Emi Kirschner is a coach and host of the Tribe of Leaders Podcast.
Her mission is to empower women entrepreneurs to reach beyond 7 figures by helping them build more profitable businesses that create the change they want to see in the world.
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If you are an entrepreneur, what motivated you to start your own business?
I think the saying about I’d rather work 100 hours for myself than 40 for someone else fits.. I love the freedom, being uncomfortable and having the ability to make change the way I believe will be most effective.
What does success mean to you?
Making meaningful impact with women entrepreneurs and helping them build bigger more profitable businesses
What is your mantra or favorite saying? (If it's a known quote, please let us know who said it first!)
“The Point of Life is Happiness.” The Dalai Lama
What failure taught you the most about life or business? What was the lesson?
There’s a long list of those.. my divorce: If I want my life to be different, then I have to make the change. Other people aren’t going to do it for me and I’m not going to be saved by someone. So many lessons in sales.. biggest lesson is persistence. Keep talking to people, keep asking.
What's your favorite book - fiction or non-fiction! - in the past year?
Fanatical Prospecting by Jeb Blount
If you could teach the world one five-minute lesson, what would it be?
Why life fluidity over life balance is the key to fulfillment
Knowing what you know now, what would you have done differently when you were first starting out?
I would have tied my goals to measurable action.
What does women's empowerment look like to you in action?
Women united and working together as we step up and into every level of leadership in much larger numbers
What would you tell 19-year-old YOU?
Listen to your intuition.. every single time
What will 86-year-old you want you to know TODAY?
Think bigger. Right now
Does anyone call you by a nickname? What is it?
My kids call me Embo and Tiny Kirsch
Congrats! You just met a Genie in a Bottle. You get three wishes. One can be worth $0-100, one is worth $100,000, and one is worth $100 million. What are your wishes?
$100 on my Starbucks card $100,000 part of the downpayment for my future event space $100 million for the marketing budget for Empress Enterprises
What is your favorite place for our audience to reach you?
Through my podcast: https://emikirschner.com/podcast/
What is your favorite quote? (It can be yours or from someone that you look up to.)
see above
