How to Become a Successful Entrepreneur

Victoria Wieck discusses the challenges, rewards, and the privilege of entrepreneurship. She analyzes what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Some of the tips she offers in the episode are:

1) Focus on “why” you do what you do.

2) Embrace the privilege and the responsibility of being the big boss.

a) You must create wealth for your employees, suppliers, and yourself each day.

b) You must add value to the lives of others – your customers, employees, etc.

3) Expect failures – without failures, there could be no successes.

4) Manage fears

5) Surround yourself with people smarter than you

Resources mentioned: Forbes, BBC, Entrepreneur Magazine, Fortune, Wallstreet Journal

About Victoria

Victoria Wieck is the epitome of the rags to riches American dream story. She immigrated from South Korea to America with her parents with only thirty dollars and has built a multi-million dollar business with over $500 million in retail sales. After a series of corporate jobs, Victoria started her own company in 1989 on a shoestring budget to spend more time with her family. She has founded several other successful businesses since then. She’s worked with a wide variety of retailers world-wide ranging from major department stores to duty free stores, as well as internet and TV retailers.

For the past 22 years (19 years on HSN, and 3 years on Shop HQ), Victoria has been sharing her jewelry designs with millions of viewers during her own monthly shows. She has built her highly successful business following her passion for jewelry, without sacrificing her family life. Throughout her career, she’s had to invent ways to have her products consistently outperform her competition and thrive.

Victoria is also the author of the science fiction novel, Shattered Sky, scheduled to be released in 2021. She completed a B.S. degree in Economics from UCLA, and an MBA with emphasis in Marketing and Finance from USC.

Victoria can be reached at:

Instagram: @victoriawieckjewelry

Facebook: Victoria Wieck

Podcast: Million Dollar Hobbies

Website: https://victoriawieck.com/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/victoriawieck