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On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
SEGMENT 1 with Ingrid Vanderveldt, starting at 0:00: Many of us have bold visions. But not too many people I know would have the vision of empowering a billion women. Ingrid Vanderveldt is here to share how she is giving women around the world the ability to get over 6-7 figures annually and beyond doing what they love.
SEGMENT 2 with Richard S. Hawkes, starting at 16:45: As we speak, the world and our companies are becoming more toxic. How do we navigate this mess inside our companies?
SEGMENT 3 with Mike McDerment and Claire McDerment, starting at 35:15: Who inspired you start your business? Our next guest says it was his mother. Mike’s mother Claire inspired Mike to found and scale FreshBooks into the unicorn company it is today. She launched several not-for-profit projects while balancing life as a mother of four.
Sponsored by Truly Financial.
More on each segment below.
Segment 1: Ingrid Vanderveldt (iV) is the Chairman and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women (EBW) & Vanderveldt Global Investments. EBW consists of a portfolio of investments and initiatives that together help enterprises and impact investors gain access and do business with the innovators they seek to reach their impact. Her first book, “Be The One: A BRIDGE to Make the Impossible, Possible” will be released in September 2022.
1:30 – The story behind the bold goal of empowering a billion women.
3:15 – How do you overcome any limiting beliefs so you can make the impossible possible?
5:30 – What impact can great mentors have in your life?
9:15 – How does all this relate to what you do at EBW? How do you help women get over 6-7 figures annually and beyond doing what they love?
12:30 – Is there something uniquely different about the businesswoman experience in the US?
14:30 – How to get involved in EBW.
Segment 2: Richard S. Hawkes, author of NAVIGATE THE SWIRL, is the Founder of Growth River, an international consultancy that guides leaders and teams to create higher performance in businesses and organizations. Richard helps companies identify and resolve constraints to success. Clients include Edward Jones, Hitachi, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mars.
16:45 – What is the Swirl, and how does it hold companies back?
20:00 – What happens when we don’t intentionally create boundaries at our companies?
23:00 – What are the signs of a toxic workplace?
24:45 – What leaders should do to “detox” a toxic workplace.
27:00 – The Seven Crucial Conversations that help organizations build highly effective teams and workplaces.
31:15 – How to build high-performing teams in today’s hybrid workplace.
Segment 3: Mike McDerment is the co-founder of FreshBooks, a cloud-based accounting software, designed exclusively for freelancers and growing service-based business owners. In 2003, Mike built FreshBooks for his design firm, then moved into his parent’s basement for 3.5 years to get FreshBooks off the ground. Since then, over 30 million people have used FreshBooks to save time billing, and collect billions of dollars. Mike is also an author and wrote the book, “Breaking the Time Barrier,” which is a guide to using value-based pricing to unlock your true earning potential.
35:15 – Mike, how did your mother inspire you to start your business?
37:30 – Claire, what is it like having your son choose to be an entrepreneur?
40:30 – Mike, did you always see yourself as a leader? How did you come up with the idea for Freshbooks?
42:45 – Claire taught Mike how to build a business, network and how to hustle.
45:45 – Claire, did you think Mike’s business was a good idea?
48:45 – Tell us about the success of Freshbooks.
