Monique Meneses is the co-founder of Iota, an award-winning beauty company dubbed the “Best of Clean Beauty” by Allure and the “Best New Bodycare Brand” by Cosmopolitan. Through the challenges of bootstrapping her own business and finding time for pancakes with her family including her 7-year old daughter, Monique still found a way to make skin health and skincare clean, fun, accessible and successful.

Monique and her husband successfully navigated the complexities of launching their business during the pandemic, managed health scares and decided to throw everything they had into starting their business. This episode is filled with valuable advice on what it really looks like to run a business as a family and learn as you go. You won’t want to miss her social media tips and how “burning the ship” was their only option for success. I met Monique when we worked together for several years and she was my go-to expert on everything beauty & style, and it’s exciting to see the world get to take advantage of her knowledge & experience!

In this episode you will learn:

• How to "burn the ships," by committing fully to a new venture, leaving no room for fallback options - 16:40
• How to to listen to your customers and prioritize their needs over your own desires as a founder - 18:42
• How involving kids in personal and professional growth shows them the effort behind achievements and teaches them resilience and growth mindset - 30:59
  

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Fresh from speaking at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, I want to share you into the conversation around practical AI tools and uses for you - my busy entrepreneurs looking to grow their social media. If you are asking yourself the question, ‘How do I blend artificial intelligence with my unique human touch to stand out in a crowded digital world?,’ wait for what I have in store. I share my practical tools for entrepreneurs, marketing professionals, and anyone looking to build their personal brand using AI. Tune in to learn practical tips, like exactly what you should enter into ChatGPT so it can give you useful and compelling content, I’ll share the exact checklist - my special ‘SAG checklist’ and my AI Mad Libs. You’ll learn how to use AI, ChatGPT and other emerging and evolving technology to your advantage.

You will learn:

• How to make content reflect personal experiences and personality - 4:55
• What exactly to put into ChatGPT and how to be specific about your identity when inputting prompts to AI - 10:05
• The SAG checklist to evaluate your AI content - 11:03

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