362: Megan Nivens-Tannett - Right People + Right Attitude = Organization Flourish

In this episode, Megan Nivens-Tannett discusses being a single mother and launching her own business. She also discusses the importance of leaving our egos at the door and how, with the proper people and the right mentality, our business can grow.Megan has  served in various roles including Vice President for Huntsville-based startup accelerator The Foundry; Director of Digital Marketing for IoT tech firm Synapse Wireless; has held multiple roles with leading advertising firm McCann Erickson (in support of the US Army), and prior to that, served as the Executive Director for the Muscular Dystrophy Association where she opened the first office in North Alabama.  In this episode:Megan shares about her background and how she found FlourishTransitioning from the corporate world to being a mentor for high school students taking up entrepreneurshipYou can’t do everything by yourselfEquip yourself with the right information to be successful Key Takeaways:Learning to be vulnerable can help you be successfulBeing honest and transparent about yourself and business sets you up for successSurround yourself with the right people so you can flourishLearn to leave your ego at the door  Tweetable Quote:“I really learned to be courageous and I quickly had to check my ego at the door and realize what I was good at versus what I wasn't good at. And I very quickly learned that I could not do everything on my own. And in order for me to be successful, I really needed to let my guard down, be vulnerable, ask what one would call the stupid questions, and surround myself with people again that are way better at certain things than I was. ” -  Megan Nivens-Tannett Connect with Megan:Website: https://www.flourishconsultingservices.com/ Social Media:LinkedIn Connect with Denis:Email: [email protected]: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/