Q&A with an Entrepreneur 7 Months Into Starting Her Tech Consulting Business
I recently had the opportunity to speak on a panel for Women in Dataviz and had a beautiful and robust conversation about what it’s like to be solopreneur / freelancer in the tech space today. Along with my fellow panelists, Shirley Wu and Nicole Mark, we discussed a variety of topics around what it’s like to start your own business, find clients, scope projects and handle the dreaded Imposter Syndrome. Read on for my Q&A and to catch the full recording.
2023 - The Year of Allowing
I wanted to share my 2023 reflections which were sent to my newsletter subscribers on December 28, 2023.
Reflections of a female entrepreneur in her first two month of business
It’s been 2 months since I ‘launched’ a consulting practice, and what a time it’s been! There have been ups and downs, twists and turns. In the last 2 months, I’ve learned a ton…about business, but also about what it’s like to be a full-time entrepreneur for the first time. Here are my top reflections from this period.
Things I’ve asked ChatGPT in my first month of business
Here is a sampling of things I’ve asked ChatGPT in the past month as I’ve been getting my businesses up and running.
Productivity and what I do when I’m not feelin’ it
Do you ever catch yourself working on a lot of things at once, yet not really ever completing anything? What about those days when you try to show up, but it just isn’t happening?
I am opening my capacity to receive
This leap - and it is a giant leap - into self-employment pushed me to the edge of my comfort zone and then right over the cliff of safety and security, which brought me face to face with my internalized scarcity mindset that has driven so much of my life.