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times is surprising to me because “The degrees permitted me it. “Remember Stick-a-bility, the
I enjoy antiques and history. As a the confidence to start my own one who sticks to his/her focus
colleague put it, back to the future business and here I am starting longer, wins. Secondly, you can’t
for me. my twelfth year and never looking do it alone. It does take a team and
back.” Connie expresses. embracing diversity because, that
Transcending Adversities is the only way you will learn how
Advising the future generation of to play the game of a successful
Connie is of the opinion that entrepreneurs, disregarding the entrepreneur,” Connie asserts.
many of the challenges faced by gender bias, Connie states that “As
women occur in corporates or as women if you want to be treated Beholding the Future
an entrepreneur. In her personal equal then you need to work
experience, at one time she hard and surround yourself with As a smart entrepreneur, Connie
believed there was a glass ceiling, successful entrepreneurs.” She has her future designed and has
and she even taught collegiate recommends creating networks, already begun the shift in the
programs on this subject. But she hiring a coach, or joining a business. Her online platform for
believes the view from the ceiling mastermind group. “You will be radio has a greater presence with
has changed and that today women surprised to learn there are many the Connie Pheiff Show and online
have opportunities to shatter the entrepreneurs offering the same TV. She has reduced her speaking
glass ceiling and make it theirs. programs and products as you. engagements in order to increase
She believes that many of these You must begin by identifying her coaching and the reason for
challenges continue to exist, but your Unique Selling Proposition founding the Activate Community,
the most prominent challenge she (USP),” she adds. where she is able to provide
sees is women worrying they’re today’s lifestyle business leaders,
not enough and are becoming She also advises on not trying to the tools to activate faster; and the
obsessed with perfection and thus, be better, but focusing on how PG Speakers Bureau where her
failing to perform. you are different and sticking to team of experts work with clients
to build a successful practice.
She admits she had the
Impostor syndrome. Connie still enjoys speaking and
Although, she left a her success in the spotlight, but
position as a CEO she is at a stage in her life where
of an organization, she prefers to serve others and
she felt unworthy. help them find their success. Her
She expresses that five-year goal is going home to the
initially her ego Great Smoky Mountains where she
led her to believe and her husband plan to build a
that anyone would conference and training center for
want to work with lifestyle entrepreneurs.
her. She applied for
positions from Maine
to Miami and found
no positive response.
Then her recruiter and
husband suggested she
complete her college
degree. Considering
that advice, she went
back to school and
completed her Bachelor
of Science in Business
and later went onto
earn her Masters of
Public Administration.
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