After Adversity: Business Breakthroughs with Elaine Tan Comeau
The Road to Seven
English - May 24, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes - 15.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCareers Business coaching business development female entrepreneurs Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
“Start with your own small radius and perfect it…when you can succeed in selling well in your small radius, then you can duplicate it.”
- Elaine Tan Comeau
Launching just two days after the birth of her third child, Easy Daysies Ltd. founder and CEO Elaine Tan Comeau successfully scaled a unique product-based business selling an invention created at her own kitchen table.
In this episode, I speak to the school-teacher-turned-accidental-inventor whose award-winning daily magnetic planners teach children to become more cooperative and independent — and incited a bidding war between all FIVE Dragons’ Den investors.
If you’re looking to be inspired by a powerful female entrepreneur who has succeeded in the face of adversity, then just press play on this episode!
In this episode, you’ll discover:
A walkthrough of the early days of a product-based company (and how she launched with just $1400)How Elaine streamlined her supply chain and built a sales team so that she could scale upHow she continued growing after a life-changing medical emergencyAbout Elaine Tan Comeau: A five-time nominee for the RBC Women of Influence Award, she is a sought after keynote speaker, author, and CEO and founder of Easy Daysies Ltd. Elaine has been featured in Forbes, Macleans, CBC, FOX, CTV, Canadian Business Magazine, Parents Magazine, and the Financial Post, and was awarded the 2014 Canadian Mompreneur of the Year, Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence in Business.
Highlights:
00:01 Intro
04:57 Meet Elaine Tan Comeau
08:08 First $1400
09:11 Learning how to sell
13:05 Supply chain & distribution
18:25 Dragons’ Den & investors
26:22 Course, book & podcast
31:16 Stroke impact
38:31 What she knows now
41:11 What’s next?
Links:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CLY64ZR
https://elaineskitchentable.com/perfectpitch-masterclass
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau
Twitter: @chatwithelaine
Instagram: @elainetancomeau, @easydaysies
My appearance on Elaine’s podcast
https://elaineskitchentable.com/shelagh
To work with me visit:
https://www.theroadtoseven.com/
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