What They Didn’t Teach Me in Business School | Thousand Miles with Deepa Maisuria | Women Entrepreneur | Business Women | Small Business
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Funny, Real, Relatable and Helpful! This podcast is for ambitious people who want to grow their business or career. I share with you what it’s really like to start a business as I navigate running my own business! Using real conversations behind the scenes, I deep dive into everything we face as business owners and leaders in organizations. I‘m open and transparent about my journey, and I share what I’ve learnt so I can help you too - so whether you’re a small business owner (or want to be one!) or have ambitious career plans, this podcast is for you. ”Hey, I love listening to your podcast. Its totally resonating with me the way you have questions and struggles, and responsibility issues with timeline. Its exactly what [I am] doing. Makes me feel so much better hahah. Thanks for sharing...loving it!” - Sameera B. ”Deepa is real and relatable, and each podcast has just the right mix of humour, honesty, and real business information. Can‘t wait to see where this goes!” - JTexs
Location:
Canada
Description:
Funny, Real, Relatable and Helpful! This podcast is for ambitious people who want to grow their business or career. I share with you what it’s really like to start a business as I navigate running my own business! Using real conversations behind the scenes, I deep dive into everything we face as business owners and leaders in organizations. I‘m open and transparent about my journey, and I share what I’ve learnt so I can help you too - so whether you’re a small business owner (or want to be one!) or have ambitious career plans, this podcast is for you. ”Hey, I love listening to your podcast. Its totally resonating with me the way you have questions and struggles, and responsibility issues with timeline. Its exactly what [I am] doing. Makes me feel so much better hahah. Thanks for sharing...loving it!” - Sameera B. ”Deepa is real and relatable, and each podcast has just the right mix of humour, honesty, and real business information. Can‘t wait to see where this goes!” - JTexs
Twitter:
@deepamaisuria
Language:
English
Website:
https://dmsk.ca/
Episodes
17. How to Stay Motivated When You Just Want to Quit
12/17/2021
Being an entrepreneur is an emotional rollercoaster. It is hard. There is so much uncertainty and it can wear you down if you let it. In this episode, Deepa shares a story with Shawn about a customer they have - their first ever repeat customer - and why celebrating their first repeat customer is important for motivation as a small business owner.
Duration:00:11:16
16. We Made a Mistake
12/9/2021
One of our customers didn't receive their product and it took us Weeks to realize this. Needless to say, we were doing damage control. In this episode, I take you through the moment we realize our mistake to fixing our error and exactly how we did it.
Duration:00:11:55
15. Work-life Balance is a Lie and Here’s Why
12/4/2021
I've heard many debates about work-life balance ever since I started my career, but we just aren't getting it because of a fundamental belief system that we need to Unlearn. Life today is harder than it was for our parent's generation, but our mindset hasn't evolved around work-life balance. In this episode, I dissect why we just aren't getting it and how to achieve balance today.
Duration:00:10:09
14. What No One Tells You About How to Stop Procrastinating
11/18/2021
I admit it! I am two months late in uploading new episodes for Season 2. But it's not enough for me to admit my faults, I need to understand why. In this episode, I come to realize why I was procrastinating. And the reason we procrastinate isn't what you think...it's rooted in something deeper.
Duration:00:11:18
13. When Your Marketing Isn‘t Working And What To Do About It
11/9/2021
It's the start of Season 2 and we start off where we left off in the first season...implementing our "big jab" (aka marketing tactic!) I'm taking you behind the scenes with our first big marketing project - what happened, who was involved and how well it turned out...or didn't.
Duration:00:13:35
Season 2 - Trailer
10/22/2021
A year ago, Deepa began chronicling the journey her and her partner, Shawn, undertook starting a company, DMSK Inc. Here's a sneak peak into Season 2 of what it's really like to start a business.
Duration:00:01:06
12. BONUS: It‘s A Takeover!! Shawn Gives His POV...
6/21/2021
Shawn told Deepa that she spins the narrative of the business and Shawn never gets a chance to give his point of view...so Deepa gave up the reigns in this episode and gives Shawn the chance to make his own without Deepa's input! Well, this should be interesting... Season 2 begins in September, but don't be surprised if a few more bonus episodes come out before then.
If you liked this takeover, let Deepa know here: https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
Duration:00:18:22
11. Our Strategic Plan - Season Finale
5/30/2021
We've come a long way from a year ago when I lost my job - a business idea, to a website, to product development, to content creation and finally our strategic plan. And now it's time to execute! What I didn't anticipate was Shawn's idea for execution.
This is the finale of season one. Over the course of the next few months we'll be executing our strategy, coming back to you in September with Season 2 with our update!
In the meantime, you can talk to me here: https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
Duration:00:16:35
10. How to Stand Out Against Your Competitors
5/21/2021
During one of our weekly meetings, Shawn and I strategize how we're going to set ourselves apart from our competitors and give our customers ultimate value. In order to do this, we first need to understand our customer, as well as our competitive advantage.
Want to know more, talk to me: https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
Duration:00:10:25
9. Understanding Blockchain - A Simplified Explanation and Using it in Your Business
5/15/2021
Shawn bid $5,000 on an NFT without talking to Me!! What is an NFT? What value would he be getting?? These are all really good questions. And I tackle them in this episode, which also serves an an explainer on the technology, Blockchain, in a way that actually makes sense to people. If you've heard about Crypto, Blockchain or NFTs, but never understood what it is, I'm here to demystify it for you...because it will be our Future!
Have any more questions? Talk to me: https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
This episode features Shawn Kanungo, Mohammad Mahfouz and Deepa Maisuria.
Duration:00:19:25
8. Why Thinking About Doing Something Gets You Nowhere
5/8/2021
Are you in a job that you know you don't like, but you feel stuck? Where could you be ten years from now if you decided to do something about it and change your life? Deepa tackles these exact questions with her own experience of being in this exact situation. And she shares with you why it's OK to try something and realize you don't actually like it.
If you like Thousand Miles, please subscribe, tell a friend and leave a 5 star rating! And don't be shy. Connect with me here: https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
Duration:00:12:23
7. Do You Truly Know Your Customer
4/30/2021
Aside from Shawn making it quite apparent that my podcast cover art gives off major "Mom Vibes," he also gives me a lesson from the Urban Dictionary. And stresses why this is an important aspect for me to understand...because it directly relates to our target market - a market I clearly don't understand.
For the record, I still like my podcast picture...
If you like Thousand Miles, please subscribe, tell a friend and leave a 5 star rating! And don't be shy. Connect with me here: https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
Duration:00:15:23
6. Keeping the End in Mind - Your Business‘ Exit Strategy
4/23/2021
We just started our business and Shawn's already looking into other opportunities...ugh! We'll see what happens, but in the meantime, this discussion spurs into a debate about exit strategies for our business and we definitely don't see eye to eye.
If you like this podcast, please subscribe, tell a friend and leave a 5 star rating!! And let's chat...
https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
Duration:00:19:31
5. What To Do When You‘re Feeling Overwhelmed
4/16/2021
After feeling completely paralyzed from the amount of work that needs to be done, I talk to a successful entrepreneur who's already been through it before, Suhan Shan. But the conversation forces me to question whether I'm even capable of being an "entrepreneur".
Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!
https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
Duration:00:15:40
4. When Your Communication Sucks and How To Fix It
4/9/2021
Shawn and I are realizing communication (and being tactful!) are super hard when your business partner is also your spouse.
I believe that communication is the most important aspect of businesses. The ability to listen, understand and then communicate your thoughts and ideas are simple concepts, but in reality can be difficult to do when personalities come into play. In this episode, I share some tactics we are trying in order to be more organized and communicate more effectively during our meetings.
Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!
https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
Duration:00:20:16
3. What‘s the Point?? I Can‘t Believe I‘m Admitting This to You...
4/1/2021
You can't fix what you don't admit. This episode isn't like my previous ones. It's more of a confessional.
I get to the root cause of my mindset, which include my fears for starting a business, as well as admitting failures I've already faced.
To be honest, I'm surprised I'm even sharing this with you...!
https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
Duration:00:21:23
2. Our Business Idea and How It Came About
3/25/2021
Ideas can come from anywhere. Here's how our business idea came to fruition...
https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
Duration:00:15:50
1. Prelude - Life Before My Entrepreneurial Journey Started
3/19/2021
This is a narrative style podcast series documenting my journey as an entrepreneur. In this episode, you get the basis for what happened before our business, DMSK Inc., was even a thought.
www.deepamaisuria.com
Duration:00:08:35
Season 1 - Trailer
3/12/2021
Season 1 Trailer of Thousand Miles with Deepa Maisuria. Welcome!
https://linktr.ee/deepamaisuria
Duration:00:02:11