Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in business development but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Bob Graham, co-founder of Renegade Success Network, located in Towson, MD, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
My business is a coaching and consulting business, the Renegade Success Network, where a business partner, Tom Brush, and I help business leaders and others explore how as a Renegade, they can create their own unique pathway to success. Deep down, we are all Renegades, but most of us don't know it or act on it. When we do, amazing things happen. Through the Renegade Success Network, we help people find their Renegade Way — and in so doing, they are happier and more successful.
Tell us about yourself
I have been a journalist, college teacher, public relations person, and entrepreneur. I love helping people accomplish things they don't think are possible. That moment when they smile and say, "I did it!" is one of my favorite moments in life. The more people I can help, the more I get to experience that feeling.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
Constantly reinventing myself is my biggest accomplishment. Customers want and need different things, and I continue to find ways to be useful to some of my customers who go back more than a decade.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
I sometimes struggle with the uncertainty. A steady paycheck sounds so good sometimes, but I know it comes at a huge cost to my freedom and ability to be a Renegade. Been there, done that. Don't need to do it again.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Don't wait for the perfect time. No perfect time exists. I wish I had started in business decades ago.
- Believe in yourself. Naysayers are easy to find. They come out of the woodwork. Don't listen to them. Their feedback has nothing to do with you and everything to do with how they compare themselves to you. Don't let anyone deter you.
- Embrace the Renegade in you! Each weekday, a fellow Renegade, Tom Brush, and I do a broadcast, Today's Antidote, on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn Live, and on all the podcast platforms that explores how to be a Renegade each day. We also built a Facebook group to support Renegades. Renegades are changing the world every day. Be a Renegade!
Is there anything else you'd like to share?
Join our Facebook Group, the Ring of Renegades, for support, encouragement, and networking opportunities with more than 1,100 other self-identified Renegades in all fields and from all walks of life.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://renegadesuccessnetwork.coachesconsole.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2939507872770324
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSNRenegades
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/renegade-success-network/
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