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How kindness, compassion and persistence can lead to success

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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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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...

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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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