CEO shares how empowering women leaders has led to an inspiring startup
Kasia Gospos has been named one of Australia’s Most Inspirational Women Online and been recognised as Entrepreneur of the Year as part of the Stevie Awards.
Kasia is the Founder and Creative Director of LH Agenda, a community of over 200,000 people worldwide who share conversations and inspirational stories through collaborations and insightful articles which support and empower women leaders. As part of their mission, LH Agenda offers stylish and purposeful stationary to help cultivate the habits of a successful leader.
At I2N’s Startup Stories at I2N Hub Honeysuckle on Wednesday 4 May, Kasia shared her story of empowering women in business and what a business needs to survive in the long-term.
LH Agenda are a global business which creates products that offer experience from inspirational leaders to help business leaders define their own ways of success. Their stationary is unique crafted and purposefully structured with exercises and activities created in collaboration with leadership and self-development experts. It inspires, educates and helps build new habits incrementally, from one day to the next.
Catch up on Startup stories with Kasia Gospos
Top Takeaways:
- First you need to find a WHY, and then you will find a WAY. Your why will keep you and your business afloat when the way gets hard.
- For a Startup to survive it must be lean financially; don't spend money on the things you don't need. Strong financial management is the most important part of the business.
- Don’t put all eggs in one basket! Diversify your business. Do a risk audit to ensure that when hard times comes (and they will!), your business can adapt and survive.
- Kasia is invested in sharing her experiences with other Startups. If you would like to learn upscaling strategies from successful entrepreneurs like Kasia, apply to join I2Ns Venture Mentor Service (VMS).
- I2N Connect events are a great place to make new connections with other Startups like Kasia. Come along to one of our events to hear their stories and learn from their experiences.
The University of Newcastle's I2N works with individuals and organisations from across the Hunter region and beyond to turn ideas and challenges into opportunity. As a leading driver of economic and business growth, the I2N cultivates an entrepreneurial mindset that is behind many of the region's most innovative businesses and leaders.
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