This week we talk to Kristen Hadeed! The founder of Student Maid and author of Permission to Screw Up. Kristen tells us her beginnings as a student trying to raise money for a pair of jeans, having more than half her employees quit in ONE day and the struggles she is still facing as a leader. Learn about the importance of accepting failure and being comfortable not knowing what to do. This week on WHOA GNV PODCAST!
Kristen Hadeed
3:10 Podcast success stories
4:33 Kristen’s origin story
7:57 What’s was the craziest thing you had to deal with in your business?
10:50 How have you invested in yourself as a leader?
12:15 How much help did you have when first starting the business?
12:37 How did you handle the seasonality of your business?
17:25 How long ago did you make the decision to downsize your business and how has it helped your business?
24:35 How did downsizing free up your time? And what did you do with that time?
25:38 How many team members do you have now?
25:58 How do you balance your speaking engagements/traveling with your business?
28:45 How often are you on the road?
30:10 Now that you have an influx of opportunities coming to you, how do you choose which opportunities to pursue?
31:20 So you wrote a book( Permission to Screw Up), what has it been like being an author?
32:20 Meeting Simon Sinek
36:00 Difficulty writing and how to know you’re writing the right book
39:10 Being willing to admit and accept, fault and failure.
44:03 What are your core values like and how have they impacted the culture of your business?
48:28 Has it been a challenge having to accept things will not always be done the way you want them to be?
50:38 Has there been a time where you have had to step back into a role or position after letting another person take it over?
53:00 When is the right time to intervene as a leader?
56:18 How do you try to connect with your audience and those who need your advice?
58:00 What is a company you admire from a leadership standpoint?
58:58 Is another book in the works?
59:30 What are some books/podcasts you enjoy?
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