Selling My Company to Bill Gates and the Lessons I Learned with Beate Chelette

In this episode, Beate Chelette, the Women's Code Growth Architect and Founder, shares her incredible journey from adversity to triumph in business. Despite growing up in a traumatic environment with an abusive mother, Beate persevered through losing everything - including her marriage and business - as well as facing a draining lawsuit that left her accounts empty. Surprisingly, these rock-bottom moments were just the beginning of a new chapter in her life. Today, she's sold her company to Bill Gates and has been recognized as one of the 100 top global thought leaders in 2021. Tune in!

Snapshot of the Key Points from the Episode:

04:00 A story of how Beate sold her company to Bill Gates.

07:24 Her letter to the Whitehouse.

10:45 What kept Beate on the entrepreneurship route despite hitting rock bottom.

23:51 Understanding what a business strategy entails.

32:08 Golden key takeaways from the episode

About Beate Chelette -

Beate Chelette is the Growth Architect and founder of The Women’s Code. She creates strategies, designs process maps and blueprints for visionaries and leaders who want to maximize their profits and scale their impact.

A first-generation immigrant who found herself $135,000 in debt as a single parent, Beate bootstrapped her passion for photography into a highly-successful global business and eventually sold it to Bill Gates in a multimillion-dollar deal.

Beate is “One of 100 Top Global Thought Leaders in 2021” by PeopleHum and “One of 50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs by HuffPost. She is the author of the #1 International Award-Winning Amazon Bestseller “Happy Woman Happy World – How to Go from Overwhelmed to Awesome”–a book that corporate trainer and best-selling author Brian Tracy calls “a handbook for every woman who wants health, success, and a fulfilling career.”

Recent clients include Amazon, Chevron, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Johnson & Jonson, Merck, the Women’s Legislative Caucus of California Cal State University Dominguez Hills, the Greater Los Angeles Realtor Association, Advertising Agency TracyLocke and thousands of small businesses.

How to connect with Beate Chelette:

Personal Website: https://beatechelette.com/

Company’s Website: https://thewomenscode.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beatechelette/

About the Host -

Ann Carden is a highly sought-after Expert Business Growth Consultant, Marketing Strategist, three-time published Author, and a #1 Bestselling Author, and Professional Speaker for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

How to Connect with Ann Carden:

Website: https://anncardencoaching.com

Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/business-consultant-coach

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/anncarden

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ann-Carden-A-Carden-Inc-110882230558068/

Grab Ann's free Masterclass at www.expertinyou.us

(0:00) Introduction to the podcast and guest, Beate Chelette (2:45) Discussion on competition, collaboration, and business strategies (6:10) Beate Chelette's entrepreneurial journey and turning point (15:05) The role of readiness, resonance, and strategy in business success (21:19) The dangers of settling for mediocrity and misunderstanding of strategy in business (26:07) The importance of lifestyle choices and strategy in building a business model (31:30) Beate Chelette's approach on landing big clients and dealing with failure (34:43) The importance of self-care and continuous improvement for entrepreneurs (37:19) Discussion on the concepts of 'the gap and the gain' and skill stacking (40:30) Conclusion and promotion of a free training at expertnu.us