She Did It Her Way

Are you an entrepreneur because you want to make the world a better place with your passion? Maybe you're in a specific field of entrepreneurship that makes you lack confidence in yourself?You may feel like you don't fit the stereotype of others working in that field, which means you may not succeed? It's time to gain that confidence back and let go of those fears. If you want to do something with your passion you can do it.

Do you ever yearn to travel around the globe but are trapped in one location by your job? Maybe you crave more flexibility that your current work conditions just don't have? Having flexibility and being location independent is possible, but it takes more than one person to achieve this. It takes a community. Today's guest, Sian Simpson, built her community both in the US and New Zealand with Kiwi Landing Pad.

Hi She Did It Her Way Family! It is your host here, Amanda Boleyn, taking over the show notes this episode. I am going to do best to live up to the greatness of Christian's show notes because let's be real...my strength is in the "hosting" not so much the writing ;) Christian, I appreciate you so much, you have no idea girlfriend!

Have you noticed a problem that needs to be solved? Are you the one that needs to solve this problem? Maybe you discovered this need at your corporate job, and realized that your journey is elsewhere and your purpose is greater? Today's guest, Kristi Zuhlke, was working at Procter and Gamble when she realized that market research data should be easier to find and navigate. She took the leap to create the technology, KnowledgeHound, that would fix this problem in corporate America.

Are you confused with life? Sometimes your world gets flipped upside down, a job gone wrong, an end to a relationship, and you feel as if you've hit rock bottom. Maybe you feel like you're not good enough and have nothing of value to offer? You may even feel like this confusion is a bad thing. But it's the opposite. Your confusion means that you are on the path to self discovery. You are on the path to find your value.

Are you ready to take the leap and startup a company? You may not have an idea yet, but you want to be in an ecosystem that is full of ideas. Maybe when you surround yourself with people creating ideas, it may just spark an idea of your own? Perhaps, you have two passions you want to contribute to the ecosystem but you don’t know which one to follow?

Are you over constantly feeling the pressure of perfection? As women we sometimes feel the need to live up to this picture perfect image of a family, a relationship, a business. However, that image isn't real. You are real and life is messy. Today's guest Lauren Kelp, founder of Lauren Kelp and tablemakers, helps women with thoughtful living minus the pressure of being perfect. As a digital diva, she helps bring back the authenticity online with not only topics of thoughtful living, but also cocktails, entertainment and food. She brings this atmosphere to life in the community with her tablemaker dinners.

Do you have a lack of passion and energy that is barely getting you through your 9-5 job? Maybe you're tired and ready to venture into a new field, but you fear not having the familiar office you've known for years and the idea of an unstable paycheck sits you right back down in your corporate seat? There's a way to find that missing passion and energy. There's a way to be the boss of your own life, your own professional career. And it starts with the L-E-A-P!

Do you still feel empty, despite the personal and professional achievements in your life? You thought you had it all, but something deep down isn’t fulfilled. You’re hungry, very hungry.

Is the entrepreneur, that has lived inside of you since you were young, calling out to you? Maybe you are taking those first baby steps towards the leap, or maybe you have even taken the leap and are having a shaky land. Sometimes the land isn't quite what we expect and we have to face the word we fear so much that we stay in the comfort of our unsatisfying corporate job, Failure.

Are you successful in your business, but want so much more? You may not be able name what exactly you want, but you know that something is missing. Perhaps you project this image of career and life perfection on social media, but behind the Instagram post of your job's perks and the fairytale Facebook album of your partner and you, you aren't really happy.

Do you feel as if your current job isn’t fulfilling a greater mission or purpose? Are you ready for a career reboot, but don’t have the time or resources to go back to school? Do you fear taking the leap into a new industry without a supportive network?

Are you finally ready to get paid for following your passion? Are you sick and tired of the looming anxiety and stress from trying to find a balance between your side hustle and "real" corporate job? Maybe you second guess taking the leap because your parents or friends have taken the traditional corporate path and you fear creating your own path, being your own boss, & branding your own purpose.

Have you identified a gap in a market that aligns with your passion? Are you ready to fill that gap, take the leap, and land? Are you a Type A person, unsure how to deal with the transition from having a predictable work schedule to an anything can happen at any moment schedule? Do you wonder how to get venture capitalist as interested in your product or service as much as you are? How do you even start up a start up?!

Do you work full-time and are unsatisfied with what you do? Are you struggling to find your place in the work place? Maybe you started your side gig as a creative outlet and realized it's really your passion. Are you gravitating toward it? Ready to take the leap, and share your story? Today's guests, the daring designers and best friends, Kelly Zugay and Andra Barkey share their story of the leap and how they go beyond branding to help other female entrepreneurs tell their stories with their branding business With Grace and Gold.