Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in leadership development but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Janet Macaluso, Founder of Learning2LEAD, located in Cambridge, MA, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

I work with visionary and practical midlife change-makers ready to evolve from success to significance, using an anti-hero 21st-Century approach.

Tell us about yourself

I spent almost 30 years working in global corporations, always in Leadership and Organization Development. But I recently joined the great resignation to start my WFA (work from anywhere) Regenerative Leadership coaching practice. So I now split my time between Malaga, Spain, and Boston, USA. I wake up every morning energized to develop Change Makers so they can do the important work of developing their people, places, and causes.

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

I'm so grateful to work with a couple of corporate clients on big projects since I started. They continue to find value in my unique approach to leadership and ask for even more.

What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?

For the last 15 years, I have held leadership roles with a team that kept my calendar full. Now I need to continually use self-discipline to focus on all the numerous activities required to run a successful online business.

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

  1. Make sure you have or are willing to build, self-discipline - you'll need it.
  2. Get help as soon as possible - I rely on Fivver and have an assistant. You can't do it alone.
  3. PYT - Parent Your Thoughts - and be the puppeteer of your life, not the puppet!

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://learning2lead.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Learning2LEADCoach
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janet.macaluso/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetmacaluso/

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