Karwanna Dyson wants to teach you how to make six figures landing government contracts, helping you become profitable faster than you might have imagined!
She’s the CEO of She’s Got Goals, a training firm that teaches women and minority small business owners how to land six-figure government contracts.
Lot of great lessons in our conversation including:
- How to seek government contracts if you sell professional services.
- Why she tried several different types of business before she found one that made her millions.
- How to find government contracts earmarked specifically for women and minority-owned businesses.
- What she learned from her own experience about how to accelerate the growth of a new business.
Life Skills That Matter In This Episode
- Build community.
- Self-directed learning.
- Tell your story.
How Karwanna Works and Thinks
- Wake up time: 6:00 am
- Core work activities + habits: 1) Being consistent with messaging. 2) Planning out goals and milestones to stay successful. 3) Being strategic with media and positioning.
- Ideal work environment: Calm, boss-like, quiet environments
- Superpower: Being genuine and wanting to help others reach their goals.
- Regains focus by: Revamping where she wants to be in the next 5 years and remembering her ultimate goals.
- 90-day goal: Do a TED Talk and get other media features to get her message out.
Inspirational Quotes
“A business is a vehicle and that vehicle has to have wheels. You have to have all the working parts in order to make it work for you.”
“You should create your own path, create your own goals and, for every goal, you have to have some action steps to accomplish it.”
“Where you are today is a direct result of what you’ve been doing for the past 5 years.”
“You can’t give up on yourself, you just have to keep moving.”
Coaching Advice
Having trouble staying persistent in your business? Karwanna shared these ideas to get you going:
1) When you have a goal, the mere fact that you thought it means it’s possible.
2) You’ll never know what might have happened if you give up too soon.
3) Not everything will happen overnight, but if you’re persistent, it will happen.
Resources + Bonus Materials
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
The Trillion Dollar Secret To Government Contracting Revealed by Karwanna Dyson
Special Offer!
Get a free training course from Karwanna and qualifications checklist!
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