Listen "What Strip Club Taught Me About Business | Ep.04 Sales & Marketing Expert Rhiannon-Amber Leavett"
Episode Synopsis
From strip club manager to founder of five businesses. She once had £17,000 in debt, lived on credit cards, and couldn’t afford breakfast for her kids.But she said: “I had to start a business — because there was no way back.” “I want to earn so much money that my kids never have to struggle the way I did.” “And even then — I want to live a life that’s anything but ordinary.” How did it all begin? For Rhiannon, the earliest lessons came from dancers, debt, and disasters. In this episode, she opens up about:🟡 Why strip clubs are the best sales training ground in the world🟡 How she shifted from selling services to selling products — and the painful lessons that came with it🟡 How SME founders can build trust and grow a personal brand🟡 The marketing crisis in the equestrian world — stuck in the 1970s🟡 Why she keeps coming up with business ideas that actually hit real market needsThis is not a success story. This is a SURVIVAL story — and maybe the most honest one you’ll ever hear.--------------------------Timestamps:[00:00] – Intro[02:10] – From Strip Club Manager to CEO[04:34] – No Food, No Credit, No One to Call[07:31] – Why Business Is the Only Option[09:09] – How to Start with 0 Experience[12:22] – Why Every Small Business Struggles with Marketing[14:23] – Cold Accountability: Fix the Real Problem[17:14] – Becoming an Expert Before You Feel Like One[24:25] – Her First Ever Client[31:02] – Equitrain Industry Still Lives in the 1970s[36:48] – Business Idea: Teaching Tech to People Who Hate Tech[38:20] – Inventing the Zip-On Horse Coat[41:56] – When Every Prototype Fails[47:38] – Sell It Before You Make It[49:32] – 3 Brutal Lessons from Product Development[54:02] – Strippers Are the Best Salespeople on Earth[57:49] – Networking Lessons from the Club[01:04:18] – Rejection Training: The Best Sales School[01:06:36] – I'd Build a Sales Team Out of Strippers[01:07:36] – Childhood Business Instincts: The Pickle Relish Story[01:19:26] – What is Her Biggest Change during this Journey
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