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Felicia Joy is a real-world entrepreneur with nearly 10 years of experience in building businesses. In addition to her daily blog, Felicia hosts a weekly national talk radio show on entrepreneurship on www.msceoshow.com—and in June will begin publishing Ms. CEO Magazine for distribution to 100,000 women throughout the U.S. She is also an in-demand speaker who travels the country delivering her message of excellence in entrepreneurship and personal transformation.

What Recession?

Meet Ms. CEO of the Week

ELLEN MALOW

She’s Beating the Odds

                       

What recession?  That’s the question you might ask if you were to take a look at Ellen Malow’s calendar and company financials.  Her business, Malow Mediation & Arbitration, Inc., is booming.  In fact, she recently experienced her best month in business since she started in 2004.

 

As our Ms. CEO of the Week, Ellen is one to watch.  She is not only a break out success story during the current economic roller coaster—but she has also just celebrated her fifth year in business defying that pesky statistic that 9 out of 10 businesses go under within that amount of time. 

 

Meet Ellen Malow founder of Malow Mediation & Arbitration, Inc. (www.malowmediation.com):

 

How did you decide on the name of your business?

I selected the name of my business to immediately let prospective clients know what I do and to establish my name in the industry.

 

What is your business?

My business is conflict resolution. I serve as a neutral third party and facilitator to assist people to settle any disputes between them. I handle employment, construction, business, personal injury, divorce and other matters.

 

Do you have an elevator pitch about your business—what is it?

Mediation allows you to control the outcome of your dispute rather than putting the decision in the hands of strangers such as a judge or jury. Mediation saves you time, money and stress.

 

What was the most shocking thing about entrepreneurship?

How incredibly different my life has become for the better.

 

Was it really as hard to become successful as people make it out to be?

Success is attitude, drive and perseverance. All the people who said it would be impossible were wrong.

 

Other than you, obviously, who’s been the greatest contributor to your business success and why/how?

My business coach. He helped me develop a successful marketing plan and implement numerous systems to successfully operate my business.

 

What’s your favorite color—why?

Green; it’s soothing.

 

What really ticks you off in business, or otherwise?

Lack of professionalism and lack of ethics.

 

Do you care about beauty, fashion and style—if so, what’s your favorite look?

I like to dress in colors rather than black and white. Dresses allow me to be feminine and professional.

 

What do you do to de-stress?

Jog or go for a long walk at the park.

 

The media is reporting doom and gloom nearly every day and we’re hearing stories constantly about businesses going under, but I understand that your business is doing better than ever and that you have recently had your best month ever in business—what do you attribute this to?  What is your secret to success right now?

My business does well in a down economy because it provides an alternative to people that is far more affordable than going to court.