Let's welcome business coach Katia Rave to this week's get together! @RStrategystudio #1mccola

Origin story: started as a hair dresser, put in the work, and learned she loved the business side more than the hair dressing @RStrategystudio #1mccola

Her big dream: create a French day spa. But her dream failed. She closed her shop and had to start over from nothing. @RStrategystudio #1mccola

Even in a new career as a photojournalist, she still held onto her love of running a business. @RStrategystudio #1mccola

Looking back at her failures, she worked through what went wrong and learned how to make a business successful. @RStrategystudio #1mccola

She learned to focus on her target market and how to sell to them in particular. @RStrategystudio #1mccola

Now she's teaching business owners to use public speaking to help their business owners grow, while coaching them to succeed. @RStrategystudio #1mccola

"When you have a goal and you have a vision - and it's on your calendar - you can get it done" - Katia @RStrategystudio #1mccola

As a French person, she leverages her multicultural perspective and cultural experience to help her audience. @RStrategystudio #1mccola

Getting an international client base over the internet still requires networking face to face (or voice), through speaking engagements, video conferencing, and podcasting. @RStrategystudio #1mccola

Katia's target market: from solopreneurs to 12 employees. @RStrategystudio #1mccola

Setbacks happen all the time, it's how you respond to them that matters as an entrepreneur. "What tools do you have in your toolbox to respond to the setbacks." - Katia @RStrategystudio #1mccola

Thanks to Katia Rave for the mini public speaking clinic she just gave us this morning. We all learned good practices from her excellent presentation and responses. @RStrategystudio #1mccola