Woman Business Executive
FELICIA DAVIS

Women who join our network come together via seminars and monthly networking functions to collaborate on strategies for accelerating the growth of their business. The goal is the same regardless of the size or type of the business.

We foster an entrepreneurial mindset and we work to leverage the synergy that is developed between our members as each woman business executive works to support and uplift one another. The process of making connections, forming alliances and positioning one’s self for continual growth is highly valuable in the career planning and leadership process.

What motivates you to remain focused on growing your business/website?
I am motivated by my desire to see each and every woman business executive develop and grow to her full potential.

There are common issues and challenges faced by women in the leadership role. Women entrepreneurs across the globe share very similar concerns - access to capital, education and training, opportunities to build a supportive network of partners and mentors - and the desire to be taken seriously as a woman business executive.

As a lifelong learner, I also get great value in learning from others. Ongoing education and training must be a key part of any business professionals’ long-term plan for success.

What has been your greatest challenge as a woman business executive and leader, and how did you overcome it?
One of the greatest challenges that I have faced and continue to work on is delegation of key tasks to my team members and/or business partners.

My true strengths are my creativity and my ability to effectively visualize what I want. Yet, I’m also a business owner it’s probably not surprising that I sometimes find myself taking on too much of the administrative tasks that can certainly be handled well by others. It's difficult for me not to allow myself to get sidetracked with some of these entry level duties.

I've had to learn the process of creating a solid support system that can assist me with handling a majority of my administrative tasks. I've become better at doing this over the last several months but it remains a work in process.

Describe the most important activity(ies) you do regularly, that you attribute to the success of your site?
I continue to observe, learn and grow from others. I attempt to model (with a special WomenCEO twist) the best-practice behavior of those persons/organizations that fit well within my business model.

The other thing that I always attempt to do is THINK BIGGER than I am. When I am looking at other organizations that can assist me in my business growth, I truly do look at big corporations to understand their business models and key attributes of their success.

Do you own other internet businesses? If so, what product or service does it offer? Url?: If so, what product or service does it offer? Url?
In this day and age, I do not think any business can survive alone without a multiple revenue stream. WomenCEO Network is no different. As such, we have two other internet-related other businesses that contribute to our success:

1. We have our greeting card division, Impressive Connections, that truly helps the woman business executive to keep in touch with friends, family, colleagues, customers and prospects. It's a phenomenal system that has helped to increase participation levels at our events and build great relationships along the way. You can find us on the web at www.impressiveconnections.com.
2. There's also our eTips Newsletter where we provide every woman business executive with easy access to tips on various topics for personal and professional excellence. This is also our portal for providing others with informational products that they can use to add another revenue stream to their business. Our web developer is in the final stages of completing our web presence for this site but the web address is www.tipsheetsforyou.com.

What is your greatest accomplishment relating to your site?
I would say that the greatest accomplishment is seeing the widespread presence that we continue to receive from referrals. I also write articles for several other online communities that are much bigger than WomenCEO Network and this has helped us tremendously.

One major accomplishment that is in the works will be our new Centers of Excellence, which will be a woman business executive member-based community on the site. Since we have a dual member profile made up of corporate employees and small business owners, we have created COE's for each community.

How would you recommend others get started on creating a website?
Do a lot of research, ask questions and do not be afraid to ask for help.

The Internet community is huge so the other really big thing that I would recommend is FOCUS. It can be very easy to get distracted and feel lost in another world. Stay focused on the mission of your online business, grab a few support partners and let the fun begin.

How do your define effective leadership?
I personally define leadership as someone who has made a profound impact on the life of another human being; sharing helpful tools, resources and wisdom unselfishly, and making people feel like leaders themselves - no matter what their calling.

As Maya Angelou once said, “People will forget what you said, they'll forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

Describe your favorite leadership tool?
My favorite leadership tool is taking time for personal reflection. Each evening I reflect on my actions for the day and what my plans are for the next day.

Reflection allows me to take a microscopic look at what I’ve done well and also to carefully consider any errors made during the process. When I make a mistake I seek to understand what I can do differently in order to avoid repeating it in the future. Reflection also allows me to reflect on what was great and to celebrate the victory.

Reflection also provides the opportunity to remind myself not to live in the celebration, rather to move past it so that I can continue to grow and create new opportunities to achieve even higher rewards.

Any last "Words of Wisdom"?

"'What you give out comes back tenfold."

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