Become Your Own Boss: Tips for Starting and Growing Your Own Small Business - 64 - From 5 Year Old Runaway to 51 Year Old Taking Action Entrepreneur. The Story of Lynda Sunshine

64 - From 5 Year Old Runaway to 51 Year Old Taking Action Entrepreneur. The Story of Lynda Sunshine

08/20/21 • 32 min

Become Your Own Boss: Tips for Starting and Growing Your Own Small Business

Founder of Women Action Takers, Lynda Sunshine West joins me on this episode and talks about her entry into entrepreneurship at the age of 51 after being in corporate America for 36 years and having over 49 jobs. Having grown up in a tumultuous household, Lynda shares with us how she ran away from home at the age of 5 and how that impacted her for many years to come. She also enlightens us on the biggest lessons learned after losing over $70,000 on her very first business venture. Women Action Takers helps women entrepreneurs gain confidence to ask for their worth, clarity to attract clients TO them, and focus to get faster results. Episode Quote: Enlarge the size of your comfort zone. ~Lynda Sunshine West Purchase Lynda's book all about her Years of Fears. Reach Lynda Sunshine: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What Monica's up to: Amazon Bestseller The Fearless Entrepreneurs is now available. Episode Sponsor - Zeus' Closet Solopreneur Package Now Available - Promo Code: STITCHED Helpful Entrepreneurial Resources from Stitched for Success: Get the 30 point checklist for building a clothing brand at www.zeuscloset.com/checklist Join the Stitched for Success Facebook group today! A community of entrepreneurial support because entrepreneurship can be lonely. Become Your Own Boss 21 Day Quickstart - Sign up to launch your business in 21 days. Everything at your fingertips that you need to get started. Download your FREE ebook: The 10 Secrets to Small Business Success in 2021. Go to www.2021secrets.com Trainual Link Ways to reach me: DM me on IG @stitchedforsuccess Email: [email protected] Follow me on Clubhouse - @monicaallen2 Join my Clubhouse Club - Become Your Own Boss - Social Media Room hosted each Thursday at 10AM EST. Thanks so much for being with me this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please share on IG or email me. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends. Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Pandora, Amazon or wherever you get your podcast to get automatic episode updates for "Stitched for Success!" And, finally, please take a minute to leave a honest review and rating on iTunes or Audible. They really help the me out when it comes to the ranking of the show, and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews I get. Please take a moment to leave a review. :-) Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stitchedforsuccess/message

Previous Episode

63 - The #1 Way to Kill Your Business

Chief Financial Fitness Trainer Tracey Bissett of Bissett Financial Fitness Inc. joins Monica on this episode to discuss money...more specifically cash flow in your business. Tracey educates and empowers individuals, notably young adults, and entrepreneurs to take control of and live their financial lives with confidence. As a former executive at TD Bank, one of Canada's Big 5 Banks, Tracey has worked with and in support of thousands of individuals and entrepreneurs to secure the financing they needed. This hands on experience coupled with her formal financial education, Masters of Business Administration and Chartered Financial Analyst designation, position Tracey uniquely to coach about all things money.

Tracey is a full time professor in the financial services faculty within the Business School at Centennial College. She leads speaking engagements and is the Executive Producer and host of the Young Money podcast all focused on increasing financial fitness. Tracey was named the Silver Award winner for The IFSE Institute Award for Financial Literacy Champion through the Wealth Professional Awards 2020 and Bissett Financial Fitness Inc. a Worldwide Finance Awards 2020 winner.

Contact Tracey: https://www.bissettfinancialfitness.com/

Tracey's Money Meeting Agenda - Download Now!

What Monica' up to:

Book Launching August 16, 2021 - The Fearless Entrepreneurs Available for Pre-Order

Episode Sponsor - Zeus' Closet Solopreneur Package Now Available - Promo Code: STITCHED

Helpful Entrepreneurial Resources from Stitched for Success:

Get the 30 point checklist for building a clothing brand at www.zeuscloset.com/checklist
Join the Stitched for Success Facebook group today! A community of entrepreneurial support because entrepreneurship can be lonely.
Become Your Own Boss 21 Day Quickstart - Sign up to launch your business in 21 days. Everything at your fingertips that you need to get started.
Download your FREE ebook: The 10 Secrets to Small Business Success in 2021. Go to www.2021secrets.com
Trainual Link

Ways to reach me:

DM me on IG @stitchedforsuccess
Email: [email protected]
Follow me on Clubhouse - @monicaallen2
Join my Clubhouse Club - Become Your Own Boss - Social Media Room hosted each Thursday at 10AM EST.

Thanks so much for being with me this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please share on IG or email me. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends. Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Pandora, Amazon or wherever you get your podcast to get automatic episode updates for "Stitched for Success!" And, finally, please take a minute to leave a honest review and rating on iTunes or Audible. They really help the me out when it comes to the ranking of the show, and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews I get. Please take a moment to leave a review. :-) Thanks for listening!

Next Episode

65 - Top 4 Takeaways from a Financial Fitness Trainer

On today's episode I am recapping my conversation with Tracey Bissett, a chief financial fitness trainer. She left so many nuggets of wisdom with us on episode 63, but I share with you my top 4 takeaways and how they have impacted my business in the past. Quote for this episode: The moment you make a mistake in pricing, you’re eating into your reputation or your profits. ~ Katherine Paine My takeaways on this episode: Networking Hiring/Training Pricing Review Financials Episode Sponsor - Zeus' Closet. Get your Solopreneur Package Use Promo Code: STITCHED to save. Resource to better train your team. Trainual Helpful Entrepreneurial Resources from Stitched for Success: Get the 30 point checklist for building a clothing brand at www.zeuscloset.com/checklist Join the Stitched for Success Facebook group today! A community of entrepreneurial support because entrepreneurship can be lonely. Become Your Own Boss 21 Day Quickstart - Sign up to launch your business in 21 days. Everything at your fingertips that you need to get started. Download your FREE ebook: The 10 Secrets to Small Business Success in 2021. Go to www.2021secrets.com Ways to reach me: DM me on IG @stitchedforsuccess Email: [email protected] Follow me on Clubhouse - @monicaallen2 Join my Clubhouse Club - Become Your Own Boss - Social Media Room hosted each Thursday at 10AM EST. Thanks so much for being with me this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please share on IG or email me. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends. Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Pandora, Amazon or wherever you get your podcast to get automatic episode updates for "Stitched for Success!" And, finally, please take a minute to leave a honest review and rating on iTunes or Audible. They really help the me out when it comes to the ranking of the show, and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews I get. Please take a moment to leave a review. :-) Thanks for listening!