67: Building success and overcoming trauma by being authentically you, with Megan Everett

Building success by being authentically you<br /> <br />This week I interviewed someone who completely blew me away, someone whom I only met a few weeks ago, but immediately felt her energy before walking in the room. Megs Everett is not only intriguing but is a remarkable problem-solver, relationship builder, CEO and founder of a multi-million-dollar business, and someone who’s soul set mine on fire the minute I met her.<br /> <br />Listen to this episode to hear how one woman used trauma and pain to shift her life, drive her motivation, and overcome by truly caring about those around her, and using her gifts to build a 27-million-dollar tech company in just three years.<br /> <br />Listen now<br /> <br />Putting her family first<br /> <br />Megs starts this episode describing her childhood, the pain and abuse her family endured from her father, and how, as the oldest of three sisters, she took on the role of protecting her family. She describes the moment she had enough, the anger she felt towards both her parents, and the call she made that changed everything.<br /> <br />Connecting with clients<br /> <br />As she transitioned out of college, she shares the various roles and jobs she acquired, her need to get approval in male-dominated fields, and how she quickly excelled in sales. She describes her success in sales, how she was making a massive income just by caring about her clients, putting in the time to genuinely do what they enjoyed, and by showing up for them.<br /> <br />Problem-solving and shifting her life<br /> <br />Megs describes the minute she had enough, the traumatic deaths that encouraged her to walk away from her job and find something better. She shares the debilitating hardship that followed soon after starting her own company and what it took to overcome the events that almost lost her everything. She describes what it takes to pick yourself back up, to power through, and how to face pain and use it not only for success, but for the greater good.<br /> <br />Megs Everett<br /> <br />Megan