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- 0:00Hey, it's Dune here. This is just a quick message to let you know that for the next two weeks, we're bringing you a roundup of our favorite episodes that you might've missed the first time round. Episodes from women like Leslie Carls, the founder of Midday Squares, Ju Ru, the founder of Hero Cosmetics, and Michelle Grant, the founder of Lively. I hope you enjoy these episodes as much as I did recording them. And if you learned something, please do shout about it by posting it to your Instagram stories.
- 0:30Welcome back. Here are the six quick questions. So question number one is what's your why? Why do you do what you do? Impact. I want to be able to make this world a better place. And part of that is impact. And that could be conversations like this. It could be in the work that I'm doing.
- 0:57It could be in the actions that I have every day, but I think it's impact. I love that. Question number two is what do you think has been the number one marketing moment that made the business pop? Just launching. So much of it continues being an idea. The moment you turn it outside is the moment that you have to A, let go of control, but really wonderful things start to happen when you just go. Love that.
- 1:23Cool. Question number three, and I'm super excited to hear this answer from you, is where do you hang out to get smarter? What are you reading right now or listening to in podcasts or subscribing to on the internet that others could benefit from knowing about? That's a really good question. What am I reading? What am I subscribing to? Gosh, honestly...
- 1:50What has helped me the most are conversations. I've had multiple conversations just about vulnerability and hearing people's stories. So I think tapping into vulnerability is actually what inspires me. Other people's vulnerability, including myself. And also, I think some of the books that have helped me along the way, Brene Brown's Daring Greatly. Have you read it by chance? I haven't read it, but it's on my list. I love her. Great, great. I mean, she's America's therapist, but it sounds like she's all over the place now. But great book in a sense that
- 2:20vulnerability is true bravery. And when you're becoming an entrepreneur, that's what you're doing. You're being your most vulnerable self and having to let go of the shame and really step into that whole self is really critical. So I think that and then Hidden Brain is a podcast that I listen to a lot. I did it on my road trip across America with my dog for two months. I felt like I was like a ton smarter.
- 2:44It explores every facet of human behavior. They invite behavioral economists to it, why we buy, why we do this. Something that for some reason I've taken away is that most people regret inaction more than they do taking action. So if you ever have a moment where you're like, should I do this or should I step back? Most of the time you'll regret not doing something than actually doing something. So that's something that I definitely carry with me.
- 3:12I haven't heard that one before. I'm going to download a couple of episodes and check it out and I'll link it in the show notes for anyone who wants to have a listen as well. Question number four is how do you win the day? What are your AM or PM rituals that keep you feeling happy and successful and motivated? Something that I always do every single morning is simmer in bed. So much of life is like alarm clock goes off, you race out of bed, you get ready really quickly and you go.
- 3:41The first moments of the day is the tone that you set for the rest of the day. So simmering in bed, getting into my body, how do I feel? Visualizing my day is really incredibly important to part of my self-care in order to do what is a lot of work as an entrepreneur and a lot of talking to people and convincing them to hopefully invest in the business.
- 4:04I think that's been one of the most critical things. And then also taking my dog on a walk. There's so much to be said about leaving the screen, getting into nature, looking at birds, trees, the sky, all of the above. I'm with you. I'm so with you on both of those things. Question number five is if you were given $1,000 of no strings attached money, where would you spend it in the business? Probably a paying.
- 4:32working for free for a long time, over a year. It's, you know, nominal, but I think, again, understanding what drives and motivates the people that I work with is really key. We did like a round robin icebreaker of like, what do you consider a reward? What would be a
- 4:53Knowing and like recognizing someone's value that they're bringing to the table doesn't always have to look like cash. Obviously, it's really nice. But I think in the ways that you can recognize the value that people bring to the table, especially as they're bringing your idea to fruition, is really, really critical. I just know now that people love cash ever since then. Lots of dollars. Lots of dollars.
- 5:16And question number six, last question is, how do you deal with failure? What's your mindset and approach when things don't go to plan, which they inevitably won't? Oh my gosh, so much. It's interesting. At points. Yes, at points for sure. It's interesting the word failure in itself, something that we talk about with some of our mental health experts is, instead of using failure, reframing it as falling.
- 5:40Because falling, you can always get back up from. And so I think that's really important to know that this journey is full of stumbles. It's full of ups and downs. And recognizing and accepting that is really critical to actually moving forward. So that and then I also think number two is that you have a choice. You have a choice of getting back up and pivoting. And choosing that is part of being an entrepreneur and a CEO.
- 6:04you know, failure isn't an option at this point. And if it were, that means you manifest it. And that's not something I want to manifest. Amazing. Thank you so much for taking the time to come on Female Startup Club and share all your incredible insights and valuable learnings and lessons. I'm so grateful to have met you and I've loved this. This was really fun. Yeah, your questions are so amazing. And obviously it's because you're doing it, right? You are yourself a founder and entrepreneur.
- 6:32I think it's really critical to have these conversations and dig super deep because there is no one way to do anything. And as women, I felt like there wasn't a path laid out before me. So even figuring out what the next steps were was all trial and error. And so conversations like these are so, so, so helpful. Oh, thank you so much. Yeah, thank you.
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- 7:42As always, please do subscribe, rate and review the show and post your favorite episodes to Instagram stories. I am beyond grateful when you do that.
- 7:59Hey, it's June here. Thanks for listening to this amazing episode of the Female Startup Club podcast. If you're a fan of the show and want even more of the good stuff, I'd recommend checking out femalestartupclub.com where you can subscribe to our free newsletter. We send it out weekly covering female founder business news, insights and learnings in D2C, and interesting business resources.
- 8:24And if you're a founder building an e-commerce brand, you can join our private network of entrepreneurs called Hype Club at femalestartupclub.com forward slash Hype Club. We have guests from the show joining us for intimate Ask Me Anythings, expert workshops, and a group of totally amazing, like-minded women building the future of D2C brands.
- 8:46As always, please do subscribe, rate and review the show, and post your favorite episodes to Instagram stories. I am beyond grateful when you do that.