Welcome to my very first solo podcast. This is a part of my weekly series called Wisdom Bites where I will be sharing my failures, mistakes, disasters and wins so you can learn from my 40,000+ hours of experience and avoid these as you transition or scale into a profitable and scalable coaching, consulting or service-based business. These 15-minute wisdom bites will be delivered each Monday and this is episode #1 of this series titled - Starting a business is easy, creating it is hard but becoming it is harder.

In this episode I break down three parts to starting, creating and becoming a successful business owner or entrepreneur based on my experience, especially if you want to transition out of your corporate senior role and start a consulting business or you have already started your business but you feel like you are still the worlds best kept secret. 

This is what I cover in this episode: 

1. Making the decision to start a business is easy. Once you have made the decision you are halfway there
2. Implementing the moving parts is hard
3. I digress for a few moments and speak to people who are in a corporate role and desperately want to leave and start their own business. This is what I want to say DON’T LEAVE YOUR JOB UNTIL YOU HAVE A CONTINGENCY PLAN IN PLACE.
4. Why you need to create a contingency plan
5. Don’t learn all the moving parts – it takes years and by the time you learn it, it will be obsolete
6. Belong to a tribe
7. Get comfortable being uncomfortable
8. Accept the discomfort
9. Connect with emotions
10. Activate your Creative genius

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Shay Rowbottom is a digital marketing entrepreneur specializing in helping companies create organic video content to grow their social media, and attract inbound leads to increase their revenue. She has a unique approach to marketing involving a great deal of confidence work, and teaching people how to embrace who they really are on camera. Through her own journey of adversity in life, Shay recognized several other entrepreneurs struggling with the same insecurities,and so built her marketing business around addressing those things as they pertain to business growth, video creation, and marketing. She has grown a following of over 600k+ professionals on LinkedIn, and holds the record for most organic video views ever on this platform from one single creator. In less than 2 years of posting on LinkedIn, she built a 7 figure business, all without running one single ad. In this podcast interview, we discuss how to become a go-to expert in 2023 and beyond. So much has changed in the digital landscape, especially across all social media platforms.  The fight for attention is on and that means to be seen and heard, we have to find new and creative ways to stand out amongst the noise.  Shay shares her insights and a lot of valuable tips that you can implement right away.  Don't forget to subscribe to Industry Expert Magazine HERE. It is 100% FREE and sent directly to your inbox each month.   If you would like to contact Shay, her details are below: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shayrowbottom Website: Shayrowbottom.com 

Linh Podetti is the founder and owner of Outsourcing Angel, an offshore virtual assistant company that specializes in providing marketing assistance in growing your business with a specific focus on social media marketing. She has a very successful YouTube channel and helps business owners create and commercialize their very own TV shows on YouTube.

Every business owner is looking at creative ways to stand out in this crowded economy. Social media platforms are absolutely inundated with meaningless content. Networking events aren't everyone's cup of tea, but starting a YouTube channel for many could be a game changer.  In this interview, I discuss the rise of YouTube in 2023 and beyond, in particular for service-based businesses. Linh provides so much knowledge and wisdom and great takeaways. it's more of a masterclass than an interview.  If you would like to get in touch with Linh, her contact details are below: Website: https://outsourcingangel.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/linhpodetti

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is one of those topics that most people don't really understand. But, the reality is AI will be integrated into almost every aspect of our lives. I wanted to dig deeper into this topic, in particular on how it will impact business owners and how they show up online. 

In this interview, Steve Hoffman also known as (Captain Hoff) is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries.

He is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (BenBella). He also has a podcast – Founders Space.

Steve shares a lot of insight into the world of AI and brings a level of comfort on how it can be used for the betterment of humanity. We discuss the change in the entertainment industry and how influencers are making it easy to become a go-to brand, the future of Metaverse and he shares some insightful nuggets that will benefit humanity. 

You can reach out to Steve as follows: Website: https://www.foundersspace.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/

Dana Mantilia has built an entire business around a micro niche. She has become a go-to social media expert for the cybersecurity industry. In this interview, she shares how she has successfully crafted her niche and messaging, in particular, on LinkedIn, and shares some very valuable tips that you can implement yourself. 

There is a saying in the digital industry "The money is in the niches." I believe in order to stand out and be heard, the money is in micro niches. 

Dana is a well-accomplished business owner and has a huge presence on LinkedIn. If you would like to get in touch with Dana, her details are below: Website:  https://www.cyberdana.com/ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-mantilia/

Leadership is subjective. Everyone has their version of it. But what truly makes an outstanding leader? To me, it’s someone who can withstand adversity, a crisis, challenge the status quo, move into dangerous territories, manage different human agendas, work through propaganda, love their team, great planners and problem solvers, and at the same time maintain a calm, grounded composure with a big heart.   I had to search high and low to find a leader who could tick all of these boxes. Through thick and thin, I found him.   Meet Mark Ashby. A man who understands the battleground at the highest military ‘elite’ level. A man who has walked parts of Iraq that you and I will never know. A man who fought for freedom, morality, and a driving passion to bring his team home.   I have never met anyone like this human. His superpower is bringing the best out of people. He is the greatest storyteller I have ever met. His stories touch the soul at a deep level and he can turn any complex situation into simple. He dives deep in this podcast interview on leadership from a completely different perspective that touches the heart and soul. 

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If you would like to connect with Mark, his details are below: W: https://markashbyconsulting.com/

E: mark@markashbyconsulting.com

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markashbyconsulting/

Who doesn’t want to learn how to pitch their genius to the world and be considered the go-to expert? I think most business owners will say “me.”   Speeches, pitches, keynotes - whatever you call them are all based on telling stories in a way that captivates the heart and mind of the audience. It’s not easy either.   This is where my featured guest comes in Precious L. Williams is a master pitch queen and this lady knows how to pitch and win every deal EVEN when a business or product DOES NOT exist. Yes!!! Exactly what I thought too…How does she do that? You will have to listen to this podcast interview to find out... ......................................... 👉🏼👉🏼You can subscribe to get a copy of Autoritti5.0 Magazine for FREE directly to your inbox each month. Here is the link:👉🏼👉🏼 https://bit.ly/authoritti5

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Feelings are the language of the soul and in order to have a fulfilled life, we have to learn our unique emotional blueprint IN ORDER to show up EVERY DAY in our natural state of being. This is a topic I am extremely passionate about and something that I feel is often referred to as woo woo. But, what if it’s NOT woo woo? What if it’s who we are, truly? Is this how mainstream media keep us away from stepping into our true feelings and instead keep us stuck in doom and gloom? You see, doom and gloom will attract more doom and gloom. It never leads you to the life you really want.   This month’s episode will be the start of many more to follow on how to be the best version of YOU and I felt the starting point was to open up a dialogue around your vibrational frequency. I found the perfect person who is often referred to as the Purveyor of high vibrations. His name is Carl Harvey. You may know him from Mindvalley or even have seen him on stage or heard him on many podcast interviews. I hope you enjoy this issue. I believe the world will become a better place when we become the best version of ourselves. That is where unstoppable lives. .....................................................

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If you want to get in touch with Carl Harvey, his details are below: LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carljamesharvey/

IG: @carlharvey