Episode #106: Candice Galek | The Critical Skills Every Business Owner Must Have

In this episode of Enlightened Entrepreneur Podcast, Candice Galek, founder, and CEO of Bikini Luxe talks about her journey in building the highest paying swimwear and affiliate program in the industry. Candice shares what it takes to make her passion the center of her company and what she is doing to continue to grow it.

Key Questions Asked:

What is Candice’s background in terms of education and experience? What triggered her to finally make the decision to build her own business? What were the necessary steps that she took from that point onward? What is the role of mentors in her success? Where did Candice get her strong work ethic from? What major roadblocks did Candice face during the early years of running a business and how did she overcome them? What important skills every business owner must develop in order to be successful in bringing a product or a service out in the market? How does Candace manage her time? Why did Candice agree to do a podcast for Enlightened Entrepreneur? How does Candace employ and develop creativity? If Candice is to do it all over again, what would she do differently?

Highlights of Lessons Learned:

Key Factors

Candice shares that business owners must keep an open mind and learn everything possible about his or her industry. Candice’s strong work ethic helped pushed her business to where it is today. One of the major roadblocks Candice had to face was the difficulty in learning how to manage inventory.

Must Remember

Every business owner must learn and continuously develop excellent time management, they also need to allocate a certain time to set goals. Before delegating tasks to other people, you have to make sure you have a general understanding of what is happening in that area of your business. Podcasts are important because they provide an insider point of view of what it’s like to grow a business. Another skill business owners must have in order to be successful bringing their passion and ideas to the marketplace is creativity.