Feedback - what it's like to work together

I’ve had a personal executive coach before and that was a little helpful but a Mastermind is much better.  I didn’t always think my old coach ‘understood’ my challenges juggling everything and/or the challenges of running a real business (versus being a one person consultant).  With this Mastermind, I know that the likeminded and experienced business women in our group really ‘get it’ more and when four people tell you that you are great /right/ wrong/ whatever, you believe them. When you have the opportunity to be regularly exposed to four different perspectives, at least one of them will resonate on any particular issue.

Personally – I’ve often felt some things were not quite right in my business, but couldn’t quite work out why and therefore what to do about it. My Mastermind collaborators have helped me to drill down much deeper to identify what the real issues and causes are … which then helps work out what to do about it.  I have improved clarity and therefore, increasing self-confidence.

And business wise – I’ve had my sanity restored through having a sounding board to work out “Am I imagining things? Is it just me? What is reasonable/not reasonable?” I’ve developed different and better ways of approaching things, how to prioritise, how to listen better, how to think more broadly, deeply and creatively, how to communicate better. I’ve improved my sales skills too.

If you want unconditional support and a different perspective (or the honest truth!) from a group of like-minded ladies who understand the ups & downs and challenges of running a business … who can help you fine tune your strategies and act as a sounding board (and reality check) for your new ideas, who can provide great advice on everything from how to handle cranky clients or difficult employees, how to prioritise and juggle everything on your plate, how to evaluate opportunities versus jumping onto the next bright shiny thing as well as providing the space to share your success stories.

Angela’s unconditional love and support and honest feedback and bloody persistence in drilling down and insisting that things can and should be different – provides the reassurance and confidence to make the necessary changes to my business. She has an amazing ability to ask the right questions and keep focused on the important things necessary to make our businesses successful. She gives us the confidence to go make it happen!

All I can say is join one of Angela’s Masterminds – Just do it!

I came to Angela, knowing that I needed some gentle guidance to form the various ideas in my head and actions I’d taken in business into something more. After over a decade working in government and a handful in my own coaching and consultancy, it was time to really make a go of things.

I had been to a retreat with Angela and when she approached me to join her Business Mastermind, it was a logical progression. I was a little anxious who would also be in the mastermind, but it was unnecessary as Angela carefully pulls the right women into each group.

In my first year with Angela, I tripled my business. From there I have streamlined my business, year on year, and developed key strategic partnerships. The clarity I have gained and the confidence I have built have been invaluable. I joined the Mastermind to grow my business and in the end, I’ve grown more as a person.

Angela really does hold the space for you to grow with confidence. She is not prescriptive in her advice, instead giving sage counsel on options and opportunities along with her own lessons learnt.

I would recommend a Business Mastermind for anyone looking for direction and growth in your business. Realise that entering a Mastermind, you gain more than the expertise of the host too! My key lesson is you get out what you put it, go in with an open mind and open heart for the best results.

Thank you Angela for helping me grow to this position where I now feel more determined and have the ability to know where to take my business where it will benefit so many.

After coming from a corporate environment, having your own business can be a very lonely place (that’s something I hadn’t expected) and knowing that you have the support of a group of intelligent, kind and empathetic women in a Business Mastermind is vital. At first I was hesitant that everyone is in different industries but this is the gem – so many new ideas from different perspectives of work and life experience. I really feel they have my back – and when things get hard as they often do, this is vital.

Angela is truly a leader – and she does this with kindness, support and brilliant ideas!