Think you need formal training to secure investment and build a successful company?

This episode will COMPLETELY flip your belief system 👀

Today’s guest Lucy Hall built an investment backed media company with no GCSEs, nor business degree.

Lucy is the founder of Social Day, a media company that runs the UK's leading social media marketing festival 🚀

She's also sold her business, bought it back, and built her success while still doing the school run every single day.

In this conversation, Lucy reveals:

- How she learned to build businesses through EXPERIENCE, not formal training 📈

- The exact DM that opened the door to her business getting investment 💰

- The crucial questions to ask yourself BEFORE accepting investment 🎯

- How she got major sponsors to start reaching out to HER

- Her simple approach that landed brand partnerships with Adobe and Canva

- Who she hired first once investment came through (and why this role was non-negotiable)

- The reality of life as a successful founder and mum (and what she tells her daughter during busy seasons)

- Why building your reputation over time is so important

For entrepreneurs who think their lack of business training could hold them back, this episode will change your mindset forever 👀

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Lucy's links:

Digital Women: digitalwomen.club

Social Day: socialday.live

SocialDay.co.uk

Social Media Marketing Awards: socialmediamarketingawards.co.uk

https://socialmediamarketingawards.com

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