Episode 36 28:09

Interview with Shaa Wasmund MBE Best Selling Author and Entrepreneur

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Show Notes

In this episode, I'm talking with my good friend Shaa Wasmund, Entrepreneur and Best Selling Author. Shaa was named one of the UK Top 20 Most Influential Entrepreneurs. We recorded this interview just as Shaa had been commissioned to write the 10th Anniversary Edition of her book, Stop Talking, Start Doing.

Episode Highlights

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  1. 2:57How Shaa has wondered about getting out of the online world
  2. 5:33How being financially empowered means you have choices
  3. 7:51How Shaa has been taking home 6 figures since she was 21 years old
  4. 10:44How 2020 changed Shaa's goals
  5. 12:35How your idea of success can change
  6. 15:55Shaa's business focus after lockdown in June
  7. 20:05Shaa's advice for people going through a tough entrepreneurial journey right now
  8. 22:09Business partner versus no business partner
  9. 24:13Shaa's regrets in business
  10. 26:42Compete with yourself and collaborate with others

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Dawn of a New Era is a weekly business podcast for founders, experts and professionals who want to grow a company without losing themselves in it. Every episode looks at the practical mechanics of scaling — revenue models, marketing, leadership, pricing and positioning — alongside the psychology that decides whether founders follow through.

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  • Episode · 36
  • Published · 1 April 2021
  • Run time · 28:09
  • Host · Dawn McGruer

About your host

Dawn McGruer is a bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker and scaling advisor. She has spent over 25 years building, scaling and selling businesses, and has supported more than 30,000 founders, marketers and professionals worldwide.

Her work sits at the intersection of commercial strategy and the psychology of performance — helping founders build companies that grow beyond their own capacity through better models, licensing and intellectual property leverage. She is the author of The Billionaire Brain®, published by Forbes Books.

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