160. Building Doors with Lauren Karan (founder, Karan & Co) 🍀

Win the Day

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." – Milton Berle

Learning how to manufacture opportunity when you need it is one of the most important skills you can develop. And today's guest, Lauren Karan, has become an expert at building doors...

Growing up, Lauren had one dream – to be a professional singer. At 19 years old, Lauren got her first shot at the big time, auditioning for the hit TV show X Factor.

After making it through to the final stage, the aspiring singer fell victim to the pressure and spectacle of the occasion – a moment that crushed her confidence and caused her to rethink everything she wanted out of life.

But the devastating failure created space for a new opportunity, when Lauren landed her first role in the recruitment industry. With a natural talent for problem solving, relationships, and business, it was a slam dunk.

Today, Lauren is founder and director of Karan & Co, Australia’s most disruptive recruitment agency, where she transforms companies that want to find – and retain – the best people.

Lauren’s family focus allows her to truly partner with her clients who recognize that caring more about people is what unlocks the real profitability and goodwill of a business.

In this episode:

• Why companies struggle to find and keep the right people
• How to balance family with career
• What failure taught Lauren about future possibilities; and
• How to build doors and turbocharge your career.

Let’s WIN THE DAY with Lauren Karan!

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Show links:

⚡Karan & Co website

📝 Lauren Karan LinkedIn

📷 Lauren Karan Instagram

📷 Karan & Co Instagram

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Timemarkers:

0:35 Who is Lauren Karan

2:12 Interview starts

2:59 The power of a mother’s love

4:33 Don’t judge yourself by someone else’s highlight reel

6:52 Focus on what you have rather than what’s missing

9:32 You have the power to transform someone’s day

11:50 How to pivot in your career

13:37 When Lauren Karan auditioned for The X-Factor

15:59 Lauren Karan’s advice for her younger self

20:11 How to balance career aspiration with becoming a parent

24:26 Non-negotiables when it comes to family and career

26:50 How Karan & Co is disrupting the recruitment industry

29:19 Make sure your clients align with your values

32:41 Give people the opportunity to grow

33:34 What makes people want to work for your company

36:54 How to build doors and create opportunity in your career

39:13 How having a podcast can change your life and career

43:46 How to make fun experiences for your children

45:45 Affirmation

47:01 Rocket Round

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PS — In case you missed it: Living with Honor with Nina Aouilk (leading activist to end human trafficking and honor killing): Ep 158