Ep 278: Embracing Life Changes with an Enterprising Spirit with Clarene Mitchell

We're talking about an inspiring journey taken by one woman, Clarene Mitchell, who recently decided to leave her home, embark on a road trip, and move to Tulsa, Oklahoma. For her, this was a pilgrimage of sorts - the centennial anniversary of the 1921 Race Massacre that occurred in Tulsa was fast approaching and she felt drawn to visit. There, she wrote an article about her experience which got published locally as well as on LinkedIn.

Now, Clarene is taking on entrepreneurship to help rebuild Black Wall Street/Greenwood District. Let's dive into her extraordinary story – from why she decided to make such a big change in her life to what she has learned along the way. It explores entrepreneurship through a unique lens of cultural identity, hope for the future, and how each of us can help bring about positive change in our own communities.

Tune in to find out how entrepreneurship can give rise to some of life's greatest opportunities. Join us for an inspiring episode where Clarene shares advice on creating quality content that resonates with your audience and tips on striking a balance between virtual and personal engagements.

Episode Highlights

10:20 - It was a chain of events that happened really that made it possible or doable. Again, I didn't have a job. So, I did the traditional thing that everyone is told to do. Go use LinkedIn, right? I had a profile for years, but I wasn't using it because it's the mindset or I had the mindset like people do still today that you just use it when you need a job. So, I started using it and using it more proactively and consistently because I was bored to death, and I needed to stay intellectually active. So, I was using LinkedIn in different ways than I had done before.

22:33 - This is joy tears because I know the journey He's brought me on and you talked about looking back. I know how far He's brought me with my business. I think about my first client and how happy I was when I got paid. Compared to what I get paid now, it wasn't a lot. And that's the growth, like being able to charge my worth and learning the journey of getting to that worth point. That moment when I got that first payment from a LinkedIn coaching client, and going from meeting some at a coffee shop and just being nice and doing that to it being an official meeting and being paid for my expertise on the spot. That was really the first one.

26:20 - There's so much more you can do on LinkedIn content-wise. I always say it's not necessarily what you post on LinkedIn, it's how you post it, right? So, it could be the same kind of content you post on another platform, but there's certain ways that you have to maybe spin it or adjust it so that it works on LinkedIn. I can see, all day, I'm scrolling on LinkedIn and see people posting. Where's the comments? Where's the engagement? Where's the community building? What value are you providing? Where it's not just about you, but it's about contributing, educating, empowering, inspiring, and helping people to really learn and see you as a subject matter expert, secondary, but first, being able to see you as someone who provides value.

35:10 - In reference to the business, I still see myself—I went mostly virtual, really exclusively virtual because of the pandemic, and it's worked well for my business. So, I don't see that changing, and that's a part of even me moving to Tulsa and being a part of the Tulsa remote program because I have a home-based business or a remote-based business, but I do want to get back to incorporating more in-person speaking. Before the pandemic, I was traveling the country speaking. It sounds crazy to some people, especially the introverts of the world. I'm not an introvert, so I love being on stages in front of hundreds of people and speaking. So, I'm looking forward to getting back to doing that now that we're moving...