Leigh Burgess is the founder and CEO of Bold Industries Group. But before that, she was a healthcare worker for over 20 years. When 2020 hit, Leigh left healthcare and started her company. She's launched two brands within her company so far, with two more coming soon.
In this week's episode, Leigh shares why she left her stable corporate healthcare career to start her own business. She discusses how her four different brands co-exist under her company, and how she made nearly SEVEN figures in her first year of business. Make sure to stay tuned until the very end, because Leigh shares so many helpful tips for her fellow entrepreneurs.
"I didn't think I was being bold at any point. Like I'm just living my life, doing my thing. I'm not special. But what I found out when I started off is, like what I was doing was, actually people were saying things like, 'Oh, you inspired me and this was an inspiring moment.'" - Leigh Burgess
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Carlyn Bushman is a seasoned business consultant, entrepreneur, and advocate for female founders. She founded POP Business Academy to empower women entrepreneurs with tools for building sustainable, profitable businesses. As CEO of Carlyn Bushman Consulting, she specializes in helping product- and service-based business owners navigate financials, marketing, and growth strategies. With extensive corporate experience, Carlyn, a mom in a blended family and lifelong learner, has been featured on Good Morning America and in Times Square. She's here to help you make money and stay in business.
Richelle is a pharmacist with extensive management and corporate experience at Target Corporation, specializing in recruitment, acquisitions, leadership, and operations. She is the Co-Founder and Former Director of Corporate Development at American Pediatric Dental Group, which she exited for eight figures, and Co-Founder of HealthBiz Mastery, an online health business course for healthcare providers, and the HealthBiz Connect community. A recognized business expert and NBC contributor, she’s been featured on GMA, CNN, Pix 11, Good Day Washington, to name a few. Richelle is also the co-author of The Power Couple.
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Highlights
- Leigh shares what the Bold Industries Group consists of and what it does 2:56
- Why Leigh left her corporate job to start her own business 9:23
- How Leigh got her first clients [spoiler alert: this is some good advice] 14:58
- Leigh asks Stephanie how to leverage LinkedIn for her business 25:32
- How Leigh built her email list 28:36
- How being part of the Entreprenista League has helped Leigh 33:42