Get Inspired with Jewelry Design Entrepreneur Sarah Foster-EP013

Sarah Foster quit her 9 to 5 job two years ago and now works full-time from her home studio as a jewelry designer as well as a design, branding and marketing consultant to female entrepreneurs and host of the FIT & FIERCE Podcast. As founder, creator and Chief Foul Mouth of Bad Bad Jewelry, Sarah’s mission is to inspire and empower women to go after what they want.

Sarah began her career working in the call center for Amazon, then taking a job in the financial industry. Seeking a creative outlet, Sarah started designing one-of-a-kind jewelry as a side gig. Eventually, she founded the company Nomadic Fashion and tried jewelry full-time. After two years of entrepreneurship, Sarah was struggling and realized that it was necessary to return to the corporate world. Landing a job as an executive assistant at a design firm, Sarah earned enough money to fund the next step of her journey and Bad Bad Jewelry was born. On this episode of the podcast, Sarah offers advice about outsourcing and inspires you to take risks and do the work you love.

 

Key Takeaways

Sarah’s tips for gaining confidence

• Fake it ‘til you make it; speak with a confident tone of voice
• Be upfront when you don’t know the answers
• Push yourself: “I knew I wouldn’t grow unless I was uncomfortable.”

 If you’re working a job that doesn’t make you happy, use it as motivation to discover your true passion

• Sarah was working as an executive assistant when she conceived of her new brand, the type of jewelry she wanted to make and how to manufacture it

 Sarah’s advice for struggling entrepreneurs

• It’s okay to go back to a ‘normal’ job if you aren’t making it

Sarah’s guidelines for juggling multiple projects

• Though it may be tough to give up control, outsource small tasks like photo editing and writing captions
• Utilize programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) beyond what they may have been created for in an office environment

Sarah’s suggestions for beginning entrepreneurs

1. Don’t be afraid to delegate; make use of freelancers on sites like Upwork
2. Think about slowly scaling your business while you are still working a ‘normal’ job

 “It’s going to be okay”

• Though entrepreneurship has its ups and downs, you should pursue the work you love

 Resources

Feel the Fear … and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers 

Upwork 

 

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