THIS Will Change How You Think About Success! - Nurture Your Zest with Laura Richards

Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats to Laura Richards, host of the ‘Idea Junkies’ Podcast 🎙️Laura has a background of marketing and PR, who has found her calling in building and making apps through using AI and no-code. She’s been fortunate to secure spaces on some of the elite accelerator and incubator programmes in the North East of England and globally, providing her with the opportunity to ‘fail fast’, learn and iterate her ideas.Since this journey, Laura has founded ‘Idea Junkies’ which is an idea agency helping people to shape their ideas into products and opportunities.We love what Laura’s doing because she’s helping CREATIVES to make an IMPACT.Themes of this conversation:🌵The importance of taking the time to simply get started when you begin your business so you can work out your ‘zone of genius’ and what you love🌵Niching and valuing your versatility as a unique selling point of who you are, and what you do.🌵How to monetise your ideas and intellectual property🌵The motivations behind Laura’s desire to build things which make things better.🌵Agility in startups - when to create processes and when to ask for help🌵Starting her investment journey, then getting pregnant with twins🌵Gender parity in investment and the entrepreneurial journey🌵Boundaries and protecting your time🌵The value of curiosityTop tips for getting started in business: 🌵Get started!🌵Getting your ideas into the hands of your customers🌵Build in public and build fans as you grow🌵The importance of saying ‘no’🌵Find people who can help you🌵Ask for mentoringShout outs to some cool people mentioned in this episode: Jo York, former CEO of the Ignite programmeFemale Founders Rise - https://femalefoundersrise.com/ Alma Angels - https://www.alma-angels.com/ You can find Laura online at:💻 LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/laurarichardsfcipr💻 Website: https://ideajunkies.co.uk/💻 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-idea-junkies-podcast/id1792910015If you like what you see please give us a like, comment and subscribe! It really helps us to grow our channel, and it’s a free way you can support us in bringing your more stories! 🎙️🫶This podcast was filmed at Flamingo Heights Podcast Studio. If you would like to record a podcast or have any questions about starting a podcast please write to: 💌 [email protected] www.flamingoheights.co.uk #Entrepreneurship #GenderEquity #FemaleFounder #InvestmentJourney #WomeninTech #WomeninTechNE #IntellectualProperty #Startup #Scaleup #Ideas #IdeaJunkies #TimeManagement