Leading Through Challenging Situations - Susan Black-Beth

Branch Out - A Podcast from Connection Builders

From heading a family business, running franchising models, running a private equity firm, and being a mother to two, is there anything Susan Black-Beth can't do? Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, Susan's relationship with business started at an early age and has been formative to her leadership style.

In this episode, Susan shares the value of having a robust and reliable network, how to overcome unforeseen challenges, her serendipitous relationship with COVID-19, and the importance of resiliency, authenticity, and vulnerability. With years of experience in multiple spheres of entrepreneurship, Susan explains how all these skills unexpectedly came together to help her through a life-changing family crisis. Finally, bringing this all together, we hear how a shift in perspective can help improve our outlook and allow us to lead ourselves and those who depend on us.
Key Points From This Episode:

• Susan's experience with an entrepreneurial family.
• Susan and her sisters experience buying and building carwashes.
• Why Susan felt called to move away from the safety of the family business.
• How Susan overcame her limiting and self-doubting internal dialogue.
• Susan's seven-year journey in private equity.
• The life lessons Susan has learned while overcoming challenges.
• What Susan learned about leadership from the most challenging days of COVID.
• Susan's experiences with her son's heart transplant journey.
• Susan's relationship with resiliency and leadership.
• Most importantly, the power of gratitude and how it has helped Susan succeed.

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