In this episode of Hustle Culture Dropout, host Chasity Campbell interviews Allison Carter of Allison Carter Celebrates, a personal branding and visibility coach and co-owner of Ultimate Product Party. Allison shares her journey from being a second-grade teacher to running a successful product-based business and annual conference to personal branding and visability coaching. Highlighting the importance of pivoting, authenticity, and building a business around one's personal strengths, Allison's story offers insights into the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship and how to live your life by your own rules. The episode touches on the importance of being true to oneself in both personal and professional life, and how embracing change can lead to unexpected and fulfilling opportunities.

00:00 Welcome to Hustle Culture Dropout: Meet Allison Carter 02:29 Allison's Journey: From Teacher to Entrepreneur 06:38 The Accidental Party Planning Business 12:52 Transitioning from Teaching to Entrepreneurship 20:11 Building a Business on Your Own Terms 29:23 The Struggles of Being a Business Owner 30:20 Finding Your Authentic Business Path 31:26 The Importance of Authenticity in Business and Life 33:35 The Pitfalls of Creating for Others Over Yourself 38:11 Learning from Business Failures and Pivots 47:39 Embracing Change and Authenticity for Personal Growth 56:41 Conclusion: The Power of Authentic Connections

Allison Carter is a Seattle mom of two and believes that if you're going to build your life by your own rules...you better make damn sure they're good rules! As the founder and CEO of Allison Carter Celebrates, she helps female owned businesses scale and gain massive visibility and credibility through simple PR strategies while skyrocketing their sales with her creative diversifying strategies. Allison is an idea generating machine and lives for creating actionable steps for her community to build the businesses they want to build. Your biz, your rules. Allison offers coaching programs, crazy fun retreats, and is the host of Ultimate Product Party, an epic large scale 2 day creative conference centered around product based businesses connecting and learning to grow and scale their businesses. Allison and her business have been featured in Oprah Magazine, Forbes, Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart, Buzzfeed, Real Simple, and more! She's Bravo obsessed and never turns down a girls night with scratch margs.

You can learn more about Allison by catching her on socials: @allisoncartercelebrates or visiting her website Allison Carter Celebrates

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