THE DESKSIDE SERIES: MEAGAN WARD
Meagan Ward is an entrepreneur on the rise, taking the marketing and branding industries by storm. The CEO of Creatively Flawless and the Founder of Powerful Women, Meagan is the epitome of what every entrepreneur should be: Innovative. Driven. Kind and Passionate. I had the privilege of chatting with her for our Deskside series this week. Check it out!
What inspired your journey to entrepreneurship?
My family. My mother and grandfather were entrepreneurial driven. They named their investment company after me. I thought it was cool. It inspired me to use my gifts and what I was good at to create my own business.
How do you deal with the stress and high demands of owning a business?
Balance is very important for me. I've learned to meditate, remove myself from the world, focus on my thoughts. It's important to have a positive atmosphere from support system to clients. We have to have a great energy. I'm pretty selective as far as who I work with and why I work with them.
What were some of your biggest obstacles and how did you overcome?
Not getting a raise from my corporate job sparked something in me. It showed me I had the power to decide. Once I made my decision, things in my life changed for the better. I took a risk, but I wasn't content knowing that someone had that much control over my self worth. It's all about pursuing purpose. Leaving my job served people, it inspired them to fulfill their purpose also.
What new projects do you have coming up?
In addition to Creatively Flawless, I created The Powerful Women Networking Group. Our 2016 conference and we are excited. Women from all backgrounds will be attending our 2 day weekend event. They will be able to listen speakers, do lunch, and brunch together. I created the Powerful Women because I feel like sometimes society puts negative stereotypes of women working together in business. I believe we have the ability to work together to achieve our goals. I've met some of my closets friends to date at the conference so I'm really looking forward to it
What would you say to your 20 year old self?
Stop thinking about age and what everyone else is doing. I could have started my business at 19-20 years old but I was too busy prioritizing my social life . I would tell myself to go for it! So often a path has been created for us; we don't have to take it! It's very doable to create your own path.
Where do you see yourself 3-5 years from now?
Being a mom. It is important to me and my husband. Being a mom exudes womanhood to me. I also want to be a serial entrepreneur. I have a lot of ideas so why not start them and have people run them? I also want to have global brands in Asia and South America. I definitely think that there is a demand there for getting women involved