Laura Cox Kaplan runs a small media company focused on helping women build and sustain influence in their lives and careers. Influence isn’t a topic we often focus on as it relates to career and personal development and yet it’s essential, especially as we contemplate or plan for future career evolution and pivots—both those we know about and plan for and those that tend to surprise us or that take us off guard.
When we think about what it means to be brave, images that come to our minds likely are those of firefighters, astronauts, rescue workers, and other professions where there is some sort of imminent danger. I am a five-foot, 50-something beauty entrepreneur, and my personal journey has led me to take a fresh look at being brave in a whole new way.
The Big Secret I learned from speaking to incredible, ambitious, and visionary female business owners on how to grow a successful business is this…there is no one strategy, one fail-proof plan, or one path to follow that will lead to success.
As we embark upon the dawn of a new era, it is time to think about how to make your business more powerful and profitable in the new year. Entrepreneurship is growing among women business owners. The market is filling up with niche ideas, awesome new products and exciting adventures. You can do business as usual, or stand out in a way that attracts lots of new clients, contracts and amazing opportunities.