Scarlett Vespa is one of Australia’s top brand experts, presenter, speaker, spiritual guide, and advocate for the 50+. With a media and advertising career spanning over 25+ years, her role has adapted from movie magic to career growth advocate.
Brand Alchemy is inherent for Scarlett, founding her career in production on set with Hollywood heavyweights such as Nicole Kidman, Meat Loaf and Jack Thompson. Following her intuition, she transitioned from the film industry to produce and direct corporate advertising for clients including Disney, Westfield and David Jones – going on to be named one of the first female TVC Directors in Australia. Later she took on the role of Head of Broadcast for a top Australian Bank (CBA), generating million-dollar revenues, then built a booming creative agency Mrs V Creative & launched AGERICH®, a lifestyle brand designed to support and enrich the 50+ woman. Here she shares ways to live your best self through inspirational content, practical guidance and Scarlett’s Alchemy Work, workshops, podcast, magazine and luxury products to find their own remedy to success in life.
Thank you for joining us here at The Corporate Escapists. Please introduce yourself to our reader. They love to know about you, your passion, and how you came to find and follow your passion.
My passion for personal development started from when I remember, the yearning to know why we are here in the world! Do I have that answer now? Yes and no – I realised you live the question, so in fact it’s about being with the not knowing and keeping curious and open.
Oprah once quoted ‘You are where you are in your life, based on what you believe. If you’re not looking at the shadows, what is subconsciously telling yourself you’re not good enough, not worthy enough, not smart enough…you’re not enough, you end up acting out of THAT belief system, and not of what you want to be the truest for yourself.””. How important is it to you to have the belief within ones self?
Your belief is everything. It’s the narrative that drives your life, sets the scenes, the outcomes – everything. My search to find ways to shift those beliefs and reframe my belief has been since I can remember. Sometimes its so hard because we feel we ARE those beliefs and so who are we if don’t believe that anymore? We can feel lost. If you are feeling lost, that’s good. It means you are rebuilding something new.
Tell us what the word “Entrepreneur” means to you?
How have you been able to incorporate self care in your life?
Share your thoughts on the importance of business owners to be a leader in their own life and ensure they have a work/life balance?
Ensuring someone has work/life balance is impossible. You have to want it, you have to experience the need, you have to know your ‘why’. Work for most entrepreneurs is NOT work, that is why the line of balance is invisible for most. The best we can do is understand the importance of SELF-LOVE – real self-love. When we value our bodies and mind as much as our desire to fulfil a vision, then things shift. When we do the work on ourselves and face the spiritual self, things shift again.
What is your favourite quote about inspiration?
What advice would you give to anyone wanting to start their own business?
Congratulations, you want to move deeper into discovering who you are. The business is a journey and it’s important to never lose hope, when challenges show up, thank them, they are the universe growing you and your life, that is how you evolve. The journey is the business and keep your eyes out for other doors that you may not see because you are so held tight on the goal. Come back to intentions and let go of goals and then the magic happens.
