This episode highlights the journey of a homeschooling mom who built a successful Amazon business after transitioning from a career as a pharmacist. It emphasizes the importance of resilience, flexibility, and strategic learning. Listeners will gain insights into overcoming challenges, leveraging educational resources like Keepa and coaching, and the critical role of relationships in scaling an e-commerce venture.
Key takeaways
Utilize tools like Keepa to make informed buying decisions and avoid early financial mistakes in your Amazon business.
Actively seek out and engage with a supportive community, such as masterminds or Facebook groups, and consider coaching to accelerate your learning and growth as an Amazon seller.
Outsource operational tasks like inventory prep (prep centers) and administrative duties (Virtual Assistants) to free up your time and energy for strategic business growth.
Embrace resilience and flexibility, drawing on past professional experiences to navigate the pressures and setbacks inherent in building an e-commerce business.
Prioritize building strong connections and relationships within the e-commerce community, as these are crucial for long-term business success and support.
Balance your business with personal commitments by developing strong focus strategies and understanding your core motivations to stay driven.
Recognize transferable skills from previous careers (e.g., pressure handling, leadership from pharmacy) that can be directly applied to e-commerce entrepreneurship.
In this highlights episode, you'll hear how the guest juggles business with homeschool, her focus tips and her view on why she does what she does to keep herself going. These highlights will encourage anyone currently building or considering an Amazon business especially when it gets hard! We covered episode #622 - From full-time pharmacist to Amazon business building homeschooling mom. You can listen to the full episode at https://silentjim.com/podcast Notes from the podcast team: The guest shares how she got started in ecommerce and discusses some transferable (to business) lessons she learned while working as a pharmacist: 1) how to work under pressure 2) how to be resilient 3) how to be flexible 4) how leadership grows The guest found Podcast Episode #307 to be her sign from God that she should move forward with Amazon! She describes finding The Proven Amazon Course (PAC), The My Silent Team Facebook page, Jim's podcasts and Jimmy Smith's Replens training. She also discusses her very positive coaching experience - Jim shares that all the coaches have a booming Amazon business themselves as well as having teacher hearts to help new students learn! The guest shares transparently how many times she contemplated quitting and while she took a brief respite, she was back up and running again soon! She shares very openly how she made poor buying decisions in the beginning until she got better at reading Keepa. She also reiterated Jim's stance that connections and relationships are the building blocks of business! Hibah discusses some big steps she took to grow her business: attended an in person mastermind get together that had the purpose of sourcing together, started using a prep center and hired a VA! Jim and the guest discuss how much time she is spendin
Frequently asked about this episode
What does this episode say about amazon & marketplaces?
Utilize tools like Keepa to make informed buying decisions and avoid early financial mistakes in your Amazon business.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Actively seek out and engage with a supportive community, such as masterminds or Facebook groups, and consider coaching to accelerate your learning and growth as an Amazon seller.
What does this episode say about supply chain & operations?
Outsource operational tasks like inventory prep (prep centers) and administrative duties (Virtual Assistants) to free up your time and energy for strategic business growth.
What does this episode say about amazon & marketplaces?
Embrace resilience and flexibility, drawing on past professional experiences to navigate the pressures and setbacks inherent in building an e-commerce business.
What does this episode say about amazon & marketplaces?
Prioritize building strong connections and relationships within the e-commerce community, as these are crucial for long-term business success and support.
