Jennifer Rotner is the Founder and CEO of Elite Creative and its companies, Elite Editing and Elite Authors. Elite is a woman-owned, full-service content and publishing services firm that offers editorial, writing, and creative support for companies of all sizes, from small businesses and nonprofit organizations to Fortune 500 companies, as well as for independent authors at every stage of the publishing journey. Elite has a team of more than 225 people worldwide, including both full-time staff and freelance writers and editors who have all worked remotely since the business began.
Jennifer has won several business awards including the Stevie Award for Best Website and the Daily Record’s Most Admired CEO Award. In 2021, Elite made the Inc. 5000 List of the Fastest Growing Companies in the US. Jennifer lives in Baltimore, Maryland with her husband, son, and 18 chickens.
In this episode…How resilient are you as a business owner or leader? How patient and persistent are you in growing and scaling your business, despite all the challenges you face?
In order to create sustainable growth for your business, those are some of the key skills you need. You cannot afford to give up when hard times hit. Jennifer Rotner believes in the power of having a supportive community that will hold your hand and offer advice whenever you feel overwhelmed. You should also think about the long-term growth of your business and avoid concentrating on quick wins that tend to be short-lived. Your future, the future of your business, and the future of your team depend on it.
In this episode of the Lead Like A Woman Show, Andrea Heuston interviews Jennifer Rotner, the Founder and CEO of Elite Creative, about how being resilient and patient can help you create value from tragedy. Jennifer shares the story behind the founding of her two businesses and explains how she grew them to make it to the Inc. 5000 list. She also talks about helping authors with editing and the benefits of being part of a community. Stay tuned.