From Panic Attacks to VA Superstar with Danielle Carrigan

The HoLT’s Survival Guide For Small Businesses

Changing your life is never easy.

To be able to take control of your future and make a success of it by starting your own business is not something everyone succeeds at.

That’s why I wanted to talk to the amazing Danielle Carrigan, who left teaching to start working as a VA. Within the first year she has built a team of 11 associates and is now starting a second business as well.

But it wasn’t easy in any way. Danielle struggled with her mental health as a teacher, which inspired the drive to want to change her life. She talks openly about her experiences from the balancing act of side hustling to the setbacks she has overcome to get to this point.

Resilience and finding the right support have been crucial for her along the way, whether in person or through communities like The HoLT.

No matter if you are in the thick of your side hustle or an established business owner there’s a lot to learn from the incredible Danielle.

“I woke up in the middle of the night and I thought I was having a heart attack.” – Danielle

You’ll hear about:

00:00 – Danielle hits rock bottom

00:32 - An introduction to Danielle and Bronson

01:52 - Danielle's life as a teacher

05:39 - Juggling the side hustle and teaching

08:04 - What told Danielle it was time to leave teaching?

11:07 - The reaction of those around her

16:16 - Danielle's red flags on sales calls

20:03 - How have Danielle's boundaries with clients improved?

25:16 - Why Danielle has associates rather than employees

30:08 - How has life changed for Danielle?

33:57 - Learning from the crap experiences

39:44 - The most valuable lessons from business owners

47:21 - Does Danielle still feel imposter syndrome?

54:23 - Focusing on what's important

56:01 - Danielle's advice to side hustlers

Connect with Danielle:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-carrigan/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/spacetime_va/

The Duke Academy - https://shorturl.at/IgPgS

Connect with me:

The HoLT - https://www.the-holt.com/

My website - https://leaturner.co.uk/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lea-turner/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/leadoeslinkedin/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LeaDoesLinkedIn/

Join The Holt waiting list - https://www.the-holt.com/waitlist

My resources:

Check out my course Making LinkedIn Simple - https://leaturner.co.uk/pages/making-linkedin-simple-2023

Take my LinkedIn profile quiz - https://leadoeslinkedin.scoreapp.com/

This podcast is sponsored by Safe Space From The Workplace. You can check out their podcast here - https://shorturl.at/IASSn