The Mindset Shifts Required to Leave a Comfortable Corporate Career and Scale a Multiple Six Figure Business with Kelly Kussman

Are you looking to make the leap from a full-time job into full-time entrepreneurship? Today’s episode is for you! I’m sitting down with my friend Kelly Kussman, founder of the clean fragrance line Cayla Gray, to break down exactly how she left a very comfortable corporate career and scaled her company to multiple 6 figures in revenue in 3 years. Spoiler alert: the mindset required to start a business isn’t the same mindset that will help you scale it! We’re diving deep into the numbers you need to know in order to scale, how to find the perfect business mentor to help you grow, and so much more!

  

HIGHLIGHTS

01:55 The story of Cayla Gray + updates from the last three years.

04:55 What is the difference in mindsets between launching and scaling a business?

09:00 The key to supporting yourself while making a shift.

14:20 Tips for effectively building meaningful relationships and mentorships.

21:40 How to think differently + scale differently as an entrepreneur.

26:10 Expert business strategies for mapping out the numbers.

31:30 The biggest (+ most surprising!) lessons from Kelly’s year of growing inward.

38:20 What do you have to let go of in order to get to the next season?

41:15 What we’re most excited about going forward + BTS of our scent collab.

47:05 Celebrating Kelly letting go of control + beating her sales plan by 40%!

 

RESOURCES + LINKS

Shop clean, 100% ingredient transparent fragrance! https://caylagray.com/

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