Nichole Kelly was a corporate executive turned entrepreneur, author, global speaker and a leading authority on marketing. Then, life handed her lemons. Two minor strokes with a 60% chance of a full stroke in a year. She decided to learn how to turn those lemons into the best damn lemonade on the planet and is sharing her journey to becoming ‘Un%$&#withable’.

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Take risks. Do what you would be happy to die doing. Embrace the future.
If you don’t like the rampant inequality in America – change what you’re doing. You have the power to make your business more equal.
Think laterally. Look for the shortcuts to where you want to be.

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[01:32] – “Having two strokes made me focus on whether or not I was happy”
[02:57] – Nichole appeared in Episode 85 of EOFire
[04:21] – Nichole’s currently the CEO of a company that she wants to be truly equal
[05:11] – “Everyone in the company, from CEO to janitor is equal – they have the same share, the same vote, and the same pay”
[06:00] – People are tired of overpaid CEOs – “it’s an old boys’ club”
[06:55] – “As a woman, in corporate America, femininity is coded as weakness”
[07:57] – “My salary was about 5 times that of my lowest-paid employee – my company was going through tough times, so I stopped drawing my salary”
[10:30] – Operating agreement of Nichole’s company
- Authenticity and transparency
- Everyone gets a vote, for everything, every time
- Compensation: we are all one
- People purchase a share when they enter, and sell it when they leave
- Mentorship is offered for everyone who’s ready
[13:01] – Follow Nichole on Snapchat
[13:38] – “I see shortcuts everywhere”
[15:53] – Currently prototyping private/public Snapchat stories
[17:48] – One user has the chance to follow the private story behind something on a public feed
[20:05] – Innovating content: it’s about moving from fear to empowerment
[21:48] – Rapid-prototyping your way to bliss
[23:39] – Nichole’s created a process to ‘rapid-prototype’ solutions – quick-fire problem solving
[24:37] – First question every morning: “Would I be grateful to die today?”
[25:35] – “My answer has got to be a ‘hell yes!’ or it’s a ‘no’”
[27:37] – “I started focusing on loving myself in the moment”
[29:29] – “I’ve just sold my house and can’t buy another. I have no salary and 3 kids – and I’m so excited about the future.”
[30:30] – “I’m removing all of the characters that I used to be and embracing what’s next”
[32:50] – “I want to take the effortless path – and that’s the path that no one is taking. When you love what you’re doing, you don’t have to kill yourself to succeed.”
[33:35] – Connect with Nichole on Snapchat, Facebook, or at her website

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Turn Lemons Into the Best Dang Lemonade on the Planet with Nichole Kelly

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