On this episode of the Tandem Talks Podcast, Carrie and Craig speak with Ashley Quinto Powell, revenue consultant, sought-after speaker, and Founder of myVA Rocks. Many women today embody executive motherhood and successfully juggle being a mom while also maintaining a business or two on the side. Ashley shares her own journey, from working in corporate to starting her first business, and the mistakes she made on the way. She also shares her top 7 wins in starting a business, which include hiring a VA for your admin work and never creating something without having a buyer first.
HIGHLIGHTS
01:30 Updates on Ashley's life and being a mom and executive
05:27 Successful moms today also have side hustles
07:13 Early mistakes in business and nurturing the entrepreneurial mindset
16:02 Frontloading risk and learning through experience
19:30 Delegating and prioritizing your time for what's truly important
23:43 Ashley's 7 best business decisions
29:22 Connect with Ashley
QUOTES
05:34 "There are lots of women, especially moms, who are doing amazing things in their jobs. Like really making a big impact. And then coming home and everybody has a side hustle."
07:59 "My business just got eaten by the recession and I was sort of spit out from that experience feeling like well, that was a gigantic mistake. I couldn't quite see that it had gotten me into tech and taught me to be a programmer."
10:38 "You think of it like side hustles, and I think of it like I have 24 hours in a day and I really don't want to be dedicated to just 1 thing. Because that's boring and also I'm a multifaceted person."
12:21 "I actually have a hard and fast rule, but I don't create anything until I've sold it. There's no point putting your time and effort into something that you haven't validated as being something someone will buy."
25:06 "The reason that I started VA agency is because I kept looking over the shoulders of my clients and saying, I don't understand how you're going to get anything done. You are smired in admin and someone else can be doing this for you."
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