Women's Work – A CEO's Experiences | 42

Felicia Harris, Founder, and CEO of EverythingHR and EverythingHR Financial Services shares her own background and things she has learned over more than 30 years in business.

Highlights:

• Where did Felicia start out?
• What is Felicia’s favorite part of working in the financial industry?
• How has Felicia’s faith influenced her business decisions?
• What is the difference between a “side-trepreneur” and an entrepreneur?
• Why are minority-owned businesses outpacing other businesses? 
• What is the importance of knowing your ideal customer in pricing your product?
• What has Felicia learned about including women in financial planning discussions with their spouses?
• What is the importance of learning your management style?
• How did Felicia learn the value she brought to other people’s businesses? 
• How does Felicia distinguish between busywork and revenue-generating work?
• What does Felicia recommend women business owners do to prepare for retirement?
• Felicia notes that many women business owners do not separate their personal finances from their business finances, and that’s a big problem, particularly for retirement.
• How do you establish a foundation that will allow the business to outlive you?
• Felicia explains that there’s no such thing as work-life balance when you are a business owner.

Resources:

• support@everythinghr.net
• 2019 American Express State of Women-Owned Businesses Report