How to Overcome the Unexpected as a Business Owner

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ve probably heard the saying “expect the unexpected” and being a business owner is no exception! Every entrepreneur faces unexpected challenges and obstacles. These challenges can be both big and small, and they can come from any direction at any time.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pivoting is hard, but if you do it right it can change everything for the better! It will likely take some sweat and tears to get there, but when you overcome the challenges and look at your business on the other side of pivoting, all your hard work will all make sense. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m so excited to share this week’s guest, Eman Pahlavani, Founder & COO of HUNGRY a food tech startup that has innovated to meet a need and grow their business in ways they never would have imagined!</span></p> <p><strong>Main Topics:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How HUNGRY was born</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to use your platform to give back during hard times</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to pivot and then grow even more afterwards</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pivoting is hard as hell...but if you do it right, it can save everything.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take care of your employees during scary times. It's critical to keep morale high when things look apocalyptic.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Figure out what motivates you and focus on it. Figure out what motivates your team and get them to focus on that. </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>More About Our Guest:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eman Pahlevani is a successful D.C.-based serial entrepreneur. After graduating from law school in 2012, he and his brother Shy Pahlevani founded LiveSafe - a venture backed mobile app company that crowd sources safety intelligence. The brothers teamed up with long time friend and busin