Why would anyone want to be in the criminal justice system? What does it take? As a criminal defence barrister, how did Karlia Lykourgou even find the inspiration and time to start a side business in fashion?

All these questions in my head led to my quest to invite Karlia as my podcast guest. As you could imagine, finding a schedule that worked for both of us was challenging. But I'm so glad we did it. I love this conversation and hope you'll also find it interesting and enjoyable while learning a few tips about building two careers in parallel.

You could connect with Karlia here:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlia-lykourgou-66760272/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarliaLykourgou

Instagram: ivyandnormanton
 

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Elena Haskins is a parallel entrepreneur who can show us how things can be done differently.

She is a product designer and founder of CONVERGE that is based in New York City. She did this  interview at the airport of Tulsa when she accepted an invitation to check out the city for relocation. Now she is enjoying her new life there, with new friends and new clients while the Tulsa Remote program paid her $10,000 to do the relocation for 1 year.

What is it about Elena that opportunities seem to always find her or she always finds opportunities?

Once you start listening, you will likely find out the WHY? She is fascinating and full of energy. 

Another reason I invited Elena as a guest was because of her work supporting new graduates. She founded CONVERGE to support recent college graduates navigate life after college through accessible resources. Elena is a big advocate for career advancement for women and BIPOC folks and is very active in communities and networking groups that focus on personal finance and professional empowerment.  

Whether you are a founder, a creative or a new graduate,  you would likely find a tip or two on building a career or a business through our conversation. 

You can find Elena here:

website:

https://www.convergeguide.com/

https://www.elenajhaskins.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenajhaskins/

Ig: https://www.instagram.com/convergeguide/ 

You can connect with me here:

Website: https://www.virtualfinacct.com/

Twitter: https://www.virtualfinacct.com/

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Building a business is hard. Growing a startup is even harder. With so many variables that could potentially speed up your fall or accelerate your growth, how do you choose what to focus on? What do you need to know for clarity?

Whether you are looking to 2X your growth, 10X your vision, 3X your exit (selling your startup) or raise a new round of funding, this may be the podcast for you. Give it a listen.

We will have a lineup of startup founders, creators and investors to share with you their insights and tips that you can use to mix for your own magic.

Stay tuned.

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Connect with Mina on her websites: pullvision.com or virtualfinacct.com

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In this episode on financial remodelling for downturn economy (startups & small businesses), you'll learn about the remodelling with these fundamentals:

• cash reserves
• Contingency
• Scenario planning
• Connecting with your customers better
• Back to basic and core offering
• Back to the fundamentals
• Keeping your brand building, organic
• Marketing if you could come up with more cash

You'll also hear about these critical financial terms which could help you pull out the high level numbers you need to do the remodelling:

• Burn rate - how fast do you burn through the cash
• Runway - how many month can you survive
• Revenue = Sales
• Cost of Goods sold
• Gross profit & margin
• Contribution margin
• Variable Costs
• Fixed Costs
• Opex (Operating expenses)
• Cash flow
• Net income

Before or after listening to today's episode, you may also want to check out Ep. 22 - Financial Remodelling for Shifting Economy (for individuals). Together, you'll feel a lot more comfortable with the remodelling because they are all about building your cash, alone with some business insights.

About 10X Vision:
Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobal
 

Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu, Crimson Fly by Huma-Huma

For tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

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Side hustle is a popular term nowadays, but how exactly do you go to build one? How do you use your skills from your professional training to run your own side hustle or business? How to have a career & business on parallel tracks? What about the health care system we have learned to care about during the pandemic?

On today's episode, Kate shares all that and more. In particular:

• How to use the 3rd base position for making business decisions
• Why she becomes emotional when facing her own mortality
• Do doctors and frontline workers have mental health supports
• Why building a side hustle and making it sustainable right from the beginning is essential, from 3 perspectives.
• What does sugar have to do with cigarettes
• What could be the solutions for the future of health care system
• How do we as a society take care of those who are the most vulnerable
• Why do we need to educate & offer women family planning services across the world
• What's Kate's superpower and how did she build that

You can find Kate Field at:

Website: http://www.leapfarm.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leapfarm/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-curious-farmer/id1502467723

About 10X Vision:
Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobal
Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu

For tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

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Kate Field is an emergency doctor in Tasmania, Australia. She also trains ER doctors while running a farm with her husband, Iain Field (a PhD himself). Kate's interview  is released in two parts.

In today's episode (part 1), Kate shares her inspiration in medicine, her choice in becoming an emergency doctor instead of a surgeon, and her decision to own and run a farm with her husband. Did her work and social circles think she's crazy to make such a move? 

She also shares how her early financial habits and decisions with her husband had allowed them to buy a farm, without a loan or taking on outside investments.

Next week, our second part of the conversation will be on Covid-19 and the post-pandemic health care solutions Kate would want to see. She has some great and bold ideas. She'll also shares her worries as an ER doctor with two young kids at home and how she weathers this crisis with her farm business. Stay tuned.

You can find Kate Field at:

Website: http://www.leapfarm.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leapfarm/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-curious-farmer/id1502467723

About 10X Vision:
Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobal
Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu

For tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

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The stay-at-home economy and remote work/services will continue to take its foothold in our new normal lives. While we need to keep pace with the news, the changes on health care, the pandemic and and the economy, we also need to keep a dynamic view and perspective at both macro and micro levels.

At the macro level, it is a dynamic perspective that will help us navigate the stress to see and seizes the opportunities during times of crisis, the fast pace of our world and the future.

At the micro (individual/business) level, we need a financial remodelling to help us build our own financial system so that we can keep pace with the shifting economy. It is both a mental and a financial hygiene to understand our own financial position and resources. 

In this episode, as part of the financial remodelling, you'll learn about how to use a "Cash Stashing Plan" to keep track of your expenses, assess and eliminate unnecessary ones and start building more assets including cash.

Click here to download the Cash Stashing Plan.

Click here for a quick reference for the Covid-19 Relief Resources: Small Business Relief Plans

About 10X Vision:
Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobal
 

Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu, Crimson Fly by Huma-Huma

For tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

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I'm dedicating this episode to all my fellow entrepreneurs fighting to stay afloat to serve others and the health care workers fighting to save lives. In particular, a fearless leader and entrepreneur, Kelsey Moreira and an emergency doctor, Kate Field, fighting the covid-19 crisis in Australia.

Kelsey is one of my podcast guests. She pivoted her operation within a day after her store was ordered to close because of the covid-19 shut down.

Kate is in my podcast community. She recommended all of us podcasters to keep going and serve our audience, especially during this difficult time, because both the health carer works and people need to hear something else other than the news. So we create our work for Kate with #createforkate.

Next week, I'll share more resources to help you navigate this new path, including a cash stacking plan.

Your Quick Reference for Covid-19 Relief Resources: Small Business Relief Plans

About 10X Vision:
Host: Mina Fung, Founder of Pull Impact, Co-founder of wifaglobal
Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu

For tips and lessons learned throughout the podcast, head over to https://www.pullimpact.com/podcast and subscribe to my monthly summary list exclusively delivered to your email box once a month.

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