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Women Elevating Women With Business Strategist Extraordinaire Betty Hines
On today’s episode, Patrina is especially excited to be joined by Betty Hines, business strategist extraordinaire. Betty is an entrepreneur, speaker, business mentor and coach, and certified group facilitator. She serves as a Chapter Chair for the Women Presidents Organization (WPO), of which Patrina is a member. Betty begins by sharing her background in corporate America, her journey to entrepreneurship, and the experience of launching her own business. She offers advice on raising not just enough capital to start a business, but also a surplus to sustain early growth, and addresses the lack of diversity among business executives in America, particularly for women of color. Betty talks about her role as Chapter Chair for the WPO, her ‘Women Elevating Women’ initiative, and using her platform as a powerful way to connect women of color to share business ideas, information, support, and networking opportunities in a field where they are so poorly represented.
Patrina asks Betty about the top challenges facing women business owners today, her best suggestions for finding the right mentor, and the idea of women collaborating with and supporting one another instead of competing in corporate America. They talk about being intentional with your physical, emotional, and psychological capital, and regularly assessing relationships and professional associations to determine whether they are worth investing your precious resources. Stepping out of your comfort zone, allowing yourself to be vulnerable in order to grow, and the importance of celebrating victories and achievements, especially for women of color, are also discussed. Finally, Betty tells Patrina what is currently bringing her joy, and reminds listeners to live a balanced life as you make sure to fulfill your divine purpose each and every day.
Episode Highlights:
Quotes:
“I have to say that was absolutely one of the most amazing experiences that I had as a new entrepreneur. And part of what made that experience so incredibly wonderful, was having someone as knowledgeable, as experienced, and as passionate about making meaningful connections as Betty was facilitating our ongoing development and growth.”
“I think a lot of women that I've worked with, have had that same concept that, Look, I've been doing this for everybody else. Now I'm going to do it for myself. So we did that.”
“[Women’s Presidents Organization] is an organization for women who are CEOs, principals, partners of their own company, a woman led company, they are the owners of 51% plus.”
“I saw the value of having women together in a peer group with the WPO. And there's no other organization like that.”
“I think one of the biggest barriers is the access to capital.”
“The second biggest barrier is really kind of twofold. I say it’s access to information and access to opportunities.”
“If the playing field is not level, if there are inequities in the system that actually keep certain demographics at a disadvantage, it just makes what you're doing all the more important and all the more crucial and critical.”
“What you first do is not just go through LinkedIn and look at people and say, I want that one, I want that one. You need to know where you want to go. You have to have your business plan together - where is your growth, and who can get you there?”
“You have to find a group that you’re comfortable with, and you can ask a question where you don't feel like you're going to be judged. And that's not always the case.”
“I only bring people in the group that have that concept of, How do we elevate each other? And I am very sincere and passionate about that.”
“There’s enough sky for all of us.”
“There's always groups out there that you can use as a resource and as a base. And collaboration.”
“Ask yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being little to no value and 10 being, Oh my god, this is the most invaluable experience I've ever had, start evaluating these experiences… If you've got things that are like 3 and below, cut it so that you have more physical, emotional and psychological capital to pursue those things that are going to give you a higher return on investment.”
“If you've outgrown a circumstance, a situation or group, bless and release, you know, part lovingly, part graciously.”
“My joy right now is...the things that I'm doing for the women, I’m just so proud and so pleased.”
“We each have a divine purpose. And we should be endeavoring to be open to, and allowing that purpose to be fulfilled in us in the most wonderful and wondrous ways. And when we're doing that, that opens us up to infinite joy and abundance in our lives.”
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By Dr. Patrina Clark
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On today’s episode, Patrina is especially excited to be joined by Betty Hines, business strategist extraordinaire. Betty is an entrepreneur, speaker, business mentor and coach, and certified group facilitator. She serves as a Chapter Chair for the Women Presidents Organization (WPO), of which Patrina is a member. Betty begins by sharing her background in corporate America, her journey to entrepreneurship, and the experience of launching her own business. She offers advice on raising not just enough capital to start a business, but also a surplus to sustain early growth, and addresses the lack of diversity among business executives in America, particularly for women of color. Betty talks about her role as Chapter Chair for the WPO, her ‘Women Elevating Women’ initiative, and using her platform as a powerful way to connect women of color to share business ideas, information, support, and networking opportunities in a field where they are so poorly represented.
Patrina asks Betty about the top challenges facing women business owners today, her best suggestions for finding the right mentor, and the idea of women collaborating with and supporting one another instead of competing in corporate America. They talk about being intentional with your physical, emotional, and psychological capital, and regularly assessing relationships and professional associations to determine whether they are worth investing your precious resources. Stepping out of your comfort zone, allowing yourself to be vulnerable in order to grow, and the importance of celebrating victories and achievements, especially for women of color, are also discussed. Finally, Betty tells Patrina what is currently bringing her joy, and reminds listeners to live a balanced life as you make sure to fulfill your divine purpose each and every day.
Episode Highlights:
Quotes:
“I have to say that was absolutely one of the most amazing experiences that I had as a new entrepreneur. And part of what made that experience so incredibly wonderful, was having someone as knowledgeable, as experienced, and as passionate about making meaningful connections as Betty was facilitating our ongoing development and growth.”
“I think a lot of women that I've worked with, have had that same concept that, Look, I've been doing this for everybody else. Now I'm going to do it for myself. So we did that.”
“[Women’s Presidents Organization] is an organization for women who are CEOs, principals, partners of their own company, a woman led company, they are the owners of 51% plus.”
“I saw the value of having women together in a peer group with the WPO. And there's no other organization like that.”
“I think one of the biggest barriers is the access to capital.”
“The second biggest barrier is really kind of twofold. I say it’s access to information and access to opportunities.”
“If the playing field is not level, if there are inequities in the system that actually keep certain demographics at a disadvantage, it just makes what you're doing all the more important and all the more crucial and critical.”
“What you first do is not just go through LinkedIn and look at people and say, I want that one, I want that one. You need to know where you want to go. You have to have your business plan together - where is your growth, and who can get you there?”
“You have to find a group that you’re comfortable with, and you can ask a question where you don't feel like you're going to be judged. And that's not always the case.”
“I only bring people in the group that have that concept of, How do we elevate each other? And I am very sincere and passionate about that.”
“There’s enough sky for all of us.”
“There's always groups out there that you can use as a resource and as a base. And collaboration.”
“Ask yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being little to no value and 10 being, Oh my god, this is the most invaluable experience I've ever had, start evaluating these experiences… If you've got things that are like 3 and below, cut it so that you have more physical, emotional and psychological capital to pursue those things that are going to give you a higher return on investment.”
“If you've outgrown a circumstance, a situation or group, bless and release, you know, part lovingly, part graciously.”
“My joy right now is...the things that I'm doing for the women, I’m just so proud and so pleased.”
“We each have a divine purpose. And we should be endeavoring to be open to, and allowing that purpose to be fulfilled in us in the most wonderful and wondrous ways. And when we're doing that, that opens us up to infinite joy and abundance in our lives.”
Links:
Joyfully You Life homepage
Joyfully You Life Instagram
Joyfully You Life Facebook
Joyfully You Life Twitter
Joyfully You Life linktree
Betty Hines homepage