Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur | Start and Grow Your Own Business 1193: RADICAL SELF-INQUIRY to succeed in life and business w/ Candy Hipple
Candy Hipple, founder of Limenelle, joins the show to unpack the deep inner work that drives sustainable success—not just in business, but in life. With decades of executive leadership experience and a passion for helping women become "change-ready," Candy reveals how mindset, reflection, and radical self-inquiry are essential to entrepreneurial growth. This episode is a powerful exploration of personal transformation, the messy middle of entrepreneurship, and how to evolve with intention. Whether you're navigating a career pivot or scaling your business, Candy’s story offers actionable insights for your journey.
💡 What You'll Take Away For YOUR Business
- 🧠 Why mindset—not tactics—is the foundation of lasting entrepreneurial success
- 🔍 How radical self-inquiry can unlock clarity, courage, and next-level growth
- 🧱 The 3-part framework Candy uses with clients to connect the dots between past, present, and future
- ✍️ How journaling can become your most powerful business and life tool
- 🛠 Why your strengths—not your weaknesses—are the key to effectiveness and confidence
- 🔁 How to embrace evolution in your offers, business model, and personal identity as an entrepreneur
- 💡 Why “the messy middle” is where the real magic and growth happens
📝 About Candy Hipple
In 2023, Candy founded Limenelle™, an executive coaching and advisory firm empowering women leaders and their teams. With a background in accounting, finance, and two decades in executive leadership, she’s known for her intrapreneurial mindset and ability to launch and lead innovative business initiatives. Candy blends behavioral science, personal development, and lived experience to help clients transform challenges into growth. Her coaching emphasizes self-inquiry, mindset shifts, and actionable insights, rooted in a strengths-based approach. Her top strengths include Individualization, Strategic, Ideation, Learner, and Futuristic.
🎯 Candy’s BEST Piece of Advice for Wantrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs
“Focus on the what and the why—and let go of the how.”
Key Takeaways:
✔ Flexibility in how you achieve your goals allows for creativity and evolution
✔ Curiosity leads to learning; courage leads to action
✔ Confidence doesn’t come first—it comes from showing up and doing the work
📢 Memorable Quotes
- “Confidence comes from action. It comes from the doing.” – Candy Hipple
- “You have a responsibility to examine your own shit.” – Candy Hipple
- “The messy middle is where we spend most of our working lives—and that’s where the growth happens.” – Candy Hipple
💡 Actionable Takeaways
✅ Start a consistent journaling habit to reflect, uncover patterns, and unlock clarity
✅ Use radical questioning to understand where you’ve been, where you are, and where you want to go
✅ Focus on your innate strengths and build your business around what energizes you
✅ Let go of being married to one business model—evolve your how as your mission grows
✅ Embrace each day as a fresh start, no major event required
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