Don’t Let Your Business Turn Into A Job - With Judith Keys Of My Food In France Change Work Life podcast

Don’t let your business turn into a job - with Judith Keys of My Food in France

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#159 - Judith Keys quit her job and moved to France to help ex-pats immerse themselves faster in French food, friendship and lifestyle. She talks about the process of starting a business in a new country, the dangers of a business turning into a job and how she built up a client base using LinkedIn.
What you'll learn

[1:35] How to determine the need there is for a new business.
[3:55] The business model for My Best Friend in France.
[6:58] Judith’s career before starting her own business.
[8:15] What it’s like being in a job with no prospects of progression.
[11:46] What to do during a sabbatical.
[13:22] Making plans for after you leave your job.
[16:45] The process of finding what you’ll do in a new country.
[18:30] Learning how to market yourself.
[19:15] How to source clients on LinkedIn.
[21:44] Ways to get your connection requests accepted on LinkedIn.
[24:25] How to build an online content strategy.
[25:52] How to consistently produce high-quality content.
[30:20] How a business can turn into a job.
[33:40] Choosing the type of business you want to create.
[35:44] How to get the confidence to start a business in a saturated market.
[37:35] The danger of turning your passion into a business.
[39:45] The future for Judith’s businesses.

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