Angela Wills created her Life Style Freedom business by making connections. She believed business doesn't dictate your lifestyle: your lifestyle creates your business.
"I'm really passionate about helping business owners find a business model that supports their lifestyle." - Angela Willis
Angela is a very down-to-earth business owner who's built her business by understanding her clients. She understands the juggling act of being a parent and a business owner.
"That is a skill," she says.
"To me, it comes naturally now…the ability to connect with telling stories. Being approachable as well as businesslike is a skill…when people know who you are, they don't even look at the subject line.
"They want to know you…it'll become, 'Angela has a course and I'm in.'"
Our interview was especially fun when Angela and I gave each other new ideas for connection.
I suggested that Angela focus on "connecting the dots" in her career move from chemistry to business. We talked about how she made that journey.
And then I asked, "But what about people in business who have trouble making connections?" That's a question I have. I'm not a mom and I live in the city with a cat. Can people connect with me?
Angela says yes. People connect with all kinds of activities. "There are people who don't go out a lot..but they bake bread. Or they do interior decorating."
So she had some very specific suggestions for the way I can connect to people as a cat lady in the big city. For one thing, we cat ladies have problems with time management, just as moms do. They're just different problems.
Highlights of the interview: :
- How Angela's stories connect with her clients
- Why Angela believes everyone has the potential to connect with clients, using stories
- How Angela's chemistry background helped her get started as an entrepreneur
- How to keep your business lean and simple (avoiding surprises and crises)
- Angela's suggestions for helping me connect with an audience that's very different from me
RESOURCES:
Angela's website Living Lifestyle Freedom
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