Into The Wild

In this episode of Into The Wild, We Wild Women founder, Renée Warren will take you through the steps you need to develop a winning founder's mindset.

Originally recorded as a Facebook Live and re-purposed here just for Into The Wild listeners, this episode will leave you with some clear and actionable steps you can take in your business to help lay the foundation for growth. There is even an exercise at the end of the podcast that will help you uncover some of your own mindset blocks that could be preventing you from moving forward in your business.

One in nine companies achieve a modest level of sustainable and profitable growth, even though all companies want growth. Most issues are internal issues, controllable to you, the founder, and not really much to do with outside factors. For example, blaming the pandemic for losing business which made you close your doors because YOU DID NOTHING about it, which is your fault. You can look at the situation as though it happened TO you or FOR you. It's up to you to decide.

This idea is tracked back to what Chris Zook calls the Growth Paradox where he explains that growth creates complexity and that complexity becomes the silent killer within your company.

You want to achieve a founder's mindset which is the power of the internal health of a company or just you the owner) to maintain its energy so that you can maintain creativity, innovation and consistency.

Here's what I know: when you grow your mindset, you grow your company.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Why 'knowing your why' and believing in your mission is critical to staying on track
• How to set clear goals to support your mission and how to develop a plan to achieve your goals
• How to create habits that work for you
• Why blocking out the noise of competitors, distractions, and haters is so important
• How ABC (Always Be Curious) is a key factor in your success
• How to shift your mindset around failure
• Why believing that you can improve can keep you motivated and make you a better leader and founder
• How hiring a coach or mentor can be the key to unlocking profit and potential in your business

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

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Hey you wild women!

Joining me on today's episode is Ashley Hogrebe, Founder and Systems Strategist of Do the Damn Thing. She helps feminist creative business owners spend more time in their zone of genius and going after their goals, and less time struggling with tech.

Originally from Washington State and now based in Los Angeles, Ashley has had a wild career path. She has been touring manager for a rock band, Director of Logistics and Operations for a summer camp for adults, and most recently the Operations Manager of a multi-million-dollar online course business. While her career path has been varied, they all have one thing in common: creating systems and processes in the midst of chaos.

When she started her own business, Ashley thought implementing the systems and processes would be easy. She was wrong. Suffering from analysis paralysis, Ashley realized she needed to act as the visionary and the operator of her business. By implementing and streamlining the little things, she was able to successfully launch Do the Damn Thing in 2020.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• Why Ashley's favourite quote is "done is better than perfect"
• How Ashley overcame her biggest pain point of believing she was not able to make her business a full-time job
• Why no investment is a bad investment, even if you don't get what you want from it
• How knowing your personality type can help you make better business decisions
• Overcoming imposter syndrome and learning to charge for your worth
• How the 'Me Too' movement led to the creation of Do the Damn Thing
• What's the difference between a CEO and a COO? How can you be both as a team of one?
• Why the COO side of things is often shelved by creatives
• How Ashley helps teams of one scale up their business with strong SOPs
• How personality tests can help you determine what systems will work for you
• Eliminating the shame in your systems
• Overcoming the belief that you don't have the personality type to run a successful and organized business
• How to make systems work for you
• Knowing when a system isn't working so that you can switch it up
• Must-have tools for online business owners
• Operations tips to get more organized in your business

Resources:

• Website: Do The Damn Thing
• Instagram: dothedamnthing_
• Program: How to Be your Own COO

Public Shout Outs:

• Hello 7 Podcast: When You Think You've Tried Everything
• Dubsado
• 1Password
• LastPass
• Calendly
• Acuity
• AirTable
• Loom
• Diagrams.net

What it means to be a WILD woman:

"The opposite of wild is tamed, and we live in a society where patriarchy and white supremacy do everything in their power to tame, AKA oppress, marginalized people. Especially black women and people of color. When the world isn't built for marginalized genders to be wild, it can be liberating to reclaim that word. To show it fully and use it as fuel." -Ashley Hogrebe

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

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Hey you wild women!

Joining me on today's episode is Diana Goodwin, Founder & CEO of MarketBox. Her company is a sales and scheduling e-commerce platform-as-a-service designed to boost sales for service businesses with mobile and virtual workforces. Diana initially founded AquaMobile, an on-demand swim lesson provider that is now the largest of its kind in North America and Australia. The AquaMobile software gave her the opportunity to spin out MarketBox.

Originally from Toronto and currently riding out the COVID-19 pandemic in South America, Diana is considered a tech innovator and thought leader in marketplace businesses, the gig economy, and scaling businesses internationally. She can regularly be seen at speaking events, sharing her knowledge with both corporate and entrepreneurial audiences. Diana has been profiled in Forbes Inc., Huffington Post, Techvibes, and Dragon's Den, to name a few. She has won numerous business awards including Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year and the Telus $100,000 Small Business Challenge.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• Why Diana's favorite quote is "just do it"
• How her biggest pain point at AquaMobile become her greatest asset
• Creating in-house technology for automation and growth
• Why the best business advice Diana has ever been given is to focus
• What Diana learned from spending money on the wrong marketing and the wrong people
• The benefits of investing in failure
• The pivotal role empathy and understanding plays in negotiation
• Why Diana started MarketBox
• Chasing personal fulfillment and overcoming stagnation
• How AquaMobile has fared against the COVID-19 pandemic
• Navigating the ever-changing lockdown restrictions across multiple countries
• Who the "rebel customer" is and how you can win them over
• The importance of adapting to online selling
• Creating a good customer experience in your virtual store
• The necessity of having a seamless buying process for e-commerce businesses
• What MarketBox is and how it is helping service-based businesses
• Understanding customer pain points and how they can lead to new opportunities
• Utilizing technology the right way to grow your business
• How Diana balances family time with her businesses
• How to schedule your day in a way that works for you
• Fostering habits every day for success

Resources:

• AquaMobile website: https://aquamobileswim.com/
• MarketBox website: https://www.gomarketbox.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianagoodwin/?hl=en
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/dianamgoodwin?lang=en
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianamgoodwin/

Public Shout Outs:

Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

What it means to be a WILD woman:

"Don't be apologetic. Go for it, do what feels right, and do no harm in the world. Too many women feel like they have to apologize for being big and having big ideas and for wanting to shine bright in the world. Don't apologize, just go for it." -Diana Goodwin

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

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Hey you wild women!

Shaa Wasmund, MBE, is the author of the number one bestsellers 1) How To Fix Your Sh*t 2) Do Less, Get More and 3) Stop Talking, Start Doing. She has been a lifelong supporter of encouraging more women into business. In 2015, she received an MBE for her services to business and entrepreneurship. She was recently named one of the Top 20 Most Influential Entrepreneurs in the UK by the Sunday Times. Today she runs one of the biggest and most active business Facebook Groups in the UK, The Freedom Collective, and has built a multi-million-pound online business from her back garden...and I have even seen it myself! She once accidentally ran a 12-hour live launch. haha!

Over the last five years Shaa has completely revolutionized how she works, and today she is proudly able to take seventeen weeks' holiday a year....albeit not all in the Maldives or Marrakesh!

She inspires positive action with her no-nonsense, no-excuse advice and has made it her mission to help as many women as possible to create a life and business on their terms.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• What Shaa's MBE means and how she received it
• How entrepreneurship creates social mobility
• How seeking validation turned into Shaa's biggest pain point in business
• Shaa's experience as a female boxing manager
• How she sabotaged her career by seeking validation
• Why Shaa's top advice is to hire a cleaner
• The importance of understanding your point and why always chasing more doesn't necessarily lead to happiness
• Why Shaa regrets not pursuing a career as a sports agent
• Why entrepreneurs have to overcome feeling uncomfortable in the pause
• How entrepreneurs use continuous momentum as a coping mechanism
• The commonality of self-sabotage in business and why it appears so often
• Why Shaa started Freedom Media Collective
• How to do what you love while having a great life
• Finding the right business model for you
• Why what you take home is more important than your turnover
• The detrimental effects of 'Bro' marketing in today's age
• The importance of creating generational wealth to pass on
• Fostering equity and equality in business
• How financial freedom allows you to speak your truth
• How self-belief helps to create empowerment
• Why financial empowerment for women is important today
• How Shaa is helping women move toward being financially independent
• Creating a level playing field through financial empowerment
• How to have the right mindset for success as an entrepreneur
• Why you should be building a community and accepting help
• Blending family life and business by prioritizing what is important day to day

What it means to be a WILD woman:

"Being able to rock up 100% authentically as yourself every day on every platform, with authenticity and no doubt" -Shaa Wasmund

Public Shout Outs:

Post Traumatic Growth Syndrome by Jim Rendon

Resources:

• Website: https://www.shaa.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaawasmund/
• Facebook Group: The Freedom Collective
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9-EFV2ZGfEoh0fNK5uO5Q
• Podcast: Building a Bigger Table
• Program: The Freedom Collective

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

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Hey you wild women!

As the founder and CEO of FACTORY45, Shannon Lohr works with idea-stage entrepreneurs to launch clothing companies that are ethically and sustainably made.

She got her start in 2010 when she co-founded {r}evolution apparel, a sustainable clothing company for female travelers and minimalists that was featured in The New York Times, Forbes.com and Yahoo! News.

To date, Shannon has worked with over 250 entrepreneurs in the sustainable fashion space, many of whom have gone on to launch some of the most transparent supply chains in the fashion industry.

Shannon has worked as a consultant for crowdfunding projects that have surpassed their goal amounts by as much as 300%, and has worked closely with startup apparel companies from all over the world to create ethically-made products with a focus on environmentally-friendly materials and transparent supply chains.

Shannon is a strong advocate for increasing supply chain transparency through sourcing, localization and storytelling. She's been named a thought leader for the future of fashion by Triple Pundit, and she writes to thousands of subscribers weekly about conscious consumerism and the intersection of fashion and environmentalism.

In this episode you will learn about:

• Why sustainable fashion is so important today
• The role fashion plays in climate change
• What constitutes 'sustainable fashion'
• How 'fast fashion' is contributing negatively to our environment
• The role Gen Z plays in supporting sustainable fashion practices
• Common myths about starting a fashion brand (hint: you can launch a fashion brand without a ton of money)
• The first steps to starting a sustainable fashion brand
• Who is Factory 45's ideal customer?
• The #1 mistake new fashion brands make when launching
• The importance of the validation process and building your audience
• How to build an audience before launch
• Relationship building and the time investment required
• Why you must focus on building an email list
• The importance of providing value prior to 'the ask'
• The role Instagram plays for fashion brands
• • How to decide the volume of content you should be creating
  • Your content mix and the type of content that resonates with audiences
• How to balance creative time with administrative tasks
• • The best technique to spark creativity

What it means to be a wild woman:The ability to be unapologetically free to be yourself. Who I am is going to resonate with some people and not with others. And that's ok.

Resources:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/factory45co
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/factory45co/
• The Factory45 accelerator program: http://factory45.co
• Other digital products: http://factory45.co/shop
• Free resources: http://factory45.co/blog
• Podcast: http://cleanlivingpodcast.com

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

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Hey you wild women!

My next guest has a BA in fashion design, three startups under her belt (so she knows a bit about entrepreneur life), and has developed programming in partnership with companies throughout Asia and exciting global brands like PayPal, Burberry, and Toms Shoes.

Bringing over 15 years of top-level industry experience in the areas of product development, fashion, branding, business development, and personal styling today, Monique Bryan runs a brand consultancy showing business owners how to use their personal brand as a visual communication power tool. Monique shows women how to clarify their messaging, build their unique brand personality, and up-level their style profile so they can amplify their credibility in their industry.

She is a breast cancer survivor and has grown an engaged community of over 15,000+ people on social media, while in remission. She speaks on international stages and has been featured on Global television, in Entrepreneur magazine, Bustle, She Does The City, and others.

In this episode you will learn about:

• Knowing your worth as a business owner and what to charge for your value.
• Why you should stop waiting for your product or service to be "perfect".
• Monique's biggest mistake in business and how she would have avoided it looking back.
• How being in your zone benefits your business and your personal life.
• How Monique started her business and what drew her to personal branding.
• Discovering your own personal brand.
• What role social media plays in marketing and branding.
• How to decide what to keep private on your business social media.
• Why powerful visuals are important to branding.
• Why you should Google yourself, and how you can use this strategy to help you curate your personal brand.
• How hiding is costing you money.
• Why doing the work is so important, even if you don't feel ready.
• Increasing your bounce-back rate as a business owner.
• Monique's "a ha" moment during her cancer treatment, and how this inspired her business.
• How the sense of urgency she felt during her cancer treatment transformed into Monique's gift.
• The power in the pause, and taking a break to allow for creative moments.
• Functioning as an extrovert in a pandemic world.
• Monique's newly launched podcast called "The Juicy CEO" and what it's all about.

What it means to be a wild woman:"Freedom. Freedom. Unapologetic Freedom. That's exactly what that means to me. I'm just, like, untamable - do what you want, do it loud, do it for you. Everyone's watching, and do it anyways. That's what that means." - Monique Bryan

Resources:

• Website: Monique Bryan
• Twitter: MoniqueBryanTO
• Instagram: Moniquebryan_co
• YouTube: Monique Bryan Personal Branding
• Podcast: The Juicy CEO

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

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Hey you wild women!

Today I have a dynamic duo. These women share stories of successful women that inspire them. Their mission: To celebrate and elevate women by telling as many of their stories as possible.

Friends for well over 20 years, these ladies came together in 2018 to create She's On Top, a company designed to inspire and encourage women to be part of the change that is necessary. They do this through an incredible YouTube channel, a membership site, sponsorships and an ambassador program.

Jessica - has been a passionate storyteller for over 30 years. In her 20's, she was a stand-up comedian. Hired as a writer for a YTV kids comedy show, she went on to accumulate over 18 years of experience in the television industry.

As a former executive producer and Gemini-nominated director, she has created, developed, written and produced award-winning factual entertainment, docu-soap, documentary, comedy, children's live action and animated programs, as well as shorts and commercials for Canada and the U.S.

Tracy - started her career as a lawyer and after several years of practicing, moved on to run one of the most successful wholesale gift companies in Canada.

After raising her young family, she started a photography business and from there went on to make documentary films.

In this episode you will learn about:

• Get comfortable with being uncomfortable - as an entrepreneur you never settle into a 'comfortable' state
• The importance of finding your niche
• Learning is a life-long process
• The importance of female relationships and having a support network
• The power of storytelling to you and your brand
• Powerful storytelling evokes emotion, which in turn creates connection
• Stories are memorable and relatable and so valuable to growing your brand
• 'Your mess becomes your message' - how to leverage your 'mess' and turn it into your message
• Why it's important to have both a personal brand + a business brand
• Collaboration over competition - Communities can expand through cooperation
• Opportunities exist within crisis or times of hardship
• The importance of being agile in your business in order to pivot when the market demands
• You don't need to know everything right away - you only need to be one chapter ahead than the rest
• Your awareness affects your perception and doesn't always reflect reality
• You will attract your community through your unique value

What it means to be a wild woman:"Being willing to try anything and put yourself out there – see how it goes and believe in the journey. I'm wild because I'm just going to do it." - Tracy

"Taking the road less traveled - not always following the easiest path but the path that's true to your heart." - Jessica

Public Shoutouts:

• Gary V - Crush It! + Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
• Erin Bury - Your Personal Brand: Making Your Mark In The World

Resources:

• Website: She's On Top
• LinkedIn: She's On Top
• Instagram: @shes.on.top
• YouTube: She's On Top

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

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"I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread." <-- If that sounds like something you might say, then leave a rating and review for my show today!

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Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE.

Follow me on social media @renee_warren + @we.wild.women and check out www.wewildwomen.com.

Hey you wild women!

Christine Michelle is the Founder and CEO of The Aligned Soul by Ana-Hob Personal Development Brand and author of The Aligned Receiver.

Known as The Vibration Lifter and Energy Shifter, Christine is a Frequency Alchemizer who helps you shift your frequency and elevate your consciousness to new levels.

Lover of the Woo (spiritual) + the Do (practical), Christine left her successful Corporate Executive career to step into her Soul's Calling.

Utilizing Human Design, Quantum Physics, NLP, EFT, Gene Keys and a ton of other modalities made her own, Christine Michelle is an Energy Healer, Seer and a Channel who allows Guidance to flow through her and speak directly to your mind and your soul.

Christine helps you to tune into your own wholeness and welcome you home to who you truly are. She makes Quantum Leaps #normal. Intentional Manifestation gets to be easy.

In this episode you will learn about:

• How holding space for others can positively shift energy.
• The Universe is your sugar daddy - it's always giving.
• You are creating resistance and are stopping the flow of the universe's abundance.
• You are taught to put expenses first but paying yourself first can be a better approach.
• Paying yourself first can also mean buying back your time and investing in yourself.
• Alignment is when your soul and your body and your mind are all working as one towards a goal or direction.
• True alignment comes from being in the frequency of being aligned with what you truly love and everything is working together to propel you towards those goals.
• Manifestation is just intentional receiving - everything in your life is the frequency that you are aligned with. Things are already available to you - you just have to be aligned with receiving them.
• If you can get clarity on your goals and why you want those things and give that to yourself right now, that's when you are aligning with that frequency and that's when your goals start to unfold into your life.
• Give this to yourself now, be that energy now. You don't have to wait for your circumstances to match your energy.
• Once you lock in your frequency, possibilities are endless.
• Top 3 tips to becoming more aligned: 1) Accept that 'it is what it is' - don't resist or force current circumstance. 2) Get out of your head and into your body. Trust your body compass and your feelings to feel more grounded and less anxious. 3) Tune into your heart and make choices that are aligned with your body from a place of groundedness. You don't make good choices when your body is anxious and worried.

What it means to be a wild woman:

Being a wild woman means being completely yourself and accepting all of your mess and your blessings. It's being completely free to say what you want to say and show up as you want to show up. It's accepting yourself knowing that you are perfect and worthy exactly as you are.

Public Shoutouts:

• Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine

Resources:

• Website: The Aligned Soul
• Facebook: Aligned Soul Collective
• Instagram: @thealignedsoul

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

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Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE.

Follow me on social media @renee_warren + @we.wild.women and check out www.wewildwomen.com.

Hey you wild women!

My next guest resigned from her corporate career in 2017 to focus on her impressive clothing line Kaela Kay. Her brand quickly evolved with a distinct identity, recognition of culture and customer loyalty. And the designs and prints are some of the most beautiful I have ever seen!!

With a focus on her Ghanaian roots, she emphasizes the beauty in the prints and colors that come from and represent Africa through the Ankara (an-car-a) textiles. Of course not ignoring her North American upbringing, her designs are feminine, classic and classy. She wants all women to identify their personal style in their fabulous size. For this reason Kaela Kay stocks up to size US22 and will custom design for any fabulous size.

Kaela Kay clothing is produced in Toronto, Canada by local seamstresses. This allows her to work closely with the seamstresses to create well-made and well-fitting styles. These wonderful women are self-regulated, creative and hard-working and are able to cultivate the artistic and work-life balance lives that they desire.

As a mom to 3 beautiful beings, she strives to build a company that they too will grow to be proud of.

In this episode you will learn about:

• "If you build it they will come."
• Best advice; collaborate and barter as much as possible especially when first starting out. Free fashion shows, give out free samples...
• Two business mistakes: 1 - purchased too much fabric from beyond overstock and it just sat there - did not sell well. 2 - The partner she worked with didn't fit well and she knew it wasn't going to go well.
• Stand in your ground.
• Fashion creative block: she goes back to her business plan and where she can find the motivation to keep the business going -- looking at her why.
• Connections through photographers and models.
• Consistency and organization are needed to be a leader at home and in the office.
• Tips for someone looking to start on their own:
  • 1. Make sure you have a customer framework (ideal customer),
  • 2. Write down your why,
  • 3. Research other brands that you admire and read their stories.
  • 4. Log off at 5 pm -- set boundaries.
• A good business takes time to grow, years if not decades sometimes.
• It takes time to find a balance between work and business.

What it means to be a wild woman:"To be able to think the most out of the box ideas you can dream of and have the audacity to go after it, and then have the energy and smarts to keep it going."

Public Shoutouts:

• Book: Sewing 101

Resources:

• Website: www.kaelakay.com
• Instagram: @kaelakayonline
• Pinterest: Kaela Kay Online
• Instagram: @thecatherineaddai

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

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Hey you wild women!

Alli Elmunzer is an attorney, entrepreneur, and podcast host, whose mission is to legally empower entrepreneurs to protect their businesses so they can confidently grow them.

As a driven attorney and entrepreneur who has grown multiple businesses over the past 14 years, she's successfully navigated the unpredictable world of law and entrepreneurship.

She started her first company in 2009 while working as an attorney. After successfully growing that company and subsequently launching another, she eventually started her virtual law firm, Influencer Legal after seeing the profound need from other small business owners for legal guidance, education, and access.

Alli is passionate about helping entrepreneurs build successful and legally protected businesses. She does that through her podcast, the Inspired Entrepreneur, as well as on her blog, and through Instagram where she hosts a community of almost 10K followers.

In this episode you will learn about:

• "If you can dream it, you can do it" Walt Disney
• Not knowing where to start is a common rookie problem
• There are other ways of doing business. You don't have to do what everyone else is doing.
• Do things that are in alignment with you.
• Give yourself permission to do what you love.
• Mistake 1: Not filing as an LLC or corporation.
• Mistake 2: Doing business without a contract.
• Mistake 3: Not doing a trademark and protecting your brand name.
• Contracts are a guide book for you and the other party.
• Don't create an LLC if it's only a hobby. We need to normalize that contracts are the way we do business.
• Three first steps to starting a business: 1. Go to government website and search to make sure that your name isn't already in use or registered 2. Always get a contract in place 3. Your website must have a privacy policy as it is required in the USA.
• Block time to be productive: client blocks, content blocks, CEO blocks, learning block.

Public Shoutouts:

• Book: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
• Book: Building a Story Brand - Donald Miller

Resources:

• Website: Influencer Legal
• Instagram: @attorneyalli
• Podcast: The Inspired Entrepreneur
• Facebook: Ask Attorney Alli

What it means to be a wild woman:"Being authentic to who you are, and not being scared to be that person." - Alli

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Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego.

She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer.

Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcast

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Follow me on social media @renee_warren + @we.wild.women and check out www.wewildwomen.com.