In this episode entrepreneur Susan L. Combs shares why she hires for tenacity above all else, her method for evaluating potential business relationships, and how she does team-building for millennials and women.
Susan is the Founder and CEO of Combs & Company Susan is the youngest National President of the Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS). She has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Crain’s New York Business, Fox Business and MSN Money.
Episode Highlights
• 5:28 – Susan talks about the challenges of starting her firm at 26 and the loneliness factor no one talks about when starting a business
• 8:30 – The technique Susan uses to get prospects off the fence without pressuring them
• 10:38 – Susan shares how she does team building for millennials and women
• 12:15 – Susan talks about selling to friends and family and finding the right balance for you
• 16:45 – Susan’s trial method for evaluating potential business relationships
• 19:38 – The top mistake men make when selling to women (and what you should focus on instead)
• 23:00 – Why Susan hires for tenacity above all else, and how to spot it
• 28:05 – How Susan met her husband through work, and what she’s learned about making love work as a high-powered woman
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1. Favorite book for women?
- Janet Evanovich’s “Stephanie Plum” series
2. Favorite self-care hack?
- Visiting museums, restaurants and attractions when travelling
3. Best piece of advice and who gave it to you?
- “In our lives, we always have to have a stretch and something that’s bigger than ourselves. If we don’t have a stretch, we cease to exist.” – Dr. Anne Deaton, Office of the Chancellor, University of Missouri
4. Female CEO or thought leader you’re into right now?
- Juli McNeely, first female President of NAIFA
5. One piece of advice you’d give your 5 years younger self?
- “Hang on, it’s going to be awesome”
2 Comments
luzmaria Serrano
September 12, 2016I loved it. Thank you for the great team building advice
Taylor Jacobson
September 18, 2016Thanks Luz!!! So glad you enjoyed the podcast.