The Pros and Cons of Rapid Business Growth
“Our ‘find a way’ was to find people who would be willing to walk with us as we walked with communities.”
- Somia Sadiq
If your business is on the brink of rapid growth, friend, this is an episode for you. In today’s episode of The Road To Seven Podcast, I have a great conversation with Somia Sadiq, an entrepreneur who founded and built Narratives Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in territorial planning and impact assessment.
We talk about everything from what your team expects from you as your business grows, to how to find support as the leader of a company that grew incredibly fast within a five year period.
Somia and I also chatted about her leadership style, and the evolution of her leadership which I think will be especially useful for those of you who are currently experiencing rapid growth in your companies.
I know you’ll get a lot out of this episode, so pop those earbuds in and hit play!
In this episode of the Road to Seven podcast, you’ll discover:
The power of relationships for rapid business growth
How leadership styles evolve over time
The importance of leaning on mentors and advisors
About Guest:
Somia Sadiq is a Certified Environmental Professional (EP) and a Registered Professional Planner (RPP), specializing in Impact Assessment, Conflict Transformation, Negotiations, Peace building, and Trauma-Informed approaches.
Somia is the founder of Narratives Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in territorial planning and impact assessment, and the founder of Kahanee, a non-profit organization that leans on stories and storytelling for positive peacebuilding. Somia and her husband also just started an RV campground in Manitoba called Base Camp 59.
Somia's work is informed by a keen interest in creating space, respect and voice for multiple knowledge systems, and understanding psychosocial barriers to peace and conflict transformation, particularly dynamics of Identity, Othering, Framing, and Trauma.
Highlights:
00:01 Intro
03:02 Meet Somia
03:22 Somia’s business journey
06:04 Taking the leap to close the first deal
11:45 Experiencing rapid growth
16:22 Somia’s leadership style evolution
19:39 The challenges of remaining “people first”
23:12 Slow changes in DEI
25:40 What Somia knows now
34:00 What’s next
Links:
Narratives Inc Website: www.narrativesinc.com
Somia’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/somia-sadiq-0b21596a/
Base Camp 59 Website: www.basecamp59.ca
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