Show Notes
Kat speaks with serial entrepreneur, public speaker, mentor and podcaster Stephanie Melodia. In this candid discussion, they discuss the mounting pressures business owners face, especially those in the UK, and how to tackle them. Including when to commit, when to pivot, and when to gracefully quit rather than simply delaying the inevitable.
Stephanie shares the critical decision-making strategies used by top founders to eliminate anxiety and indecisiveness, iterate and stay ahead of the curve. Alongside the other positive habits that are behind most people´s success.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Resilience and adaptability are essential qualities for entrepreneurs. They don´t just keep you going through tough times, they also help you to know when to persevere and when it’s time to embrace change.
The decision to pivot, scale back, or even close a business is not a failure; it can be a strategic and courageous act that opens the door to new opportunities and personal growth.
Positive habits, e.g. Daily movement, prioritising sleep, and practicing gratitude are the foundation for building and maintaining energy, clarity, and well-being. These positive habits empower you to meet your toughest challenges.
Stop viewing saying no as a negative thing to do. Remember, when you say no, you are creating space to say yes to one of any number of other opportunities.
Learn to make decisions quickly and move on. Dithering about all of those small things just zaps your energy. Trust yourself.
BEST MOMENTS
"I am allergic to inertia. I need movement. I need speed. I need scale. I need to feel like things are moving."
"We keep emphasising the importance of pivots, of iterating."
"You need the resilience, and you need to keep going, but you need to know the difference between, are you flogging a dead horse, or is there something here?"
ABOUT THE GUEST
Stephanie is a former marketing consultancy CEO turned founder coach, growth strategist, MBA advisor, and host of the UK's Top 20 Business Show. She is ranked as one of the UK's Most Influential Female Founders. With expertise in entrepreneurship and a passion for feminism, Stephanie now hosts the UK Top 20 Business Show; advises MBA students in Entrepreneurship, and; continues to serve as VC scout for an early-stage venture capital firm. Trusted by global brands like Soho House, WeTransfer, Harvey Nash Group, and international conferences like Web Summit, TechBBQ, and Women in Tech, Stephanie brings a special kind of energy to her bold keynotes and dynamic workshops.
https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/
Stephanie's podcast with Kat
ABOUT THE HOST
Kat started her career as a teacher, before moving into Tech where she worked in different executive roles within teaching and consulting, working across the globe, both in the public and private sector. Despite appearing 'successful' on the outside, she paid a heavy ‘life’ price. In 2016, her whole world collapsed. The reason? The compound effect of years of unhealthy and toxic habits that destroyed her health, relationship and career. She suffered a severe breakdown and lost everything. In the middle of this she got headhunted for her first CEO role. She rebuilt herself by changing just one small habit and built a series of positive habits which has transformed her professional and personal performance, resulting in becoming the healthiest and happiest version of herself.
She is a positive habits international keynote speaker and teacher, giving talks and delivering high impact programmes to organisations across the globe.
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