Unlocking your Inner Entrepreneur with Kathy Adcock

Unlocking your Inner Entrepreneur with Kathy Adcock Kathy Adcock is a clinical psychologist, a boxer, and the founder of social enterprise In Your Corner. She's also a passionate social entrepreneur. She's here today to talk a bit about her journey, and how we can develop that entrepreneurial spirit. The highlights Kathy tells us what she does with In Your Corner, and how it all began 02:52Kathy explains how she turned In Your Corner into a reality 04:14Kathy talks about finding people who believe in the idea and being a sole director 08:21We discuss trusting others with your idea 09:24We talk about the speed of decision making when it’s your own business 11:07We discuss the benefits of doing different jobs in the NHS in order to learn key skills, and how NHS experiences give us the impetus to create a social enterprise 12:00We talk about the importance of having qualified and experienced people working on social enterprises, and the impact on costs 15:20Kathy speaks about the need to be assertive and not undersell yourself 18:39We discuss income, and charging the right amount 20:15Kathy explains how entrepreneurship is not just having the idea, but doing it 21:27We discuss how marketing is listening, and the importance of listening to feedback and objections 23:42We talk about the identity of being a psychologist and an entrepreneur 30:40We explore the ownership of expertise, and collaborative versus leadership skills 38:15Kathy discusses how the autonomy of the psychology profession is a good fit for entrepreneurship 43:19Kathy tells the things she recommends would-be entrepreneurs work on 44:19We discuss getting help for, and giving away the bits you don’t want, like finance 46:41Kathy tells us where we can find out more, and how to get in touch if you’re interested in becoming a partner 49:12  Links to find Kathy: In Your Corner: www.inyourcorner.ukFacebook, Instagram and Twitter: @iycboxingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/iycboxingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iycboxing/Twitter: https://twitter.com/IYCboxing ********************** Do you sometimes wake up at 2 am worried that you’vemade a terrible error that will bring professional ruin upon you and disgraceyour family? I’m laughing now but when I first set up in private practice Iwas completely terrified that I had “missed” something big when setting upinsurance or data protection. Even now, three years in, I sometimes catch myself wondering ifI have really covered all the bases. It is hard, no impossible, to think creatively and have theimpact you should be having in your practice if you aren’t confident that youhave a secure business. BUT it can be overwhelming to figure out exactly whatyou need to prioritise before those clients start coming in. I’ve created a free checklist (plus resources list) to take thethinking out of it. Tick off every box and you can see your clients confidentin the knowledge that you have everything in place for your security and theirs. Download it now from