185: Dreaming About Starting Your Own Startup? with Amy Cell

Is there something holding you back from getting your company off the ground?

Let’s talk about the startup dream and how to make it a reality!

In today’s episode, I invite HR Consultant Amy Cell to share her wisdom on all things startups! We dive into the KEY considerations if you’re considering your first startup, identifying your fears (and how to avoid them from stopping you), and setting yourself up for the best chance of success. 

Ready to take the journey towards a successful startup?

Let’s go to the show!

We dive into:

• Amy’s career journey
• The KEY traits to develop for a successful startup
• Amy’s TOP TIPS for starting a successful company
• Getting creative with talent management
• What I wish I had known about being profit-focused
• Identifying your founder's “wobbles” & avoiding these blocks
• Startup funding - is it the only way?
• And more

**Useful links**

• Connect with today’s guest and sponsor, Amy:
  •  www.AmyCellTalent.com
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/amycell/
  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/amy-cell-llc
• Amy’s current read: The Defining Decade: https://a.co/d/7nqIO4h
• If you are ready to uplevel your career, get unstuck or you are simply ready to unlock those leadership time-management techniques then join us in my monthly career & leadership coaching program exclusively for women in tech: https://www.tonicollis.com/academy 
• Catch the show notes, and more details about today's episode here: https://tonicollis.com/episode185
• Check us out on Youtube.
• Join the Leading Women in Tech community in Slack where we discuss all-the-things for women’s tech leadership, covering everything from early-career leadership to C-level executives.

This episode was sponsored by our guest, Amy Cell. Thank you Amy for helping to bring Leading Women in Tech to this community!