Unpolished MBA

In this episode, I’m delighted to be joined by Katrina Keyes. Katrina is a gifted salesperson, problem-solver, and inspiring communicator specializing in the field of SaaS sales and sales psychology. 

We explore the underlying motivations that led to her career in sales and why discovering your true self outside your career is essential to success in today’s ever-evolving business landscape. Topics Include: The Correlations Between Sales and Problem Solving Staying Positive While Dealing With Rejection The Shifting Landscape of Millennial’s Motivations How Self-Discovery Shapes Success in Sales The Value of Life Experience Outside Corporate America 

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In this episode of Thursday Thoughts, Monique breaks down the fallacy of developing products or services that are cheap, fast, and good while dissecting the unique attributes of differentiation vs cost leadership and how these two very different strategies have been implemented by brands such as Tesla, Walmart, and WeWork.

Topics Include:

• The Cheap, Fast, and Good Fallacy
• Defining Differentiation vs Cost Leadership Strategies
• Real World Implementation of Each Strategy
• How Brand Perception Factors Into Business Strategy

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On Thursdays, in under 10 minutes, we "Connect The Dots" from real-life situations to help you as an entrepreneur, leader, innovator, or just a person who is venturing out to try something new. These stories will help you make sense of situations you may find yourself in and provide encouragement to keep you moving forward in your journey.

"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward." ~Steve Jobs (I think)

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This episode is a conversation with Cloe Guidry, a tech startup founder in Atlanta. The idea for her technology came from specific challenges she witnessed in Supplier Diversity during her years in Corporate and her desire to solve them in an unconventional way.  

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Dr. Steven Goudy, the inventor behind the brand Dr. Noze Best, shares his professional journey as a pediatric surgeon, MBA, and entrepreneur as well as his thoughts on self-awareness.

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Jonathan Ivanco, an attorney turned entrepreneur, has developed a unique way of looking at business. He found his way into the tech world and isn’t looking back.  In this episode, he talks about his journey from starting out in computer science and with a lot of twists and turns, going all the way through finishing law school and realizing that he didn’t want to practice law. How did it turn out? What is he doing now? Listen in and find out.

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Charu Thomas, a tech entrepreneur who founded her company while still completing her undergraduate degree at Georgia Tech, talks about how she almost didn't continue on with the business after graduation. Why did she change her mind? Listen in to find out.

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Mac Conwell, a tech entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, talks about his career journey from leaving college to becoming a tech startup founder and now a VC.  

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Angela Ellington, CEO of Moistura Silk, a chemist turned entrepreneur speaks about going from the Corporate conveniences of being an executive to being a startup CEO. As many of us know, being an Executive at a large corporation has its perks, but when you have a calling, nothing can hold you back from fulfilling it. Listen in as Angela shares more about this and how your Corporate network doesn’t prepare you for entrepreneurship.

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