629. Winging It is Better Than Planning - With Emma Isaacs
Earn Your Happy
Building a Personal Brand
"It takes your whole career to build a reputation," she says. "Your personal brand is just what people say about you when you leave the door" Her dog helps her network: "I'm literally a guy meet everyone, so get a dog."
In This Episode You Will Learn About:
- Why winging it is better than planning, every time
- Becoming a self-made millionaire by 23
- Knowing your role as a leader
- Creating a culture statement for your business
- Almost everyone is winging it, some are just more confident
- Creating a plan to scale your business
- How Emma runs a business and takes care of 6 kids
- Creating a product by leveraging what you already have
- Why you should tell your story above all else
- Understanding how you get energy
Resources:
- “Winging It: Stop Thinking, Start Doing: Why Action Beats Planning Every Time” by Emma Isaacs
- Instagram: @emmaisaacs
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/emma-isaacs/
- Facebook: facebook.com/emisaacs
Show Notes:
Emma Isaacs has quickly become one of my favorite people on the entire planet — no exaggeration — and she has profoundly changed my life in a very short time. She is one of the most generous people I’ve ever met, and her new book, “Winging It,” has given me one of the greatest gifts that a person can receive: a fire under your ass and the motivation to take decisive action.
Question Highlights:
- Can you tell me about starting in the entrepreneurial world so young?
- What was your crash course in taking over a company?
- How did you create your model for leadership? Did it come naturally to you?
- Where did the idea for “Winging It” come from?
- How did you set up your plan for growth?
- What is your definition of Winging It?
- Where in your life are you currently winging it?
- What is your advice for creating a product by leveraging what you already have?
- Who is the ideal reader for your book?
Guest Bio:
Emma Isaacs is the Founder and Global CEO of Business Chicks. A business owner by the age of 18, property investor by 19, and self-made millionaire by 23, Emma Isaacs has entrepreneurship and achievement in her DNA. As the founder of Business Chicks—a thriving global community that operates on two continents in eleven cities – her team produces more than 100 events annually, with past speakers including Sir Richard Branson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Brené Brown, Diane von Furstenberg, and Kate Hudson, among others - and as a committed philanthropist has now raised more than $13million for various non-profits.
Emma is also the author of the bestselling book Winging It (released September 2020). It's endorsed by Seth Godin, Mark Manson, Elizabeth Gilbert, Arianna Huffington and many more and builds a beautiful case for going after your dreams without having a perfect roadmap to get you there.
Emma is a mom to six kids (aged 11 through to four months) and recently live-streamed the homebirth of her sixth child from her living room with tens of thousands of viewers tuning in to watch his peaceful arrival. She doesn’t believe in work/life balance, preferring to advocate for a full life where people are in constant evaluation of what they truly want from it. A fearless leader with seemingly never-ending courage to spare, Emma inspires thousands with her boundless energy and ability to see possibility wherever she goes.
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