Lessons from 20 Years of Building Businesses—with Brett & Brooke Thomas - EP225

Secure your ticket to my Live Out Loud Live Event 2022! https://bit.ly/lolliveevent22 Join my Ignite Membership!! https://bit.ly/ignitelol22    APPLY NOW to work with me! https://bit.ly/LOLApply  thefaithfreebie.com    Join Brooke’s mental wellness team: https://bit.ly/MyAmare  Follow Brooke on Social Media  www.brookethomas.com www.facebook.com/LiveOutLoudwithBrooke www.instagram.com/liveoutloudbrooke View Question Highlights and Full Show Notes! Brooke has been building businesses for 20 years, and she’s changed a lot over time. So, what advice would she give her younger self? Listen in as Brooke sits down with her husband Brett to reflect on 2 decades of entrepreneurship, sharing the good, the bad and the ugly of her journey to business success!  In this episode, you’ll learn about… [3:10] How Brett supported Brooke through her entrepreneurial journey [7:20] Why taking messy action is much better than no action at all [9:33] Brooke’s experience doing jobs she wasn’t passionate about for money or status [20:27] The hard question Brett asked Brooke when her first business was struggling that inspired the creation of Live Out Loud [28:30] How Brooke’s goal to pay for her girls’ education kept her going on the bad days [33:58] Brooke’s challenge to go ALL IN on what you’re called to do [36:14] Measuring business success by the impact you make on others [37:23] How Brooke’s commitment to being a champion for women has not changed over time [41:50] Brooke’s advice on setting giving goals and investing in yourself [44:47] Asking people in your network to introduce you to their communities [46:58] Brett’s insight on leaving a corporate job to work with your spouse Show Notes Brooke has been building businesses for 20 years, and she’s grown and changed a lot in that time. So, what advice would Brooke give her younger self? What mistakes did she make in her entrepreneurial journey? What is she most proud of? And what did she learn along the way? On this episode of The Live Out Loud Show, Brooke sits down with her husband Brett to reflect on two decades of entrepreneurship, describing how her approach to making business decisions has changed and what meaningful goal kept her going on the most difficult days. Brooke challenges us to go ALL IN on what we’re called to do and measure success not by money or status—but by the impact we have on others. Listen in to understand how Brooke’s commitment to championing women has not changed in the last 20 years and get her best advice on setting giving goals and investing in YOURSELF. Resources Love Out Loud Foundation 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Business on The Live Out Loud Show EP171 Email [email protected] Live Out Loud Tribe on Facebook