Category: By Lori

When you sign up to be an entrepreneur, you sign up for the biggest personal development journey of your life! This might be the most meaningful and vulnerable episode of the podcast yet as I walk you through every detail that led to the launch of my new company, glōci. I share all of the challenges and triumphs I experienced along the way, from raising $2 million from 54 incredible female investors and navigating the company’s pivot to how I landed on the name and came up with branding for the company. Believe me – every obstacle you face brings you one step closer to your dreams, and you have the power to achieve anything you set your mind to! 

 

CONNECT WITH LINDSEY

Follow Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz

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CONNECT WITH LORI

Follow me: @loriharder

Follow Earn Your Happy: @earnyourhappy

Follow glōci : @getgloci

Follow Girlfriends & Business: @girlfriendsandbusiness

 

EPISODE TIMELINE

(0:40) Welcome back to another episode of Earn Your Happy. 

(6:52) Lindsey asks Lori, “ Take us back to the original moment of knowing that you were ready to pivot from personal development to launch this company.” 

(19:25) Lindsey asks Lori, “What did those first couple fundraising conversations feel like and look like? And then at what point did you say this is supposed to be funded by women?” 

(25:36) Lindsey asks Lori, “Was there ever a moment where you thought you wouldn’t be able to get it done?” 

(29:05) Lindsey asks Lori, “Tell us what happened after you raised the money” 

(33:28) Lindsey asks Lori, “What was one of the lowest of low moments that you remember? How did you support yourself?” 

(37:39) Lindsey asks Lori, “What did it take for you to realize that this was a moment where you either pivot, or you are actually just gonna go in a direction that you didn’t want to go?”

(45:32) Lindsey asks Lori, “Talk a little bit about the product you settled on.” 

(48:33) Lindsey asks Lori, “Tell us about how you settled on the name glōci?” 

(53:35) Lindsey asks Lori, “Do you think you could have gotten to this point, without going through all the challenges you went through?” 

(55:27) Lindsey asks Lori, “What is the thing you’re the most excited about?”

Pre-sales for my new company, glōci, are opening next week, and I couldn’t be more excited for you to try it! But I won’t lie – I’m feeling those pre-launch jitters. In this episode, I share tips on how I’m handling fear and anxiety, manifesting my dreams, and allowing the universe to guide my way. After all, you got into entrepreneurship for fun and freedom, and it’s so important to remind yourself of that before these massive, needle-moving moments – no matter how nerve-wracking they may be! 

 

Connect with Lori

Follow me: @loriharder

Follow Earn Your Happy: @earnyourhappy

Follow Girlfriends & Business: @girlfriendsandbusiness

 

Episode Timeline & Discussion Questions

(0:23) Welcome back to another episode of Earn Your Happy. 

(1:18) Lori discusses why fear and anxiety show up during high-level seasons. 

(6:25) Lori shares what causes fear to lose its power over you. (“But if you can be okay, with failing, if you can be okay with your business closing”)

(8:28) Lori opens up about how she’s experiencing nerves with the glōci launch.

There are four parts to being a really effective dreamer, and in today’s episode, Chris and I unpack our top strategies for making our dreams our reality. We’ve created habits that not only reinforce the container for dreaming, but also build the muscle of feeling into what lights us up about our future. We also spend time measuring and celebrating our progress, especially with the people that help us get there. If you’re ready to strategically daydream, listen in to learn how! 

 

CONNECT WITH LORI

Follow me: @loriharder

Follow Earn Your Happy: @earnyourhappy

Follow Girlfriends & Business: @girlfriendsandbusiness

 

CONNECT WITH CHRIS

Follow Chris: @chriswharder

Visit Chris’ Website: https://chrisharder.me 

Listen to The Chris Harder Show 

Learn more about frello, my peer-to-peer lending app: frelloapp.com 

Follow frello: @frello_app

 

Episode Timeline & Discussion Questions

(00:20) Welcome back to another He Said She Said episode of Earn Your Happy. 

(2:11) Chris and Lori recap their busy week. 

(4:04) Chris gives an overview of the four parts to becoming an effective dreamer. 

(6:01) Lori shares ways that she and Chris create containers for dreaming. 

(8:20) Chris and Lori discuss ways to give yourself permission to dream. 

(10:10) Chris emphasizes the importance of having measurable dreams. 

(11:23) Lori highlights the science behind celebrating milestones.