We’re thrilled to introduce you to the consistently dynamic and insightful Jaime Taets. We trust you’ll enjoy this conversation with an outstanding women entrepreneur and business leader.

Jaime, appreciate you joining us today. Looking back, do you think you started your business at the right time? Do you wish you had started sooner or later

While it’s hard to admit, I wish I would have started getting serious about my business sooner. When I started the business I had intentions of it just being me and some administrative staff to support me. I didn’t want a team, I didn’t want the stress that having others dependent on you means. There are a lot of solopreneurs who are very successful and I originally thought that’s what I wanted. Until the opportunity to scale and grow came, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to build a business. There’s so much stress when you have employees, their families, and others depending on you to make the right decisions. Early on, I didn’t have the confidence to think I could take on that responsibility. I wish I had known that I had what it takes to build a business the entire time, I could have grown faster and would be in a much different place if I had more confidence in myself at that early stage. Looking back on it, I think I needed to experience slower growth to help guide me towards what I wanted the business to really be, and to gain clarity on what I wanted and what I would be proud to build. All of the successes, struggles, and opportunities have created that clarity. So while I think the business could be bigger at this point, I also don’t think we would have the clarity of who we are and who we want to be if we had grown faster, and sooner. I’m proud of the depth of our values and deep company purpose, and those things come with focus and time.

Jaime, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

As a CEO, public speaker, Amazon best-selling author, podcast host, and thought leader, I’m focused on helping others thrive even when they feel stuck and drive their personal growth through shifts in their perspective. With over 20 years in corporate culture and leadership development, I have honed the craft of helping leaders understand and manage their own energy to create high energy in their lives and their organizations.

As Chief Vision Officer and Founder of Keystone Group International, my team and I focus on leadership development, organizational strategy, growth, and change. What drives our work with clients is my belief that strong leadership and a change-resilient culture are the foundation for sustainable growth. Harnessing my experience leading thousands of executives and hundreds of companies on their large growth plans, I am focused on inspiring real and sometimes challenging discussions about the crossroads between high performance and healthy change.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

I have used a give-first philosophy throughout the entire 10 years of building my business. It’s the advice I give any new entrepreneur. You need to focus on helping others, and connecting with others, and then and only then should you ask for something in return. When you build a business on relationships that are based on true partnership, the longevity of the business is greater. I now have a network of people who I truly care about their success and they care about mine. The depth of the relationship is what will continue to create momentum in your business. I’ve also been very intentional about what content I put out. I focus on being vulnerable and real about my own struggles, which in turn allows me to impact others who are dealing with the same things. People want to be inspired, even if it’s a hardship that you are talking about, so I try to be as real as I can to ensure people see the real journey of an entrepreneur. It’s not all success and awards, there are a lot of low points and risks as well. I think it’s important to share both sides of the story.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

Many people don’t know the early story of my business. I left my big, safe corporate job to become an entrepreneur, and about 6 months into that I found myself in the middle of a divorce. The safety net that I believed I had while I built my business was gone. Looking back, while that was the hardest point of my entire life, I believe it was the best thing for my business. It forced me to depend on myself, to have confidence in what I was building and I believe going through that has made me more resilient as I have dealt with other mistakes, risks, and issues in my business. I often don’t have the answer, but I have the confidence I will figure it out. And that confidence is what allows me to move forward, to take risks, even in the face of uncertainty. Sometimes the obstacles that we overcome are the times when we build the muscle for the next stage of the journey.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.jaimetaets.com
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• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimetaets/
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