December 09, 2018

152: Scaling a Business to 10s of Millions? It's a Head Game. Interview with Transformative Provocateur and Bestselling Author Kelsey Ramsden

52 minutes

Forbes called her the “50 Million Dollar Woman.” She calls herself a consultant, advisor, and provocateur who is interested in all kinds of music, random anomalies, and people-watching in places and atmospheres that make her uncomfortable.

A Few Highlights and Mentions: – Success Hangover: Ignite your next act. Screw your status quo. Feel alive again. Kelsey’s new book! – Kelsey’s unique way she introduced herself (amazing psychology and copy tips embedded in her answer!) – Link to the Forbes article that called Kelsey the $50M Woman – Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brene Brown – A story of Kelsey’s strong head game, gone too far – Shout out to Sally Hogshead – Winning global awards, then feeling like total crap…what make Kelsey able to navigate these high highs and low lows of business? – Kelsey’s podcast Future Proofing – How do we break out of a stalled place to become successful again? – SuccessHangover.com – Kelsey’s dark times fighting cancer and hating where she was typecast in business, although she was on covers of magazines and seemingly at the height of her career. What did she figure out to make a transformational change? – A question for everyone listening at 34:10 in. – Types of rules to break! (It’s fun and pushes us to growth). – Witnessing versus judging. – Kelsey is always open to start {real} conversations about what you’re interested in and what you observe – Bouncing around Laura’s “secret dinner” idea! Plus Kelsey’s fascinating insights into it.

Our Guest

Kelsey Ramsden is an award-winning business mogul, author, entrepreneur, and industry disruptor. She’s ranked amongst the top women entrepreneurs in the world.

She speaks around the globe at the likes of The Global Entrepreneurship Congress & The London School of Economics in addition to countless corporate events.

She received her MBA from the University of Western Ontario and serves as a mentor for the Richard Branson Centre for Entrepreneurship.

Kelsey lives in Southwestern Ontario with her husband and three children. You can visit her at www.successhangover.com and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @kelseyramsden.

Great Quotes from the Podcast Episode

“We’re going to get hyper uncomfortable together. But, in the end, it’s definitely going to result in a much better outcome.” – Kelsey Ramsden
“In all the things that I do, I get permission in advance…if you hire me, it’s going to be pretty real.” – Kelsey Ramsden
“I’ve started and I’ve scaled multiple businesses to 10s of millions.” – Kelsey Ramsden
“There’s an art and a science to business.” – Kelsey Ramsden
“Every entrepreneur that I know, who’s been in this game in a while, will tell you that at the end of the day, it’s all a head game.” – Kelsey Ramsden
“If you really want to be world-class…it’s a head game.” – Kelsey Ramsden
“I was driving over the bridge and it seemed like a logical outcome to drive off…” – Kelsey Ramsden
“If you don’t have self-awareness, ask around to the people who know you best.” – Kelsey Ramsden
“Self-awareness is Part 1, but Part 2 is do something about it.” – Kelsey Ramsden
“I’m not a fan of big change…it’s small, incremental change.” – Kelsey Ramsden
“Everyone has two languages. The first for us is English. The second is what you see the whole world through like Business, Science,
“Isn’t it comfortable to be the best?” – Kelsey Ramsden
“If this is a head game, you can choose your way out of it. Absolutely.” – Kelsey Ramsden
“Pick a rule that you are living within that you are intentionally going to break.” – Kelsey Ramsden

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