Latest / Imagine If with Doone Roisin | Health, Wealth & Wisdom for Women (formerly Female Startup Club Podcast) / 6 Quick Questions with Bondi Blades Founder Ali Clarke (Part 2)
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- 0:00Welcome back. Here are the six quick questions. Question number one. What's your why? Why are you doing this every single day?
- 0:18My why is because I want to help people save money and give them glowing, beautiful, hairy, fudge-free skin because I'm, you know, very passionate about hair removal. And also for my family, it's given us the opportunity, you know, financially to be able to be not doing nine to five slugging out in jobs. My husband and I, we're working together now. Sometimes we want to kill each other, but yeah, my why is, you know, freedom as well. Like, um...
- 0:46If we want to now, you know, we'll be able to go on a holiday whenever we want without having to put in for four weeks and you'll leave, you know, those sorts of things. There's a few whys. Freedom is important. Question number two is what's been your favourite marketing moment so far? My favourite marketing moment, I think, was when Lizzie first posted for us and actually sold us out.
- 1:12And then I filmed a TikTok of my little cart, you know, the Australia Post buckets, the plastic buckets. I had about 20 of those on a cart and it was overflowing with orders and that was probably in terms of a marketing moment was, yeah, her catapulting it out there that way. That was awesome. That was so amazing. What a thrill. Question number three, what is your go-to business resource if you have to think about like books or newsletters or podcasts?
- 1:42My go-to is actually TikTok, would you believe, besides Google? I would definitely believe. You know, I find a lot of valuable information on, you know, TikTok, the people I follow on TikTok, other business owners, and that's a real resource for me other than obviously Googling things. Like, and I didn't think being a small business owner, half of my day would be spent Googling things. But, yeah, definitely TikTok and other business owners. Yeah.
- 2:10Love that. Power of network. Question number four, how do you win the day? What are your AM or PM rituals and habits that keep you feeling happy and successful and motivated? For me to win my day, I have to get up and go for my walk. If I don't go for a walk and have that hour to myself walking around the tan, my day, it just doesn't, I don't feel inspired or I don't get that endorphin rush. So to win the day, I've got to go for my walk. And, yeah, that would be it.
- 2:41I love that. I need to focus more on a daily walk at the moment. I love a walk. I can't believe how much my mood changes if I don't go for my walk. I get cranky and irritated. Question number five, what's been your worst money mistake and how much did it cost you?
- 3:1112 by 6,000. So, yeah. That's a lot. Yes. That's the worst mistake I made was agreeing to sign on to that. Oh, yeah. Gosh, got to have a cancellation clause.
- 3:31Yeah. And question number six, last question. What is just a crazy story, good or bad or otherwise, that you can share from this journey of building a business? I think the craziest story is just the fact that a distributor reached out to me randomly while I was in the gym and said,
- 3:52got my product to where it is. Like is that not the craziest thing ever to happen to a small business owner who is just doing their business as a hobby on the side while working full-time? I really think that would be the craziest thing and to then have your product in all these stores.
- 4:07That is bloody crazy. Love that for you. Love it. Thank you. Ali, thank you so much for taking the time to come on the show today and share all your learnings. I have loved listening to you. I'm such a fan. Love your TikTok. Everyone should go check it out immediately. I'm going to link it in the show notes for everyone who wants to check it out. Thank you so much. Well, thank you so much for having me. It's been lovely talking to you, Dina, and I hope you have a great afternoon.
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