Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs [FFL 286] Ali Brown on Entrepreneurial Leadership for Women
Ali Brown is an entrepreneur coach and mentor with a deep passion for helping female entrepreneurs grow their businesses, increase their revenue, and position themselves and their brands on a higher-level playing field. She has been recognized as the Entrepreneurial Guru for Women by Business News Daily, named one of the Enterprising Women of the Year by Enterprising Women Magazine, and ranked as one of Inc 500s Fastest Growing companies in the United States. She has been inducted into the Ernst & Young Class of Entrepreneurial Winning Women and has been featured in countless media and print publications including CNN, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Smart Business Los Angeles. Additionally, she was featured in the documentary film, Rise of the Entrepreneur: The Search for a Better Way and is the host of Glambition Radio.
Ali joins me on today's episode to share her journey into entrepreneurship and the turning point in her career that ultimately led to pivoting the focus of her business. She shares the setbacks and mindset challenges she faced while pivoting her career and the strategies she used to overcome them. She also explains the difference between focusing on your business growth versus profitability, why female entrepreneurs need to focus on both, and why it's important to stay grounded in your intuition and faith while growing and scaling your business.
"If you get super clear on where your passion is - where your talent is, where your genius is - and insist on only doing that - your life will change." - Ali Brown
Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:
- The turning point in her career that led to her entrepreneurial success.
- The nurturing aspect of being present with other powerhouse, like-minded female entrepreneurs.
- Why she decided to pivot her career and the focus of her business.
- The mindset challenges she overcame while pivoting her business.
- Lessons she learned while pivoting the focus of her business.
- The difference between growth and profitability and why female entrepreneurs need to focus on both.
- The importance of aligning your personal growth with your business growth.
- Why trusting your decisions and instincts is critically important to entrepreneurial success?
- The unique power that women own and convey.
- The importance of staying connected to your intuition and faith.
- The importance of making time for yourself.
- Why women need to ask for practical support as well as emotional support.
Ali Brown's Advice for Fierce Feminine Leaders:
- Stay focused. Ignore what everyone else is doing.
- Don't ignore the little miracles. The universe is waiting for you.
Fierce Leadership Quotes:
- "You have got to get that magical, fresh feeling you had at the beginning of your business. That feeling when anything was possible." - Ali Brown
- "Take a step back and decide what you really want to build - and the way you want to build it." - Ali Brown
- "There are little things that are taking care of you - and you don't even realize it." - Ali Brown
Connect with Ali Brown:
- Ali Brown official website
- ICONIC with Ali Brown - Apply for your ICONIC tickets today!
- Glambition Radio
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