The Corporate Transition Coach with Kathy Grassett

<p>In today’s episode, Jeff begins a series of shows exploring people who have created businesses based on their skills. In this show, Jeff interviews Kathy Grassett:</p> <p>Kathy and Jeff discuss:</p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">She was a Gen X’er who grew up with a one-parent income. She knew she wanted to be in business. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">In college she decided on a Management Information Systems as a major.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Spent 38 years working for two different companies during that time period. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Was tired of the corporate culture and decided that she wanted to leave corporate completely. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">She did not start it as a side business, she stepped off the deep end and became a health and wellness coach. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">She spent a few years pivoting in different coaching careers, until she found that she would coach people leaving the corporate world. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The final pivot required her to put herself out there. She had to go through a discovery process. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Her process is to go through the business basics (offer, process, customers, etc.)</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What she adds to the process is how to make that transition from your corporate persona. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Also works with Money Mastery, Time Mastery, and Organization. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">New in her business, she has been working on Money Mastery Days. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Externally, she has been working on marketing her business better. </li> </ol><p>Fast Five Questions:</p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">If you woke up and your business was gone, you have $500, a laptop, a place to live, and food, what would you do first? “That is an inflection point. I would take a pause and get organized. Then I would figure out the next steps”</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What is the biggest mistake that you have made