Fundraiser to Founder: The road to starting your own not-for-profit consultancy with Helen Patrick

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Becoming a badass female entrepreneur doesn’t always mean completely changing careers. You CAN take control of your career by starting a consultancy within your specialism.

My guest in this episode is Helen Patrick, who is a little bit different from my usual side hustle clients, because she was already working in the charity sector before building her business supporting the causes she cared about.

Helen decided to go back to the drawing board and hire me as a coach. Her business journey has been challenging, it's been confronting, and it's even brought her back to London via a very well-known TV quiz show…

“Surround yourself with positive people so you become teflon” – Helen Patrick

You'll hear about:

01:58 - Why Helen wanted to start her business

06:06 - Helen on getting her first paying clients

07:38 - Why Helen started coaching with me

11:32 - The struggles Helen has faced along the way

17:20 - What does the future hold for Helen's consultancy?

20:55 - Helen's 3 tips for aspiring entrepreneurs

Helen’s resources:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hp100/

My resources:

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