It’s truly amazing that when you choose to use social media as a SOCIAL marketing tool, a networking tool if you will, what can happen! I love the go-givers that participate with Warrior-Preneur and do my best to spread the word about who they are! I also believe that your ability to reach out and help someone that is already a go-giver is just plain smart! Lastly, I believe we as entrepreneurs learn from each others’ stories! There is so much wisdom inside them!
This week’s Warrior-Preneur facebook fan truly gets the art of engagement. Still building her personal brand and blog, she has for weeks now participated in Blogger Monday just by commenting, engaged on our biz pages on Facebook AND tweets with many people. She’s figured out who to “make friends” with and is a go-giver of the most selfless kind. EVERYONE should want to know a woman like that! Meet Louise Edington, this week’s Warrior-Preneur facebook fan!
(oh and did I mention that she’s a Brit- witty with a great accent!)
Here are some amazing things about her and what she’s looking for – see if you can be a go-giver and connect!
1 – one thing that makes you – not your biz unique: I think it has to be my love of learning in all aspects of life. The older I get the more I want to learn in fact. My first ski instructor, when I had my first lesson the week before my 49th birthday, told me that I’m very teachable and I love that compliment. I like to keep my mind and body active and learning new things does that for me.
2 – who are your power partners (not clients): My family, you (Ann), all kinds of books, my fellow childcare coordinators and the other wonderful staff at my company, mainly other women entrepreneurs who inspire me to succeed.
3- links to your blog and biz website if different: http://louiseedington.wordpress.com
http://ledington.aupairnews.com/
Twitter @LouiseEdington
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/louise.edington
Linked In http://www.linkedin.com/in/louiseedington
4- your favorite thing about running your own biz: I love that I can make it fit around my family and my other interests, being a mum has always been my most important job so my work has to fit in.
5- what you do: I am a Childcare Coordinator for Cultural Care Au Pair. I work as an independent contractor and the role is very varied. I market to find new families and have to figure out new and inventive ways of doing that – hence my loving Ann’s training, I interview new families, I hold monthly Au Pair meetings so I can get my Au Pairs together and see that they are doing okay, I conduct mediation’s and transitions when the host family/Au Pair relationship isn’t working out and I hold orientations for new host families and Au Pairs.
6- who would you most like to meet ( type of person) that would help you get to the next level: I would like to continue to meet more female entrepreneurs who have, like me, emerged like a butterfly from motherhood and who continue to learn and grow and who are successful.
I hope you will take the time to get to know Louise! You can listen to the WarriorPreneur audio interview (with completely different questions) here.
Ann M. Evanston is a “Chief Breakthrough Officer” teaching other Business Warriors how to slow down, and find the most unique part of their business that makes them stand out among the crowd. She has been named one of the top marketing consultants by About.com, is a guest blogger for Showcasing Women and takes pride in moving you from “blah, blah, blah” to “BOOM, BOOM. BOOM!”
Thanks for this Ann – I love you!
Louise, great job and your always on! Your amazing. Congrats Kassi
Thanks Kassi! You can do it too!
Wow Louise, it is great to learn so much about you! I love doing C4 with you because you are so responsive and positive.
Thanks Beth! And you are too! Such a shame you are away for Monday night.
Louise – I can certainly relate to your comments about what makes you unique! Being teachable and opening yourself up to learning new things as you get older is a true gift. More of us should take those leaps. You are an inspiration!
Thanks so much Sharon – I also get inspiration back from many of the Coordinators and other staff at Cultural Care and you were my first development director and trained me when I first started so I owe a lot to you!
Wonderful! Congrats!
Thanks Karin!
Yes. I like that Louise person. I'd like to meet her also. Not sure I emerged from motherhood like a butterfly (Ann, I think you've met me) but am continuing to learn and grow. Yes, and full of success.
LOl Rowena – I'd love to meet you too on facebook and/or twitter? The links are above 🙂
Great Luise! I need to schedule a trip to UT 😉
Yay Marcela – that would be awesome 🙂
Hi, I too find that I'm learning more as I get older. I wish I had all this energy when I was younger.
Me too Chris!
What I gained from reading about my friend and colleague, Louise, was that she has a purpose and a passion. It's easy to see how she sparkles when actively engaging in new adventures and life's journey. Kudos to two “go givers”, Ann and Louise!
Thanks so much Lee 🙂
Woohoo! I am not surprised! I love that your personality comes through so naturally in your fb and c4 discussions (I'm not active on twitter YET). Contrats!
Thanks Beth – I think yours does too – when you join in 😉
Hey 'weasy' – I'm not surprised you got this honor this week! I made friends with you through Twitter, for heaven's sake, while I was sitting at the national meeting at Disneyworld. Only wish we could have met in person when you were in L.A. Oh well – next time! Our paths will cross for sure on some Cultural Care adventure in the future!
<3 Emily
Hey Emily, and to think I wasn't even at that meeting – I plan on being in Austin though :). Also wish I'd realized I was so close to you while in LA but we bought year passes to Universal so I think we'll be back! Thanks Emily!
I love that you are competitive and yet love your colleagues and find C4 and all that we are learning so much more than just building our business. It is finding a way to be successful without compromising your values. I've always believed in selling in a non-manipulative way and yet still be able to celebrate success and have that competitive spirit to want to “make your number.” I see that in you Louise, and of course that you truly do “love learning!”
And Ann, that story about your friend in the closet, I can so relate to that, that made me LOL! Mothers of small children know that all too well, how many times have I sold the program while hiding in the closet just because kids, even when they are not interrupting you, even when they are happily playing by themselves, can just be LOUD. 🙂
Thanks Amy, I love your thoughtful comments and think we are very alike in our approach to our businesses. It's a real pleasure getting to know you.
Louise, thanks for finding me on Linked In. Your message about motherhood coming first resonates with me, as I've always been a work at home mom (ever since I got the call from a sitter to meet at the ER, as my son cut his chin open). I hope we can connect at the next ccap meet-up. Take care!
Thanks Kathy! Austin then 😉
What amazes me is how Louise has owned and ran with this opportunity! She tweets about it, responded to EVERY one of you and wrote a blog about it. Her instincts about taking advantage of a PR opp are right on- and she should continue to share this at least once a month- huge for her business! So impressive Louise! Most people do not get the PR this can create-you do!
Thanks Ann – I hope others can see what a GREAT opp this is for them as well as me. I follow your example 🙂
To the men out there, “engage” has a different meaning. One of my favorite movies is “Top Gun” about fighter pilots starring Tom Cruise. In life or death aerial dog fights, pilots need to “engage” and get in the fight to support their team and win. Not to imply that we need to beat down the other guy, but that we need to be in the game, and especially engage with other people, not compete with them.
Isn't that the same meaning? Being a go giver and helping each other out?
Thanks for your comment Ron 🙂
Go-giver is the way to be!
To the men out there, “engage” has a different meaning. One of my favorite movies is “Top Gun” about fighter pilots starring Tom Cruise. In life or death aerial dog fights, pilots need to “engage” and get in the fight to support their team and win. Not to imply that we need to beat down the other guy, but that we need to be in the game, and especially engage with other people, not compete with them.
Isn't that the same meaning? Being a go giver and helping each other out?
Thanks for your comment Ron 🙂
Go-giver is the way to be!
Great interview…Ann, thanks for being the conduit for so many new connections…Louise, thanks for engaging in all you do and sharing the insights and happenings of your life with us.