Ep. 105: How to Ask For Business with Jenn Walker Wall

Jenn Walker Wall is the founder of Work Wonders Coaching + Consulting where she helps people land new jobs and succeed at work. She’s also co-host of the Making Life Work Podcast. She has worked at the Sloan School of Management at MIT as well as Harvard University, and is currently an Adjunct Instructor of Sociology at Lesley University.

When she’s not helping clients land interviews or launch their own businesses, you can find her cooking up a storm in her kitchen, usually while listening to true crime podcasts.

In Part 2 of my interview, we talk about:

• How to ask people for their business.
• How to “network” if you’re introverted and what to do if you hate networking events.
• Why it’s okay if you’re side hustle stays a side hustle – and how to decide if it’s something you want to take it full time!
• How to handle the anxiety of making the transition to self-employed.
• Managing growth in your side hustle while you’re still an employee.
• How too much freedom can get in the way of your success and how to harness it to help you grow.
• How one little language tweak can make all the difference in your business.
• Why money isn’t the best metric to measure your side hustle success.
• Why you might not need to make as much money as you think you need to make.
• What belief Jenn needed to change about herself to get to the point where she could quit her day job.
• The advice Jenn would give to someone who is just getting started on their side hustle journey.
• Why solving problems and encountering obstacles is a good thing.

If you have any questions about making the transition from side-hustle to self-employed or you want to learn more about Jenn’s career coaching services you can find Jenn online at www.workwonderscoaching.