Michele Williams: Create a Real Profit in Your Business
Michele Williams is a certified Profit First professional who’s helping creative
business owners focus on the financial health and profitability of their companies.
We discuss:
- How a money management system can help you take profit first [1:23]
- How Michele stumbled and bumbled her way to financial sustainability in the long-term [4:20]
- A walk through the world of numbers [7:22]
- What typical patterns people tend to show when it comes to managing their finances [9:52]
- Why sometimes it’s better to step back in order to be able to take the next steps forward [12:30]
- What is more important for increasing your income than loving the numbers [15:50]
- Timescale of success: why too much too quickly is not a winning formula [17:48]
- The real way of having any business model that lasts a long time [19:12]
Michele believes that each choice determines profitability, and through her consulting agency, Scarlet Thread Consulting, she helps her clients understand the impact their choices have on the financial success of their business. She’s here to share her story to help you plan for success.
Learn more about Michele at http://www.scarletthreadconsulting.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
PDF Download – Financial Health Checkup
URL for Free Gift
www.scarletthreadconsulting.com/smashingtheplateau
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Tom Ross: Creative Professionals Can Be Successful Entrepreneurs
Tom Ross is the CEO at DesignCuts.com, a community of 400,000 designers, regularly accessing the world’s greatest design tools and assets at an accessible price point.
We discuss:
- A very good marriage of design and marketing [1:30]
- How to outperform competitors using the David Bowie method [2:19]
- The different ways in which DesignCuts helps creatives enhance their work [4:20]
- Some good methods to use when trying to figure out the product/market fit [7:52]
- The 10 Person Rule: getting the right feedback from the market during the initial phases of your product [10:30]
- The 99% of your customer service that is not service but is what makes your service stand out [13:30]
- Smart moves to create a consistent revenue flow [15:40]
- How to get a continual supply of brides [17:48]
He also co-hosts the Honest Designers Show, which has helped over 750,000 designers with their careers and inspiration. In his spare time, he mentors fellow entrepreneurs for free, and offers actionable advice via his new podcast and video show: The Honest Entrepreneur Show. He’s seriously passionate about bringing fellow creatives and entrepreneurs value.
Learn more about Tom at http://www.designcuts.com, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Brief Description of Gift
Any listeners can message Tom after the episode and he’ll give you free consultancy, with no upsell
URL for Free Gift
www.instagram.com/tomrossmedia
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Chris Badgett: Your Expertise Can Solve Your Prospects’ Problems with a Learning System
Chris Badgett is the CEO of LifterLMS and is known as “the online course guy.”
We discuss:
- How to become a WordPress agency owner without having a background in technology [1:30]
- What problem LifterLMS solves and how they grow their freemium business model [4:02]
- Why it is crucial to not cripple the free version of your business model [6:55]
- The connection between education entrepreneurs and Frankenstein [8:32]
- Successful stories of people who reap the benefits of using LifterLMS [10:30]
- A 30-thousand-foot-level perspective on how to facilitate success [13:48]
- The Five Hats Problem: what course providers need to change in order to move the needle for their clients [15:52]
- Course Plus: the future of online space education entrepreneurs [18:37]
- Look at the offline world to inspire the online world [21:07]
Chris created successful online courses, created a gardening course publishing business with experts around the world, and is the CEO of the popular fast-growing course building tool for WordPress powered websites called LifterLMS. LifterLMS helps online course creators convert their expertise and life experiences into income by creating impactful online courses.
Learn more about Chris at https://lifterlms.com,LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
The free core LifterLMS software
URL for Free Gift
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Paul Jarvis: Achieving Business Success By Not Growing
Paul Jarvis is the author of Company of One. He is a writer, designer, podcaster, online course teacher and software creator on the internet.
We discuss:
- A revolutionary philosophy on setting revenue targets [1:00]
- How to know when it’s time to optimize for enough [4:52]
- The value of staying small in business [9:10]
- A three-step barometer to judge if your business is meeting your success criteria [11:10]
- How Paul surfed his way to Company of One [14:05]
- How to generate consistent revenue flow through consistency [17:18]
- Why it’s easier and cheaper to retain a customer than to try to get a new one [19:57]
- How to always have insight into your existing customers’ problems [21:32]
- The best place to get Sunday Dispatches [24:23]
His courses—Creative Class and Chimp Essentials—have been taken by more than 13,564 paying students. His writing has been talked about by everyone from Ashton Kutcher to Arianna Huffington. He’s worked with clients, such as Microsoft, Danielle LaPorte, Mercedes-Benz, Marie Forleo and Warner Music. His ideas and words have been featured in WIRED, Fast Company, Vice, USA Today and more. As a totally random aside, his photography has been seen on Greys Anatomy (the TV show).
Learn more about Paul at https://ofone.co and Twitter.
Brief Description of Gift
Up to 5 hardcover copies of his book Company of One
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Abdo Riani: How Experts Can Help You Launch Your Business Idea
Abdo Riani is the founder of StartupCircle.co where aspiring and rising entrepreneurs can connect with and learn from successful founders over daily live Q&A sessions. He also mentors and guides entrepreneurs to first paying customers and beyond.
We discuss:
- Why it is important for entrepreneurs to connect with peers and how to do it effectively [1:21]
- What it takes to build an online summit and what it has to offer to both speakers and attendees [6:08]
- The economics of starting your own online space of connection [10:34]
- How to leverage competitors’ audiences instead of competing for their attention [15:12]
- Three strategic steps to generating consistent revenue [20:37]
- A tourist guide’s journey to creating online courses for gardening [23:55]
- The Startup Circle where entrepreneurs find answers and receive support for their ventures [26:27]
Learn more about Abdo at https://startupcircle.co/, https://abdoriani.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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Jason Linett: How a Hypnotist Can Help You Grow Your Business
Can a hypnotist really help you grow your business? Jason Linett has hypnotized more than 250,000 people. He used the principles of rapport and modeling to track what top business performers and professional athletes do differently to build his own million-dollar brand.
We discuss:
- What you need to make a drastic career shift and go for the all-in moment [1:43]
- Why show is always better than tell [5:34]
- A three-ring circus business model [8:11]
- How to achieve the mindset where you take back the control of your habits, behaviors and beliefs [11:45]
- How to be the peer instead of the outside vendor [15:05]
- Set it and forget it: Work Smart strategies to generate recurring revenue [21:08]
- If you’re not creating, you’re waiting [25:45]
- Lessons learned from hypnotizing 250,000 people and building a million-dollar brand [30:15]
As a master of the micro-niche, he speaks to groups around the world and offers hypnotic-success-coaching to share how people in business can put his WORK SMART principles and strategies to use. Rather than just ‘hypnotize’ you to become more successful, he will help you de-hypnotize the misconceptions, fears, doubts, and ineffective strategies that are holding you back. Jason’s process isn’t magic but the results can be magical.
Learn more about Jason at https://JasonLinett.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook/Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Be part of the free 3-day launch and get a chapter from Jason’s new book which teaches a hypnotic language pattern for ethical influence.
URL for Free Gift
https://WorkSmartBusiness.com/smashing/
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Ronnie Tsunami: Using Learning Solutions to Increase Your Revenue
Ronnie Tsunami is a learning solution architect who speaks around the world helping organizations and entrepreneurs to build, launch and market new products and services.
We discuss:
- What the connection between learning and success is [2:00]
- Which industries would benefit from the Six Pillars of Support [3:50]
- The advantages of having a training program [8:58]
- The success formula for solopreneurs: credibility plus visibility equals reputation [11:38]
- How small business could generate recurring revenue in different niches through a continuity program [20:33]
- The Business of Gratitude and Get More Clients Network [27:25]
- How to get healthy with food, fitness and relaxation [28:33]
His specialty is in developing customer education programs and support communities to increase the adoption rate of new products and services within a specific market. For the past 25 years, Ronnie has helped businesses to successfully launch everything from IT software to digital phone services to films to frozen food. His innovative learning solutions have been implemented in more than 10,000 academic institutions and enterprise organizations around the world including Microsoft, the US Air Force, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable), and PlantPure Nation.
Learn more about Ronnie at http://www.changeleadersolutions.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Free e-book – “The Change Leader Tsunami: How to Create a Bigger and Faster Wave of Change”
URL for Free Gift
http://ronnietsunami.com/the-changeleader-tsunami
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Caring Leads to Recurring Revenue Featuring Matt Ward
Matt Ward is the founder of Breakthrough Champion. In 2002 Matt started a website agency, inConcert Web Solutions, which he, in turn, sold in 2018, so that he could focus on helping businesses get more word of mouth referrals!
We discuss:
- Why small businesses struggle to grow their referral network and receive word of mouth referrals without asking [1:45]
- The missing component to the everlasting process of getting consistent referrals [5:00]
- The right habits to build which will help you build the right “care” plan [8:50]
- Where to find reasons and motivation to send a nice card to people [12:46]
- Why selling your business might be a good way to build consistent revenue flow [15:30]
- What you should not compromise for the sake of recurring revenue [19:48]
- A self-taught painter who companies can learn from and smash the plateau [23:50]
His book “MORE…Word of Mouth Referrals, Lifelong Customers & Raving Fans”, released in September 2018 and was a #1 New Release!
Matt is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and a podcast host of the popular small business podcast Square Peg Round Hole! He’s a 40 Under 40 Recipient and Chamber Small Business Owner of the Year!
Matt believes that the problem with Small Business is Bananas! Not sure what that means? Just ASK!
Learn more about Matt at http://www.MattWardSpeaks.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Caring Assessment
URL for Free Gift
http://bit.ly/CaringAssessment
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Turning Apathy into Action Featuring Tom Krieglstein
Tom Krieglstein is the founder of Swift Kick. For the past 15 years, he has trained over 500,000 leaders on how to build a Culture of Connection within their team and organization.
We discuss:
- Why a culture of connection is what really makes or breaks one’s experience and performance [3:04]
- The questions an employee should be asking in order to determine the best cultural fit [6:58]
- How to deal with a Negative Nelly [9:14]
- How to find and keep the A-players that would really support your organization’s success [10:10]
- Some of the biggest impediments to overcoming apathy and disengagement in today’s companies [11:58]
- The importance of initial orientation within organizations explained through the Dance Floor Theory [15:11]
- Why it is difficult to generate recurring revenue in the service industry and what Tom does to build on that [21:02]
- Why moms are great at smashing the plateau [24:00]
Tom holds an unprecedented 7 National Speaking Titles, is a TEDx speaker, held a Guinness World Record, and sat on the board of the NYC Entrepreneurs’ Organization for five years. In his “free time” Tom leads Forums for the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, is an Executive Accountability Coach for business owners, and he co-authored the Amazon.com bestselling book, “First Year Student To First Year Success.”
On a personal note, he lives in New York City, is an avid runner, was named after a cat, and loves peanut butter.
Learn more about Tom at http://www.SwiftKickHQ.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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Raise Your Game Featuring Alan Stein Jr.
Alan Stein, Jr. is a coach, speaker and author with an expertise in improving organizational performance, cohesion and accountability.
We discuss:
- Why to shift from someone who does the talking to someone who is an active listener [1:34]
- The blessing of realizing that not every single human on the planet is a fit for Home Depot, or for your business [5:11]
- The difference between easy and basic that turns people into lead athletes and lead entrepreneurs [7:52]
- The unseen hours/habits that determine your success [9:40]
- Why filling your bucket first is the best thing you can do for all the people that you serve [13:14]
- How to have your clients tell you ways to recurring revenue when doing public speaking [16:10]
- The basics of raising your game [20:35]
Alan spent 15+ years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet… including NBA superstar Kevin Durant.
He now travels the world teaching organizations how to utilize the same strategies in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level.
Learn more about Alan at https://alansteinjr.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
PDF of the 8 books every leader must read; 8-page PDF with Alan’s key themes to his keynotes and his workshops
URL for Free Gift
Text the word “bonus” to 66866
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How Creative Professionals Can Get Paid Well Featuring Marina Barayeva
Marina Barayeva is an international portrait photographer based in Beijing, China. She is also a host of the popular podcast Marketing for Creatives where she brings the experts and other creatives to share their experience in business and marketing.
We discuss:
- Why being great at what you do is not enough to become an influencer [1:55]
- Two things you need to focus on which will help you turn and grow your work into business [4:23]
- The key feeling to deciding on pricing [10:44]
- Practical shortcuts to becoming popular and attracting clients instead of looking for them [15:08]
- Two girls trying to show their work and give gifts to people [19:40]
- How building connections will help you build recurring revenue [23:00]
- Marketing for Creatives that will make you a better, faster and more effective influencer [25:35]
Marina is known authority in helping entrepreneurs become influencers in their niche. She has been featured in such media as ArtPeople, CCTV, China Radio International, and others.
As a creative marketer, she is always busy with innovative projects. She organized and hosted an online conference, Lady-Photographer, a fashion show called “New Year Queen” and was a part of the Art Project for Beijing Design Week.
Marina helps people to do what they love and grow it as a business.
Learn more about Marina at https://marinabarayeva.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
The listeners can take a quick quiz, “What Type of Influencer Are You as an Entrepreneur?” and find out what type of influencer they are right now and the steps to get to the next level.
URL for Free Gift
https://marinabarayeva.com/influencer
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How to Think Big and Price Big Featuring Nadia Finer
Nadia Finer is an international speaker, business coach and author of Little Me Big Business.
We discuss:
- Going from big to small to help small become big [1:36]
- How to push through the fear and hit the courage button to create a thriving business [3:27]
- What happens when you own who you are and stop comparing yourself to others [9:29]
- Why doing hundred-dollar one-off coach meetings is not going to bring you stable revenue [14:51]
- A pricing strategy the shifts the focus from us to the outcome received [18:53]
- How to scale the joyride [23:16]
- Why you should trust your dreams and not your fears [26:06]
Nadia knows what it’s like to keep yourself small. Sounding like a little kid made that very tempting indeed. But, rather than hide away, she’s kicked fear in the face and turned her little voice into her secret weapon. Now she helps lone rangers all over the world to scale up so they can make more money, can create a bigger future, help more people and have a bigger impact on the world.
Learn more about Nadia at http://www.nadiafiner.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
72 Hours Free Business Coaching Support with Nadia’s business coaching hotline service – Coachica
URL for Free Gift
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How Publicity Can Lead to Consistent Revenue Featuring Jill Lublin
Jill Lublin is an international speaker on the topics of Radical Influence, Publicity,
Networking, Kindness and Referrals. She is the author of 4 Best Selling books
including Get Noticed…Get Referrals (McGraw Hill) and co-author of Guerrilla
Publicity and Networking Magic. Her latest book, Profit of Kindness went #1 in four categories.
We discuss:
- The power of what publicity does [2:00]
- An overview of a successful PR strategy and how it differs from general marketing [4:26]
- How entrepreneurs can get support for their main message and be heard [7:43]
- How publicity can help the knowledge industry create consistent revenue [13:15]
- Return on Kindness principles [16:11]
- Why one would drive 45 minutes to a vet [18:34]
- Where to get a good book deal [19:34]
Jill is a master strategist on how to position your business for more profitability and more visibility in the marketplace. She is CEO of a strategic consulting firm and has over 20 years of experience working with over 100,000 people plus national and international media. Jill teaches Publicity Crash Courses as both live events and live webinars and consults and speaks all over the world.
Learn more about Jill at http://www.JillLublin.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Jill’s one-hour audio “Leveraging Circles of Influence”, plus bonus access to two additional recordings
URL for Free Gift
http://PublicityCrashCourse.com/freegift
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Consistent Daily Success = Revenue Success Featuring Dan Greenwald
Daniel Greenwald is the Founder and Chief Strategist of Thirty Ten Zero. He has been a teacher, administrator, entrepreneur, and connector for over 18 years. Pipeline Alliance is the culmination of his many experiences across industries.
We discuss:
- How being really angry could take you on a lifetime mission [1:45]
- An everyday methodology that takes the best of two worlds to make the best you can be [5:50]
- Life is short and why that may get you more customers [9:33]
- How your morning routine could help you keep the lights on [13:09]
- Daniel’s power plan that guarantees him recurring revenue [17:08]
- What happens when the unexpected crops up? [20:11]
- A community driven to make the most out of life [23:57]
Dan started his career as a teacher in New York City public schools and quickly rose through the ranks. As an administrator at the Rodeph Sholom School, he helped build the middle school. To compensate his teacher’s salary, Dan dove into business. He co-founded Workforce Engine and was the Regional Director at Achieve3000, where he helped grow a literacy tech tool throughout New York.
Dan has a B.A. from Boston University and an M.A. from Teachers College Columbia University with a focus in curriculum design. His longtime passion to understand how people learn and what motivates them to change was sparked by a childhood stutter. Dan lives in New York City with his wife and two boys.
Learn more about Daniel at https://www.thirtytenzero.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Become Part of Your Client’s Strategic Team Featuring Sherry Goldman
Sherry Goldman is the president of Goldman Communications Group, an award-winning public relations/marketing communications agency, which she started 22 years ago, after working in at several international PR agencies and in the print and broadcast media.
We discuss:
- Most common mistakes businesses make when it comes to creating their message for the customers [1:52]
- What solopreneurs and entrepreneurs need to know about brand and reputation [4:28]
- How virtual agencies achieve broad acceptance but also great competition [9:26]
- Small but fundamental steps to recurring revenue [10:57]
- How to prove you are a valuable resource as opposed to a monthly expense [13:53]
- Questions that entrepreneurs should ask themselves in order to test the waters and create value for the clients [17:05]
Goldman Communications Group works with a range of companies (start-ups through Fortune 500 companies), brands, non-profit associations, and their executives, helping them tell their stories and create, communicate, and control their messages, reputations, and value propositions. The agency offers a wide suite of services including strategic counsel; messaging; media relations targeting traditional, social and online media; corporate communications/thought leadership programming; community/industry relations and engagement; reputation management and crisis communications and product and service launches. Sherry is also an adjunct professor in public relations at LIU/Post.
Learn more about Sherry at http://www.goldmanpr.net, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
A free 20-minute phone consultation
URL for Free Gift
http://www.goldmanpr.net/contact-us/
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Getting Past Chaos to Scale a Solopreneur Business Featuring Joe Sanok
Joe Sanok is a private practice consultant with the #1 podcast for practice owners, the Practice of the Practice Podcast. With over a million downloads, the podcast covers innovative ideas to start, grow, and scale a practice.
We discuss:
- What’s an experiment that you can do to see if it works? [1:53]
- What the reasonable steps towards a thriving consulting practice are that build on falling in love with the idea [5:52]
- How having a spectrum of services over time will get you to a “Yes” [9:56]
- Practical and creative strategies that private practitioners can do to generate consistent revenue [12:19]
- The most challenging phase for people in the consulting business [14:30]
- How to see through the transformational chaos in order to get the financial results you strive for [17:56]
- Tools and resources to support an expanding practice [20:24]
- The conference where you can learn how to “kill it” in private practice [22:38]
Joe is a TEDx speaker, has been featured in Forbes, Reader’s Digest, and Entrepreneur on Fire. He is the owner of a private pay group practice in Traverse City, MI named Mental Wellness Counseling. He’s a father of two and loves stand-up paddle boarding with his wife, Christina.
Learn more about Joe at http://www.PracticeofthePractice.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
We have 30 resources and checklists for your listeners to choose from: How to set up a Pinterest Business Page, How to set up a Google My Business Page, and more
URL for Free Gift
www.practiceofthepractice.com/resources
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Building Trust and Consistent Revenue Featuring Tara Bradford
Tara Bradford is a Publicity Strategist, Reputation Designer, and Communications Expert. She incorporates her background in cognitive neuroscience, biochemistry, psychology principles, emotional intelligence, and neurolinguistics to help individuals develop a strong personal brand that is in integrity with who they are so they can build a global audience of the exact people who need to hear their message.
We discuss:
- What nursing and being a publicity strategist have in common [2:32]
- What’s necessary to remove and reveal in order to build trust, especially in a life-or-death situation [5:43]
- The types of publicity that would best fit different businesses and individuals [11:28]
- Why you should keep doing what’s working when you hit a plateau [14:20]
- Strategic levels of trust when trying to get more traffic in the door [18:01]
- Three ways in which Tara achieves consistent revenue, avoids low season situation and does what she loves [23:14]
- Why nobody smashes the plateau alone [26:22]
Tara has worked with anyone from startup founders to Fortune 500 executives to help them become the face of their companies, increase their visibility, take ownership of their influence so it can be used to make a difference, and build credibility online.
She is passionate about helping the world feel more connected and believes that the key to doing so is to inspire each of us to believe we are the center of influence through service of others. She is an International Speaker on topics that address diversity and inclusion and she sits on the Executive Board of a division of the American Stroke Association.
Her work has been featured in Forbes, HuffPost, ThriveGlobal, Bustle, Talk Radio NYC, TEDxLincolnSquare and more!
Learn more about Tara at http://www.tararaebradford.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
How to get noticed online: A Publicity Checklist
URL for Free Gift
www.tararaebradford.com/pr-checklist
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Return on Personal and Professional Development Investment Featuring Jim Jubelirer
Jim Jubelirer is a business coach, speaker, and futurist. Jim’s Keynote and Workshop Exponential Mindset: How to Thrive as the Pace of Change Increases, is for anyone who wants to have more hope and excitement about the future – for people who are turning that knowledge into action that gets results.
We discuss:
- Do you believe your best year is yet to come? [2:03]
- How to scale beyond your company’s size with the resources that you currently have [6:58]
- What makes Jim stand out among other business coaches [8:18]
- Symptom categories that indicate an opportunity to make a sizeable investment [11:55]
- Rules of thumbs to follow when deciding what amount to invest in development [13:29]
- What happens in year one, year two and year three after going through Jim’s program [15:43]
- What the revenue generator and the service delivery person need [19:00]
- A message of hope and inspiration [21:57]
Jim invests 5 figures annually on his own personal and professional development and is eager to bring the best practices to business leaders who believe their Best Year Ever is still to come!
Learn more about Jim at http://www.jubelirerresultsgroup.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Free video guide for developing your exponential mindset. Plus, get a free copy of the book Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make it… And Why the Rest Don’t
URL for Free Gift
Exponential Thinking: How to Thrive as the Pace of Change Increases
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Creating Lasting Transformation Featuring Richard Nongard
Richard Nongard is the author of “Viral Leadership: Seize the Power of Now to Create Lasting Transformation in Business” and the host of the “Leadership That Makes You Money” Podcast.
We discuss:
- If you cannot be a magician, you may as well become a coach [2:30]
- What is wrong with businesses and individuals focusing on the future [7:05]
- Financial benefits and unexpected opportunities that come around existing customers [10:05]
- Investments and direction of attention that move you forward [12:43]
- Why consultants and coaches need to go beyond their field of expertise [17:10]
- The role of building community, culture and identity for generating recurring revenue [19:20]
- Leadership That Makes You Money [22:58]
Richard helps leaders create innovation and engaged teams through training leaders with the evidenced-based methods that are proven to work. He is an entrepreneur and business owner with a doctorate in Transformational Leadership from Bakke Graduate University.
Learn more about Richard at https://richardnongard.com/, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Download eBook “Community, Culture & Identity: Strategies to Lead”
URL for Free Gift
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How Jared Nichols Built His Business to Support the Future He Envisions
Jared Nichols is a futurist, advisor, and faculty member at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business in Graduate and Executive Education. He is the founder of The Foresight Academy where he teaches leaders, teams, and individuals how to think like futurists so they can create the best future possible, for themselves and the people they serve.
We discuss:
- What risks are at stake if we don’t become aware of the unseen forces in the world [2:20]
- How to challenge the narratives and start working for what you really want [7:50]
- Three skills to break free from living by somebody else’s idea [9:18]
- Why more people need to know how to think like futurists [13:49]
- How to create a financially viable and powerful learning experience that is accessible to various groups of people [19:47]
Jared holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Foresight, and is sought out by leaders, organizations, and entrepreneurs to help them identify how emerging trends in technology, media, business, and public policy may fundamentally change society and shape the future.
Learn more about Jared at http://www.thenewfuturist.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Free digital copy of my latest book, “The 3 Skills You Must Have to Create the Future You Want to See.”
URL for Free Gift
https://www.theforesightacademy.com/p/free-3-skills-book-offer
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How Cynthia Kay Built Strong Relationships and Recurring Revenue in Her Media Production Company
Cynthia Kay founded Cynthia Kay and Company media production which produces high-quality communications for organizations from the Fortune Global 100 to small business.
We discuss:
- Becoming a thriving company that values the importance of communication [2:22]
- Why you should stop typing [6:10]
- What causes mistakes in communication and how to avoid them [9:21]
- What is better than being in a bubble for small expertise-based businesses [13:30]
- What it takes to know what’s coming up and push the customer to get involved in [16:32]
- How to avoid the feast and famine cycle and generate recurring revenue flow [19:39]
A graduate of Michigan State University, Cynthia holds a Masters in Communications from Western Michigan University. She is the Past Board Chair of the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) and is the 2018 Board Chair of the National Small Business Association (NSBA). Cynthia and the company have been honored with many awards. She has been named One of West Michigan’s 50 Most Influential Women 5 times.
Cynthia has authored several books including Small Business for Big Thinkers: Unconventional Strategies to Connect With and Win Big Business. She has written for the Washington Post, has been featured in Time Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine’s Ask the Expert and on NPR. Cynthia also testified on behalf of NSBA before the House Committee on Small Business Hearing.
Learn more about Cynthia at http://www.thinkck.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Brief Description of Gift
Assessment of presentation and media skills; free coaching via Skype
URL for Free Gift
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Strategies for Building Recurring Revenue in a Photography Production Business Featuring John DeMato
John DeMato is the owner of DeMato Productions. He is a branded, lifestyle portrait photographer and content creation expert who collaborates with speakers, authors, coaches, and other thought leaders to produce magazine-quality images that present them powerfully, purposefully and authentically to their tribes.
We discuss:
- What production super skills are made of [2:15]
- Why smashing your own plateau and being open to talk about it acts as a magnet for potential clients [6:31]
- What is necessary to break the mental cycle and bring the authentic self in front of the camera [9:53]
- Directions and fields photographers could turn to in order to achieve recurring revenue [13:33]
- How investing in your own personal development filters what’s important for you [21:01]
More than just a photographer, John sets his clients up for success beyond the session by coaching them on how to leverage their image content for their websites, blogs, speaking appearances and various other needs. He also teaches his clients how to generate ideas for compelling social media content that resonates deeply with their audiences.
A former television producer, John has over 18 years of production experience, and has been featured as a portrait photographer expert on several NBC Universal daytime talk and reality shows.
Learn more about John at http://www.johndemato.com, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Two options – a content creation inspiration guide or a prep guide before their next portrait session
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How to Experience Transformational Conversations Featuring Jonathan Hefter
Jonathan Hefter is the Lead Guide at Circles. With a background in operations consulting, executive coaching, as well as group facilitation, Jonathan’s unique skills and drive for enabling clients to experience transformational conversations is powering Circles’ mission.
We discuss:
- The world’s first video conference platform designed to foster meaningful conversation [2:09]
- Why it feels good to narrow down your focus and be reminded of your mission in the universe of opportunity [4:37]
- The added value that Circles offers in comparison to other video conference platforms [09:04]
- Tech data and analytics to look at on the journey of innovation [16:08]
- Lessons Circles learned that would help you run your business better [20:43]
- A hunch that’s been recognized and validated [22:56]
- Can the room do the work that people do? [24:56]
Circles transforms teams into high functioning Circles that openly share ideas, work through obstacles and learn to count on each other. To accomplish this, they’ve built the world’s first video conference platform designed to foster meaningful conversation.
Learn more about Jonathan at http://circl.es/ and LinkedIn.
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How John Murphy Built a Coaching Business that Suits His Lifestyle Using a Recurring Revenue Model
John Murphy is the CEO & Founder of John Murphy International. He is an internationally recognized, results-oriented business coach and mentor to senior executives and CEOs.
We discuss:
- There is always room for a good executive coach [1:58]
- Changes which have contributed to the evolution of the coaching business [4:12]
- Why coach certification has become almost obligatory nowadays [9:46]
- How to know if there is a fit between the coach and the coachee [12:35]
- A business model that helps achieve predictability and continuity in income [18:13]
- How to shape your business and career around the life you want to have [22:38]
His work with brands like Pfizer, Airbus, Johnson & Johnson, and Vodaphone set him apart from most executive coaches. John Murphy’s Amazon #1 bestselling book 10 Key Traits of Top Business Leaders is a must read for any executive with leadership aspirations.
This terrific guest isn’t just spouting theory – he’s worked his way into the mentor category and brings experience, examples, and energy to the table.
Learn more about John at http://www.johnmurphyinternational.com, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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URL to page where they can download book, video and connect with me
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http://www.johnmurphyinternational.com/smashingtheplateau/
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How Mike Morrison Uses Memberships To Build Consistent, Stable Revenue
Mike Morrison is co-founder of The Membership Guys and Member Site Academy, where he helps guide the growth of high performing memberships, e-learning businesses, and online communities.
We discuss:
- Core elements of communities that support learning [2:53]
- Differences and similarities between online and offline communities [6:34]
- Why solopreneur experts should not blindly follow the trends when it comes to online membership models [11:26]
- How a membership site for membership sites generates recurring revenue [13:58]
- What it takes to reach 100% all-in with memberships [19:42]
- Save the date for The Membership Guys’ very first conference on membership growth [24:41]
Mike has over 15 years of experience in digital marketing and online business. He has worked closely with multinational brands such as McDonalds, ITV and ancestry.com and has been the driving force behind a multitude of 6 and 7 figure membership businesses. He’s the host of a popular podcast, author of two best-selling books and has been featured on the likes of Social Media Examiner, Huffington Post, Founder and Net Magazine.
Mike can regularly be found on stages around the world at events including Social Media Marketing World, Tropical Think Tank and Podcast Movement.
Learn more about Mike at https://www.themembershipguys.com and Facebook.
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