EP #106: How To Be Faithful, Lucky, and Make an Impact with Victoria Wieck
Success comes in many forms. But, there’s only one way to get there. You have to believe that you can do something great before you can do it. You also have to persevere. There will be times where you’re greatest will be threatened. That’s okay. In fact, it’s how you grow and develop essential skills.
Some of the people we’ve heard from on the show were very confident, some were more humble. There have been people from numerous industries and places around the globe. We’ve talked to CEOs, Executive Directors, authors, and entrepreneurs. This time, we have a jeweler. Victoria Wieck is just about all of those things and and serious impactmaker. Get ready to learn how to believe in the skills you have, build a successful company, and make the world a better place.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
How a language barrier helped Victoria
What it’s like to immigrate and have nothing
About Victoria’s businesses
The importance of communication in e-commerce
How jewelry is a unique product
The importance of video content
How gurus may not be the best presenters
How resilience and perseverance are effective
How a quality product is meaningful
The many benefits of reading
What compassion does for you
How to run a business on the other side of the world
About Victoria’s television show
How Victoria built a global business
How religion played a role in Victoria’s upbringing
How Victoria was lucky
What a military leader did for Victoria’s business
What a memorable experience does for people and your business
How entrepreneurship needs to be taught in school
How to show people lessons
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“I was always an artist at heart.” - Victoria Wieck
“I thought that was the only way to survive.” - Victoria Wieck
“It was boring looking at numbers.” - Victoria Wieck
“It wasn’t worth living that life.” - Victoria Wieck
“I have these dreams at working at a jewelry company some day.” - Victoria Wieck
“I wanted to make $2,000 a month in revenue.” - Victoria Wieck
“In the first 18 months I actually did over a million dollars in revenue.” - Victoria Wieck
“I think there are actually better off no showing up in person.” - Victoria Wieck
“Very few boys are ever given up.” - Victoria Wieck speaking about adoption from South Korea
“It was very rare if we didn’t have police squads in our school.” - Victoria Wieck
“The best thing that ever happened to him was to have everything taken away over night.” - Victoria Wieck
“I never judge people.” - Victoria Wieck
“I want to make sure they get the highest quality product.” - Victoria Wieck
“If I’m working 9-5, I’m not there for my kids.” - Victoria Wieck
“I built a global business before global business was actually a thing.” - Victoria Wieck
“Yes, I worked really hard. But, I was really lucky.” - Victoria Wieck
“We codlin’t go to a Christian school because it was private.” - Victoria Wieck
“It the same God, right?” - Victoria Wieck
“With divine intervention, anything is possible.” - Victoria Wieck
“When this guy gave me a chance, of course I performed.” - Victoria Wieck
“As an entrepreneur, you’ll only make money if you ad value to someone’s life.” Victoria Wieck
“It solves some problems but probably brings up some other ones.” - Bob DePasquale speaking about technology
“I think there’s probably a lot of stories out there of people who wanted to quit on something…” - Bob DePasquale
Resources In Today's Episode:
Victoria Wieck - LinkedIn - Website - Jewelry Shop - ShopHQ
Books - Million Dollar Passion - Shattered Sky
Bob’s Book - Personal Finance in a Public World
This week’s E-Impact Blog Entry
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