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Podcast Episode 15: Crash and Learn with Patty Palmer

Crash & Learns are where I interview an entrepreneur about a time that they probably don’t want to talk about – a total business failure.

This week, I’m talking with Patty Palmer, whose business offers hundreds of art lesson plans and videos, one online art school and three online art classes a day.

Listen in on Episode 15 and you’ll learn

  • How failure is the only thing that forces you to grow
  • The importance of a strong positive mindset that allows you to accept your failures and move on
  • THe importance of adaptability
  • How to minimize the effects of failure by knowing your customers
  • The power of letting your business develop organically
  • Knowing your customer and reaching out to them for feedback and receiving it every step of the way

Join my Ready Aim Empire tribe to find incredible insights from other entrepreneurs and share your own takeaways!

With grit + gratitude,

Lisé

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