In this episode, we talk about team building, small business challenges, and transitioning roles while staying true to your ultimate goals as an entrepreneur.

Episode in a Nutshell:

Liz welcomes to the podcast brand strategist, speaker, and personal development and business strategy coach, Amber Swenor. Amber and Liz talk about overcoming initial fears in starting a new business. Amber discusses the challenges small businesses and startups face with branding as well as the importance of transparency. Finally, Amber shares how she was successfully built two businesses that complement each other in a variety of ways.

In detail, we covered:

• 00:49 – Introducing today’s guest, Amber Swenor
• 01:25 – Amber’s entrepreneurial journey
• 03:40 – Overcoming fears to open your own business
• 08:45 – How Amber curated her business prior to launch 
• 10:06 – Launching her business, Strategic Partners Marketing
• 11:33 – Transitioning to helping a larger audience on different platforms
• 13:25 – Amber speaks to the most challenging aspects of growing her business
• 16:44 – The importance of honesty and transparency
• 19:15 – Learning to become a project manager
• 25:06 – The value of learning from past mistakes
• 26:13 – Amber discusses the efforts she put into Impact Academy
• 29:02 – Revisiting short-term, mid-term and long-term goals of her companies
• 35:18 – What Zen Money means to Amber
• 36:22 – Where listeners can follow Amber

Sound Bites:

• “One of my mentors says, ‘Iterate as you go,’ and I live by that.” (07:18)

• “We strive to work with people that are passionate about being their best. And I didn’t want us to be bound and limited by only working with those mission-driven entrepreneurs that were within our region.” (11:59)

• “If you care about your team, it’s your responsibility to have ongoing conversations so that they have the opportunity to step into their growth and not be blindsided if they’re not performing.” (22:02)

• “We’re about helping to find the best solution.” (32:36)

• “I think of Zen Money as being rooted in your authenticity and flow. Zen Money is alignment.” (36:08)

About Amber

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