Where to Draw the Line When Doing Business With Friends - Hattie Elliot

In Chapter 6 of 16 in her 2011 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, The Grace List founder and entrepreneur Hattie Elliot answers "How Do You Approach Doing Business With Friends?"  As someone connecting people for a living, she finds ways to help others out by hiring them or working with them.  However, Elliot makes a distinction between doing business with and going into business with friends.  The former she embraces; the latter she avoids.  Elliot is the founder and CEO of The Grace List, which is redefining the dating world by creating opportunities for singles to revitalize personal interests and find intriguing people who will influence their lives.  Before founding The Grace List, Elliot worked as a social entrepreneur and business development consultant.  Elliott graduated from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, where she studied economics, philosophy, and politics.