{"id":3529,"date":"2016-01-04T16:17:50","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T21:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=3529"},"modified":"2016-01-04T16:17:50","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T21:17:50","slug":"8-lessons-for-female-entrepreneurs-from-jennifer-lawrences-character-in-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/8-lessons-for-female-entrepreneurs-from-jennifer-lawrences-character-in-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Lessons For Female Entrepreneurs From Jennifer Lawrence’s Character in ‘Joy’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by:\u00a0Emma Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n

Joy,\u00a0<\/em>the\u00a0feature out this week starring Jennifer Lawrence<\/a>, Robert Dinero andBradley Cooper<\/a>, follows the real-life story of Long Island\u2019s Joy\u00a0Mangano. Decades before\u00a0entrepreneurship\u00a0was cool, or the majority of babies were born to unwed mothers, Mangano \u2014 like her Hollywood\u00a0doppelganger, was a single mom, barely getting by, when she invented the self-wringing Miracle Mop. After much trial, error, debt, blockbuster sales on QVC<\/a> <\/span>, being swindled by male business partners, and loads of family drama, (of course) Lawrence\u2019s\u00a0character ultimately experiences personal and professional redemption.<\/p>\n

The film has been slapped with\u00a0not-so-great reviews, but I enjoyed every minute of it. Yes, I am a single mom and do love me a good rags-to-riches story, especially if the protagonist is a woman, and most especially if she is a single mother \u2014 and most, most, most of all if she is a kind person \u2014 all of which make\u00a0Joy a<\/em>\u00a0noteworthy\u00a0endeavor. After all, save for Melanie Griffith\u2019s character in Working Girl, <\/i>I\u00a0can\u2019t think of a single major movie in which the main character is a female who succeeds at business while being\u00a0decent (though one unsung single mom entrepreneur character is Juliette Binoche\u2019s chocolatier\u00a0Vianne in the 2000 charmer\u00a0Chocolate.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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If nothing else, the lead character\u00a0in Joy<\/em> offers up a host of business advice for women business owners:<\/p>\n

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    1. You can\u2019t do it alone.<\/strong> So many women \u2014 single moms in particular \u2014 are subliminally sent the message that because they\u00a0can\u00a0<\/em>do it all, they\u00a0must\u00a0<\/em>do it all: Bring home the bacon, raise the kids, cook the meals, and mend the pipes when your depressed soap-opera obsessed mom rinses her hair brushes in the sink and let your sexy bum of an ex-husband live for free in the basement (per\u00a0Lawrence\u2019s\u00a0<\/i>character\u2019s life). This message of independence unconsciously holds women back, because they transfer this to building a bigger career, business and life. They believe that they must do those things by themselves, too \u2014 and that seems impossible. Because it is. In\u00a0Joy,\u00a0<\/em>Lawrence is able to launch and build her business thanks to investment from a harsh, but smart wealthy matron, belief in her from\u00a0an\u00a0ailing grandmother, a critical introduction from said ex-husband, support from a BFF, and a mentor at\u00a0QVC. Takeaway: Don\u2019t even start to think about doing something big all by yourself. Everyone\u00a0needs to outsource, you need expert advice and you need support.<\/li>\n
    2. You must be open to help.<\/strong> This is a different than No. 1. It is one thing to seek out help, but another to be welcome\u00a0help that comes your way, magically. In\u00a0Joy,\u00a0<\/em>Lawrence\u2019s character lands her big break thanks to an introduction to a QVC exec via said ex-husband who offered the connection. While he was a crappy spouse, turns out he was a fantastic business partner who deeply cared for his ex-wife as a friend \u2014 a partnership that transpired in Mangano\u2019s real life as her own ex-husband continues to be vice president of her nine-figure\u00a0empire today. Had Joy not been open to his outstretched hand, we may not have the opportunity to shell out $15 to watch this fantastic story today (and we\u2019d all still be wringing out our own mops \u2014 manually!).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

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