SOS Dance Global: Choreographing change and empowering a generation

Founded & Grounded

Entrepreneurship is a lot like dancing; both require resilience, adaptability, and the courage to step outside your comfort zone.
Find out how one startup, SOS Dance Global, is combining these elements to reach the top of the industry. This is a story of empowerment, resilience, and defying the odds.
Bonnie Parsons, shares her remarkable journey from professional dancer to pioneering entrepreneur, and how she's empowering a generation of women through the universal language of dance.
Key Takeaways
- How to confront challenges head-on. Hear the harsh truths behind the obstacles facing female founders and the keys to success in balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood.
- Empowerment as strategy. For Bonnie, she's clear on her mission to positively impact lives globally, providing strength and confidence to women.
- Scaling up requires a transformative mindset, implementing systems, and spreading culture and processes for business growth
- Persistence pays off. Building a startup is a long game where patience, strategic planning, and understanding your worth are essential ingredients for success.

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章节

1. Introduction and guest Bonnie Parsons, founder of SOS Dance Global (00:00:00)

2. Impact of SOS Dance Global on empowering women (00:05:22)

3. Bonnie's journey from professional dancer to business owner (00:07:27)

4. Establishment and mission of SOS Dance Global (00:10:06)

5. Sponsors: National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) and Hexa Finance (00:26:53)

6. The role of small actions and businesses in making big impacts (00:28:38)

7. Scaling a business: challenges, opportunities, and experiments (00:33:21)

8. Impact of new regulations on female investors and founders (00:37:06)

9. Learning from past business mistakes and recognising one's worth as a founder (00:46:34)

10. Balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood (00:52:52)

11. The importance of support systems in entrepreneurship (01:01:26)

12. The importance of self-care in the startup journey (01:14:26)

13. 1:22:21 Bonnie's personal definition of success and advice to early stage founders (01:22:21)

14. Closing remarks and teaser for the next episode (01:34:56)