315 - How to Scale From 7 to 8 Figures with Julie Ellis

<p dir="ltr">Have you ever been curious to learn the mindset of an 8 figure entrepreneur? Then this interview is definitely the one to listen to. Today’s guest is with my client and award-winning entrepreneur, Julie Ellis.</p> <p dir="ltr">Julie Ellis is an author, professional speaker and leadership coach to corporate leaders and scaling Entrepreneurs. Julie provides her unique experience and expertise to her coaching clients, gained through 25 years of working first in the corporate world, and then as a leading Canadian entrepreneur. She is a co-founder of award-winning Mabel’s Labels, one of Canada’s greatest small business success stories. Julie’s book, Big Gorgeous Goals is written for women entrepreneurs who want to step out of the small box they find themselves in and set world domination in their sights. In discussion with over a dozen women entrepreneurs, Julie explores their stories of why and how they have achieved great things in their lives and careers, and pairs that knowledge with her own stories of how she built, grew, and sold her business to a giant in her industry. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h3 dir="ltr">Show Notes:</h3> <p dir="ltr">[2:59] - Julie built Mabel’s Labels with her co-founder to be an 8 figure business before she sold the company to Avery Labels.</p> <p dir="ltr">[4:12] - Her background is in financial planning but she decided she wanted to create something herself.</p> <p dir="ltr">[6:15] - The business quickly grew a following from a grassroots beginning.</p> <p dir="ltr">[8:10] - Take the best action with what you have.</p> <p dir="ltr">[10:09] - Julie and her co-founder continued to innovate and grow the team. They caught the attention of Avery Labels.</p> <p dir="ltr">[11:41] - Julie explains the decision they made to sell the company to Avery Labels.</p> <p dir="ltr">[13:28] - Due diligence is a lot of work. Julie shares some of the challenges faced and lessons learned.</p> <p dir="ltr">[15:58] - What was the mindset that Julie had to adopt to get through the rapid sale