At least two of my entrepreneurial ventures started as partnerships with other people. The first time that happened was with my first business and it was because I just couldn’t imagine starting a business on my own.
Read MoreOver 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’.
Read MoreAn 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?’.
Read MoreWhen I first started my business and attended local business networking events, people would always ask me what I thought were pointless questions, like ‘where is your office?’ and ‘how many staff do you have?’
Read MoreA 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’?
Read MoreI 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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