The Guiding Principles of Building Your Own Service Based Business from Scratch, with Suzanne Sitrin, Founder of Blue Birch Consulting

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Considering a shift from a corporate to entrepreneur? Suzanne Sitrin, founder of Blue Birch Consulting, shares insights on starting her consultancy from scratch, discussing key areas such as leadership culture, service pricing, time management, and the indispensable value of networking and sustaining client relationships.

Suzanne’s insights into pricing are particularly valuable—she discusses how understanding the scope of work, aligning with market rates, and standing firm in negotiation talks are key to developing a successful pricing strategy.

Suzanne also shares her future goals, which include expanding her role in leadership development and exploring opportunities like speaking engagements and board positions. She emphasizes the importance of aligning with a clear vision and mission, yet staying adaptable to the ever-changing business environment.

Quotes

• “Successful organizations recognize that if [they] don't invest in people, it doesn't matter what [they] are here to try to do, [they] will not be successful in accomplishing it. So I help organizations place value in people, build leaders, individual leaders and leadership teams to really help optimize the people within an organization.” (16:23 | Suzanne Sitrin)
• “Anytime you’re in business for yourself, it's feast or famine. You eat what you kill. All those expressions that people talk about. And anyone who knows me and has worked with me knows that I would go through this cycle of I'd be so incredibly busy. And I'd almost be stressing about how I could find enough time in the day to get what I need to get done. And then, that project would inevitably end, as projects do.” (20:13 | Suzanne Sitrin)
• “I have this passion about longevity and kind of researching what makes a meaningful, purposeful life. And it is to feel purposeful and connected and have a sense of community. Those are really important to me. I want to be intentional about continuing to carve the path that I want for myself at this stage of life. (48:25 | Suzanne Sitrin)

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