In this episode, Kevin talks with the founder and CEO of Sugatan.io, Kris Sugatan. Kris was an experienced Freelancer at Upwork before betting on herself and going all-in to start her own business. She has learned eCommerce, taught herself Facebook Ads and is rocking it in her industry.

Things you will learn in this episode:

  • Kris's Origin Story (2:00)

  • Kris's desire to build and run her own business (4:02)

  • Importance Of Trusting Your Intuition And That You Can Do It Yourself (6:16)

  • Kris's eCommerce Journey (10:00)

  • Social media organic traffic

  • Using Facebook Ads as leverage

  • The Importance Of Taking Action (14:20)

  • Common Mistakes In eCommerce (15:03)

  • Too much emphasis on branding

  • Not learning from your mistakes

  • Kris's View On Failure (20:02)

  • Kris's advice if you want to get out of the corporate cycle and take a leap of faith (20:45)

  • Being in the worst-case scenarios could benefit you

  • Sometimes, it's okay to let things go

  • Kris talks about the most impactful advice that she got (27:26)

  • Listening to your inner voice and intuition (29:03)

  • The Importance Of Time Management To Get Things Done (29:50)

  • Sorting out your ideas

  • Setting priorities

  • Which Is More Important, Knowledge, Action, Relationships, or Luck, and Why? (33:08)

  • Lightning Segment (35:40)

Tweetable Quotes:

"In eCommerce, it's the high frequency of tests that you do will determine your success." - Kris Sugatan

"It's necessary to fail" - Kris Sugatan

"Follow Your Intuition" - Kris Sugatan

"It's not the smartest in the room that's gonna get there, it's going to be who takes the most series of actions." - Kris Sugatan

Resources mentioned in the episode:

  • Ray Dalio

  • Smartsweets (Gummy Bears)

You can connect with Kris on LinkedIn and join her private group on Facebook, it’s free.

You can also visit her website at sugatan.io to know more.

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