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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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087 | Jenna Ryan Shares Why Taking the Risk is Worth it in Business

Jan 23, 2019

087 | Jenna Ryan Shares Why Taking the Risk is Worth it in Business

Jenna Ryan is the CEO and co-founder of Uqora, the first-of-its-kind UTI prevention company. After experiencing what she calls “a UTI apocalypse” — eight UTIs in one year — Jenna and her co-founder, Spencer Gordon, began experimenting with ways to alleviate not only UTIs but also the stress and anxiety that go along with them. A passionate advocate for women’s health, Jenna is committed to UTI prevention research, increasing public awareness, and ultimately removing the stigma around these private, painful infections. Her singular focus is on creating healthy, safe, effective products for women that will provide sustainable relief.

Do you run from risks in your business or do you face them head-on?

As an entrepreneur, it’s pretty much a guarantee that you’ll experience some sort of risk throughout your journey. It’s how you handle those risks that will make the difference in whether those risks work out or not.

I would never encourage you to just jump blindly into anything, but I do encourage you to take the time to plan, prepare and then work hard to get ready to take a calculated risk.

This week’s guest, Jenna Ryan, formerly an employee of DocuSign, left the security of her 9-5 job to continue the growth of her company Uqora.

Jenna didn’t know whether her company would take off, but she did know that she felt completely fulfilled while working on it with her business partner. She took the time plan out her next move and ended up leaving DocuSign to work full-time on Uqora.

Uqora now provides help to millions of women who are suffering from chronic UTIs. Talk about finding your true calling and mission!

If you’ve been avoiding taking a big risk in your company and you need the encouragement and nudge to do it, then this episode of Success Unfiltered is a MUST LISTEN!

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

P.S. If You Don’t Take A Risk In Business, Nothing Changes. You might not fall, but you’ll never fly. You may hold steady, but you probably won’t break through. You won’t lose, but you won’t win, either. How do you take a gamble in business without losing everything? Click here and grab my checklist, “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 Jenna Ryan.
  • Jenna shares a little bit about herself and her company, Uqora.
  • When she was first starting out, Jenna had to do a lot of pitching to investors, many of who were men. Many of the men who had the venture capital didn’t understand Jenna’s vision for her products. She shares her full experience in this episode.
  • One of the investment firms that Jenna pitched had a super-engaged community that may have helped Uqora, but one investment partner showed up late to the meeting and the other left half-way through. Jenna knew this wouldn’t be the right firm for her company.
  • Jenna shares how she handles the big NO’s after she’s received them.
  • There are things you can do to prepare yourself when you’re heading out to look for investors, and Jenna shares some of her tips!
  • The most devastating NO that Jenna experienced came at a personal level, in regards to marketing her company. Jenna shares the struggles Uqora went through in order to properly market their products.
  • Capitalizing on the community voice might have been the most important form of marketing that Jenna did with her company.
  • Jenna’s most accomplished NO occurred while she was still working at DocuSign, and was trying to decide if staying with the security of a 9 to 5 job was the better option over pursuing and growing Uqora. She shares her full story in this episode!
  • If you’ve considered striking out on your own, Jenna says, “My idea is to go do it because of course, it is always easier than you think it would be.” Don’t wait or worry about the mistakes or problems that could occur, just go do it.
  • There were a couple occasions where Jenna and her business partner turned away investors because they felt like they weren’t going to be a good fit.
  • The elderly population, many of whom are in assisted living facilities, struggle with UTIs very regularly. Jenna wants to help this community but had to turn them away. She shares the full, sad story in this episode.
  • Jenna shares what she would tell her younger self.

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P.S.  If You Don’t Take A Risk In Business, Nothing Changes. You might not fall, but you’ll never fly. You may hold steady, but you probably won’t break through. You won’t lose, but you won’t win, either. How do you take a gamble in business without losing everything? Click here and grab my checklist, “The Calculated Risk Checklist: 3 Ways To Take Business Risks With CONFIDENCE.

Music produced by Deejay-O  www.iamdeejayo.com