The Everything School: Grow Your Leaders, Grow Your Empire with Tameenah Adams
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Tameenah Adams is a Child Care Business Coach for The Child Care Success Company and has over 18 years of experience in personnel management. She joins Kris for a conversation about gaining confidence through preparation and action and how she has continued to expand her empire and development centers throughout the pandemic. Tameenah also talks about the ways that Jeff Bezos inspired her business model to be the Everything School, the power of connection, and how to create a team where everyone feels bought-in and part of the future vision.
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Key Takeaways:
[15:33] Tameenah has three different Child Care Brands, along with a temporary staffing company. She was inspired by how Jeff Bezos started Amazon with just books, then expanded to being the go-to place for everything.
[20:28] Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Tameenah stayed transparent about her own energy and kept it real with her team and parents. She frequently checked in and made sure she unplugged at stressful times to come back with restored energy.
[28:42] There were three cases at Tameenah\\u2019s school, but they only had to close one time. This is in large part due to the fact that they stayed up on health regulations and really got their prevention and response plans in order.
[31:01] A pandemic is no reason for Tameenah to slow down \\u2014 she is closing deals, working on letters of intent, and looking at securing a commercial space for a catering company to serve child care centers.
[34:52] There are many ways to stay connected and involved during this time: keep up with the development in your area, ramp up on marketing, get involved with your community, and volunteer.
[44:11] When you let your team know you are all growing together and the leader welcomes getting \\u201ccalled out\\u201d from employees, they feel bought-in and empowered.
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Quotes:
- \\u201cBeing real as an owner empowered my team.\\u201d \\u2014 Tameenah
- \\u201cI had to relinquish power, control, and fear.\\u201d \\u2014 Tameenah
- \\u201cThe only way to be successful is to fight these fears, relinquish control to my team, and let them know when they make a mistake we will work through it together.\\u201d
\\u2014 Tameenah
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Mentioned in This Episode:
The Child Care Success Company
Child Care Success Summit \\u2014 offering $1 ticket