{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Success on the Second Try with Anna Murphy","description":"Brian chats with Anna Murphy, a Latina entrepreneur and CEO of Murphy and Associates Consulting. Anna shares the wisdom that led her to build a multiple six-figure business in a year and a half. She also discusses the importance of surrounding yourself with people who believe in you, and why hitting rock bottom is worth talking about. Episode Highlights Mission-driven businesses have a purpose. Starting a business is challenging in and of itself, Anna said. But having a mission-driven business allows the founder to be able to overcome the inevitable challenges and keep moving forward. \u201cThere\u2019s things that come up and if you don\u2019t have a purpose everyday for why you\u2019re doing something, then it becomes kind of empty,\u201d Anna said. \u201cYeah, there\u2019s money. But there has to be more than that, right?\u201d For Anna, she sees this purpose come alive when she talks to clients and a lightbulb goes off in their heads. She knows they understand the financial information that will help them make better decisions moving forward. Surround yourself with people who believe in you. Like many guests on the podcast, Anna didn\u2019t originally set out to be an entrepreneur. She described herself as a quiet, creative person who \u201cfell into the financial industry.\u201d Anna started her career as a graphic designer but pivoted to corporate finance after the economic crash in 2008. After completing her master\u2019s degree, she realized corporate life just was not working for her. At the same time, she surrounded herself with other entrepreneurs. \u201cI started seeing them building businesses and growing and doing different things, and I was like, \u2018I can do this,\u201d she said. \u201cYou start hanging around those people believing in you, and they motivate you, and they\u2019re like, \u2018Yes you can do it.\u2019\u201d Failure is worth talking about. Anna is open about the struggles she faced in her first year of entrepreneurship. When she left her full-time job, she expected that all the time and energy she could dedicate to her own business would automatically translate to growth. But that didn\u2019t happen. \u201cI completely failed,\u201d she said. \u201cCompletely ran out of savings.\u201d The experience humbled her, and she went back to work with a part-time job. After getting fired from that job a few years later, she took what she learned from her first attempt at entrepreneurship to make her second attempt successful. \u201cDon\u2019t look down. Focus. Just get to work,\u201d she said. \u201cThat was in July 2019, and within a year and half, I hit multiple six figures.\u201d While Anna used to be ashamed to share how she hit rock bottom, she\u2019s since realized that it\u2019s part of her story, and that by sharing her own experiences, she can also empower other business owners. \u201cYou\u2019re going to empower someone else by actually saying that,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s someone right now who\u2019s probably broke, completely ran out of money, and doesn\u2019t even know what they\u2019re going to do, right?\u201d Resources + Links Murphy & Associates Consulting Girl, Let\u2019s Talk Money Brian\u2019s Social Media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook  About Brian and the Mission Driven Business Podcast  Brian Thompson, JD\/CFP, is a tax attorney and certified financial planner who specializes in providing comprehensive financial planning to LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs who run mission-driven businesses. The Mission Driven Business podcast was born out of his passion for helping social entrepreneurs create businesses with purpose and profit. On the podcast, Brian talks with diverse entrepreneurs and the people who support them. Listeners hear stories of experiences, strength, and hope and get practical advice to help them build businesses that might just change the world, too. ","author_name":"Mission Driven Business","author_url":"https:\/\/btfinancial.com\/podcast","html":"