Weekly show where my featured guests and I explore the financial and business challenges women face on the entrepreneurial journey to success. You'll hear them talk about the money side of their businesses in ways you've always wanted to know about, but wouldn't dare ask. They openly share their disappointments, failures, successes, and everything in-between as they grew sales ranging from 6 to 9 figures. Knowing where your business stands financially helps you make critical decisions with confidence. It's simply the best way to be sure you grow a business that fuels the life you want to live.
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episode 85: What it Takes to Rebuild Your Business After Tough Times - The Journey of Cristy Nickel (Humility and Resilience)
In business—as in life—setbacks are inevitable.
But it’s how you recover from setbacks that determine whether or not you’ll be successful.
That’s what entrepreneur and author Cristy Nickel realized after she lost all her personal training clients during the 2008 market crash.
After paying off her debt, Cristy had to start from scratch to rebuild her clientele, but within one year, she earned her first million dollars in revenue.
Today, Cristy and I talk about failure, resilience, determination, and growth as an entrepreneur. You’ll learn how to face your biggest business fears, how to persist in the face of difficulty, and why it’s important to ask for help.
About my guest:
Cristy Nickel is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and the founder of Code Red, a nutrition program that helps people lose weight by eating real food. A longtime elite athlete, Cristy was the number two world-ranked boxer before becoming a personal trainer and celebrity nutritionist. Now, she coaches millions of people around the world on how they can lose 10% of their body weight each month without resorting to shakes, diet pills, fads, or diet foods.
In this episode we talk about:
➤ How Cristy paid for her college (6:10)
➤ How Cristy became a personal trainer (9:36)
➤ What happened to Cristy during the 2008 market crash (11:02)
➤ How Cristy scaled her business (15:29)
➤ The importance of asking for help (18:42)
➤ What Cristy learned about managing her business’s finances (22:00)
➤ Why it’s important to face your fears in business (24:55)
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