Christine Perakis is a business growth architect who guides small business owners along the path to scale from 0 to 8-figures in record time, drawing from her experiences as an attorney, strategic advisor, serial entrepreneur and C-suite executive in 10 businesses, a professionally licensed 100-ton boat captain, while also helping 100s of clients on 5 continents to do the same.Most recently, having survived two category 5 hurricanes in two weeks, trapped alone in a wind coffin for almost 24 hours, and surviving in the aftermath for months without electricity, running water and telecoms, Christine shares the resilience and leadership strategies that helped her weather the storm in life and in business. Her book, The Resilient Leader, available for preorder, introduces the “7 Barometers of Resilience “that can help anyone weather the Category 5 situations in their lives and businesses and to become invincible.Don't forget to vote for the most inspirational Her CEO Journey. The contest is closed on March 31, 2020, and the winner will be announced on the first Thursday of April 2020. Click on this link now to vote for your favorite (no email is required).In this episode, Christine shared:➤ From a lawyer to an entrepreneur (5:38)➤ Why begin with the end in mind (6:36)➤ Built business to exit (7:45)➤ Built a company from $0 to $10 million in 4 years (8:49)➤ Managed the gap between cash from clients vs. cash to pay suppliers (11:16)➤ The steps a business needs to set up before pitching to an external investor (13:11)➤ When you don’t pay yourself a decent CEO salary, you don't do justice for your business (15:40)➤ Getting an investor into the business doesn’t equal success (18:10)➤ As a business owner, you are the most important investor in the business (19:52)➤ If you don’t have the right processes set up, be ready to air your dirty laundry during due diligence (27:00) ➤ It’s important to understand the assumption used behind the numbers (28:15)➤ Think long-term, instead of short-term (30:15)➤ How she survived and learned from weathering a category 5 hurricane (34:00)➤ Loneliness epidemic in business and life (41:21)➤ If you work with a start-up business and they don’t have the cash to pay you, here is an option (43:41)➤ Becoming a Storm Warrior (45:12)➤ Her view on money before and after the catastrophic event (47:36)Contact MeReady to transform your purpose to an impactful business financial story, profit, and joy? Schedule a chat with me at any time.Connect with Christine:➤ Website➤ Facebook➤ LinkedIn➤ Twitter➤ Special pre-order link to Christine’s upcoming book: The Resilient Leader: Life-Changing Strategies to Overcome Today's Turmoil and Tomorrow's Uncertainty➤ Free resources: Everything You’ve Ever Learned About Generating Leads and Growing Your Business is Wrong