The Key Missing Ingredient That Women Entrepreneurs Crave: Representation
Liz J. Simpson
??#1 International Business Accelerator Driving Revenue Growth for Woman Business Owners Serving Corporate Clients?? Speaker??Top Linkedin Sales Influencer ??B2B Sales & BizDev Expert
“To live without reflection for so long might make you wonder if you even truly exist.” -Beyonce
This is a quote that I revisit often. I know this quote to be a fact.
For the past couple of years, I’ve asked thousands of women entrepreneurs around the globe:
“What is your greatest business challenge as it pertains to growing your business as a corporate consultant?”
And were the majority of their answers things like…
access to capital, strategy or revenue?
NO.?
The overwhelming answer?
Confidence.?
This answer always bewilders me
because the women in our community often have:
? decades of experience
? advanced degrees
and a laundry list of accolades.
So, I dig deeper…
“What more do you need to be confident?”
And the root is always:?
Representation.
They tell me,?
“I would be more confident if I saw someone like me doing the thing that I aspire to achieve.”
On a weekly basis, I get a request that sounds like:
“Please show me another woman who is serving corporate clients doing “x”.”
These women have gone so long
without seeing their own reflection-
that they question if possibilities even exist.
This is why I’m committed to spotlighting
the many voices & stories of the women in our community.
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It’s why I’m committed to spotlighting leaders
within organizations that value supplier diversity and small businesses.
It’s why YOU must take up space, Queen.
... someone is looking out in this world, seeking your example.
It’s why organizations must rethink the future of their supplier diversity programs and initiatives,?
if they truly want to connect with small businesses & women-owned firms
in this digital, ever-evolving world.
It’s why I live by Sarah Jakes Roberts’ phrase,
“I only have room for belief.”
Because even when I can’t see my own reflection,
I have decided that I will BE the change I seek.
And what inspires me most,
are the thousands of women in our community
who have decided the very same.
If you can see it …
You can seize it.
"[She] who looks outside, dreams...
[She] who looks inside, awakens."
-Carl Jung
It's time to awaken to the possibilities, Queen.
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About The Author: Liz J. Simpson?
Liz J. Simpson has been recognized by LinkedIn as a Top 15 Sales Influencer. She is a speaker, sales strategist and trainer.
She has been featured in NBC, CBS, SXSW, 40 under 40 and as a Hubspot INBOUND Fellow. She’s been recognized as a Demand Gen Thought Leader award winner as well as a SalesHacker Top Sales Leader and Female Speaker.
As founder of the sales consultancy, Stimulyst, her team specializes in empowering organizations to accelerate growth through personal branding, strategic relationship-building, and consultative new business development.
Liz is also the founder of The #BigMoney Movement, a global movement empowering thousands of women entrepreneurs across the globe to take up space, shatter gender disparities and close 6-figure corporate deals.
Absolutely inspiring post! ?? As Albert Einstein once advised, 'Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.' Your journey and the stories you share are shining examples of adding value by weaving representation, confidence, and possibility into the narrative. Keep leading by example, Queen! ?? #Inspiration #Leadership #ChangeMakers
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1 年Liz, you share interesting information. Thank you!
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2 年This is a ??????????????????????,Yesss I so agree and I feel the power surrounding this message. Thank you Liz J. Simpson
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2 年Amen! ????????????????