Sheila Farragher-Gemma: Focus on What You are Good At
Sheila Farragher-Gemma moved to the States in 1989 for a job in Boston. She figured she would stay a few years before returning home to Ireland, but 30 years later, with a husband, two children, and a handful of successful businesses under her belt, she may be here to stay. Sheila has an entrepreneurial spirit which has led her to the world of marketing consulting. She loves studying business - watching and understanding what professionals do, and why they do it. Some of her successful business ventures include Scalliwags, a children’s indoor playground and sought after birthday party venue, Foreclosuresmass.com and Government Deal Funding – both Real Estate Investing education companies, and Affiliate Mastermind Group - an association bringing structure, innovation and collaboration to businesses in need, and Connected Sponsors where she secures amazing sponsors for her clients and teaches others how to do the same. She was in Bill Glazers mastermind for several years and attributes a lot of her success to all that she learned through GKIC. Sheila, through her company Connected Sponsor, helps event promoters monetize their events by building long standing relationships and partnerships with Sponsoring companies. Some events she promotes are Thrive, Archangel, ProfitCon, Perfect Life Retreat, MFA Live, Disruptive Innovation and Nor-Cal Fitness Summit.Her keys to success are tenacity and empathy. Once she gets her teeth into something she doesn’t let go. Her dream is to own a business that is so powerful it can run on auto pilot. Think Facebook. She also loves to travel, and Asia is currently at the top of her bucket list. In this episode, we discuss:Focusing on what you are good at and letting others take of the things you can’t so your business operates in the most efficient wayBuilding your business in a way that will support any lifestyle that you wantHow strategic partnerships and Sponsorships are a win-win for all parties involved and can help bring your business to the next levelThe importance of networking and building relationships and the opportunities that they can present for your businessFollowing the checkbook and how that tactic can reveal inroads to successI hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Over the course of her life Sheila has learned that we can make a business work for us on our terms without sacrificing success. Please let me know your thoughts!Connect with Sheila Website: https://connectedsponsors.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/SheilaFarragher LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sheilafarraghergemma Connect with Kent Lloyd and Harmon Brothers UniversityWebsite: https://harmonbrothersuniversity.com/start-home YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/harmonbrothersFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/harmonbrothersuniversityLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-lloyd/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmon.brothers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmonbros