Building a Community-Based Business Her Own Way - Gesche Haas, Founder and CEO of Dreamers & Doers
Release Date: 11/03/2022
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info_outlineGesche Haas is the Founder and CEO of Dreamers & Doers, a community and agile PR team amplifying extraordinary entrepreneurial women. As of this episode’s recording, Dreamers & Doers boasts a carefully curated membership of 35,000 entrepreneurial women globally.
In her conversation with Maribel Lara, Gesche shares how her childhood and upbringing shaped her into the human and entrepreneur she is today. She explains how Dreamers & Doers was born and why their human-first approach has helped them grow into a global community of extraordinary female entrepreneurs. Gesche also provides insight into how they’ve curated their community over the years, and how that curation translates into growth.
If you’re a woman entrepreneur and feel you might be a good fit for Dreamers & Doers, you can learn more and apply on their website.
In-flight topics:
- Approaching “crossroads” in life and business
- Following your own path in business
- Choosing which business idea to pursue
- What growth looks like for Dreamers & Doers
- Strategically curating a community
- …and much more!
Connect with Gesche Haas:
Dreamers & Doers website: https://www.dreamersdoers.com/membership
Dreamers & Doers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamersdoers/
Dreamers & Doers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreamersdoers/
Gesche Haas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gesche/