Unlocking Your Potential: How Women Business Owners Can Achieve Success

Welcome to WomenShare: a marketing guide for women in financial services. On this episode of the podcast, Joanna Ehresman and Leah Alter are joined by Stacey Bartelson, a financial advisor with Edward Jones who has made a significant impact in the world of business ownership.

Throughout the episode, Stacey shares her journey in building her practice and her passion for helping individuals, families, and especially women business owners. We dive into her strategies for growth and the importance of collaboration and sharing ideas to achieve success. Stacey also emphasizes the vital role that trust and genuineness play in building and retaining clients.

Not only has Stacey built a thriving practice, but she has also created a supportive community for women through her women's mastermind group. In our conversation, we explore why women supporting and lifting each other up is crucial in both business and leadership. She also shares her insights on growing her business, the importance of collaboration and mentorship, and her passion for empowering women entrepreneurs.

Stacey discusses her ambitious goals of reaching a billion-dollar level and highlights the importance of continually innovating and thinking outside the box.

Listen to this conversation to be inspired to believe in yourself, take risks, and follow your intuition, even if it seems to defy logic.

Key takeaways:

1. Collaboration and sharing ideas: Stacey shares her belief that success is not achieved in isolation. By collaborating with others and sharing ideas, we can all grow together. As Stacey continues growing her practice, she is constantly seeking opportunities to connect with other professionals in the financial industry. Together, we can make a bigger impact.

2. Support women in business: Women have incredible potential and unique perspectives. Stacey, as well as the WomenShare team, is passionate about helping women create businesses and providing them with the coaching and support they need to thrive. Through her women's mastermind group, Stacey aims to create a community where we can uplift and empower each other to achieve our goals.

3. Embrace your intuition and take risks: Women often second-guess themselves or feel the need to know everything before pursuing new endeavors. However, sometimes our intuition guides us in the right direction, even when it may not seem logical at the time. Embrace your intuition and take calculated risks. Trust yourself, be curious, and seek guidance from mentors along the way.