042 | Angela Mader on How to Drink Your Business’ Kool-Aid
- Author
- Michelle Weinstein - The Pitch Queen, Sales Strategist
- Published
- Wed 14 Mar 2018
- Episode Link
- https://successunfiltered.libsyn.com/042-angela-mader-on-how-to-drink-your-business-kool-aid
042 | Angela Mader on How to Drink Your Business’ Kool-Aid
Angela Mader, is the founder and chief fitlosopher at fitlosophy. What was once her own personal battle has evolved into her passion for positively influencing the lives of others. Born and raised in Colorado, Angela is a graduate of CU-Boulder, holds an MBA from UC-Irvine, and has certifications in personal training and fitness nutrition. She is a self-proclaimed goal guru, motivational speaker, and type-A entrepreneur who thrives on new ideas, is driven by passion, and powered by coffee.
Are you passionate about your business? Do you eat, drink and sleep it?
Owning a business & being an entrepreneur is hard work, and if you don’t have a true passion for it, using money as a motivator won’t get you far.
Angela’s journey to get her product (fitbook) on the shelves of Target and Walgreens wasn’t easy, but because she was and is deeply passionate about helping others change their lives with her product, she never gave up.
In this episode, Angela shares how she went from a big NO from Target, to actually appearing in 1800 of their stores. There are some incredible takeaways in this episode!
This episode is a MUST LISTEN if you’re ready to drink your own kool-aid and build a business that you’re not only passionate about but really ready to be of service to your clients or buyers.
Enjoy, thank you for listening and tuning into Success Unfiltered!
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Special thanks goes out to Angela Mader for taking the time to chat with Michelle. Be sure to join us next week for our next new episode!
P.S. Entrepreneurial Sales Mindset Doesn’t Have To Be A Mystery! Master Sales Strategist Shameca Tankerson and I, The Pitch Queen, have both had many ups and downs in business. But we’ve also both experienced the ways that a kickass mindset can help you get through the tough stuff to get to big-time successes! And it comes down to 3 simple power practices that you can implement right NOW! Join us for our FREE Mini-Course, “3 Power Practices To Create A Kickass Entrepreneurial Sales Mindset” and get your mind-mojo going starting TODAY!
Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode:
- Michelle introduces Angela
- Angela gives a 30 second snapshot of herself and her business.
- NO is not an option in Angela’s life or with her team.
- Angela’s biggest NO had to do with Target, but by not taking NO as an answer, she turned it all around.
- Angela shares how she was able to find the buyer’s information for Target.
- Continuing to build the relationship with the buyer at Target is what led to Angela’s success.
- Angela shares her three tips to remaining persistent, even when you’re told NO.
- “If your reason for creating a product or a service is to make money, I truly believe you will have an uphill battle.” ~ Angela Mader
- Angela believes that drinking your own kool-aid is critical when it comes to connecting with buyers (or with clients).
- Angela and her company will not create anything that they don’t find useful.
- One of Angela’s goals was to get into Dick’s Sporting Goods, but she has yet to hear this YES and she hasn’t given up.
- “The NO's that are the most painful end up being the biggest blessing in disguise.” ~ Angela Mader
- Angela’s most accomplished NO was having Kohl’s remove her products from an end cap, she shares the whole story.
- When Angela has experienced a pretty intense NO, she doesn’t dwell for long, she picks herself back up and moves onto the next deal.
- Angela shares what happened when she flipped the script in her previous business, a marketing agency.
- “You never really want to take money from an investor if all you need it for is working capital. There's lines of credit for that.” ~ Angela Mader
- Angela shares three ways that she’s gotten to the point where she is confident enough to turn investors away.
- Mistakes are lessons, and Angela shares her most expensive lesson.
- Angela shares what she would tell her younger self.
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P.S. Entrepreneurial Sales Mindset Doesn’t Have To Be A Mystery! Master Sales Strategist Shameca Tankerson and I, The Pitch Queen, have both had many ups and downs in business. But we’ve also both experienced the ways that a kickass mindset can help you get through the tough stuff to get to big-time successes! And it comes down to 3 simple power practices that you can implement right NOW! Join us for our FREE Mini-Course, “3 Power Practices To Create A Kickass Entrepreneurial Sales Mindset” and get your mind-mojo going starting TODAY!
Music produced by Deejay-O www.iamdeejayo.com
