As a business owner, you’re the heart and soul of your organization. That’s why your professional growth and development are critical to its success. In today’s episode, Samantha Kempe gives her unique insights into the importance of self-reflection, continuous learning, and leadership skills development for business owners and executive leaders.
About Samantha Kempe:
Samantha is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of IMMO Capital. This real estate fintech is disrupting the real estate sector and the residential investment market through groundbreaking technology solutions.
With over a decade of industry experience, Samantha specializes in identifying promising investment opportunities and managing risk in a constantly evolving market. In 2017, she co-founded IMMO to unlock the SFR market for institutional investors. Since then, Samantha has been continuously committed to growing the company through her professional development and growth.
Episode highlights:
- For business owners, personal development is a never-ending journey. Running a business requires continuous learning and improvement from the leaders because they need to adapt to the changing environment. If you want to grow your business, you should aim to constantly evolve and improve yourself with it as well as your leadership skills and your overall organization. (02:16)
- Self-reflection plays a key part in your personal and professional development. All the best leaders constantly reflect on things that have gone well, but most importantly, things that haven't gone well. This approach helps identify key problems in the business as well as find tailor-made solutions. (03:56)
- Other than working with a professional coach on developing your leadership skills, listening to your peers, investors, and clients is equally essential. Transparent feedback can help you identify your key strengths and weaknesses as well as understand how people perceive your impact as a leader. From there, you’ll have a better foundation for further professional development and growth. (05:26)
- When things get tough, it’s important to have someone to lean on and ask for advice on your problem, whether that’s a professional coach or someone on your team. When you articulate your thoughts and talk through the process of the problem, you often end up solving the problem on your own. (08:15)
- The real estate sector is one of the most undisrupted categories in the market, so companies like IMMO are innovating in this field with unique technology solutions and data tech-focused approaches. They are a perfect example of how much a business is able to grow when is managed by driven entrepreneurs and committed industry leaders. (11:36)
- Customer happiness is key to a thriving business, but employee satisfaction is just as important. Satisfied employees are engaged and motivated, so they’re able to go the extra step in delivering a superior customer experience, ultimately leading to happier customers. (24:07)
Samantha’s best advice for entrepreneurs:
“I think this is pretty common across most entrepreneurs. You're never sitting still. You're never truly satisfied with what you've built, and you're always hungry and eager to keep improving. And whether it's improving the business or improving yourself personally trying to be that better leader for the business, it never really stops.” (02:04) Connect with Samantha:
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