The Amy Porterfield Show

#175: How I Went from Corporate to Consulting to Courses


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You asked, and I’m bringing it: My story. And I mean ALL the details, of how I went from corporate to consulting to where I am today: courses.

My intention here is not to relive the old days—I’m doing this because you likely can relate to one of the three scenarios:

  • You currently are working in a corporate job, with thoughts of starting your own thing.
  • Your dream business is currently your #sidehustle and you’re looking to make it your full-time gig.
  • You no longer are tied to your J.O.B however your business model is not exactly what you’d like it to be. You want to move into online courses sooner than later.
  • Anyway you approach it, there are opportunities in front of you right now that you may not see as relevant to where you want to go. But that’s not true. Every step counts.

    If I hadn’t taken a job at Harley Davidson, I wouldn’t have seen what building a community, or movement, looks like and thought, “That’s what I want.”

    If I hadn’t worked for a matchmaking service, I wouldn’t have figured out that I hate sales.

    And if I hadn’t said, ‘yes,’ to working on Tony Robbins’ creative team, I’m not sure any of what followed would have happened.

    Speaking of working for Tony, I wanted to share the five core lessons I learned while working for Tony, from creating content, to making big decisions as a business owner, to shaping your mindset. I’ve put the lessons all down in my brand new freebie.

    So, I’m breaking down my journey for you in five phases. In each one, I’ll tell you what I learned and the turning point that helped me move to the next phase. This is how each one breaks down:

    Phase One: Corporate (or being “on the clock”)

    Phase Two: Consulting (or really doing the Corporate thing for multiple bosses instead of just the one)

    Phase Three: Courses (without a niche—so this was more of an experimental time)

    Phase Four: Courses (with a niche nailed down)

    Phase Five: Product Suite (or courses that can scale and ultimately put my business in the fast lane)

    The biggest thing I want you to take away from my story is you don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to move forward in any way you can, and from where you are now.

    So let’s get into it … I was born on a rainy night in December … Ha! No, we’re not going that far back.

    Let's start from my (career) beginning...

    P.S Find out more about my live event, The Entrepreneur Experience at amyporterfield.com/events. The dates are October 21st or December 2nd, so don’t delay!

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