Authenticity and Boundaries: Lessons from a Successful HR Entrepreneur, Julissa Martis
Scenic Route Podcast
Show Notes
Tune in to the latest episode of The Scenic Route Podcast, where we chat with the inspiring Julissa, founder and CEO of Legacy HR Consulting. Hear her incredible story as a first-generation American who found her calling in HR and the power of being resourceful and embracing a life-long learning attitude.
Julissa spills the beans on the magic of authenticity in the workplace, leading to better performance and recognition, and how it inspired her to build a positive and empowering company. She also gets real about the challenges of questioning traditional HR practices inherited from oppressive systems. She shares how we can embrace authenticity and keep things real with our clients while setting boundaries.
In this episode, Julissa opens up about her struggle with overworking, the importance of mental health, and the value of being transparent with her team. She also shares her advice on stepping up as a CEO, tackling big-picture tasks, and crushing that nasty imposter syndrome.
Learn from Julissa about the magic of authenticity in the workplace, leading to better performance and recognition, and how it inspired her to build a positive and empowering company.
Julissa discusses the challenges of questioning traditional HR practices inherited from oppressive systems and shares how to embrace authenticity while setting boundaries with clients.
Julissa opens up about her struggle with overworking, the importance of mental health, and the value of being transparent with her team.
We chatted about the work-life blend, embracing the freedom to pivot in business, and learning financial smarts for stability. Don't miss this episode, packed with insights and wisdom from Julissa to help you on your entrepreneurial journey!
EPISODE 27
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Julissa's background and how she got into HR [00:00:15]
Julissa talks about her background as a first-generation American and how she fell into HR through an internship.Learning and being resourceful in one's career [00:05:18]
Julissa and the host discuss the importance of being resourceful and willing to learn in one's career and how this has been important for Julissa as an entrepreneur.Julissa's background and experiences [00:06:36]
Julissa talks about her background, experiences in different industries, and developing HR departments.Importance of being authentic at work [00:07:07]
Julissa discusses the importance of being authentic at work and how it can lead to better performance and recognition.Positive and supportive workplace [00:08:24]
Julissa shares her experience in a positive and supportive workplace and how it impacted her mental health and empowered her to start her own business.Questioning HR practices [00:11:29]
Julissa and the host discuss questioning HR practices and policies that may have been inherited from oppressive systems and not serving the current workforce.Being friends with clients [00:12:28]
The host shares her experience of being friends with her clients and challenges the idea that being friends with clients is inappropriate.Being Authentic with Clients [00:13:18]
Julissa talks about how being authentic with clients is important to her and how it affects her engagement with them.Realizing Entrepreneurial Potential [00:14:11]
Julissa talks about how she realized her potential as an entrepreneur and how she started her own business.Growing the Business [00:17:16]
Julissa talks about how she grew her business from freelancing to a team of 10 and the challenges she faced.Setting Boundaries [00:19:15]
Julissa talks about her tendency to help people and how she had to hire people to help her set boundaries.Julissa's struggles with her business [00:19:45]
Julissa talks about how she struggled with her business, took on too much work, and eventually had to pause.Julissa's decision to work full-time [00:20:55]
Julissa talks about her decision to work full-time and take a break from her business.Julissa's return to her business [00:21:39]
Julissa talks about her decision to return to her business and work hard to build something meaningful.Julissa's experience leading a team [00:23:09]
Julissa talks about her experience leading a team and how she strategically delegates tasks.Legacy HR Consulting's community and culture [00:25:18]
Julissa talks about Legacy HR Consulting's remote team and how they prioritize transparency, authenticity, and supporting each other's personal and professional goals.Transparency and Communication [00:26:30]
Importance of transparent communication in a healthy workplace, sharing financials and updates on operations.Stepping into the CEO Role [00:29:36]
Advice for entrepreneurs to step into the CEO role, plan big-picture tasks, and overcome imposter syndrome.Confidence and Mission Alignment [00:31:43]
The impact of stepping into the CEO role, gaining confidence, and building a community with mission alignment.Collaboration and Partnership [00:33:02]
Julissa and the host discuss the importance of collaboration and partnership in the HR consulting industry.Being Selective with Clients [00:35:02]
Julissa shares her experience of being selective with clients and how having good chemistry with them is important.The Biggest Lie in Online Business [00:37:13]
Julissa talks about the biggest lie in the online business world: the belief that everything is saturated. She encourages people to pursue their passion regardless of the competition.Personal Brandification [00:39:39]
Discussion on the overemphasis of personal branding and the misconception of solopreneurs running multimillion-dollar businesses.Work-Life Blend [00:41:12]
The work-life blend and the toxic corporate mentality of pushing through sickness are important.Pivoting in Business [00:43:17]
The freedom to pivot in business and the lack of importance of others' opinions.Part-Time Entrepreneurship [00:45:26]
The benefits of part-time entrepreneurship and the stigma surrounding it in the online business world.Entrepreneurship and Stigma [00:46:15]
Discussion on the stigma around side hustles and making income from multiple sources.Different Entrepreneurial Journeys [00:46:35]
Acknowledgement of the uniqueness of each entrepreneur's journey and their varying needs for stability.Importance of Financial Literacy [00:47:52]
Emphasis on learning about finances and achieving financial stability.Understanding Personal Needs [00:48:06]
Importance of understanding what makes an individual feel secure and expansive in their career.Recentering and Making Better Decisions [00:48:53]
Importance of recentering oneself and making better decisions as a CEO, and the role of personal wellness in achieving this.
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Work with Julissa
The Scale Your Biz with HR Masterclass
The book she’s currently reading
The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest
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