How one woman lost it all and birthed a global brand from ground zero
ARTICLE MICHELLE R PRICE
– Ingrid Arna
Business Coach, Ingrid Arna, is a powerhouse. She has such a vibrant energy and presence and has some real life-experience under her belt. We spoke to Ingrid for this edition’s feature article.
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ngrid is the founder and CEO of The Ingrid Arna Company and the creator of multiple industry-leading business coaching programs for women. She claims her company is leading the way in teaching conscious capitalism and building leaders who are devoted to global healing. The mum of one is frank about her upbringing, saying, “My background was full of abuse and manipulation around money. I did not feel safe. I had to create my own security. I wanted to be free. I wanted to create a business and life led from my soul and passion, instead of from sacrifice, scarcity and servitude. “I grew up with two immigrant parents – a Russian dad and a Macedonian mum – who started a beauty salon and cosmetic manufacturing start-up under our house. At the age of five, I was packing boxes of wax – eagerly helping my parents build their company. This humble business that started in our kitchen became one of Australia’s largest cosmetic companies with its products distributed in 40 countries and counting,” she said. “Growing up in a family that took a little idea and virtually no capital and transformed it into a multimilliondollar enterprise was a gift to witness. However, even in such an entrepreneurial household, I was sold the myth that corporate was best, and I believed it in my bones. “I grew up attending a prestigious private girls’ school, and my father was pretty clear about what he expected of me: I was to become a doctor, lawyer, or politician. The end.”
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Ingrid said, “It’s hilarious that I’m now getting paid more than a surgeon and a lawyer combined to consult for top brands and leading industry experts! #shameless #youcantoo. “A large part of who I am came from fiercely fighting to create a life that wasn’t driven by fear or others’ expectations. But it took me time to understand these lessons and embed them into my life in a positive way. I had to rebirth myself to become the woman that could truly embody the level of work I’m committed to. The healing and forgiveness of self and others has been the key to service without servitude. My life experience became my core teaching, which I now use to educate women to claim social, political, and financial power in their own lives.” Ingrid said, “The moment I took full responsibility for my life and stopped blaming everyone, my healing and true ascension journey began. “Within two months of launching my business, I made six figures while working 20 hours a week. The following six months saw me triple that number, and then triple it again shortly afterwards. “The more I let myself own it online – spoke up, uncensored my voice, and allowed myself to be seen – the more women showed up saying they’d been desperately praying for me and my work. “Since getting my own business off the ground, I’ve packaged up the exact framework I used… and put it www.spiritualeventsdirectory.com
