Do you want to be a female entrepreneur? Do you want to make a lot of money to live the life you’ve always dreamt of? Have you ever experienced the power of mentoring and inspiration? Today’s guest is Violette de Ayala, founder, and CEO of FemCity. She’s a virtual mentor to more than 20,000 women. Violette shares her personal story of going from welfare to wealth.
● Entrepreneurial Journey: Latchkey kid launches small businesses during dinosaur era of technology
● Grow by Going Global: Share lessons learned to avoid making the same mistakes
● Craving Community: FemCity supports and provides feedback to women in business
● FemCity Expansion: Available in 120+ locations
● Biggest Challenge: Elevate circle of influence for inspiration; know better, to do better
● Inspirational and Entrepreneurial Breakthrough: Growing up without stable grounding of worth and what could be possible
● Aha Moment: Shift your mindset to be positive; you’re destined for something greater
● Growing Up Watching Mentors: Oprah‘s show helped define that you can achieve more; from hardship comes greatness
● Invest in becoming a member: Network and surround yourself with people doing bigger things to make yourself think bigger
● Success doesn’t need to look a certain way or follow a style for women in business
● What’s your superhero talent? How can you share your talent with the rest of the world?
● Open your mind to opportunity; money comes to you through people you meet
● Connect, Connect, Connect: To powerful and positive talents, inspirations, people, literature, and opportunities
Links and Resources:
Violette de Ayala
Violette de Ayala on LinkedIn
FemCity
FemCity on Facebook
Napoleon Hill's Positive Thinking Book
Oprah
Joan Barnes (Gymboree Founder)
Renée Frigo (Lucini Italia Co-founder)
TED Talks
Dr. Michelle Rozen
Quotes by Violette de Ayala:
“I really had no idea where to start. I launched my first business at the age of 22, made every mistake. I really struggled finding my way.”
“We do, in essence, anything we can do to inspire women to make that leap into themselves and launch a business and grow many businesses.”
“Oprah: She really parented me in many ways.”