The Power of Giving:
Mel Robbins- a true business dynamo.
Mel Robbins is an author, relationship expert, syndicated radio host and America’s Life Coach. I met her at Tory Johnson’s Spark and Hustle weekend for which I was a sponsor and a vendor on the shopping night. Of course I connected with her and gave her a Humanity bracelet as a token to remember the evening and connect her to my biz Sueb.do. In wrapping the bracelet on her wrist she said she had to have one of these bracelets for her daughter. In kicked my instincts to which I responded, “sure as long as you promise to come speak to B.I.G- a women’s entrepreneurial group I am a pod leader for.”
Flash forward to September 2011 and Mel Robbins is sitting at HYP Yoga studio in Wellesley,Ma donning a new Sueb.do best-selling bracelet amped to offer her sharp and effective advice for living to a room of hard-working, empowered women entrepreneurs.
What makes all of this so amazing is that you really never know until you try. I came to find out, when someone asked at the meeting, how much she charged for a speaking engagement of this nature, that she usually gets a whopping $10,000 and an astonishing $500/hr for one-on-one advice.
Me, Mel Robbins, Debra Goodman(owner HYP), and co-pod leader Peggy Kriss
From that meeting, everyone left engaged, inspired,empowered and in awe and one woman even hired Mel for a one-on-one and it has truly changed her life.
All of this stemmed from a powerful networking event which has greatly impacted my life- Spark and Hustle and my never ending drive to meet and connect with powerful women in business. This is truly power of networking, talking and connecting at it’s very finest.
The Give and Get
Continues:
As mentioned before, one woman from B.I.G signed up for a one-on-one with Mel following the inspirational meeting. I of course had to get the whole scoop for this blog post as I thought it would BEE a great tie-in for all my readers. Here’s the low-down on the show-down:
Aside from being so inspired after Mel’s initial talk, Liz really felt she would benefit from having a more personal interaction with Mel. They quickly found a date that was agreeable for both and Liz couldn’t wait for the day to arrive. Mel came to see Liz at her home, in her element. They spoke about Liz’s business- Liz’s Lasting Lost which stems from a life-long struggle with personal eating issues. Liz offers coaching about weight loss and other weighty issues in addition to a tools that aid in making eating healthy fun and less of a struggle.
Mel wearing a Sueb.do best-seller as a "THANK YOU!" for speaking:)
During their meeting Mel helped Liz create a manageable plan of action which included a list of her goals and a strong emphasis on having a blog. Mel gave Liz the boost of internal ammo she needed to just JUMP and go for it all with her business. Liz felt empowered and connected to her business.
As the person who brought them together, this story is the quintessential example of what I love to do. I love to meet and connect and link other people together. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t but this case was extraordinary. I love to know that from one little conversation at Spark and Hustle months ago led to the empowerment of so many woman who attended the B.I.G meeting to now helping Liz take her business to the next level.
I hope this story inspires you to make a change to your business or brand or home life today. Join B.I.G or attend a networking group and spread the joy of giving. Offer someone a simple word of encouragement, a sample of your product or practice your pitch to someone, you never know what you might get if you give!
