{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"BBF241: Failure is the mother of success with Julie Ockerby","description":"Julie Ockerby tells us a great story of how she saw a problem in everyday life and created a successful business that solved it. When her father got ill she was disgusted at the standard of elderly accommodation she saw. Having worked with luxury hotel groups and having been a nurse herself, she built up Meli Studio and became an award-winning designer for residential and commercial homes for aged care. See some of Julie\u2019s top tips below: ** Understand if your an extrovert or an introvert. Build your business to suit your strengths, i.e. if you're an extrovert make sure you surround yourself with many different voices. ** Delegate! Your business will never excel if you don\u2019t take the time to build a team and delegate. ** Have a pier group of like-minded business people who you can lean on for support. It certainly worked for Julie. One monthly meeting can make all the difference. ** Don\u2019t let things slide. If something doesn\u2019t look right to your clients\/customers take action on their timetable, not yours. ** Get out there and meet as many people as you can. Think about going to conferences outside of your own industry and learning a different angle. In this episode of Business Brain Food you will learn: ** How to acquire and existing business and take it forwards ** How Julie grew her business exponentially ** How to delegate properly ** Is international travel worth it? ** How Julie went from aged care to pioneering her own fabrics? Resources mentioned in this episode: ** If you\u2019re a business coach, business adviser or would like to become one, go to: https:\/\/maxmyprofit.com.au\/business-exceleration.html ** Check out Julie\u2019s interiors company: http:\/\/www.melistudio.com.au ** All previous BBF episodes & show notes can be found at http:\/\/www.businessbrainfood.com.au ** Join the Business Brain Food Facebook Group: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/BusinessBrainFood\/ ** Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/bfewtrell Call to action: We\u2019ll end with a great piece of advice from Julie: \u201cI don\u2019t think anyone can appreciate success unless they have failed a few times.\u201d Also, if you are enjoying these Business Brain Food podcasts, then make sure to share them via social media sites or email the links to family and friends. A lot of time and effort goes into producing each of these podcasts with the goal in mind of the more people we can inspire about business the better. You can help us do just that! Until next time, have a profitable day! Cheers, Ben Fewtrell 02 8808 5500 ","author_name":"Business Brain Food","author_url":"http:\/\/businessbrainfood.libsyn.com\/webpage","html":"