Summary: We're interviewing Khara Marie, Career Clarity and Confidence Coach. Khara empowers women to find clarity in their career path and transition to experiencing more passion in their job choice so that they can love what they do or embrace a change. Khara will share the 3 pillars of going from day-job to DREAM job which include 1) Finding your VOICE, 2) Getting clear on your VISION and 3) Raising your VIBRATION so you can wake up feeling inspired each and every day. Get in touch with Khara at https://www.kharamarie.com or in her Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/purposefullposse Visit our website for marketing advice to help grow your business https://vickywu.us/blog 00:00 Welcome 1:20 Professional women seeking more clarity around their career path 2:11 passionate and purpose-driven women who get to a place where they aren't feeling the passion and excitement in their work 3:30 how I felt that same lack of joy and why 4:40 how the pandemic and people losing their job can awaken what's really inside 5:30 how it ties into planning for retirement 6:50 putting yourself into a b-o-x by getting a new j-o-b 7:15 why Khara didn't take the job she was offered 8:45 you're "supposed" to apply for a job 10:17 Khara's biggest marketing issues when she first started her business 11:12 climbing up the ladder only to find out it was against the wrong wall 11:30 how Khara's marketing needs have changed - she needs more marketing help 12:17 Khara said this piece of marketing should be SO easy but it trips her up every time 13:00 what she knew was wrong with her events, and how she fixed it The biggest takeaway if you hear nothing else: 13:40 should you move forward when everything isn't perfect? 14:25 constant iterations of improvement 15:20 how the pandemic has impacted her business 18:00 the need to pivot in-person events 19:45 what Khara wishes someone had told her about entrepreneurship before she started 22:05 things that don't work are simply data collection 22:20 what Vicky hopes all new entrepreneurs always remember 22:40 "I set up my website a week ago and no one has bought anything yet" 23:30 Khara's three pillars of women seeking career clarity and confidence 24:10 Voice 25:00 Vision 26:05 Vibration 27:55 how you take care of your inner critic 30:10 for new beginning entrepreneurs, what are my top 3 marketing tips that will result in the best bang for their buck SECOND MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS from this episode: 30:45 first - the worst marketing advice I've ever heard others give a new entrepreneur, why it's bad advice, and why it's SO important to do it right 35:05 which platform or social media to start your marketing on first 36:10 why it's so important to work on your brand strategy or overall marketing strategy before you go hire a virtual assistant 39:00 if you didn't already do these three things, it's not too late 39:45 what my 3 marketing tips spurred Khara to go do now 41:30 what I regularly check in my own marketing 44:15 how we're not meant to do this alone 45:00 what doing a search on Google feels like 45:30 abundance mentality 46:15 getting in touch with Khara #marketing #entrepreneur #business #marketingadvice #startingabusiness #digitalmarketing #marketingstrategy
