. And, I think the more people you share your idea with at any stage, the easier it is to refine that idea.”
— Denise Lee
“If you’re building something amazing, someone’s gonna come after it. And it’s your responsibility as an entrepreneur to always be thinking about what’s next, how to innovate, what’s the next big thing, so that you’re constantly ahead of the curve.”
— Heli Prilliman
“It’s better to make a quick bad decision than a slow good decision.”
— Denise Lee
GLORIA FELDT is the New York Times bestselling author of several books including No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, a sought-after speaker and frequent contributor to major news outlets, and the Co-Founder and President of Take The Lead. People has called her “the voice of experience,” and among the many honors she has been given, Vanity Fair called her one of America’s “Top 200 Women Legends, Leaders, and Trailblazers,” and Glamour chose her as a “Woman of the Year.”
As co-founder and president of Take The Lead, a leading women’s leadership nonprofit, her mission is to achieve gender parity by 2025 through innovative training programs, workshops, a groundbreaking 50 Women Can Change The World immersive, online courses, a free weekly newsletter, and events including a monthly Virtual Happy Hour program and a Take The Lead Day symposium that reached over 400,000 women globally in 2017.