Talent Magnet Institute Podcast

This week Mike is back and he is talking to Robin Throckmorton about being an entrepreneur.  If you own a business you don’t want to miss this one. Robin is the Founder and President of Strategic HR.  She shares her insights and lessons learned about starting as a solo-prenuer, and how she scaled her business to 18 employees.   Robin shares:  How she got the guts to go out on her own to have flexibility as a young professional and a new mom (6:20) The gender and age bias she faced and what she did to build credibility (9:35) How she reacted to someone telling her his client wouldn’t work with her because she is female and too young (10:25) Robin did not let discrimination set her back.  In fact, she says, it pushed her to get involved with more leadership programs centered around empowering women. (12:18) Mike and Robin discuss the challenges of scaling a business, and share these tips: How to find the right advisors (19:04) How to let go of control (20:40) The book and the team building activity tra