INTERVIEW: Five Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First Launched My Business or Startup

Never stop learning. Stay humble. Even if you find success, you’ll hit a Pandemic, and that ego will quickly become in check. I try to do one or two things for my professional development every year. I also try to volunteer and do activities outside of work that are fueling and bring this energy back into my work.

Taking the risk to start a company is a feat few are fully equipped for. Any business owner knows that the first few years in business are anything but glamorous. Building a successful business takes time, lessons learned, and most importantly, enormous growth as a business owner. What works and what doesn’t when one starts a new business? What are the valuable lessons learned from the “University of Adversity”?

Lauren Green is a certified virtual facilitator, certified coach, experienced visual note-taker and effective leadership development trainer. She believes in the power of visualization to support productive and dynamic group processes and knowledge management. Lauren has an extensive toolkit of modalities for designing inclusive, engaging and productive sessions, whether in person, online or in a hybrid/blended format. Lauren is the owner and executive director of Dancing with Markers®, a team of visual practitioners who hold space for individuals, teams and organizations as they work towards their vision and achieve their goals. Lauren teaches facilitation as an adjunct professor for George Mason University’s Organization Development and Knowledge Management Program. She is also the host of the podcast This Meeting Sucks, a training podcast that aims to bring meeting skills to the masses. She holds a master’s degree in Organization Development and Knowledge Management from George Mason University. Lauren is an International Coach Federation certified coach and an MBTI® and EQi (emotional intelligence) Practitioner.

Lauren Green was interviewed by Doug Noll as part of a series for Authority Magazine. Read the full interview on Medium.