Messes To Successes

No business operates in a vacuum. Smart business owners find opportunities within and around their primary businesses that create alternate streams of revenue, leads, and partnership. On this week's episode, Waldon Fenster breaks down some of the hidden places you can branch out or partner up with someone to create new opportunities.

Every business owner knows that they have to keep their thumb on the pulse of the business, and cash flow is an important metric to track. But cash flow doesn't show you everything; there are other metrics that can give you important insights into the health of your business.

Making the leaps from hourly employee to freelancer to business owner is an honorable process for talented people to pursue, but most people don't know what their services are really worth. In this episode, serial business builder Waldon Fenster talks about how he works with contractors and how he encourages his clients to think about their value in the market.

There is nothing more gratifying than seeing a client take your advice and succeed with it. This week, Waldon Fenster interviews Rav Natan Alexander, the founder of Leader Of The Pack. Rav Natan is a fascinating person in his own right, but his story of turnaround is a lesson for many business owners.

Should you hire a team of W-2 employees or only 1099 contractors? What's the best way to staff your business to maximize profitability? These are just two of the questions every business has to ask itself, and every business has a different answer. In this episode, serial entrepreneur Waldon Fenster examines the pros and cons of different hiring scenarios.

Businesses are made up of systems. Some are electronic, while others are human. To maximize your efficiency, productivity, and profit, you have to know how to get the most out of each type of system. On this episode, serial business builder Waldon Fenster explores the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of each type of system.

SEO is one of the most complex and confusing aspects of marketing, and yet every business must master it to be effective online. On this episode, serial entrepreneur Waldon Fenster pulls back the curtain on the things executives must know about SEO.

Risk is just part of the entrepreneurial life. Or is it? On this week's podcast serial business builder Waldon Fenster discusses the mindset entrepreneurs must embrace regarding risk, and the steps they can take to mitigate and manage it.

Venture capital is one of those topics that confuses - and frightens - entrepreneurs. Does your business idea need an influx of capital to get launched, or will it create more problems than it solves? Serial business builder Waldon Fenster breaks down the misconceptions about venture capital, angel funding, and what businesses really need to get started.

There was a time when nobody had a website for their business - they didn't exist. Nowadays, it seems that your business can't be taken seriously unless it has a spectacular website. But is that true? Does your business need a website? If so, what function does it need to perform? And what features does it need to include? Business builder Waldon Fenster breaks down the fact from the fiction.

Marketing can be one of the most complex and confusing aspects of operating a business. There are so many different channels for marketing, and the "latest and greatest" methods change so quickly that it trips people up. Is social media the answer? TV advertising? What is the difference between advertising and lead generation? And what is a lead? We'll address all of these questions and more in this week's "Messes To Successes" podcast.

Why don't more people become entrepreneurs, when the opportunities are so plentiful and the results can be massive? It's all in the mindset. On this week's "Messes To Successes" podcast, serial business builder Waldon Fenster discusses the differences between the entrepreneur mindset and the employee mindset, and how the employee mindset blocks people from becoming successful entrepreneurs.

Ever wonder where people get ideas for businesses? Or why some business ideas make billions while some never get off the ground? Serial business builder Waldon Fenster discusses the process he uses to generate, vet, and test business ideas before bringing them to market.

Serial business builder Waldon Fenster describes the three common mistakes entrepreneurs make that cause their businesses to fail, either directly or indirectly.

Serial Business Builder Waldon Fenster describes the seven pillars every entrepreneur must have operating and stabilized in their business in order to grow a successful enterprise.