Mon, Jul 6, 2020
How do you go from working with laser diffraction in a lab to getting a marketing job at a tech start-up in Silicon Valley? How do you go from running email and web marketing campaigns to becoming a product manager? How do you go from product manager to becoming and Entrepreneur, CEO of a tech start-up and raising over $1million in your first effort? You need to tune into Amelia's story, be inspired, learn the secrets, and make it happen for you.
Fri, Jul 10, 2020
Kelly McGannon is a sought-after leadership and body language coach with deep expertise in self-awareness/mind-body connection, energy management, strategy, and culture change. On top of all that, she's a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Kelly explains how to write our own story and how to program our mind to live out the story we all want to live our best lives.
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
How do you give up a job you don't like and become a digital nomad? In this in depth episode Whitney Dover opens up and explains how she had enough with her day job and how she prepared and made the leap from working in a cube every day to traveling the world. Brandon was lucky enough to track her down when she had internet and get the whole story. Learn what to do if you feel stuck in your job, need some inspiration, or want to know how to make the jump.
Thu, Jul 16, 2020
Jessica Marrero has been successful in Direct Marketing not once, not twice, but three times. That's not luck, that's skill. Jessica lays out exactly how she does all her selling through social media and online marketing. Some of her tips will surprise you how simple they are. You can take her techniques, put them to work and to make yourself an extra $50,000, $60,000 or even $100,000+ a year. She's proof you can make it happen. Even better, the HPT's that Jessica lays out can be used by any Entrepreneur aiming to sell their product online.
Tue, Jul 21, 2020
Karla has a great entrepreneurial story of how she used street smarts and a continual customer feedback loop to build a super successful flower shop and then use that business' cash flow to fund other business ideas. Karla shares all, shoots straight, is funny and is just plain fun. You're going to learn a ton of high percentage tips (HPT's) that you can take and immediately use to grow your business.
Fri, Jul 24, 2020
Entrepreneur Ben Lyon from Lyon Rum Distillery shares how he built a rum company from nothing and what broke along the way. Listen in to get the scoop and some high percentage tips (HPT's) to build your own liquor brand. You know the saying, "It's not a party until something gets broken." Well... Building a liquor business is fun, building your own distillery is a challenge, but hey, you get to party because you have a rum company right?
Tue, Jul 28, 2020
What is the best legal structure for your business? Expert attorney J.J Childers explains each of the types of business entities and what's the best. Our conversation covers a Sole Proprietorship, Partnerships, LLC's, S Corporations, and C corporations . J.J. Childers is a licensed attorney whose primary practice focuses on business asset protection, estate planning, and tax reduction.
Fri, Jul 31, 2020
Learn how I get 70% open rates with my email marketing and how you can too. I outline 3 tips that I use regularly to get high open rates with my email marketing and have been working for me for twenty years. Best part... You can put into action with your email marketing after listening to increase your engagement and as importantly increase your sales.
Thu, Aug 6, 2020
Kadin Zimmerman has build several successful online businesses that generate passive income for himself to supplement his day job income. And...all of them as side hustles. He's done it all from starting an eBay business in high school, to building a successful YouTube Channel, to most recently building a successful app. He lays out exactly how he did all if it. Take his blueprint and get your online business started or take your online business to the next level right after listening with his HPT's (high percentage tips).
Wed, Aug 12, 2020
How to Write a Business Plan in quick and easy 13 Slides. I used to plan to start, grow and sell two companies. It's been used to raise money from angel investors and venture capitalists. Used in sales meetings, to recruit team members, Board members and... As importantly it's dynamic and easy to update, so you can use it as a road map to grow your business. It's designed just like a story which is vitally important as you pitch your company. Follow along, you'll build your business plan quickly.
Fri, Aug 14, 2020
Part 2 of How to Build Your Business Plan where I dive into a new, easy to use template I developed for myself to quickly develop elevator pitches for my companies. I'm sharing it with you. Your elevator pitch is a short, persuasive speech you give to spark interest in your company, product or service. A good elevator pitch should last between 15 and 45 seconds; you guessed it, about the time it takes to ride an elevator. I lay out the fill in the blank, shortcut, to create your elevator pitch in all in less than 15 minutes.
Mon, Aug 17, 2020
Part 3 of How to Build Your Business Plan where I talk about the three common mistakes entrepreneurs make when giving their elevator pitch and how to avoid them. Getting your elevator pitch wrong can blow raising money from investors, cause you missing a sale or even miss hiring a great candidate for your company. That's exactly why we're spending an extra day on how to build your elevator pitch.
Wed, Aug 19, 2020
Part 4 of How to Write Your Business Plan where I give you an easy to fill in the black formula to whip out your Problem Slide in no time. You want to make it crystal clear to the audience you're presenting to what problem you are solving for them. You'll use this slide as a basis for your many things across your business, you're sales and marketing strategy, brand brief, PR etc... Nail this slide and you're well on your way to building your business plan.
Fri, Aug 21, 2020
Part 5 of How to Write Your Business Plan where I give you an easy to fill in the black formula to build your Solution Slide in two shakes of a lambs tail You've set things up, gave your elevator pitch, set up the problem your product addresses and now you lay down the solution. I explain exactly how to do it. Complete this slide and you're well on your way to building your business plan.
Mon, Aug 24, 2020
Part 6 of How to Write Your Business Plan where I give you an easy to fill in the black formula to build your Product Slide. This is where it starts to get exciting because we're talking about our product and how it solves a problem for the customer. You've given your elevator pitch, set up the problem your product addresses, given a solution, now you show where your product or service is the solution. I'm explaining it all.
Fri, Aug 28, 2020
Part 7 of How to Write Your Business Plan where I give you the method to figure out how big your market opportunity is for your business. This is where it starts to get exciting because we're talking about how many potential customers we have which will later tell us how much money we can make. You've given your elevator pitch, set up the problem your product addresses, given a solution, talked about your product, now it's time to talk about the size of your market and how you're going to attack it. I explain exactly how to approach it and what one big mistake to avoid.
Mon, Aug 31, 2020
Part 8 of How to Write Your Business Plan where we scope out your Business Model. There are a few business models and hybrids you can use in your business to make money We've covered your elevator pitch, problem, solution, product, and market size slides. Now we figure out your business model.
Wed, Sep 2, 2020
Part 9 of How to Write Your Business Plan where we build your Traction Slide. I give you some ideas of what traction means, and talk about ideas of what types of traction you should aim for to grow your sales. We've covered your elevator pitch, problem, solution, product, market size and business model slides. Now we figure out your business traction.
Fri, Sep 4, 2020
Part 10 of How to Write Your Business Plan where we build your Competition Slide. Who is your competition? Different ways you can present and think about your competitors. And... The one thing you want to avoid doing. We've covered your elevator pitch, problem, solution, product, market size, business model, and traction slides. Now we analyze your competition.
Wed, Sep 9, 2020
Part 11 of How to Write Your Business Plan where we build your Barriers to Entry or Moat Slide. What barriers to entry have you created for your business? What moat do you have? What barriers are you going to create? Also... I talk about the one barrier entrepreneurs almost always count on as their main moat that can get you in trouble. We've covered your elevator pitch, problem, solution, product, market size, business model, traction, and competition slides for your business plan. Now build your barrier to entry slide.
Wed, Sep 21, 2022
Learn about the benefit of drinking teas, the difference in grades of tea and why it's important, and the business of tea. Nish shares all this information as well as how and why he's building the Nepal Tea Collective. About Nishchal Banskota Nish is a 2nd generation tea producer with a family lineage of 40 years in the tea industry. His entrepreneurial journey began when he was 17 and his aim is to get one million farmers out of poverty within their generation and within his lifetime.