P02: When Interviews ⛔ Go Bad ⛔… An Awkward 🐢 Episode…

Video & Audio of Our Call:

Background:

Miss Anonymous of this Mystery Company had a great interview for about 45 minutes… But then things got interesting. I'm hiding the identity of this guest because I guess I'm just a nice guy.

Time-Stamped Show Notes:

• [1:31] Austin’s guest runs a 6-year-old company, which offers skin care products that treat acne scars.
• [2:17] Having a YouTube channel reviewing skincare products, she accidentally started her company.
• [6:16] Aside from owning a business, she is also a social media influencer.
• [7:16] Being too emotionally connected to the business is one of the hardest things that she has to deal with.
• [11:25] Not seeing eye to eye with certain issues and not understanding what it’s like to be a small business owner are problems that are very challenging for her.
• [14:40] She is a member of a mastermind group composed of e-commerce sellers. When it comes to mentors, she cautions people about seeking business advice.
• [18:55] Selling in Amazon didn’t work out for her business.
• [21:40] Having an impact on people’s lives is the best part of growing her business.
• [22:50] The only way they make money is by selling their products on their website.
• [28:26] During college, she started her YouTube channel just for fun. She was very focused on growing her channel.
• [31:55] She shares her usual daily routine.
• [39:07] The hardest part of starting the company was believing in herself.
• [41:05] In the first year of the company, she accomplished her website and made her first hire.
• [46:27] The interview becomes awkward. She felt that she was not comfortable with the stuff already shared throughout the interview.
• [48:44] Austin asks if she was hiding something.

Fabulous 4 Questions:

1. 📖📚 Favorite Books? The E-Myth by Michael Gerber
2. 🙌😎 Favorite Amazon.com purchase? Bose Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones
3. 🌱💸 Favorite Tool that's GROWN your Business? Calendly
4. 💭💡 BIGGEST Challenge keeping your Business from GROWING? Thinking bigger, taking larger risks

Key Point from the Interview:

• “I feel like sometimes when you ask me questions, it makes me feel uncomfortable answering them and I think it’s just might be the way I’m interpreting it, but uhm I guess I’m not like in the right mindset.”

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Miss Anonymous of Mystery Company