Overcoming Fear of Embarrassment & Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin with Marcus Lemonis, Entrepreneur, Investor & Philanthropist

Today we’re mixing things up in a big way! After a year of
interviewing the top women in business and entrepreneurship,
we’re officially inviting our first male guest on the Behind Her
Empire podcast, Marcus Lemonis. If you tune into today's
interview, you’ll immediately understand why. 


Marcus is known for helping struggling businesses get back on
their feet by investing his own money on the hit TV show, The
Profit. Despite being a household name and TV personality,
Marcus’ influence is far beyond television. He is one of the most
successful entrepreneurs in America, serving as chairman and CEO
of the multi-billion dollar company Camping World. 


Marcus is also one of the biggest champions out there when it
comes to small business entrepreneurs, and specifically women
entrepreneurs. He’s created The Lemon-AID Foundation and seeded
it with $50 million of his and his wife’s own capital to focus on
backing talented founders, especially women and minorities who
haven’t had equal access to resources and guidance in their
careers.


Marcus is unapologetically vulnerable, open to sharing all parts
of himself, and truly generous in wanting to help others succeed.
In today’s wide-ranging interview, we talk about how to work
through fear of failure & embarrassment, the realities of
burnout in entrepreneurship, why he believes women are better
business leaders, the importance of embracing your strengths
& your flaws to be truly comfortable in your own skin, and so
much more. 


In this episode, we'll talk to Marcus about: 


* How the fear of embarrassment holds us back and what we can do
to move past these feelings. [4:00]


* Acknowledging that privilege plays a role in taking chances.
[6:01]


* It is okay that you feel embarrassed; it is something we all
experience. [8:50]


* How Marcus uses clothes to make himself feel comfortable in his
skin. [9:59]


* The freedom that comes when you lean into what makes you
unique. [12:45]


* It is important not to make money the ultimate benchmark of
success. [14:09]


* The influence that Marcus's mother and grandfather had on him.
[16:39]


* Marcus's ultimate mission with the work that he does. [18:48]


* Some of the reasons that Marcus thinks women are better
businesspeople. [19:26]


* You do not have to care what other people think; it is the way
you think about yourself. [20:59]


* Why Marcus believes the principles of running a coffee shop or
a large corporation are the same. [23:17]


* How entrepreneurs can develop a consumer point of view. [26:30]


* Who Marcus believes should not be entrepreneurs. [28:21]


* Why Marcus prefers the term business owner rather than
entrepreneurship. [30:07]


* Marcus's experience of burnout and why he believes business
owners can’t have work-life balance. [31:11]


* You have to curate your own mental, physical, and emotional
health regimen. [33:13]


* Marcus's advice for those of us who feel like we are not
enough. [36:23]


* What wealth means to Marcus at this stage in his life. [38:47]


* Hear the two questions that Marcus asks Yasmin. [39:58]


Follow Marcus: 


* Website: https://www.marcuslemonis.com/ 


* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcuslemonis/ 


* One Hundred Percent with Marcus Lemonis Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1572332094 


Follow Yasmin: 


* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminknouri/


* Stay updated & subscribe to our newsletter:
https://www.behindherempire.com/


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.