Sarah Walton’s Secrets to Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

Empowering women entrepreneurs was not something Sarah Walton ever envisioned doing while she was growing up. She dreamed of becoming a dancer. But her pursuit of that career led her to a heartbreaking crossroads, torn between her dreams and supporting her struggling family. This pivotal moment forced her to make a heart-wrenching choice, sacrificing her own needs for the sake of her loved ones. But what happened next? How did Sarah navigate this seemingly impossible predicament and find her way to financial empowerment? Stay tuned as we dive into her inspiring story of resilience, determination, and the unexpected twist that changed everything. Show Notes | Transcript "Usually what ends up making a woman money is the thing she loves doing the most. If we can just get everything else off the plate and get back to doing what we love the most, the revenue starts to blow up." - Sarah Walton Sarah Walton is a powerhouse in the world of women entrepreneurship. As a business mentor, she has helped countless women start and grow businesses that they are truly passionate about. With a background in working with startups and large corporations, Sarah brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. She is known for her practical integration methods and no-nonsense teaching style, making her a go-to source of inspiration for women in business. Her dedication and expertise have led to features on The Today Show and speaking engagements at women's conferences around the globe. Sarah's mission is clear - to put more money in the hands of more women. In this episode, you will be able to: Unlock the power within you to overcome barriers and achieve financial success. Gain control over your money mindset and let go of fear to unleash your true potential. Transform your mindset around abundance and attract wealth and success into your life. Learn the art of delegation and free up your time to focus on growing your business. Break free from societal programming and redefine what success means to you as a woman entrepreneur. Related Live. Love. Engage. episodes you may enjoy: Trust Issues: Building a Team You Can Rely On Embrace Abundance and Reclaim Money’s Feminine Force with Cindy James Mindset Mastery for Female Entrepreneurs: Conquer Fear and Self-DoubtMindset Mastery for Female Entrepreneurs: Conquer Fear and Self-Doubt Resources: Connect with Sarah here Listen to The Game On Girlfriend podcast here Join the Soulful Women's Network here Send me a message here ☕ Support the podcast here ❤ Love this episode? Leave us a review and rating here Connect with Gloria: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter TRANSCRIPT Gloria Grace Rand Namaste and welcome to the show. Whether you are a regular podcast or YouTube subscriber for that matter, or you're brand new to Live, Love, Engage. I am so glad you're here. I am Gloria Grace, the light messenger and spiritual business coach. Women entrepreneurs hire me to help them leverage their intuition to break through revenue, see feelings and achieve sustainable business growth. And today we're probably going to be even talking about that, I think, because I'm so excited to bring on today's guest. Her name is Sarah Walton and she is an amazing business mentor who's been featured on the Today show. She speaks at women's conferences all over the world and has helped hundreds of women start and grow businesses that they love, which is so important. And she honed her business building skills, working with startups and large corporations and she's become this go to source of inspiration, no nonsense teaching and practical integration for women in business, ultimately putting more money in the hands of more women. And I am now, without further ado, going to bring her on today and welcome Sarah, to Live, Love, Engage. Sarah Walton Thank you so much, Gloria. I'm thrilled to be here today. This is going to be great. Gloria Grace Rand I am confident it's going to be that as well. And this is a subject that is near and dear to my heart about all sorts of things. I mean, growing your business, doing it a way that you have a business that not only that makes money, but importantly is one that you love and I love that that's your mission. I think that's great. And I always love to start off our interviews on this show, talking with our guests and inviting them to share with us a little bit about their story. And I know I've been looking on your website and you've had a varied career with all sorts of things and you can probably get into some of that. But I especially would love to know what has sort of brought you to this position of where you are today, and that you are this mentor and really helping a lot of women entrepreneurs to be successful. Sarah Walton Yeah, well, thank you for that. I mean, it's always so great to be able to share the why, right? Because people are like, why do you do this thing where you're oh my gosh! You know, my motto is that I put more money in the hands of more women and people are always like, how in the world did you come up with that? And I'm like, well, started when I was five and that's the truth. It did. I don't know. Do you remember when PBS would do its fundraisers, right, and they would have these gorgeous shows on and oh my gosh, I'm trying to think of all the different specials, but there was one I really remembered. It was the nutcracker. And I remember watching this and I turned to my mom and I was like, Mama, I want to do that. I don't know what that is, but I want it. And it was just dance. And all throughout my childhood, I would do as much dancing as I could, mostly next to MTV, because we were very poor, so I couldn't take that many dance classes. I took some sporadically, but never, like, really hardcore dance classes where I was being taught the craft and the art of dance. But in my little tiny town just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, it's a little town called Sandy. I tried out for the high school dance team, and this was for me, like, the goal when I was five and said, I want to dance. This was the big thing to be able to do, was be able to be on the dance team. And I would watch these know, at halftime, and I was just like, oh, my God, this is what I want to do. So it came time to try out for the team, and I made it. I was so excited because this was just hang on to your hats and glasses, Gloria, because this was like the time when Janet Jackson was throwing chairs and Paula Abdul was dancing with animated cats and stuff. Like, dance was pretty intense, and I was doing a lot of knee drops, a lot of pop ups. Sarah Walton And I just remember in my basement working so hard on this routine to make it. So when I got that letter that I made it, I was so excited until I got to the part in the middle of the letter where they makes me even choke up, even now. But they outlined how much it was going to cost for the company jacket and the dance shoes and the costumes. And I don't know if you've ever had one of those moments where you sort of like, pull away and watch yourself go through something. You're like, wow, she's having an experience. And I remember feeling that even at 16, as my stomach dropped through the floor and my hands were sweaty and I was so scared, and I just thought, how am I ever going to do this? And I was watching this dream evaporate, because when I say we were poor, I mean, there were times where we literally had half a loaf of bread that my mother made from scratch and a jar of honey. Like the end, right? No ketchup, no mustard. That was it. And so I'm looking at this price list, and I'm like, there's no way. So I got a job at the mall. And for those of you that don't know what a mall is, just think stranger things, okay? You guys work with me here, all right? But I got a job at the mall, and I was at this little cart, like, selling tsotchkes that nobody needed. But it was the 80s, so it was cool. And I got my first paycheck, and it was enough for the deposit on the dance costumes. And I was so excited. So my mom takes me to the grocery store, and she's got my younger brother, my younger half brother. She's holding his hand. We're walking into the grocery store to get this check cashed at a service station. These stations, they used to have inside of grocery stores because I didn't have a bank account. So as we're walking in the store, she says, Sarah, can we get some strawberries? They're on sale. And I'm thinking of my costume. I'm thinking of the strawberries. And I'm like, yes, we can do that. So I go to get my check cashed, and I've got the money in hand, and I go to find my mom and my younger brother in the express checkout with the strawberries, but they're not there. And I'm like, what happened? And I'm walking up and down the aisles, and I see them in line with a cart full of groceries. And I'm looking at that, and it is like my brother's favorite breakfast cereal. It's milk, it's lunch meats, it's bread, strawberries. And I'm standing there, Gloria. And I'm like, I can pay for these groceries, or I can pay for this costume I've wanted for as long as I can remember, but I cannot do both. And that was a moment in my life where I decided I could either take care of my family or take care of myself, but I could never do both. And I lived that out. I was the first woman in my family to go to college. I have 65 cousins, so that's saying something, right? I moved to New York City. Sarah Walton I get this amazing office inside of technology. I've now got this big glass office, right? I love it. I'm running a staff of 30. It's so great, except that I'm miserable but my family is taken care of because I had decided I could take care of my family or I could take care of myself, but I couldn't do both. And there was a day in my office. My daughter had called me and said, mama, I miss you....