Jan 19, 2020
Are you unsatisfied with your job? Do you have a deep desire to do something different or just want more out of your career? Today’s episode my guest Erin Hatzkostas who left on top of her career as the CEO of Pay Flex Inc. where she oversaw 1,000 employees and $2 billion dollars in assets and walked away. Find out what drove her to leave and how she founded her company bAuthentic inc. She discovered she could do what she wanted to do her own way. She’ll inspire to stretch and create a company that felt authentic to her and to help bring authenticity to the corporate world.
SHOW NOTES
· After having a conversation with a woman at the airport who said to Erin “Who says this is the top?” She realized she needed to walk away from the corporate world and start her own business.
· Three things Erin considered before making the leap: 1) She needed more breathing room in her life. 2) She wanted to be challenged again and feel uncomfortable. 3) She wanted to exploit her talents.
· When you’re looking at making the change take these steps:
· 1) Have courage. Look for the thing that will give you courage.
· 2) Be curious. Look for “extenders” it can either be someone you know or someone famous but look for someone who shows you what is possible.
· 3) Experiment. Test things out to find out works before you leave your job. See what it feels like and what you need to do before you make the leap.
· Before you Leave your steady job have 6 – 12 months in savings.
· You need support from your family especially from your spouse.
· Start your own business account which will treat your business decisions as a business.
· Don’t quite your job cold turkey. Make sure you’re in a place that won’t make your family suffer.
· After a year the foundation is set, and mechanism are in place to start making money.
· If you’re going to stay in your job and want to be more authentic one easy way is to write an authentic “Out of Office” reply.
· Write stories on posts for LinkedIn or Facebook. Be more human.
· To get started: Do One thing then the next
thing you need to learn will show itself.
Contact Erin Hatzkostas at:
Website: https://www.bauthenticinc.com/
LinkedIn @ Erin-Hatzikostas
Instagram @ b_Authentic_inc
Facebook @ b Authentic inc
Email Erin @ hello@bauthenticinc.com