Jan Cavelle – Never lose your thirst for learning

10 Lessons Learned

Jan Cavelle is an Author,Speaker and Entrepreneur . She explains why ”It’s ok not to be the best”, how “‘Don't Quit’ is a load of baloney“, why “being laughed at shouldn't stop you” and much more. Hosted by Siebe Van Der Zee.

About Jan Cavelle

Jan Cavelle is an entrepreneur from the UK who has a few decades of running micro and small businesses behind her. She is very familiar with all the challenges that go with that, having started one from the kitchen table as a single mother with two young children, and overcome the obstacles to go on to build that into a multi-million turnover business.

She has always been passionate to encourage and support other entrepreneurs and has been involved in many campaigns with a view to that. She was chosen as one of the first 50 women to represent the UK in the European Union on entrepreneurship.

She now does this through her writing. Scale for Success was published by Bloomsbury in 2021 and Start for Success came out in January 2023, aimed at helping aspiring and growing entrepreneurs everywhere

Episode Notes

1. Being laughed at – or the fear of it - should never stop you 05:18
2. It is ok not to be the best – because, actually, that is impossible 09:42
3. Orders are good, right? 12:07
4. Values are far more important than they seem 15:38
5. Value is more important than turnover and learning how to sell a business is vital 18:13
6. Systems may be boring, but they are a game-changer 22:53
7. Investment isn’t only for other people 27:16
8. “Don’t quit” is a load of baloney 30:36
9. The word entrepreneur isn’t a synonym for superman 34:23
10. Never lose your thirst for learning 39:22