Joining Michelle and Maria this week is Nicole Metzel, an entrepreneur in network marketing who owns her own brand, Hot Mess Success, and is also a distributor for Chalk Couture, a high end home décor company focusing on the DIY space. Nicole works with women and men from all walks of life who are looking to build a business and to coach their network marketers on how to successfully build a home-based business. Today, Nicole engages in a lively discussion with our hosts regarding the impact that COVID-19 is having upon both large and small businesses.
They begin by looking at the business areas that are actually thriving during this pandemic, and continue by exploring the importance of employees clearly understanding the mission and vision of the business. Nicole’s core values and the role they play in her messaging, as well as the adjustments she’s making to her business as a result of the pandemic and just how important such adaptability is to the success of a business, are also discussed. Finally, Nicole shares her top 3 tips for being proactive and some valuable resources are introduced. What sets this podcast apart from all the other advice that is floating out there is that this is information and advice gleaned from years of professional experience and a variety of valuable perspectives. These are people who are living these issues, and who have a great deal to offer employers and employees alike navigating these unprecedented times and beyond.
The Finer Details of This Episode:
The areas of business which are thriving during this pandemic
The importance of employees knowing the company’s mission/vision
Nicole’s core values and their role in establishing her company’s mission
Changes that Nicole is making to her business in light of the current environment
The importance of adaptability in business and preparing for the worst case scenario
Nicole’s top 3 tips on being proactive
Some valuable resources for our listeners
Quotes:
“People are sitting at home, and they’re noticing all the things they wanted to change about their home.”
“Bezos is, like, making a ton of money, and…I don’t think he wants anything to recover from COVID.”
“The message had to be there, your ‘why’ had to be there before COVID.”
“If it’s that critical that it is your mission and your vision, then it needs to be consistently repeated to your employees so that they understand what their purpose is when they clock in.”
“My core values were specifically to empower women to create the life that they love.”
“The market dictates how I do business…that adaptability, that chameleon, that is critical to business survival.”
“If you are caught in this space where you have not prepared for the worst case scenario, you have set yourself up for failure.”
“Spend 10 minutes a day, at the end of your day, being proactive for your future instead of reactive.”
Show Links:
REL Talent homepage: https://www.reltalent.com/
Hot Mess Success Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nicolemetzelsuccess/
John C. Maxwell books:
https://store.johnmaxwell.com/How-Successful-People-Think-Change-Your-Thinking-Change-Your-Life-Hardcover_p_810.html
https://store.johnmaxwell.com/JumpStart-Your-Thinking-Hardcover_p_1499.html
Switch homepage: https://heathbrothers.com/books/switch/
The Compound Effect homepage:
https://darrenhardy.com/the-compound-effect-resources
