Ep. 135: $1K into $15K in 1 Month: How This Freelance Grant Writer Did It

Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 6:36 a.m.

Have you ever known deep in your gut what your dream is, but you aren\u2019t currently living in it?\n\nOr maybe you commit to living your dream but don\u2019t even know where to start.\n\nIf you could sit down and have coffee with someone who turned $1,000 into $15,000 during the pandemic while helping others and working less, then would you?\n\nBecause today we are doing just that as we listen to how Dr. Omotola Akinsola as she shares all her secrets and how she overcame challenges.\n\nBut even if you are not looking to open a freelance grant writing biz, and you run a nonprofit, you will also want to catch this as she is going to spill all in how she has also continued to grow a thriving nonprofit after doing a needs assessment. Due to that, her nonprofit has served more than 8,000 students and teachers in Nigeria.\n\nThis episode is definitely for you if:\n\u2714\ufe0f You want to start or grow a nonprofit\n\u2714\ufe0f You want to turn leads from being those that ghost you into high paying customers\n\u2714\ufe0f You are a parent and need to balance running a business with being home with your kids\n\u2714\ufe0f You want to find out how to price and charge clients\n\u2714\ufe0f You want to be inspired because you need something positive to listen today (yes, Tola is that amazing!)\n\u2714\ufe0f You want a free coupon on Tola's Grant Writing Made Easy for Nonprofit! Check out www.grantwritingandfunding.com/135\n\nToday\u2019s Dr. Akinsola shares behind-the-scenes on:\n\u2714\ufe0f How she grew up in poverty in Nigeria and followed her dreams in taking big risks\n\u2714\ufe0f How the education strike made her start to do her own personal and professional development\n\u2714\ufe0f Her Fab 6 heroes include: Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, and her parents\n\u2714\ufe0f How she burned all her bridges to do the massive things she wanted to do\n\u2714\ufe0f How and why she attended university in the States\n\u2714\ufe0f Why and How she did a focus group before launching a nonprofit\n\u2714\ufe0f How she opened a nonprofit in Nigeria while being a student in the States\n\u2714\ufe0f How her nonprofit in Nigeria has trained more than 8,000s of students and teachers\n\u2714\ufe0f When and how she opened her freelance grant writing biz; The Funding Magnet\n\u2714\ufe0f How she created a product after talking to 300 nonprofits\n\u2714\ufe0f How the Freelance Grant Writing Master Course changed her business and she 15X her investment within a matter of months\n\u2714\ufe0f How she has diversified her streams of income\n\u2714\ufe0f How she learned how to create passive income\n\u2714\ufe0f How she learned her value and how to price\n\u2714\ufe0f How a one-hour consultation helped her raise $5,000 for her nonprofit\n\u2714\ufe0f How she realized she was wasting her time with dead leads and started getting clients with less drain