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Julie Deane (Part 2 of 2) – She Took Less Than $1000 and Turned it Into Millions (in 5 years) With the Idea for What Would Become The Cambridge Satchel Company

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Last week’s Episode with Julie Deane, Founder and CEO of Cambridge Satchel, was spilling over with entrepreneurial gold and wisdom from a woman who owns every aspect of what it takes to build a multi-million dollar empire.

This week’s Episode (Part 2 of 2), Julie opens up even deeper and reveals how she managed being in “survival mode” trying to keep a company afloat, dissolving a marriage and staying present for two teenage children.

Julie and I talk deeply about feminine energy and how different “energies” are playing a role in a woman’s life – both at home and at work. We also look at what I call “the unconscious emotional triggers” and how this can be a major trap that women fall into.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

If I don’t take those opportunities now, they might not come again. They might not come again when I’ve decided, ‘Oh maybe I’m brave enough now.’ So grab it when it comes.” – Julie Deane

Show Notes:

  • The one simple QUESTION that stumped Julie when she found herself in “survival mode”
  • WHY she finally decided to embrace her “inner goddess”
  • The moment Julie knew it was time to “get back to basics” and let go of her EGO – this is GENIUS & not to be missed if you’re serious about growing a company that has staying power
  • The classic MISTAKE Julie sees women entrepreneurs making over & over again – BEST Learning moment for sure
  • The ONE thing you must have when you are PITCHING your idea to persuade others to pull out their checkbooks to fund your BIG idea
  • Julie’s adventures in online dating and how “Grace” was born (funny & hilarious, Julie describes in detail her encounter with a French/Latin dinner date)
  • And much, much more…

I either don’t care about something because it is not important, or I really care about something because it is important. And there isn’t a middle ground.” – Julie Deane

Connect with Julie Deane:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | The Cambridge Satchel Company

You don’t want to be a business person in all aspects of your life, because actually that becomes deeply unattractive.” – Julie Deane

Julie Deane (Part 1 of 2) – She Took Less Than $1000 and Turned it Into Millions (in 5 years) With the Idea for What Would Become The Cambridge Satchel Company

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Julie Deane on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

Grab your earbuds and get ready for one of the most transparent, refreshingly honest (and humorous) interviews you’ll ever listen to. Julie Deane, Founder & CEO of Cambridge Satchel, is funny, witty, clever and clearly quite brilliant.

This is Part One of Two episodes with this dynamo – truly an ALL ACCESS pass into the quick mind and interesting life of this amazing woman.

Julie shows up incredibly raw and transparent as she shares with us how she started her company on less than $1000 and since then, has created the Cambridge Satchel Company with 100 employees and sells her unique handbags in over 120 countries.

Starting as a simple business that would help to make enough money to send her children to private school to avoid her daughter being bullied, Cambridge Satchel Designs are now spotted in the front rows at international fashion weeks and runways. ‘A-list’ stars like Taylor Swift, Alexa Chung, and Lady Gaga love them. Because of her incredible success, Julie was the first woman to win Entrepreneur of the Year for all of Europe, and she has collected the Queen’s Award for Enterprise from Queen Elizabeth herself!

Today’s interview (Part 1) will be about the first seven years of founding and growing The Cambridge Satchel Company from scratch, and evolving it into a $65 million company! Stay tuned for next week’s episode to learn more about Julie’s growth, discoveries, and personal development as an entrepreneur.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

When you are the founder, even if you don’t know how things can be done, you still know more about your business than anyone else on the planet.” – Julie Deane

Show Notes:

  • How Julie went from selling 1 bag to 100 – surprisingly simple ‘roll up your sleeves’ advice
  • Why not knowing **the rules** in marketing actually doubled her business and brought more profit to the bottom line
  • What Julie wrote in the 300 EMAILS she sent out DAILY to gain awareness for the business
  • She thought her bags were geared to the children’s market – until Vogue came calling!
  • How Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Zoey Deschanel came to love Cambridge Satchel Bags
  • What happened when the Cambridge Satchel Bag took a trip to fashion week
  • What Julie did next after firing her unethical manufacturer (at the time she had a back order of 16,000 bags with this guy)
  • Julie’s reaction when a man called her “a stupid woman”
  • Her open & honest share about how her Biggest Challenge also turned out to be her Biggest Mistake
  • The ONE ingredient you need in your business in the early days
  • and much, much more

You can go through money so quickly if you fall into that whole thing that goes with having a big ego.” – Julie Deane

Connect with Julie Deane:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | The Cambridge Satchel Company

You can kill yourself by trying to be perfect.” – Julie Deane

Business Lessons From My Teenage Daughter’s Knee Injury

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After my daughter Jenna’s knee injury, there were clues that kept tapping me on the shoulder, reminding me about how dealing with a personal crisis has a significant effect on building and growing a business.

Sometimes, no matter what you do, no matter how many things you try, you stay stuck in ONE Place. This can be frustrating, debilitating and I think the most detrimental of all…CONFIDENCE shaking.

For this episode, I’ve also put together a podcast freebie, 10 Simple Survival Tips to Keep Your Business Thriving When a Personal Crisis Hits.

Just go to: JoyChudacoff.com/SurvivalTips

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

It’s not so much about looking for the answer, but it’s about making sure that you’re asking the right questions.” – Joy Chudacoff

Show Notes:

  • How to get out of a place of uncertainty and move forward with a new energy and a new vision
  • Why working harder is NOT the answer
  • The ONE thing you CAN do right now to create increased momentum in your business
  • How to remove the Barrier, the thing that’s holding you back (this is essential to uncover because when you remove this barrier, you will have instant success)

Stop trying to grow or scale your business using tactics that produce little or no results.” – Joy Chudacoff

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Dr. Renee Dua – The Founder and CMO of Heal, the NEW On Demand App That Brings the Doctor to Your Front Door

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Dr. Renee Dua on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

Knock, Knock! The Doctor is here! After a scary experience (and an 8-hour wait in the emergency room) with her then seven-month-old son, my guest today, Dr. Renee Dua, decided there must be a better way to see a doctor when you need medical care. From there, Heal.com was born.

Dr. Dua is a licensed physician practicing nephrology, internal medicine, and hypertension. She created Heal to make life easier for busy parents and adults to get world-class primary care in the comfort, convenience and privacy of their home or office.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

This is a problem that no one has really solved before. The idea that you deliver “on demand” a professional that is highly skilled. No one has solved that problem, and that is a problem that we are trying to solve in this company.” – Dr. Renee Dua

Show Notes:

  • How the Heal App brings a doctor to your home
  • How she made the move from being a physician to a Founder of an On-Demand App company
  • Her Biggest Challenge in running a digital App company
  • Why every Heal doctor shows up at your door with a medical assistant
  • Why the ER is actually the WORST place to be when you are sick
  • Her BEST Action Steps to growing an online platform
  • How she manages CASH Flow decisions
  • How she handles Frustration
  • Her TIP to gain perspective and live in the moment
  • Her Best ADVICE on what to do when someone says NO to your idea
  • And much, much more…

The way we spend money – we are responsible, we are thoughtful, and we make mistakes. I’ll say that and I’m sure every business owner does, and I am no different. I make lots of mistakes and it is a bummer. We have to learn from those mistakes and not make them again.” – Dr. Renee Dua

Connect with Dr. Renee Dua:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Heal

If I can make it through the next 5 minutes, then I can make it through the next hour, and I can make it through the next day. That’s how I look at frustration in general – I try to get through little bits at a time. And then suddenly before you know it, you get some good news.” – Dr. Renee Dua

Laura Wasser – High Profile Celebrity Lawyer AND Fast Becoming The Complete Divorce Solution With Her New Online Divorce Platform

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Laura Wasser on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

Laura Wasser gets up close and personal with celebs like Kim Kardashian, Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Garner (just to name a few!). Wasser is a celebrity divorce attorney and the founder of the NEW online divorce platform itsovereasy.com.

Laura created ‘it’s over easy’ to change the way people feel about divorce. It’s a platform that makes a challenging process accessible and affordable to everyone.

As the author of the 2013 bestseller, It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way, Laura really believes that by simplifying the divorce process, couples are empowered to take control of their own destiny without having to rely on expensive attorneys. 

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

You have to be open to the idea that you can’t do everything yourself, and that when you are giving help to others then that will come back to you. Take it! Take the help.” – Laura Wasser

Show Notes:

  • WHY Laura is a Big advocate for working moms
  • Why it’s important for a woman to get a prenup if she’s the major breadwinner in the relationship
  • Her Biggest Challenge in representing celebrities
  • The time Laura had a STILETTO thrown at her
  • How she juggles being a single mom with a busy career and two boys
  • The one idea that women MUST adopt
  • Her Daily Routine
  • Her Superpower
  • Her BEST Advice for Women Entrepreneurs
  • And much, much more

Unless you are strong and healthy and feeling good, you cannot do what you need to do for your household, for your family or for your kids. I think it is so good for my boys to see a strong working parent.” – Laura Wasser

Connect with Laura Wasser:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | it’s over easy  | LinkedIn

As women we are not looked at the same way as men are. For better or for worse, we’re not. So we just have to realize that.” – Laura Wasser

Tami Halton Pardee – Founder & CEO of the #1 Leading Sales Team in Los Angeles, Selling Over 3 Billion Dollars in Real Estate

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Tami Halton Pardee has broken all residential sales records in LA, selling over $3 billion in residential real estate since 2005 despite a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
and raising four children.

As Founder & CEO of Halton Pardee + Partners, Inc., Tami has built a concierge real estate company that understands the life-changing decisions that come with buying a home.

Apart from being a leader in the real estate industry, Tami founded a philanthropic project called the Life Change Warriors program, and it recently surpassed $1 million in community donations.

 

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

Time is really the only asset that you can never get back, and I think it is even more valuable than money.” – Tami Halton Pardee

Show Notes:

  • Tami’s 20 Minute Rule – a business game changer
  • The incident that turned Tami from an “aggressive leader” to one of gratitude and love
  • Why the simple act of following up can make the biggest difference
  • Why she DANCES ON A LIFEGUARD STAND every single morning
  • Tips to cultivating her “work family” company culture
  • The acronym that her Team lives by
  • Why “SLEEPING ON IT” is key
  • Her Biggest Challenge
  • What Tami loves to do when she travels – this will surprise you
  • Why you have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable
  • The success of her Life Change Warriors philanthropy project
  • How relationships have been absolutely VITAL to Tami’s business
  • And much, much more

Why not plan our life on purpose? We plan our vacations, we plan all these things, but we don’t plan our life.” – Tami Halton Pardee

Connect with Tami Halton Pardee:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Life Change Warriors | Halton Pardee + Partners

The most important thing is actually living in the moment when you’re working and making the work be joyful.” – Tami Halton Pardee

Anna Zornosa – How a Humorous (& compromising!) Department Store Dressing Room Experience Led Anna to Birth Ruby Ribbon

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My guest today, Anna Zornosa, knew she had to do something after a disastrous experience in a dressing room that left her in a very compromised position – literally.

Known as a serial entrepreneur, Anna became the founder and CEO of Ruby Ribbon, a social selling shapewear company dedicated to helping women feel good and look good while also offering a great side hustle for income.

 

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

I give myself a list so that I can surrender to the doing of the list when there is a lot of noise in my own head about what the next step is.” – Anna Zornosa

Show Notes:

  • Why Anna decided to use social selling to get the word out about Ruby Ribbon
  • How she came up with the name Ruby Ribbon
  • How women really feel about shapewear
  • Why it’s critical to understand the needs of your CORE CUSTOMER
  • The moment she knew she was on to something – there were tears of Joy!
  • The two things that make a woman in business Unstoppable
  • Her Biggest Challenge – she was blind-sided by this one!
  • Her BEST advice for when you feel like giving up
  • The most important first step you should take when thinking about starting a business
  • And much, much more!

I believe that confidence is critical for women in so many different ways.” – Anna Zornosa

Connect with Anna Zornosa:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | RUBY RIBBON

How do you create an army that’s able to connect with the customer and offer her personal service? It’s going to have to be a completely different retail channel because no retail channel today can actually do it.” – Anna Zornosa

Lisa Sugar – How a Blogging Side Hustle Turned into POPSUGAR, a Multi-Million Dollar Media Company

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Lisa Sugar really disliked her job but unlike so many, she did something about it. After starting a personal blog that went viral (we’re talking over 1 million followers in 1 year), Lisa Sugar knew that she was on to something. She ditched her day job and not long after, her husband did too.

Currently, POPSUGAR is now the #1 lifestyle brand for young women, and has just introduced a brand new beauty line.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

Saying yes has led to great things.” – Lisa Sugar

Show Notes:

  • Lisa’s STRATEGY on how she went from 1 follower to 1 million in less than a year
  • WHY you should never rely on Advertising as a major source of Revenue
  • WHY now was the perfect time for POPSUGAR to launch a beauty line
  • What it was like to give birth to her first child while growing a fast-paced media empire
  • Why you should WORK HARD & PLAY NICE
  • The POPSUGAR PRINCIPLES & Why her Team relies on this
  • Why Lisa wrote her book, “Power Your Happy”
  • Why Lisa says YES when she’s making decisions
  • The valuable lesson she learned when she strayed away from her core business
  • Her BEST (quite simple) advice for women entrepreneurs
  • and much, much more

Finding people who are really living and breathing that world and bringing them in so that they can be the experts, so that they can shine and share that knowledge, is really important.” – Lisa Sugar

Connect with Lisa Sugar:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | POPSUGAR

I think it is really important to play nice both to competitors and co-workers who come and go, because you never know what’s going to happen next.” – Lisa Sugar

Carley Knobloch – The Gadget Guru Obsessed With All Things Digital in Our Wired World

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Whether we like it or not, we live in a wired world full of notifications and an endless sea of “updates.”

It’s easy to get lost in the shuffle but my guest today, Carley Knobloch, teaches women how to design their technology to rise up and serve them.

Featured in Good Housekeeping, Redbook, Real Simple, Better Homes & Gardens, and more, Carley writes about how to stay centered in a wired world and find the best technology to support your lifestyle.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

I think the key to keeping relationships healthy and not being over-reactive is just to calm yourself down and take a breath.” – Carley Knobloch

Show Notes:

  • Her Favorite ‘Smart’ Gadgets
  • How Carley became a GADGET GURU
  • Hiring people as a PRODUCTIVITY TIP
  • HOW she gained media attention quickly and attracted the likes of Dropbox and Evernote to name a few
  • Her BEST Action Steps
  • Her Superpower
  • A simple tip Carley uses to decrease stress throughout the day
  • And much, much more

I wish I had started differently. I wish I had known what I know now, which is that people really want to connect with a person. They really want to follow your life, to understand what you’re doing and listen to you – not the ‘we’, the ‘royal we’, the ‘company we’.” – Carley Knobloch

Connect with Carley Knobloch:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Carley K.

There is some stuff that stuck with me that really did get baked into my life, and one of them really is that we have control over our emotions and it starts with breath.” – Carley Knobloch

Koel Thomae – How Cold-Calling a Dairy Farmer Turned Into a $170 Million Yoghurt Company

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On a trip home to Australia, Koel Thomae discovered a homemade yoghurt in a beach town corner shop, and she knew this was an entrepreneurial moment.

Inspired to bring the best-tasting yoghurt to the United States, Koel couldn’t stop thinking about the velvet tasting yoghurt that would one day become Noosa Yoghurt.

After cold-calling a fourth-generation dairy farmer in Colorado, Koel partnered with ‘Farmer’ Graves and brought Noosa Yoghurt to life.

What started in small farmers markets and local Whole Foods stores has led Noosa to be sold in 25,000 stores nationwide.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

It is certainly ok to evolve things, but don’t ever get too far away from that core fundamental reason why you started the brand.” – Koel Thomae

Show Notes:

  • How a visit to Noosa, Australia led Koel to go on an entrepreneurial adventure
  • How her obsession with this yoghurt led her to a three-hour lunch that ultimately got her a “loose license” for the yoghurt
  • What it was like to QUIT her day JOB and jump right into her entrepreneurial idea
  • Why Koel took her life savings and put them into her business
  • WHY you should never over-think an idea
  • HOW she diverted Whole Foods attention when they initially didn’t like her packaging
  • Why she decided to pull out of a market that Noosa wasn’t ready for
  • A Deep Conversation on Cash Flow – pure gold
  • How Koel stayed PRODUCTIVE while building a business and raising a newborn
  • The ONE question Koel asks herself to stay on track every day
  • And much much more

I would say that if finance is not your strong suit, then get some really smart people who do know that and learn it really quickly.” – Koel Thomae

Connect with Koel Thomae:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn| noosa

Very simple productivity – tasks lists and really understanding what is the priority from what will most impact your business.” – Koel Thomae

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