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The Bridge to a Higher Level

Nov 16, 2020

Erin Halper

Website: www.BeTheUpside.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinhalper/ 

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Erin Halper is the founder and CEO of The Upside, a collective that helps consultants advance their business and thrive.

Since launching The Upside in 2017, Erin has advised more than 1,000 professionals on how to redefine the 9-5 by building a respected consultancy practice that generates consistent clients and affords them the freedom of working when, where and how they want. In addition, The Upside has connected its members to hundreds of client, referral, podcast, press, panelist and speaking opportunities, helping members to position themselves as thought leaders and experts, as well as generate premium clients. 

Prior to launching The Upside, Erin built a 7-year independent consulting career providing marketing expertise to her private equity, real estate investor and hedge fund clients, collectively resulting in more than $3 billion in outside funding and deal sourcing.

Erin is a mentor at Columbia University's Almaworks startup accelerator and a judge at NYU's TrepCamp entrepreneur simulator. Erin is a frequent speaker at events and conferences including Harvard University's International Women in Business Conference, Brown University's Women's Entrepreneurship Conference, and FutureWork Live, plus a frequent guest on podcasts such as Mind of a Mentor, The Accidental Entrepreneur, Above + Below and Just Go Grind. 

Erin earned a BBA in Marketing from The George Washington University and studied art at Parsons School of Design in Paris, France.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • The key to generating your own new business
  • Changing your business model  in order to scale
  • The importance of identifying your ideal client
  • The value of making connections
  • Why community builds businesses
  • How pivoting during challenging times increases revenue
  • Having boundaries as an entrepreneur
  • Being the master of your own destiny
  • What can make consulting difficult to do
  • Why consultants know their value and their worth
  • Why everything you do has to serve your target market