{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/659bf37e8c20d60016dec67e/69a56fbc854be12860c7acb7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Shelley Otway Wood Built a Children's Performing Arts School (a Gold Medal Story)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/659bf37e8c20d60016dec67e/1772449684353-19d7afd6-c4cf-4d18-a0e1-b386b51a9160.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Shelley Otway Wood shares the real story behind building a performing arts school for 15 years including the career highs, the business lows, and the personal chapters that shaped her leadership. This episode is a masterclass in resilience, rebuilding, and what changes when you stop “winging it” and start running your business like a CEO inside mentorship.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>There’s never a “right time.”</li><li>Your first team won’t be your forever team (and that’s normal).</li><li>A business can survive anything… if the owner has a plan.&nbsp;</li><li>Delegation without oversight is expensive.&nbsp;</li><li>You can rebuild fast when you’re decisive.&nbsp;</li><li>Mentorship isn’t just business strategy, it upgrades your standards. The shift affects who you hire, who you keep close, and how you lead.</li><li>Success isn’t only revenue.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest Bio (Shelley Otway Wood)</strong></p><p>Shelley Otway Wood is a performing arts business owner with 15 years’ experience in building her business and a professional theatre background. She’s built Steppin' Out Stars of Tomorrow through major personal and business challenges and is known for fast action, high standards, and deeply inclusive culture. Shelley is also Gold Medal Business’ in-house Performing Arts Expert, supporting performing arts owners to scale sustainably with systems, team, and CEO leadership.</p><p><br></p><p>If you loved this episode, subscribe to <em>Go Gold with Katie</em> and visit our website to learn more about Gold Medal Business mentorships,&nbsp; and if you’re a children’s performing arts school owner and want to book a call with Shelley, click here: <a href=\"https://link.goldmedalcoaching.info/widget/groups/book-a-call-with-gold-medal-team\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://link.goldmedalcoaching.info/widget/groups/book-a-call-with-gold-medal-team</a></p><p><br></p><p>Stay Connected With Gold Medal Business and Katie Cannon:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/goldmedalbusiness/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> |<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/gogoldwithkatiecannon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook</a> |<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/goldmedalbusiness/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook Group</a> |<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/gogoldwithkatiecannon/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> LinkedIn</a> |<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@GoGoldWithKatieCannon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube</a></p><p>Website:<a href=\"https://www.goldmedalcoaching.info/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.goldmedalcoaching.info/</a></p><p>Intro and Outro Background Music</p><p>Main Street by AudioCoffee |<a href=\"https://www.audiocoffee.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.audiocoffee.net/</a></p><p>Music promoted by<a href=\"https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/</a></p><p>Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0</p><p><a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/</a></p>","author_name":"Katie Cannon"}