Episode 21: Frankie Cotton

Failure, Resilience and a New Era of Business

This week in a podcast twist, the interviewer becomes the interviewee! That’s right, I’m interviewed by guest host and best friend Jessica Wright.

In this episode, I talk about my corporate career and how I started my business Let's Be Frank. We discuss the financial decisions and implications of becoming self-employed. I talk about the “taboo” of leaving a business that I loved and why that made me feel like a failure. And finally, I talk about the importance of women’s impact in business and how that can lead to a more sustainable and less exploitative business generation.

We end with some surprise quick fire questions… a new segment which could be a keeper! Jess asks me my podcast rules, who my ideal business co-founder is (Audrey Gelman, obvs) and if I’d interview a man on Women On Top… Enjoy!

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Chapters:

00:00 Episode Taster

01:28 Chapter 1: A flyby career history

08:34 Chapter 2: Day 1 of being self employed

14:51 Chapter 3: Why I left a business I loved

22:03 Chapter 4: “Failure” and rebuilding

32:36 Chapter 5: Quick fire Q&A

Episode resources:

• http://www.guiltyfeminist.com

• http://thewotpod.com

• https://frankiecotton.com

• https://twitter.com/FrankieCotton_

• https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_/

• https://www.letsbefrank.co

• https://www.instagram.com/letsbefrank_co/

Connect with your host, Frankie Cotton:

• https://twitter.com/frankiecotton_

• https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_