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Michelle Weinstein, AKA The Pitch Queen, is the host of Success Unfiltered, which features an array of unique and inspiring guests. She talks to all kinds of innovators and achievers, including multi seven and eight figure entrepreneurs, Shark Tank veterans, authors, performers, and investors.

Her guests share their most intimate stories, no holds barred. It’s the raw and vulnerable stuff that you don’t always hear about, like major rejections, epic failures, and unrelenting setbacks.
They share their most inspiring stories of overcoming adversity, never giving up, and achieving success beyond their wildest imaginations.

She created this podcast to help entrepreneurs realize that they are NOT alone. Everyone who has attempted something epic has had their share of setbacks, failures, and NOs. By sharing unfiltered stories from extraordinary individuals who overcame hardships and ultimately achieved their version of success, her hope is to inspire others to stay in the game and hold out for their own dreams.

Her mission and goal is to inspire rising entrepreneurs to break through barriers, overcome obstacles, and make a bigger impact in the world. It’s her passion to show people how to take action, own their value, and grow their top-line revenue. You CAN build a successful and flourishing business and make a global impact by doing what you love, and Success Unfiltered will inspire you ever step of the way!

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066 | Alexis Tryon Shares Her $400K Personal MBA Program

Aug 29, 2018

066 | Alexis Tryon Shares Her $400K Personal MBA Program

Alexis Tryon is VP of Strategic Initiatives at The Muse, where she’s a professional generalist - and she likes it that way. Her startup roots run deep - Alexis was previously the co-founder and CEO of Artsicle, a site called "The Gallerists to the People" by The NY Times, and she loves advising new businesses in her free time. She is a NYC Venture Fellow and has been named a "Female Founder to Know" by Mashable. Alexis is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's communications studies program at the Annenberg School, with a focus on children in media and marketing research.

Have you ever thought about shutting down your business? It might not be a pleasant thought, but as entrepreneurs, it’s a potential reality we all may face.

This week’s guest, Alexis Tryon, has some advice for you!

Alexis has successfully created a profitable business. However, Artsicle got to the point where it just was not growing. Instead of just jumping the gun and immediately closing the doors, Alexis took the time to step back and examine whether there were things she and her team could do to scale the business.

Alexis shares her journey from profitable success to knowing when it was time to close. She gets real and authentic, which actually led to a huge a-ha moment for The Pitch Queen (you’ll have to listen to hear it). ;-)

In this episode, Alexis shares how you really can close a business, and still come out on top!

Don’t be afraid to take the time step back and look at your business from an aerial view, you might just find areas that you can improve, which could help keep your business afloat.

If you’ve ever given any thought to shutting down your business, then this episode of Success Unfiltered is a MUST LISTEN!

Enjoy, and thank you for listening and tuning into Success Unfiltered!

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Special thanks goes out to Alexis Tryon for taking the time to chat with Michelle. Be sure to join us next week for our next new episode!

P.S. When Was The Last Time You Took A Risk Your Business? Maybe you’ve been bogged down in “what ifs.” Maybe you believe risks have to be outrageous to pay off at all. But neither idea will help you get to the next level in business OR life. What will? Being smart, being brave, and taking risks. In my FREE checklist, I show you how! Click here for The Calculated Risk Checklist: 3 Ways To Take Business Risks With CONFIDENCE.

Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode:

  • Michelle introduces Alexis Tryon.
  • Alexis shares who she is, what she currently does and a bit about her previous business.
  • The very first job Alexis had was in a retail backpacking store, selling shoes on commission.
  • Alexis knows that there will always be more NO’s, you just need to push through to receive the YES’s you desire.
  • When someone would tell Alexis NO, she would want to know why they were saying NO. This helped her to determine if she could push a little harder for a YES, or if she should move on.
  • Alexis shares a story of being in a conference room with a buyer, and realizing there was no way she’d be able to convince him to buy.
  • When Alexis is pitching investors, who essentially become partners in your business, she looks for three things. She shares those things in this episode!
  • In the beginning of Artsicle, Alexis was trying to get accepted into a tech program with Techstars. She ended up being passed over. Alexis shares why this is her most devastating NO.
  • The whole process of trying out for Techstars was grueling, and when Artisicle wasn’t accepted, Alexis had to figure out how to get her self-confidence back. She took a very interesting and effective approach! Listen to this episode to hear the whole story!
  • One of Artsicle’s first investors came from a referral from a current customer.
  • Alexis tried for over a year to sell her business, Artsicle, but ultimately she decided to close.
  • The staff at Artsicle were loyal until the end, they wanted to stick it out through it all, so Alexis knew she needed to close so that her staff could move on.
  • Alexis’ personal MBA program cost around $400K - listen to this episode to understand what I mean. ;)
  • Before Alexis closed Artsicle, she went through the steps of what it would take to close the business down -- she walked through the “what ifs.” By following this process, she was able to remain open one more year, before determining it was definitely time to close.
  • Alexis shares what she would tell her younger self.

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P.S. When Was The Last Time You Took A Risk Your Business? Maybe you’ve been bogged down in “what ifs.” Maybe you believe risks have to be outrageous to pay off at all. But neither idea will help you get to the next level in business OR life. What will? Being smart, being brave, and taking risks. In my FREE checklist, I show you how! Click here for The Calculated Risk Checklist: 3 Ways To Take Business Risks With CONFIDENCE.


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