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 – How kindness, compassion and persistence can lead to success

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Hosted by HerBusiness

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21 June 2016

Anna Shepherd has been the CEO of Regal Heath Group – a family-run company that’s turning 50 this year – for 32 years.

Anna is an acknowledged leader in the healthcare industry. Looking back, she believes her greatest strength is in the people she was been surrounded by.

She was inducted into the Businesswomen’s Hall of Fame in March 2016.

In this episode of the herBusiness podcast, Suzi Dafnis interviews Anna about some of the many lessons she’s learned from running a successful business for so long.

Listen in to hear more about:

  • Managing professional, public and private personas
  • Benefits of working in a family business
  • How the business world has changed in the last 30 years
  • The importance of running your business with kindness and compassion
  • Persistence when life gets hard
  • Nurturing and building networks and business relationships
  • Rewards of mentoring and seeking out mentors

Read Anna’s business success story and strategies here.

Download the 2016 Businesswomen’s Hall of Keepsake Booklet here to get all the inspiring stories and success strategies of this year’s 20 inductees.

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About the host

Suzi Dafnis

Hi there. I’m Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness. My BIG passion is helping women business owners to grow and scale their business, so that they can create their ideal lifestyle and make a difference in the world. Every day I am inspired by the more than 30,000 amazing women (and men!) in our community and I love finding the best education, mentors, and resources from around the globe, to help them get the skills, knowledge, and support they need to succeed. It’s been my privilege to lead HerBusiness (formerly The Australian Businesswomen’s Network) for the past 23 years (two+ decades – WOW!) because, whilst I’ve enjoyed success in business, I’ve also experienced the highs and the lows – sometimes you can feel on top of the world and in control and other times you can feel isolated, exhausted and stuck. What has made the biggest difference for me has always been having great people around me and having a lifelong commitment to learning. That’s why I am so passionate about the work we do here at HerBusiness – providing a Connection Network for women in business to get the mentors, contacts, referrals, knowledge, and skills they need to grow their confidence, make more money, build their businesses, expand their network and create the lives they love. My entrepreneurial journey started in the spare room of my Sydney apartment in 1994 when my business partner and I started a boutique events company that represented speakers and authors from the USA, here in Australia. Over the years I’ve grown multiple multi-million dollar businesses in the events, publishing and education niches – with teams in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. Not everything has worked and there has been a degree of trial and error, and a lot of bumps in the road. But I have always had a strong commitment to always surrounding myself with great mentors and like-minded peers – a Connection Network that I can depend on and who can depend on me to be there for them too. I truly do what I love, every day.  

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Anna Shepherd

Anna Shepherd

Anna is an acknowledged leader in the healthcare industry. Joining her mother’s business, Regal Home Health, in 1984, she decided to step into the role of CEO in 2000, providing care to over 30,000 people.  

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