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#4 Marty McDonald: Turning self-doubt into powerful action
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In this engaging conversation, Marty McDonald shares her bold entrepreneurial journey. Learn how one cold email to Target got her placed in over 400 stores. She discusses business challenges faced by entrepreneurs, particularly women of color, while also emphasizing the importance of community building, mindset, and self-advocacy.
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Chapters
1. Introduction to Marty McDonald and her entrepreneurship journey (00:00:00)
2. How frustration and lack of fulfillment sparked a business idea (00:01:09)
3. Quitting corporate: Betting on herself and finding purpose (00:02:54)
4. The power of community: creating spaces where women thrive together (00:03:23)
5. Redefining success: Mindset shifts for modern entrepreneurs (00:07:33)
6. How Marty started Boss Women Media while still working full time (00:08:32)
7. Transitioning from employee to entrepreneur mindset (00:10:39)
8. Rewriting your internal narrative to overcome self-doubt (00:14:15)
9. Launching Elle Olivia: Turning personal challenges into product-based business idea (00:17:41)
10. Cold pitch to Target: how Elle Olivia landed in 400 stores (00:19:06)
11. How to scale your brand through new channels like publishing (00:20:58)
12. #1 mistake new entrepreneurs make: self-doubt (00:24:13)
13. Why business credit matters more than you think (00:26:19)
14. Financial habits every small business owner should build (00:30:21)
15. When to hire a CFO: managing product-based business finances (00:32:28)
16. 3 things Marty McDonald wishes she had when launching her business (00:33:17)
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