S2 E10: From Knife-Threatened, Bullied Teen To No-BS Multi-Millionaire Entrepreneur with Lisa Johnson

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hosted by multiple iTunes Top 10 podcaster</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/jamesburttofficial/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">James Burtt</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Building The Brand is in-depth conversations with the entrepreneurs, founders, marketing and brand experts, PR specialists, CEO’s and CMO’s who have built some of the country's most successful companies and brands.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are looking to explode your brand using the power of audio, contact James’ agency</span> <a href="https://www.phonic.media/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Phonic Content</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s show, James is in conversation with the amazing Lisa Johnson. Lisa is a smart, well-respected and much-loved entrepreneur whose businesses have gone from standing start to over £12 Million in revenue in just 5 years. But, as she shares in this episode, from starting out as a teen who was bullied for being poor (which resulted in having a knife put to her throat!) success was not guaranteed for her!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As Lisa openly admits in this show, due to bullying, she coasted through the last few years of school and left as fast as possible, meaning she had to start at the very bottom of the working world, eventually clawing her way to achieving what would be considered as a career-ladder success. Only to find that the job left her overworked and unable to care for her infant twins. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This situation led to a massive shift in her work environment, resulting in a lot of debt, which eventually spurred on the launch of her first business, a wedding planning company - which was not without its challenges… especially as Lisa realised that she didn’t have the first idea about how to run an organization! This all changed when she found her first coach who made her focus on the ONE CORE THING