What Strip Club Taught Me About Business | Ep.04 Sales & Marketing Expert Rhiannon-Amber Leavett

From strip club manager to founder of five businesses. She once had £17,000 in debt, lived on credit cards, and couldn’t afford breakfast for her kids. But she said: “I had to start a business — because there was no way back.” “I want to earn so much money that my kids never have to struggle the way I did.” “And even then — I want to live a life that’s anything but ordinary.” How did it all begin? For Rhiannon, the earliest lessons came from dancers, debt, and disasters. In this episode, she opens up about: 🟡 Why strip clubs are the best sales training ground in the world 🟡 How she shifted from selling services to selling products — and the painful lessons that came with it 🟡 How SME founders can build trust and grow a personal brand 🟡 The marketing crisis in the equestrian world — stuck in the 1970s 🟡 Why she keeps coming up with business ideas that actually hit real market needs This is not a success story. This is a SURVIVAL story — and maybe the most honest one you’ll ever hear. -------------------------- 🎧 Listen on Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/4l0C4xY... 🎙️ Apple Podcast → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🔗 Let's Connect! LinkedIn   / unpolished-players-in-business   Instagram   / unpolished_players_inbusiness   -------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 02:10 – From Strip Club Manager to CEO 04:34 – No Food, No Credit, No One to Call 07:31 – Why Business Is the Only Option 09:09 – How to Start with 0 Experience 12:22 – Why Every Small Business Struggles with Marketing 14:23 – Cold Accountability: Fix the Real Problem 17:14 – Becoming an Expert Before You Feel Like One 24:25 – Her First Ever Client 31:02 – Equitrain Industry Still Lives in the 1970s 36:48 – Business Idea: Teaching Tech to People Who Hate Tech 38:20 – Inventing the Zip-On Horse Coat 41:56 – When Every Prototype Fails 47:38 – Sell It Before You Make It 49:32 – 3 Brutal Lessons from Product Development 54:02 – Strippers Are the Best Salespeople on Earth 57:49 – Networking Lessons from the Club 01:04:18 – Rejection Training: The Best Sales School 01:06:36 – I'd Build a Sales Team Out of Strippers 01:07:36 – Childhood Business Instincts: The Pickle Relish Story 01:19:26 – What is Her Biggest Change during this Journey