{"id":2809,"date":"2025-06-16T14:34:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/h7network.blog\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2025-06-16T14:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:35:05","slug":"clays-entrepreneurial-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/h7network.blog\/podcast\/clays-entrepreneurial-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Clay&#8217;s Entrepreneurial Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2809_b47179-e1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2809_b47179-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2809_b47179-e1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2809_b47179-e1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2809_b47179-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2809_b47179-e1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading2809_b47179-e1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2809_b47179-e1\">FFWP S5 Ep17 &#8211; From Rock Bottom to Running Six Businesses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The first episode of our brand new series with our guest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAACyJkQBJhD7sG3qc_yiCKkNgzuOQejGtlA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/claytonrhicks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clay Hicks<\/a> has been released. Clay shares his remarkable journey of losing everything and rebuilding multiple successful businesses, revealing how facing your biggest fears can become your greatest source of resilience and confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From losing everything to creating a networking platform in 22 countries, Clay Hicks reveals how relationship-focused business strategy changed his life. What could it do for yours? Listen now to a raw entrepreneurial journey.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image2809_50bd85-c8 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2809_50bd85-c8\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/h7network.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shireen.jpg\" alt=\"Shireen approaches business and life, in general, through the lens of wanting to multiply the light in the world. Whether client, colleague, or friend, she has a special understanding of people. Separate from bookkeeping, her Friends From Wild Places podcast serves as a platform for connection where business owners can share their work and life experiences and even their wild hearts and passions in a safe space.  The podcast also allows entrepreneurs to share about nonprofits that have special meaning for them. \" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2810\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/h7network.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shireen.jpg 600w, https:\/\/h7network.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shireen-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/h7network.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shireen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/h7network.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shireen-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1958102\/episodes\/17231742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to the Podcast<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aqg4M53eD78?si=5YOSLkvu2zqj3-r3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the FULL Podcast<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2809_5af7b1-2b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2809_5af7b1-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2809_5af7b1-2b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2809_5af7b1-2b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2809_5af7b1-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2809_5af7b1-2b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2809_5af7b1-2b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2809_5af7b1-2b\">Key Topics Discussed:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Building business resilience through adversity and learning to count on yourself <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clay&#8217;s six interconnected businesses spanning networking, women&#8217;s entrepreneurship, speaking, publishing, and real estate <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The philosophy behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.h7network.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.h7network.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H7 Network<\/a>&#8216;s abundance mindset versus traditional networking groups&#8217; scarcity approach <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How developing five trusted champion relationships creates predictable business growth <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key differences between networking organizations: membership requirements, meeting structure, and community access <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Implementing &#8220;Operation Less Clay&#8221; to overcome scaling challenges through strategic delegation <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: &#8220;do it anyway&#8221; despite family skepticism<br><br>&#8220;F\u0280\u026a\u1d07\u0274\u1d05s F\u0280\u1d0f\u1d0d W\u026a\u029f\u1d05 P\u029f\u1d00\u1d04\u1d07s S5 E\u1d18 16.&#8221;<br><br>This month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAV-0YUBzNdhONhoXCiI96iQBeTrgmZWr08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tanya-scotece-ph-d-lfd-cfsp-%F0%9F%AA%84%E2%9C%A8%E2%80%9Ddr-t%E2%80%9D-a85a6226\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\ud83e\ude84\u2728\u201dDr. T\u201d<\/a> and I are supporting the non-profit<br><br>Invite A Vet Foundation LLC<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/dRUUjn3N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/dRUUjn3N<\/a><br><br>\ua5f2\ud835\udd5d\u2148\ud835\udd54\u051e on the link to see where you can find us:<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/gUDs22dZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/gUDs22dZ<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image2809_d4258d-46 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2809_d4258d-46\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/h7network.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Clay-Headshot-with-no-black-background-01-30-25.png\" alt=\"Discover Clay Hicks, the Founder and CEO, of H7 Network\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2319\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/h7network.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Clay-Headshot-with-no-black-background-01-30-25.png 250w, https:\/\/h7network.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Clay-Headshot-with-no-black-background-01-30-25-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/h7network.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Clay-Headshot-with-no-black-background-01-30-25-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/h7network.blog\/news-feed\/the-desk\/discover-clayhicks\/\">Clay Hicks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/h7network.blog\/networking-101\/relationship\/the-power-of-relationship-centric-networking-predictable-outcomes-through-trusted-relationships\/\">\u201c<em>When you focus on the relationship and not the outcome, your outcomes become more predictable<\/em>\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FFWP S5 Ep17 &#8211; 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