EP #396 - Melanie Kovacs: How to Stop Hesitating & Start Building a Business
Timestamps: 5:10 - Starting a startup right after university 9:06 - Hesitation & entrepreneurship 13:09 - Knowing if you’re ready 18:15 - Practicing to be ready 25:00 - Giving up on a project Click here to apply to join our Founders Dinner in Bern on May 30th. This episode was co-produced by the Female Founders Initiative and recorded at the Female Future Festival. Resources mentioned: Positive Intelligence, Shirzad Chamine Positive Intelligence assessment Untamed, Glennon Doyle Brené Brown’s Unlocking Us episode on FFTs (Fucking First Times) About Melanie Kovacs: Melanie Kovacs is an award-winning entrepreneur, business coach, TEDxspeaker, and startup trainer, dedicated to supporting people to find and not lose joy on their entrepreneurial journeys. Through her podcast “The Joypreneur” she encourages entrepreneurs to do their thing, thereby making a positive impact. Previously, she created the Joy Accelerator program, a 12-week course for women aspiring to build sustainable businesses without burning out. Prior to this, she founded Switzerland's first coding bootcamp, Master21 Academy. Melanie studied International Management, Human-Computer Interaction Design and Creative Leadership. During her chat with our new host, Merle, Melanie shared some of the insights that she provides her coachees, ranging from identifying the critical voices in your head, to exploring your fear of failure, to adequately valuing your time, resources and intuition. For more information about Melanie and her work, visit her website. Don’t forget to give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin, so you can always stay up to date with our latest initiatives. That way, there’s no excuse for missing out on live shows, weekly giveaways or founders' dinners.