On our very first episode of Behind the Business, Salima Kassam of Sustain and Grow Digital joins Faheem to talk about quitting her dream job at Meta, managing the daily mental doubts of becoming an entrepreneur and her first year in business. Tons of laughs sprinkled with some harsh realities. This episode is one that anyone can relate to.
Welcome to Behind the Business.
Thank you for joining in our first season! Tons of new content on the way.
(0:00) Intro (0:27) Quitting the dream job (7:55) Starting small and the first client (11:00) First year in business (13:24) Realities of entrepreneurship (16:09) Impact of Salima's Dad (18:04) Dealing with people (19:39) Scaling the business (22:56) Find a mentor (24:27) Just figuring it out (26:27) Adjusting to your clients (32:01) Are all entrepreneurs a little crazy? (34:26) Imposter Syndrome is real (39:18) Can you live with the regret of not trying entrepreneurship? (43:08) Looking back, what would you tell yourself?
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