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 – Love what you do… and never work a day in your life.

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Hosted by HerBusiness

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28 October 2014

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Managing Director of the multi-award winning Spencer Group of Companies, Penny Spencer is a successful entrepreneur, a leader in her industry and the founder of a multi-award winning business. Penny recently launched her own book, Love What You Do and Never Work a Day in Your Life a book that uses her own experience to offer advice to others on business and career progression in any industry.

 

Listen to this herBusiness interview with Penny Spencer to learn:

  • Why you should plan to remove yourself from your business
  • How to find people that motivate and encourage you
  • How small businesses can grow through mergers
  • Ways to keep your best clients
  • What it takes to take a trip to outer space with Virgin Galactic

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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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Penny Spencer

Penny Spencer

Penny Spencer started her career in the Travel Industry 26 years ago. After having a stint at nursing Penny decided that the travel Industry was more her style, although having a love of dealing with people and having a passion for travel she decided to do a travel course. While attending the travel course Penny worked for free stamping brochures at Adventure World in Brisbane so she could get some real time experience. After finishing her course they employed her as a part time junior or in those days a Girl Friday. From that day on Penny has remained in the travel industry and now owns her own successful award winning corporate travel agency in Sydney – Spencer Travel. Over 60% of her staff have only worked for Penny and this is what has helped Penny win numerous awards. Penny no longer consults and spends her time training her staff and growing the business as well as being an active member of the Industry that she loves. IN 2010 Spencer Travel won the Best Corporate Agency – Single location at the National Travel Industry Awards and Penny herself has been a finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Award. Last year Penny founded a Mentor Program for the Travel Industry – TIME – Travel Industry Mentor Experience which is into it’s 3rd intake of Mentorees. Penny also started another company 3 years ago 24×7 Solutions – a business that manages the after hours and emergency assistance for 25 other Travel Management Companies. Penny is constantly looking for new opportunities in Business and has recently joined EO as well as being on 6 other Committees within the Travel Industry.

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