How to make mistakes

Over 10 years into an entrepreneurial journey, if someone asked me what a mistake was, this would my answer: ‘if you write a document and spell something wrong or send the wrong invoice to a client but most importantly if you don’t take action’.

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Audio EpisodeKaty Carlisle
How to build a team

An entrepreneur without a team is a busy person trying to earn a living. During the first week I employed someone I woke up at 3am nightly with the same alarming thought – ‘how do I definitely know I will be able to afford someone’s wage?’.

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Audio EpisodeKaty Carlisle
How easy it is to stop yourself

A few days before I introduced a team from the United Nations into the global Meetings, Incentive, Conference and Events industry to create a new conversation on ‘how events could be used to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals’, the thought wandered into my head: ‘who am I to do this’?

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Katy Carlisle
How do I make this a job?

I once had an intern who told me he wanted to get a job working in finance and volunteer making a difference on the side. It made me sad that he couldn’t imagine a future where making a difference gave him the same amount of money and social acceptance as a job in finance.

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Katy Carlisle