Naomi Simson is the founder of RedBalloon, a 'shark' on Shark Tank Australia, Australia #1 LinkedIn profile with over 2.4m followers, and the author of the books 'Ready To Soar' and 'Live What You Love'.   In this episode, we talk about:  - The skills you'll learn as a corporate employee  - How employees, no matter their seniority, can contribute something meaningful to customers and to the organisation  - The best approach to transitioning from employee to entrepreneur  - Who SHOULDN'T try to become an entrepreneur  - The importance of listening to your customers (but also knowing when to ignore them)  - The difference between 'persistence' and 'pigheadedness'  - The difference between 'this is not working' and 'this is not working YET'  - The fine line between optimism and reality  - 'Red Flags' and instant turn-offs for investors  - The importance of constantly learning and reading, as well as some of Naomi's favourite books and authors   Links: http://join.naomisimson.com/ - 'The Huddle' - you can get an invite to join Naomi's private Facebook community here. https://naomisimson.com/ - website https://education.naomisimson.com/ - Naomi's online course titled 'Building Your Business Brand'.   Naomi's social channels: Facebook: @naomi.simson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomisimson/ Instagram: @naomisimson Twitter: @NaomiSimson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.