Young Female Entrepreneurs

Craving Success: Wrapping Things Up

Jesslynnewell — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:12:13 +0000

Young Female Entrepreneurs The first ever Young Female Entrepreneurs book club started last week! We are reading Melody Biringer’s Craving Success. Find out more about the Club and Melody’s book here: http://books.yfe.me. This is week four of four and you are just in time to wrap up the conversation with us and meet other young women. Another set of discussion questions are below (check out week three set 1 and set 2), prepared by moderator Jessica. This is our final post before Melody comes on the Young Female Entrepreneurs live stream. Add the online event to your calendar here.

Week 4: Part 2 of YFE Book Club

It’s our final post for this book club session, so we wanted to wrap things up by highlighting some of the best insights Melody offers us in Craving Success. The entire book includes “132 Tips for Ambitious Entrepreneurs” and here are a just few of my favorites:

KISS, KISS – “Keep it Simple, Stupid or you will Kill It Swiftly and Surely!” (from Chapter 2)

Enough For Everybody – “Don’t worry about competition.” (from Chapter 5)

Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough – “You have to decide if the business has what it takes to be great.” (from Chapter 15)

Now onto this week’s questions:

If you could simplify Melody’s advice, what central theme do you think she was hoping to communicate? What are you gonna take away from the book club?

We are so glad to host the book club and appreciate everyone’s participation. If you’ve been too booked up to read through Craving Success in its entirety, no sweat the book club is always open and you can add to the discussion as you so choose. We will be announcing the next book shortly, so stay tuned!

Share Your Responses in the Private YFE Book Club Facebook Group.

About Jessica Newell
With an extensive background in both dance and business administration along with a growing knowledge of design (both interior and otherwise) Jessica is in the founding stages of bringing J Newell Media, LLC a Boutique Online Media Firm to the light of day. [more...]

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Learning from Melody: Could you flip a business?

MorganHatton — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:27:10 +0000

Young Female Entrepreneurs The first ever Young Female Entrepreneurs book club started last week! We are reading Melody Biringer’s Craving Success. Find out more about the Club and Melody’s book here: http://books.yfe.me. This is week four of four and you are just in time to wrap up the conversation with us and meet other young women. Another set of discussion questions are below (check out week three set 1 and set 2), prepared by moderator Morgan. You still have time to buy the book (ebook) and jump in.

Week 4: Part 1 of YFE Book Club

Melody talks a lot about the success and failures of her businesses. To save a failing business, Melody writes that she would often look at the unsuccessful business model and figure out a way to do the exact opposite – “flipping” the business. Do you think this is a practical solution and something anyone could do? Please share examples of ways you’ve flipped certain aspects of your business.

Join the private YFE Book Club Facebook Group to discuss the following questions with other entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s.

About Moderator Morgan Hatton
Raised in nightclubs, recording studios and TV stations, freelance graphic designer, Morgan Hatton, rebelled against her entertainment family traditions in her early twenties to work the 9-5 in the stringent corporate world of her hometown, Washington, D.C. Unable to deny all of the gumption planted early by her parents, she has little by little seemed to inevitably circle back to that 1099 world she grew up in. [more...]

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Intern Queen, Lauren Berger on #YFEtv

Jenn — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:57:38 +0000

Tomorrow on the Young Female Entrepreneurs live stream, YFE welcomes the Intern Queen, Lauren Berger for a conversation on creating a successful internship program, hiring your first intern, and making sure everyone benefits long term in the process. Make sure you show up live to get your questions answer. Lauren is a young, female entrepreneur herself and is the expert on internships, you won’t want to miss it! (click to tweet)

Details

When: Thursday, May 10th at 6p/9e (add to calendar)
Where: ovaleye.tv/live
How: Show up live to meet other entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s while submitting questions for our guest, Lauren.

About our Guest

Business Week Magazine named Lauren Berger number 5 on their annual list of Young Entrepreneurs 25 Under 25. America Online says, “If you are going to college and wondering what you are going to do this summer – you need to look her up.” Mobile Youth has placed her in the top 10 Youth Marketing Minds of 2010.

Lauren Berger is CEO of InternQueen.com, an online internship destination that helps students find and apply for internships while also educating them on how to make the most of their experiences.

Berger grew up in Clearwater, Florida and participated in 15 internships during her 4 years of college, hence the title “Intern Queen”. Berger earned a degree in Organizational Business Communications at the University of Central Florida and interned for top-notch companies across the country such as MTV, FOX, BWR Public Relations, and NBC.

Lauren applied her knowledge of the industry to her first job post-college at Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California. She told everyone at the company of her business ambitions and it caught the eye of Hollywood Producer, Marshall Herskovitz (The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, Defiance). Berger worked with Herskovitz in 2008, as he helped her get the business off the ground. In 2009, she went off on her own and formed, www.internqueen.com.

Today, Berger is an author, international speaker, spokesperson, and runs www.internqueen.com. Berger works with over 1,000 employers worldwide, connecting them with some of the most ambitious high school and college interns on the planet. Berger’s website reaches over 80,000 different students, parents, and employers each month. She has connected thousands of students with the internships of their dreams. Berger has spoken to thousands of high school & college students at over 50 colleges & universities in 20 different states. Berger’s book, ALL WORK NO PAY, was released January 3, 2012 worldwide. She was recently feature on The Today Show, Fox & Friends, and Bloomberg.com.

Craving Success: Is Attitude Really Everything?

Jesslynnewell — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:49:29 +0000

Young Female Entrepreneurs The first ever Young Female Entrepreneurs book club started last week! We are reading Melody Biringer’s Craving Success. Find out more about the Club and Melody’s book here: http://books.yfe.me. This is week three of four and you are just in time to jump in the conversation. Another set of discussion questions are below (check out week two set 1 and set 2), prepared by moderator Jessica. You still have time to buy the book (ebook) and jump in.

Week 3: Part 2 of YFE Book Club

We can clearly see that throughout Craving Success, that entrepreneurship runs through Melody’s veins. Part of this is shown in how she goes about her business relationships. It is a thread that runs through each of the ventures she has pursued and while there is most likely not an “Entrepreneurs Gene” per say, there are certain personality and value elements that are shared by those that claim that title.

At the end of Chapter 18, Melody says shares her thoughts on the subject. She states, “It’s really valuable to have someone who is either already connected or demonstrates an ability to establish credible relationships quickly. I used to think attitude was everything and that people can be taught, but now I think differently.” Taking this into consideration, let’s discuss how relationships come into play with running a business.

What can we glean from Melody’s experience as YFEs in terms of what to look for when considering working with others (whether it be hiring employees, purchasing vendor services, or collaborating on joint ventures)?

On the flip-side how can we translate the passion we have for our work into a healthy attitude towards our own client/customer relations?

Share Your Responses in the Private YFE Book Club Facebook Group.

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Craving Success: Do you still cold call?

MorganHatton — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:03:32 +0000

Young Female Entrepreneurs The first ever Young Female Entrepreneurs book club started last week! We are reading Melody Biringer’s Craving Success. Find out more about the Club and Melody’s book here: http://books.yfe.me. This is week three of four and you are just in time to jump in the conversation. Another set of discussion questions are below (check out week two set 1 and set 2), prepared by moderator Morgan. You still have time to buy the book (ebook) and jump in.

Week 3: Part 1 of YFE Book Club

On page 112, Melody discusses her networking and recruiting techniques in preparing for her Healthy Living Expo. To find presenters and sponsors for the event, she finds a few people within her network, but also successfully cold calls a few people to put together her perfect team.

With the popularity of social media, how do you find your clients and teammates? Does anyone still cold call or go to networking events?

Join the private YFE Book Club Facebook Group to discuss the following questions with other entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s.

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Young Female Entrepreneurs Live Stream with Elizabeth Saunders

Jenn — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:26:14 +0000

Click here to add next week’s Live Stream to your calendar. Our theme is INTERNS with Intern Queen, Lauren Berger.

About Elizabeth Saunders

Elizabeth Grace Saunders is the founder and CEO of Real Life E® a time coaching and training company that empowers individuals who feel guilty, overwhelmed and frustrated to feel peaceful, confident and accomplished through an exclusive Schedule Makeover process. Real Life E® also increases employee productivity, satisfaction and work/life balance through custom training programs. [More...]

Links:
More on Elizabeth Saunders.
Get a Schedule Makeover here.
Tweet with her @RealLifeE and like her on Facebook

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Catch the YFE Live Stream Tonight with Elizabeth Saunders, Time Coach and YFE

Jenn — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:58:58 +0000

Do you need a schedule makeover? Don’t have enough time, need more time, not sure of what you should be spending your time on…? Tune in tomorrow night LIVE at 6p/9e for a YFE interview with Elizabeth Saunders, founder and CEO of Real Life E® a time coaching and training company that empowers individuals who feel guilty, overwhelmed and frustrated to feel peaceful, confident and accomplished through an exclusive Schedule Makeover process.

Elizabeth has had the #1 read post on the Harvard Business Review for the last 24 hours. Interested to find out what so many people are anxious to read? Find out what the thought patterns of success look like. Apart from the Harvard Business Review Elizabeth has also been featured on Mashable, Inc., American Express Open Forum, Forbes, and Time.

Show up to tonight’s LIVE stream (Thursday 5/3 at ovaleye.tv/live) at 6p/9e. Make a date with your fellow YFEs to watch the live stream; be sure to come prepared with questions and ready to chat. The live stream will be a quick 30 minutes that will cover making the best use of our time as young, female entrepreneurs; Elizabeth will share her journey as a YFE, and we’ll talk about some of the latest headlines.

The Details

When: Thursday, May 3rd at 6p/9e
Where: http://ovaleye.tv/live
What: Live stream and chat with entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s with featured guest, Elizabeth Saunders.

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About our Guest:

Elizabeth has appeared in Inc magazine, The Chicago Tribune, and on NBC. She was selected as one of the Top 25 Amazing Women of 2010 by Stiletto Woman and as a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Council featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Mashable, and many other media outlets.

Elizabeth’s time coaching clients have the opportunity to go through her exclusive Schedule Makeover life transformation process through phone coaching and custom action guides or in-person training.

Get the full scoop on Elizabeth Saunders here, find out how she became a time coach, and check out Schedule Makeover.

Craving Success: Learning to Fail Fast

Jesslynnewell — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:15:44 +0000

The first ever Young Female Entrepreneurs book club started last week! We are reading Melody Biringer’s Craving Success. Find out more about the Club and Melody’s book here: http://books.yfe.me. This is week two of four and you are just in time to jump in the conversation. Your fourth set of discussion questions are below (check out week one set 1 and set 2), prepared by moderator Jessica. You still have time to buy the book (ebook) and jump in.

Week 2: Part 2 of YFE Book Club

No one likes to deal with failure in any area of life but as young business owners we will have to learn to live with it especially at the beginning stages of our ventures. It might feel like a huge downer to realize that failure is a big part of entrepreneurship but no worries – failing is actually where the business opportunities lie.

When something doesn’t work we might find that if we revisit the issue from a new perspective that we come up with a solution that not only answers our current plight’s questions but also opens the doors to many other opportunities and dreams. The trick is learning to fail FAST!

Melody is a tremendous example of failing fast, getting back up to dust her shoulders off and moving on to the next big idea. A big part of Craving Success is dedicated to this form of hands-on-training. In Chapter 12, Melody discusses her failures and how she realized that failing fast was the best way to do it. How many of you prototype your businesses and test prior to launch? What processes and/or resources have been helpful for you in learning to fail fast?

Share Your Responses in the Private YFE Book Club Facebook Group.

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Craving Success: How do you market your business?

Jenn — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:41:45 +0000

Young Female Entrepreneurs The first ever Young Female Entrepreneurs book club started last week! We are reading Melody Biringer’s Craving Success. Find out more about the Club and Melody’s book here: http://books.yfe.me. This is week two of four and you are just in time to jump in the conversation. Your third set of discussion questions are below (check out week one set 1 and set 2), prepared by moderator Morgan. You still have time to buy the book (ebook) and jump in.

Week 2: Part 1 of YFE Book Club

Last week we talked a bit about spontaneity in our business, and being a start-up junkie. For our next reading section, I wanted to chat a bit about your marketing plans. In chapter 10, Melody is selling Biringer products in a mall kiosk for the holidays. Her consultant’s advice to her is to “stack product high and offer samples.” Even though this strategy seems super literal and just aimed towards product based businesses, this really struck me as an interesting marketing technique for all of us. So today, I thought I’d spark a conversation about how you approach getting sales.

When you’re marketing your business, do you try to appear overly abundant? Do you say “we” when it’s just you? Or do you put stock pictures or your website to make your company seem bigger? Do you think it’s a good marketing technique to offer free samples? I know my husband hates when I do it as a designer, but has it been successful for you?

Join the private YFE Book Club Facebook Group to discuss the following questions with other entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s.

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YFE Online Events and Headlines with Jennifer Donogh

Jenn — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:40:03 +0000

Watch this Young Female Entrepreneurs live stream recording and weigh in on the conversation.

How does motherhood play into your lifestyle as a YFE and do you think Groupon’s CEO was out of line?

Meet other young women entrepreneurs:
#YFEchat | YFE Book Club | YFE Los Angeles Meetup

Links mentioned:
Groupon Must Avoid Taking ‘Stupid Risks,’ CEO Says
Why are young women more ambitious than men?

Watch LIVE Thursdays at 6p/9e at http://ovaleye.tv/live