EP21 Frankie Cotton on Failure, Resilience and a New Era of Business

This week in a podcast twist, the interviewer becomes the interviewee! That’s right, I’m interviewed by guest host and best friend Jessica Wright. In this episode, I talk about my corporate career and how I started my business Let's Be Frank. We discuss the financial decisions and implications of becoming self-employed. I talk about the “taboo” of leaving a business that I loved and why that made me feel like a failure. And finally, I talk about the importance of women’s impact in business and how that can lead to a more sustainable and less exploitative business generation. We end with some surprise quick fire questions… a new segment which could be a keeper! Jess asks me my podcast rules, who my ideal business co-founder is (Audrey Gelman, obvs) and if I’d interview a man on Women On Top… Enjoy! Join in the conversation online using #THEWOTPOD on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheWotPod and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewotpod/. Chapters: 00:00 Episode Taster 01:28 Chapter 1: A flyby career history 08:34 Chapter 2: Day 1 of being self employed 14:51 Chapter 3: Why I left a business I loved 22:03 Chapter 4: “Failure” and rebuilding 32:36 Chapter 5: Quick fire Q&A Episode resources: http://www.guiltyfeminist.com http://thewotpod.com https://frankiecotton.com https://twitter.com/FrankieCotton_ https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_/ https://www.letsbefrank.co https://www.instagram.com/letsbefrank_co/