Carolynn Ananian and I have been friends (and colleagues) for awhile. And each of us has gone through the whole “I suck at being a business owner ‘cause I’m over here working for THE MAN” phase of self-torment. But at some point we both realized that taking a job can actually be an advantage for a creative entrepreneur. Listen now to get the full story!
Can’t-Miss Moments From This Episode:
- Not sure what you want to be when you grow up? That’s OK… maybe you’re about to “fall” into your career path (like we both did).
- Can you still call yourself an entrepreneur if you take a break to work at a job? The pros and cons of becoming someone’s employee (hint: we don’t flat out forbid you to take a job if you want to be an entrepreneur)
- My favorite question ever: do you want to start a business or do you just need therapy?
- So you hit your goals… what the hell happens now? (you’re probably not sailing across the finish line into “happily ever after” land… but you CAN do something else)
- The two things you really need to focus on to get your business off the ground
You don’t want to miss this one. Listen now!
Carolynn’s Bio:
Carolynn Ananian is a financial copywriter at Money Map Press. Despite the pandemic and one of the worst stock markets in Wall Street history, she's still sold a buttload of investing newsletters and made her employer a lot of money when other businesses were closing their doors.
Carolynn spends most of her time building sales funnels and upselling customers. Her specialty is finding the "hidden money" - the opportunities most businesses overlook when it comes to quickly scaling revenue. Carolynn has not written any NYT bestselling books, but her mom thinks she's awesome.
Resources and links mentioned:
- Carolynn’s Website
- BOOK: Late Bloomers: The Hidden Strengths of Learning and Succeeding at Your Own Pace (support local bookstores - NOT Amazon - with this link!)
- Kevin Rogers’ site, Copy Chief
- Abbey Woodcock’s site, Freelance Co-op
- BOOK: The Well-Fed Writer (the one I read that launched my career - you can buy direct from the author’s site with this link)
- BOOK: So Good They Can’t Ignore You (support local bookstores with this link!)
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