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Paul Higgins is a high-performance business mentor, podcaster, and author who helps service-based business owners struggling to strike a balance between life and work adopt a hands-off management approach and improve profits to fund their lifestyles. To aid other service-based business owners like himself who have come to the conclusion that having a business so reliant on them is just not going to work, Paul developed a mentoring program—Build Live Give—that helps such business owners take control and implement an end-to-end sales and operations system that can easily generate profits.   Top of FormBottom of Form In this episode, we discuss: Paul's start in the hardcore sales world working for Coca-Cola and what he learned to bring to his own business. How he builds business on a smaller, more diverse scale. How to study the numbers of buying and selling a business so you know what you're getting into. The importance of helping businesses give back to their communities and employees. Never being afraid to ask an expert for advice.     I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Paul was so generous to share his better business practices regarding striking the best work/life balance to succeed.   Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Paul Higgins:   Website: https://www.buildlivegive.com/    Connect with Steve Eschbach   Websites: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ https://eschbachassoc.com/  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqgICqaSI8xE2GRYY1HWJA  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/  Twitter: @ SteveEschbach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2011, Paul Higgins found himself faced with a life-changing decision. With a long-standing inherited kidney condition, his doctor told him that if he wanted to live long enough to meet his grandchildren, he would have to make some changes in his life. The decision was clear. Since that time, Paul has founded and sold two businesses and had a successful kidney transplant from his best mate.  He now mentors coaches and consultants to build online businesses to fund lifestyles. Join us for this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, where Paul shares his top tips on growing a successful business and leading with purpose and integrity. Leadership tips you won't want to miss: Creating business growth by letting go of anything another team member can do Key foundations to business success Owning your responsibilities as a leader so your team members can do same Tips on communication tools that will enhance remote communication The power of creating individual development plans with your team members Paul Higgins has 26 years of experience in Sales & Marketing, finishing up an 18-year gig at The Coca-Cola Company leading the Marketing strategy for a $700m+ Business Unit. In 2011 he left to manage his inherited kidney condition. He has founded and sold two businesses and had a successful transplant from his best mate in February 2019. With his newfound energy, he loves to mentor, spend time with his teenage children, and play golf.  He has a book called Build Live Give and 100% of the proceeds go to the Purple House. If you're looking to scale your business without sacrificing yourself, then this episode is for you! If you've enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  Paul's contact information: Website: https://paulhigginsmentoring.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhigginsmentoring Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulhigginsmentoring/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Paulhigginsmentoring Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulHiggins555 Purple House: PurpleHouse.org.au Lindsay's contact information: To book a discovery call: https://calendly.com/lindsaylapaquette/discovery-call E-mail: lindsay@collaborative-solutions.ca Website: https://lindsaylapaquette.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaylapaquette/ Previous podcast episodes:  https://lindsaylapaquette.com/podcast

Paul Higgins is a high-performance business mentor, podcaster, and author who helps service-based business owners struggling to strike a balance between life and work adopt a hands-off management approach and improve profits to fund their lifestyles. To aid other service-based business owners like himself who have come to the conclusion that having a business so reliant on them is just not going to work, Paul developed a mentoring program—Build Live Give—that helps such business owners take control and implement an end-to-end sales and operations system that can easily generate profits.

Paul Higgins is a high-performance business mentor, podcaster, and author who helps service-based business owners struggling to strike a balance between life and work adopt a hands-off management approach and improve profits to fund their lifestyles. To aid other service-based business owners like himself who have come to the conclusion that having a business so reliant on them is just not going to work, Paul developed a mentoring program—Build Live Give—that helps such business owners take control and implement an end-to-end sales and operations system that can easily generate profits. In this episode, we discuss: ·     Paul's start in the hardcore sales world working for Coca-Cola and what he learned to bring to his own business. ·     How he builds business on a smaller, more diverse scale. ·     How to study the numbers of buying and selling a business so you know what you're getting into. ·     The importance of helping businesses give back to their communities and employees. ·     Never being afraid to ask an expert for advice. I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Please let me know your thoughts!   Connect with Paul Higgins Website: https://www.buildlivegive.com/  Connect with Steve Eschbach Website: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ or https://eschbachassoc.com/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqgICqaSI8xE2GRYY1HWJA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/ Twitter: @ SteveEschbach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Higgins is a High Performing Business Mentor, podcaster, and published author who helps 7 Figure Business Owners with Sales & Teams so they can BUILD LIVE & GIVE. Paul has 27 years of experience in Sales & Marketing, finishing up an 18-year gig at The Coca-Cola Company as a Director.  In 2011 he left to manage his health.  Paul has founded three businesses with a successful exit in 2019. He also had a successful transplant from his best mate in 2019. With his newfound energy, he loves to mentor business owners, spend time with his teenage children, and play golf. https://www.buildlivegive.com/

 Find out the secrets to let you stand out in the market How to name your price as an established authority and not charging based on what the market perceives Find out why even if your work could speak for itself, no one would hear it, and why the need for you to be proactive Resources/Links: Get a full report on what you need to focus on to turn your business into a high 7 figure business in 2021. Click here:https://paulhigginsmentoring.com/assessment Summary Are you up for selling your business but couldn't for lack of a repeatable sales system? Is your personal life compromised for working too many hours, and you can't hand off sales to anyone? Do you get burned by people who try to fix things, over-promise but under-deliver? Paul Higgins is a High Performing Business Mentor, podcaster, and published author who helps 7 Figure Business Owners with Sales & Teams so they can BUILD LIVE & GIVE. He has 27 years of experience in Sales & Marketing, finishing up an 18-year gig at The Coca-Cola Company as a Director. In this episode, Paul shares how to build a business with a repeatable sales system so you can sell easily. He also talks about having a business that funds your lifestyle while allowing you to give to others. Check out these episode highlights: 01:13 - Paul's ideal client: “My ideal client is a service-based business owner, like you said, high six, early sevens, and a couple of particular ones that I normally work with outsourcing companies, consultants, and also with tech resellers.” 02:09 - The problem Paul helps solve: “he key thing is sales. So most of them have done exceptionally well to get to that high-six, seven figures, but it's predominantly relied upon them, sales, and they really haven't systemized it. So they leave the business. They can't get any more sales. They're also relying upon referrals, which has been great up to now but they're very lumpy..” 02:57 - The symptoms people experience before they realize they need Paul's expertise: “OMost of them have got an aspiration to sell their business. And as you know, it's very hard to sell your business if you don't have a repeatable sales system. So they hit the ceiling in their aspirations; they just can't get to their aspiration. The other is, they're working too many hours because they can't hand off sales. So they just continue to do that. And that has an impact upon their personal life. The other thing is that they often get burned by people that say they're going to fix it. They just get burned a lot of money on agencies who over-promise and under-deliver.” 04:12 - The common mistakes people make when they're trying to solve that best-kept secret problem: “There are normally two big ones, and one is that they go and just hire a salesperson often a person that's probably got more experience and is used to a business where a lot of it is systemized. They come in; they find out there's hardly any systems, the owners are too busy to give them that information; it just turns into not a great situation, and they leave. And the other one is when they say, 'Hey, why don't I just bring someone in?' This person sounds great. And they can just make commission-only sales for me. So there's no risk to me; they take all the risk. And I don't know how many times someone's tried that. I'm yet to find someone where that's really worked.” 06:17 -Paul's Valuable Free Action (VFA): The first one is, and it's a bit overused, but I think it's got relevance today, is a sales funnel. That's number one, two,

High Performance Business StrategyPaul Higgins is a high-performance business mentor, podcaster, and author who helps service-based business owners struggling to strike a balance between life and work adopt a hands-off management approach and improve profits to fund their lifestyles.To aid other service-based business owners like himself who have come to the conclusion that having a business so reliant on them is just not going to work, Paul developed a mentoring program—Build Live Give—that helps such business owners take control and implement an end-to-end sales and operations system that can easily generate profits.BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODEHow to get more from your most important asset – your timeHow to optimum business models to use to scale fast and work lessHow to get quality leads through leveraging LinkedinHow to pick the right experts to remove all the hats you wearHow to run an effective remote teamWhat systems you use to have full work flexibilityHow have you built your business whilst dealing with a chronic conditionCONNECT WITH PAUL HIGGINS HEREFREE MASTERCLASS – https://buildlivegive.com/blgmasterclassWORK WITH MECOACHES, CONSULTANTS, ENTREPRENEURS & BUSINESS OWNERS if you are ready to step into your power, do what you love and make your dream business flourish◉ Book a free call with me:☎ http://bit.ly/StrategySessionWithCatherine

Episode 142 features Paul Higgins, a High-Performance Mentor and Author and Podcast Host of Build Live Give.Find Paul Online:Podcast - https://paulhigginsmentoring.com/podcast/Book - https://www.amazon.com.au/Build-Live-Give-Lifestyle-Business-ebook/dp/B07YKK7M73Masterclass - https://www.buildlivegive.com/smmasterclassWebsite: https://paulhigginsmentoring.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhigginsmentoring/Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulHiggins555Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulhigginsmentoring/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUmIG9TF9O8dLV2MkGKXktg/featured?disable_polymer=1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Paulhigginsmentoring/About Paul:Paul Higgins is a Business Mentor, podcaster, and published author who helps Coaches & Consultants to Build Online Businesses to Fund Lifestyles.He has 26 years of experience in Sales & Marketing, finishing up an 18-year gig at The Coca-Cola Company leading the Marketing strategy for a $700m+ Business Unit.In 2011 he left to manage his inherited kidney condition. He has founded and sold two businesses and had a successful transplant from his best mate in February 2019.With his newfound energy, he loves to mentor, spend time with my teenage children, and play golf.He has a book called Build Live Give and 100% of the proceeds go to the Purple House.........Thank you for listening!I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. - Leave a ReviewFollow the Just Get Started Podcast:Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/justgetstartedpodcastFacebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcastLearn more about the host, Brian OndrakoBrian's Now Page: https://www.brianondrako.com/now/Brian's Instagram at @brianondrakoBrian's Twitter @brianondrakoBrian's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianondrako/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

High-performance business mentor, podcaster, and author, Paul Higgins to joins me for today's episode. I met Paul through LinkedIn. You know how sometimes you'll get these weird connection requests and then when you accept them, you seem to get spammed with hard core sales messaging? It makes you a little leery in accepting connections out of the blue. Paul reached out to me through an email and also asked for a LinkedIn connection. I was intrigued because they were messages like none other. His message was personal and relevant. Not canned. Not salesy. His interest was to broaden his network in a genuine manner. I soon started following Paul and getting to know him through his podcast. I feel like I've gotten to know him without even meeting him. I was super excited when he agreed to be a guest on my show. Paul helps service-based business owners struggling to strike a balance between life and work adopt a hands-off management approach and improve profits to fund their lifestyles. To aid other service-based business owners like himself who have come to the conclusion that having a business so reliant on them is just not going to work, Paul developed a mentoring program — Build  Live Give — that helps such business owners take control and implement an end-to-end sales and operations system that can easily generate profits. Enjoy! Additional Resources Mentioned: Paul Higgins Website Email Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Facebook Build Live Give Podcast FREE 3-minute Assessment to See Your Readiness to Have a 7-figure Business FREE On-Demand Masterclass to Gain 3-5 Clients a Month on LinkedIn Build Live Give | Book by Paul Higgins 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Steven R Covey

Paul joins me on the podcast today to talk about his 3 Pillars to a Profitable and Sustainable Business with a strong focus on the Sales Pillar.You’ll Learn:Components within the Sales PillarWhy letting go of some relationships is key for future growthGetting the Ideal Client Profile rightAbout Paul HigginsWhen I was 18, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). I vividly remember the look on my Mum’s face as the doctor broke the news to us. Her tensed eyebrows furrowed further as a hurricane of emotions settled on her face. I instantly sensed her devastation and guilt. After all, she knew more than I did about what I was about to go through, as she had seen her father struggle with the same condition and eventually pass when she was just 13.As the doctor explained my condition to me, I finally started to understand the magnitude of the situation. However, once the initial shock wore off, I felt a sense of clarity that I had never felt before. I guess it is true what they say; when you hit your lowest point, you are open to the greatest changes. While inheriting PKD was out of my hands, I realized that the way I deal with the condition is well within my control. Not one to wallow in self-pity, I decided, at that instant, that I would do my very best and focus on what I can control. It was a tough promise I made to myself almost 32 years ago that I still strive to keep to this day.Whatever I choose to do—whether it is something as minute as a new hobby or as significant as a business venture—I always give it my all. My perseverance has allowed me to be a high-performer in every aspect of my life including work, health, and fitness. When I reach a point where my goals seem easily attainable, I find the biggest hurdle in sight to jump over just to make sure I am constantly learning and growing.Build Live Give is a mentoring platform dedicated to helping service-based business owners who have come to the conclusion that having a business so reliant on them is not going to work for all parties involved. Having founded 3 businesses and successfully exited 2 of them myself, I help business owners struggling to balance their life and work take control and implement an end-to-end sales and operations system that can easily generate profits to fund their lifestyles. As of now, I have successfully helped 257 business owners build sales machines and high-performing teams that can work efficiently and effectively on their businesses and generate profits while they focus their time and energy on other pressing matters.If you let me, I can help you take charge of the steering wheel and drive in the direction you always wanted.Paul Higgins

Podcasting is one interesting industry as its timeliness captures the interest of many. However, as for the hosts themselves, achieving podcasting success takes more than just publishing episodes and waiting for listeners to flock to them. Joining Tracy Hazzard is Paul Higgins of Build Live Give podcast in discussing the right strategies every podcaster should keep in mind to achieve a better following, integrity, and revenue. He explains how making a 0.5 episode allowed him to connect with old and new listeners alike, how LinkedIn can be utilized to promote podcasts, his four categories of guests, the untapped strength of solo podcast episodes, and more.

Paul Higgins is a high-performance business mentor, podcaster, and author who helps service-based business owners struggling to strike a balance between life and work adopt a hands-off management approach and improve profits to fund their lifestyles. Paul shares today the importance of how to choose to do everything to the best that you possibly could and take control of your situation, and rather than looking at it as a hindrance, look at it as a gift. Tune in and learn about the Build-Live-Give approach Paul developed.

Welcome to the Build Live Give Podcast! An intro (and much-needed update!) to my podcast. You will learn: Why I started the podcast What can you expect Fav past episodes Other resources from Build Live Give How you can support the show   Links Blgclick.com BLG Sales Machine Dubb   Connect With Paul and Build Live Give On LinkedIn On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive On Facebook On Instagram: @paulhigginsmentoring Email: Paul@buildlivegive.com   Thank You for Tuning In! If you want to be seen in uncertain times and add value to your Ideal Client so you can build lasting relationships – go to blgclick.com to learn our three secrets

Welcome to this new episode of “Bootstrapping Your Dream Show” show. I am Manuj Aggarwal, and I will be having an exciting conversation with Paul Higgins.Paul Higgins is a business mentor, a podcaster, and a published author who helps coaches and consultants build online businesses to fund lifestyles. Before starting his own business, Paul worked at Coca-Cola for 18 years, where he served in various senior roles such as marketing director and general manager. Apart from that, he also has experience in leading large sales teams. Paul has had a tremendous amount of experience in account-based selling, creating channel strategies, and integrating acquisitions. In his previous role, he was a director for a $700 million business unit.Paul has sat on advisory boards for $10-50 million range companies and has mentored 271 business owners. His customers ranged from microbusinesses to multi billion-dollar companies and come from diverse backgrounds.Paul is an author of the book called “Build Live Give” and has a podcast that goes by the same name.When it comes to hobbies, Paul loves playing golf and is an avid follower of the sport.Here Paul talks about:(1:36) Paul shares the details of his professional journey from working at Coca-Cola to reaching where he is today.(3:08) How Coca-Cola works towards becoming even more prominent.(6:23) How market and technology-related research was done for physical products such as a cold drink in the 1990s.(8:09) How Coca-Cola balanced between retailers and consumers. (9:58) Paul talks about how things were different in his new startup from his Coca-Cola days.(13:52) How one can help new business owners in getting out of their previous work experience's mindset. (15:40) Paul talks about the difference in work cultures across the globe.(17:50) Importance of networking for businesses.(20:15) Impact of networking on companies. (22:55) How does one get entrepreneurs and executives to work on social networking.(25:07) Paul discusses entrepreneurial podcasts by giving information regarding the origin and purpose of his podcast. (27:20) Paul shares some learnings which he picked up from some podcasts.(29:30) How to get rid of the chaos in your business.(32:18) How entrepreneurs can deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their businesses.(34:10) How business owners can transfer to online networking as meeting offline isn't an option for now.Find Paul on:Website - https://paulhigginsmentoring.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhigginsmentoring/Reach us on:Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/manuj.aggarwalInstagram: Support the show (https://tetranoodle.com)

Paul Higgins is a solo entrepreneur, author, and mentor who helps coaches and consultants to build the businesses and lifestyles they desire. He spent eighteen years working for Coca-Cola, one of the biggest companies in the world, but later had to leave the corporation in 2011 to focus entirely on his lifestyle after encountering a major health challenge.Over a five years period, Paul founded and run several successful businesses that include coaching, advisory, outsourcing and technology. He also joined a mastermind with the plan to learn how to run his own,  and in 2016 he founded Build Live Give, to help coaches and consultants build their dream businesses and lifestyles while giving back through investments and property. Listen in as they discuss:Paul's journey to becoming an excellent mentorThe difference between a mentor and a coachThe process of getting leads for your business through LinkedInCan raw land be sold on LinkedInFinding your target marketPaul also shares some of the worst advice he has heard given as a mentor. Tune in to hear more!TIP OF THE WEEKMark: My tip of the week is learn more about Paul Higgins at buildlivegive.com.Scott: Check out chartit.io, you can add data and come up with some great looking charts, you can have a lot of fun with this thing.Paul: First tip is a book called Build Live Give. It's about my journey of leaving corporate, mentoring; just go to buildlivegive.com there's a free check. The second thing is, you have to go to your audiences so go to blgdownload.com I will give you five kilo tips to shop in your profile so if people hit your profile there's a chance that they're going to have a coffee chat with you.Isn't it time to create passive income so you can work where you want, when you want and with whomever you want?

Learn how Paul Higgins helps consultants, coaches, and entrepreneurs on how to get business model right, mindset skills, getting ideal clients, sales focus and make their business scale using high performing strategies. In this episode, Paul shared how he founded Build Live Give, a mentoring company to help coaches and consultants build new revenue streams to fund their business, he also Paul shared his inspiring story how he started as an entrepreneur, how he dealt with a health problem, how he wrote his book, Build Live Give while he was in the hospital and what it's all about, his mission to mentoring coaches and consultants to build online businesses and lifestyles, and most importantly to give back.

Have you figured out how to generate leads from LinkedIn? If you are not utilising this platform to its best advantage, then you are missing out on endless opportunities to scale your business. Meet Paul Higgins, founder of Build Live Give, as he shares with you how to generate leads from LinkedIn and grow your business. In this episode of The Kind Boss Podcast, founder of Outsourcing Angel, Linh Podetti, learns about Paul's LinkedIn marketing strategies and his LinkedIn strategy for business. LinkedIn marketing for B2B is the way to boost your revenue today, and this video will show you how to achieve that. In this episode, you will learn: · Effective LinkedIn marketing strategies · LinkedIn best practices to generate more leads · LinkedIn marketing strategy for B2B Sign up for his Masterclass, How to Get 3-5 New Clients A Month on LinkedIn today and find out how you can use LinkedIn for lead generation with amazing results: https://buildlivegive.com/masterclass

Ask yourself this: When was the last time you went and met up with somebody without actually going through their LinkedIn first, even for just a perfunctory glance? Using LinkedIn is an important skill to hone nowadays because so much of your professional reputation sits there in black-and-white, and people can see it, even rely on it, to determine if being in a professional relationship with you will be of value to them. Paul Higgins is an author, lead generator, and CEO of Build Live Give. He shares his love of building relationships using LinkedIn with Ben Baker. Are you going to let yourself stay behind the curve on using LinkedIn? Let Ben and Paul's conversation enlighten you about the best ways to build relationships using this unique form of social media.

Paul Higgins transformed an incredibly challenging and nearly fatal struggle with a kidney condition into an opportunity to serve others. As he made the difficult transition from a corporate executive to entrepreneur, he learned some valuable lessons for success, and overcoming challenges. That’s when he wrote “Build Live Give.”Today, Paul is a mentor to coaches and consultants to build businesses and lifestyles.Learn more about Paul and Build Live Give at BuildLiveGive.comJoin THE SENSEI LEADER MOVEMENT today at SLMJoinFree.comYou'll recieve free downloads of all 3 books in Jim's "STRATEGIES for LEADERS" series when you join!

Paul Higgins transformed an incredibly challenging and nearly fatal struggle with a kidney condition into an opportunity to serve others. As he made the difficult transition from a corporate executive to entrepreneur, he learned some valuable lessons for success, and overcoming challenges. That’s when he wrote “Build Live Give.”Today, Paul is a mentor to coaches and consultants to build businesses and lifestyles.Learn more about Paul and Build Live Give at BuildLiveGive.comJoin THE SENSEI LEADER MOVEMENT today at SLMJoinFree.comYou'll recieve free downloads of all 3 books in Jim's "STRATEGIES for LEADERS" series when you join!

My guest today is Paul Higgins from Melbourne, Australia. He's an author, podcast host and advisor for small businesses, helping solopreneurs find new revenue streams to fund their lifestyle. He shares how he left a long successful career with Coca Cola to build a business that works around his life, rather than the other way round. The post Passion Business Podcast – Episode 25: Paul Higgins – Build Live Give appeared first on Anke Herrmann - Passion Business Coach.

Welcome to the first solo show! In this episode, I talked about why I've changed the name of the podcast from Corporate Escapees to Build Live Give podcast, why I decided to make a solo show, and what you will expect from these solo shows. Connect With Paul and Build Live Give On LinkedIn On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive On Facebook On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive Thank You for Tuning In! If you are wanting to build new revenue streams to Fund your lifestyle and work less  - then our group mentoring program called BLG Surge could be for you. Go to www.buildlivegive.com/surge to apply today!

Adam Capes thought he would be an attorney, fell in love with journalism and launched his own magazine. Now he is onto his 3rd business and it is one which is a great example of Build Live Give.    Links & Mentions From This Episode: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't  Vistage: Executive Coaching Organization Evernote Salesforce   Connect With Adam Capes On LinkedIn  On Twitter: @getaway2give On Facebook Getaway2Give Connect With Paul and Build Live Give On LinkedIn On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive On Facebook On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive   Thank You for Tuning In! If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it with others. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and on Stitcher to get automatic updates every time a new episode goes live!

Today on the show our guest is Paul Higgins. As you will hear he has faced a challenge that many of us will never have to.Now I don’t know about you, but for me it’s not about what is put in front of us to challenge us in life but more about how you handle it and how you deal with the emotions of the difficult situation that you find yourself in.Paul handled himself with grace and dignity without ever losing his zest for life. His business Build Live Give perfectly embodies the go all in spirit and it is my pleasure to have him on the show.Paul Higgins is a Community Builder, Mentor and Podcaster for Soloprenuers who are building their dream business to fund a lifestyle and give back.He has over 26 years of incredible business experience including working for Coca-Cola for more than 18 years running multi million dollars divisions. In 2011 he left due to an inherited condition and set up his own startups to suit his lifestyle.Leveraging his own personal experience, he has mentored 100’s of Soloprenuers to achieve success. Paul has achieved all of this whilst having a kidney transplant in February 2019.His best mate was the live donor. He loves to spend time with his teenage children and play sports. As you will hear, Paul has an infectious personality and is always giving first.Grab your Free Resource: https://www.blgdownload.comE: paul@buildlivegive.comW: https://buildlivegive.comYT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUmIG9TF9O8dLV2MkGKXktgLI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhiggins555/TW: https://twitter.com/buildlivegiveWatch the video of this episode here https://www.goallin.com.au/build-live-give-with-paul-higgins/

After 18 years as a corporate exec with Coca-Cola, Paul was burnt out at work, his health was suffering from the stress, and he wanted to spend more time with his family. When he finally said, "Enough is enough," starting his own business and being his own boss seemed like the logical next step. Paul's time at Coke had him in a business consulting role where he essentially ran small startups within the ecosystem of the larger Coca-Cola business, so his passion and wealth of knowledge for coaching entrepreneurs had already been planted. Setting out on his own, Paul was met with many of the challenges that self-funded startups face—issues with cash flow, using up savings, sourcing reliable suppliers, and resisting the urge to return to the guaranteed salary of a corporate job. He found that the entrepreneur life was not actually getting him any closer to his goals of having less stress and more freedom. Paul was determined to make it work and not return to the corporate grind, which led him to seek out as much knowledge as possible. He joined a mastermind group, began listening to podcasts daily, and reading business-focused blogs. Nothing ever quite matched his values or his situation as a corporate escapee turned independent entrepreneur. However, the knowledge and resources he gathered inspired him to create a replicable system that created rapid growth in his businesses. Paul's passion for coaching others resurfaced as he realised how many people he could help by sharing his methodology. That's when Build Live Give was born. Paul has since brought mums and dads home to see their child's first steps, helped explorers follow their dreams and travel the world, and aided in the growth of sustainable income for hundreds of independent entrepreneurs. https://buildlivegive.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa Cabrera was let go of her corporate job, only to find out she was pregnant with her first child and within the same week became a single parent - what a way to start your own business. Her passion, hustle and good fortune of finding a great strategic partner gave her the base to rapidly grow. In this podcast Vanessa shares rich insights into social media which every corporate escapee should pay attention to.   There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy! Why is it important to focus on one or two key platforms for social media Why you should be growing your email list at the same time as growing social Why Instagram stories are so powerful How you get more speaking gigs by applying two simple but rarely used actions Why is it important to have multiple streams of income How to build your list from LinkedIn connections What are the best performing lead magnets/opt-ins? The value of day blocking   Important Links & Mentions From This Episode: Vanessa's LinkedIn profile Vanessa on Twitter Vanessa’s Website Top 10 Ways to Grow Your List & Audience Acuity St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Constant Contact Leadpages WebinarNinja Amy Porterfield Podcast   EPISODE TRANSCRIPTION: Announcer: Are you a corporate escapee and wasting valuable time attempting to figure challenges out on your own? Well, this podcast is for you. We bring you firsthand experiences of guests going through many of the struggles you face each and every day. We get real with no corporate BS, and now over to your host, Paul Higgins. Paul: Hello and welcome to corporate escapees, the podcast that takes you behind the scene of people who are successfully running their own businesses, hearing their war stories and motivations for making the jump from a corporate gig. I'm your host, Paul Higgins, and our guest today is someone who after years of working in corporate, met the perfect storm when she first started her new business, she found out she was pregnant and also her partner left her within a week, leaving her as a single mom with a new business. She talks about how she hustled her way through this. It was really inspiring. Also, she gives some really rich insights into email marketing and also social media marketing. So what I'll do now is hand you over to Vanessa Cabrera, welcome Vanessa Cabrera to the corporate escapees podcast. Brought to you by Build Live Give. So Vanessa, we're going to get to know lots about you today, but why don't we start with something your family and friends would know about you that we wouldn't. Vanessa: Oh my gosh. Okay. You hit me with a good one. All right. So let me see. I'll give you the scoop. Something funny that my friends, my close friends and family know about me that maybe others don't. Is that um, I'm. My last name is Cabrera. So I am Latina, but I oftentimes when I'm in a group of Latinos I oftentimes kind of like pretend not to understand Spanish, just to see if they're talking smack about me. True Story. Yeah. Paul: Very funny, very funny. And uh, have you ever had that situation where they were talking about you? Vanessa: I have, I have busted some. Let's just be real. Like girls can be catty. Okay. And women, we're no different. So yes, I have busted some, some people have called them out, some people I didn't. Um, but yeah, that's just something like funny I do. Paul: Yeah look I definitely, when we travel, especially at Italy, my wife's family's background is Italian, so she can't really speak it, but she can certainly understand it. And one day we've heard very, very entertaining conversations, especially when it comes to the local prices versus tourist price. It's like, hang on, I've just charged us three times the average. Vanessa: Yes Exactly, exactly. So you know what I'm talking about. Exactly. Paul: Brilliant. So what don't you tell us a little bit about your corporate escapee story? Vanessa: Yeah. Okay. So I, um, my background has been in marketing. I've been in marketing my whole career and as soon as I got out of college I was very blessed to be a marketing and communications manager for a trade association that represented the out of home entertainment industry. So think like Pacman, dartboards, jukeboxes, that kind of thing. Um, and so I loved it, loved every minute of it, and I'll be honest with you and your audience, it was, I'm second generation to that industry. So my dad totally hooked me up with that job straight out of college. And when I say Pacman paid for my college, it's true. My father's owed Pacman for like 30 years, so I loved it, loved every minute of it. Um, I was there for 10 years and was responsible for all their marketing, their website, events. I launched their email marketing program, which is when I graduated from college social media wasn't a part of what wasn't even in existence and totally dating myself, but email was launching. So that's where I really started was with email marketing. And from there I went to, um, after 10 years I loved it, but I needed something different. I needed a challenge and to be honest with you, Paul, I needed to make more money. So the gambling industry came into Chicago, which is where I'm from and let's just say we call gambling like amusements rich cousin, let's say slot machines are making much more money than Pacman is, right. So, so I got everything I wish for. I got a challenge. I got a ton more money and be careful what you wish for because I hated every minute of it. I went from loving my job to, you know, having the Sunday night blues to dreading Monday morning, and it was basically because it was a good old boys club. It was a very male-dominated industry. Right. And to be just honest with you, they just treated me not very well. They treated me like a secretary who, you know, a little girl that liked to play on Facebook, never really took me seriously, even though I was hired to be their marketing person, they treated me like a secretary. So I was like getting coffee and it just, there was other bad, bad stories that I won't even get into, but you could just imagine, you know, in a very male-dominated industry like gambling, like where really all the deals go down. It's not necessarily always in a boardroom. Right. So I was planning my escape and every night I would go home and I would work on my website and all that because I knew what I knew was valuable. I was, since the association days, people were always asking me, Vanessa, how are you doing this? How are you sending out these emails? How did you grow the Facebook page so quickly? You know, things like that. So I knew in the back of my mind that that's what I knew was valuable and so I was planning my escape, but unfortunately or fortunately the slot machine that they have for the marketplace was not the right product and I knew that. So I lost my job and about a week later I found out that I was pregnant and about a week after that, I found out that I was going to be a single mom, so my world got turned upside down within three weeks time. And I was like, how did this happen to me? Right. I did everything right, right. I went to school, I studied hard. You know, I, I'm, I'm a good worker. I pay my taxes, like, you know, all this stuff that we're supposed to do. And here I was, you know, jobless, pregnant and alone. So I don't know what to tell you, Paul. I just knew in my gut literally and figuratively, that this was gonna work. And so I didn't even touch my resume, I don't know what came over me. I'm like, you know, what, if I don't start my own business now, it's never gonna happen. So I did. I just put one foot in front of the other and just really worked my ass off for nine months straight. Obviously, I can't go out party. So I say I stayed home and continue to work on my website and you know, would speak in front of anybody who would listen. And it was just like really hustle and go time. So that's how I escaped. Paul: That's an amazing, amazing story. And, and what was it harder or easier than you expected when you, when you did finally start your own business? Vanessa: In the beginning, I think it was just, if it was somewhat easy just because I knew what I was doing when it came to marketing per se, right? Like you have to build an audience and you'd have to get your social media channels up and you know, all those things. So I think I was just in such a grind for nine months and I was like, okay, this is how I get clients. So, you know, when it's fear-based or the fact where I cannot fail, it's not just about me, it's now about my son. Um, it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be probably that first year. But to be honest with you, Paul, I was such in hustle mode because I couldn't fail. Um, that it came relatively easy to me. But that was only year one. Okay. And entrepreneurship. And now I'm, I'm proud to say I'm now in year six. I'm coming in and my sixth year, um, and it's, uh, you know, and I have a thriving consulting business. I have a waiting list of clients wanting to work with me. But if you would've told me this six years ago, I've been like, you're crazy. So it was a little easier for that first year. But again, for me specifically it was just because I knew what I had to do and I just kept pushing and grinding. But it wasn't always easy. Like, I had never worked this hard in my life. Now in your six, it's really a grind now. I love it because I love what I do, so I'm extremely blessed, but it's a lot of work. It's a lot of work to, to sustain the business. Paul: Yeah and with you know giving birth, etcetera. How did that transition occur? Did your clients stay with you or did that sort of interrupt the business? Vanessa: So I was planning ahead. I knew I would take two months off. Um, and to be honest with your audience, your listeners, when I was let go, I was a little saver. So I did have money in the bank. I thought I was always a little saver. Um, so for those who are wanting to escape, this is one piece of advice I would say save every dime you possibly can because you're going to need it because even though I saved, you know, that money goes quick. So I knew that I was going to take two months off after my son was born. Um, and like I said, I just kept grinding. I mean, there's pictures of me where I'm like very pregnant and you know, doing a seminar about email marketing back in the day. So it was just about getting, you know, building that list and getting in front of as many people as I could before I became, you know, a mom. Paul: Great. And what sort of help did you get along the way? Vanessa: So, uh, my, my email service provider tool, the tool I use to send out my emails is constant contact and so I have been a constant contact customer since 2001. I'm totally dating myself. So I've been in email marketing a very long time. Um, and so there was always local seminars about email marketing and social media and I would always go to them on behalf of the association. WelI got very chummy with the speaker and he was the first person I turned to when I lost my job. I'm like, okay, this is what I'm planning to do. And he said, Hey, do you know that there's a partners program that constant contact has? And I'm like, what? He's like, you'd be perfect for it. So it just so happens, right, everything happens for a reason. Um, the week I found out I was going to be let go the, within two weeks there was the first constant contact partners conference that was gonna be held in Boston. So I booked my ticket. It was the first plane business plane ticket I ever bought with my own money since that. Before then it was always, you know, my, my company paid for it. So I was like, Whoa, that's a big wake up call. I'm like, oh my gosh, I can't expense this. Right. So I went there and I'd say that was a huge help because they then helped me get some speaking gigs. Um, obviously I was telling constant contact that would, that's like the call to action at the end of the seminars. But to be honest with you, Paul, it's happened so organically because I was doing that anyways. Like I said, back from the association days when I first got our first email campaign where no one saw that had seen something like that before, like our board of directors and our members called me and was like, what is this? So, so I was already doing that. There are like, what, what is this? Oh, it's constant contact and I would just tell them what I was doing and how I did it. That's pretty much the monster help and I really got that really helped me in the beginning with partnering. Yeah, partnering with constant contact. Paul: Excellent. And we'll move now into the build section. So when someone says to you today, Vanessa, what do you do? How do you answer that? Vanessa: So, um, my go-to answer is I'm an online marketing consultant and I help small business owners, particularly women entrepreneurs. That kind of happened organically too, and it's probably because of my story and the style that I teach, but I helped them put together an online marketing plan. I see so many small businesses, solopreneurs and things like that on social media, but they're just posting, just to post. There's no real strategy on how to use these tools that are literally at our fingertips on how to sell, basically sell their products, sell their services. So that's, um, that's what I do. Paul: Great. And what do you know about coming up with social media plans that a few others don't? Vanessa: No, I think when I run into with all the clients I've had the pleasure of working with is that they, there's, there's so many options out there with social media that it gets overwhelming, right? It gets overwhelming for them and there's no plan. So I just like to really simplify marketing because it can be so overly complicated and if you just pick one or two social media platforms to focus on and master those because one of the things I've seen is that everyone's on every single social media platform on the planet, right? Like I have a strategy session with clients and I'm like, okay, tell me, you know where you live online. And so they're like, okay. So we have a Facebook page, we have a Facebook group, we have a LinkedIn profile, we have a LinkedIn business page where on twitter we have a YouTube channel and we are now on Instagram. Okay. How many of those can you sufficiently run effectively and putting out killer content? You can't. There's no. Unless you have a team. And I'm talking about like you know, small business owners that they're doing their own marketing. There's just no way. Right? So my first advice would be just to focus on one or two social media platforms that A, your target market is hanging out and B, that you actually enjoy. I think that's like a big myth that people think they have to be on twitter. Well if you hate twitter, right? And you know, then you have to be on there. Your audience is going to know they can smell the BS when someone doesn't like what they're doing. So I would say just to one or two social media channels, master those. And what I mean by master is that you actually bring in money with that you have a system that is actually bringing you clients and customers and then move onto another one. Paul: Look it's a great point. And I think, um, know let's use me as an example. So, you know, corporate escapees just like you is my key target audience and know that they're probably in all channels like you said, but um, if you were advising me which channels I should focus on, which, which are the key social media channels you would recommend? Vanessa: So my first question would be would be, what is your target audience? Paul: My target audience is probably slightly more male than female, but between 40 and 50 and you know, uh, either have left like you because of, you know, we'll let go. Um, because of something though, there was maybe a redundancy involved or they've just had enough and they want to spend more time with their family. So similar to you spend more time with your family and really being in control. Uh, so that's. Yeah. So they've all had a corporate background and now they're effectively running their own business. Vanessa: Yeah. So I would say just based off of that, that I, if I were you, I would stick to Linkedin, um, because when people are looking for an escape or looking for new jobs or things like that, they generally tend to go to LinkedIn if they're corporate backgrounds. And I've met several people who have seen my story and connected with me on LinkedIn. So I would focus on LinkedIn. For you, Paul, and then as well as your podcast. Paul: Great. Well, I'm glad you said that because I, uh, definitely because, you know, I had a facebook group, I had Instagram, I was the classic where I had everything. There's so many people listening right now are probably thinking, Oh gee, I'm like that as well to spread too thin. And they doubled down on LinkedIn. And I think with LinkedIn where you can also retweet, I think, you know, you don't have to that, that's quite easy. So look, that's great advice. And I really, you know, I know so many times in our community when people do double down, they get such a better improvement of being spread too thin. And, you know, other than being spread too thin, what are some of the other classic, um, mistakes that you see people make on social media? Vanessa: Well, I'd say using social media, you know, again, just to keep it simple is that, you know, it's phenomenal that we have all our social media channels. However, really what we want to use social media for is lead generating. That's it when you, when it comes down to it. Okay. And so, um, when you're first getting started or even if it's your third or fourth year in business is my advice is that you have to have an audience to sell to, right? I mean, I know it sounds, but like people get so focused on, you know, the numbers and the followers and you know, all of that where there needs to be some sort of system in place where they're continuing to grow their audience and their email list at the same time. So they actually have someone to sell stuff to you. I can't tell you how many times I have these phenomenal entrepreneurs and you know, they get a little bit disappointed because, you know, they only had about 10 people registered for the Webinar or whatnot. And then I asked them, okay, how big is your email list? And they say maybe 40 or 50, and then I'm like, okay, well how are we generating more people into that list? And they're like, well, I'm not. And so I'm like, okay, well let's just do the math. Right. So I would say like just a commonality is to use social media as a way to generate leads and by leads I mean to grow your email list at the same time. Paul: Yeah great. And we've got so many people and probably the people listening right now and say, look, you know, I've got really good connections based in LinkedIn, but I don't particularly own that and I have, I haven't converted that into my list. So what are some of the key tips you've got for getting people from LinkedIn into your list? Vanessa: Yeah. So nowadays it's all about content and providing real value to people to connect them with your expertise. Right? So you need to have some sort of opt-in, opt-in, Freebie or you know, a giveaway in exchange for their email address. Right. So you no longer can say join our newsletter, right? Just click here to join our newsletter. This is 2018. Okay. So you have to give them some sort of value in exchange for their email address. So that's it. Like a guide or a video tutorial or you know, whatever the case may be that you're an expert in. And then once you create that often right, that guide and set up your email automation, right, set up that welcome funnel. Then you'd have to put it out in the universe. Right. I've had so many clients where they have all this, but I'm like, well how many times do you post about it? And I'm like, oh well I posted about a couple months ago. Okay, well you've had new followers since then. So I'd say like post about your options and your freebies on a regular basis on LinkedIn, you know. Paul: Yeah. And just on the opt-in, is there any particular format that's working better on LinkedIn at the moment than others? Like, you know, is it video, is it a pdf, is for infographic? What's, what are you sort of seeing trending in your clients? Vanessa: Yeah. So the, I think the format, you know, you kind of have to test to know your audience on what format they like to get content from you, you know, different strokes for different folks. So, um, but one of the things that's really easy to do and, and people love to get because it's really quick like the opt-in to me should be in what I teach often actually do a whole webinar about this, but often she'd be like a snackable treat, right? That you're helping them with one problem. Okay. One problem that you can help them with. So, um, so for example, I did a guide last year for Facebook lives and I did a checklist like what to do before, during and after your live streams to prepare them. So checklists really simple to do. They're really easy to create and they're snackable, meaning like your audience can literally, you know, just kind of review it. And it won't take very long because our attention span is tiny, right? And move on. So I would say, I don't know if there's a particular format that does better than the other, just as long as you're opt-in, your Freebie, your guide is banging. I mean like don't have usher opt-in because I've had other clients that say, Oh yeah, I can just use a guide that I did last year or a couple of years ago. Your content is what's going to separate you from everybody else. So my advice is that when you create an opt-in and say someone comes back and say, wow, Vanessa, I would've paid for that information. You got yourself killer opt in. And it doesn't matter if it's a Webinar or a checklist or a guide. So long as that, that content is phenomenal and really helped them. That's what's gonna separate you. Paul: And your ideal clients. Who Do you love working with? Vanessa: Um, I mean, like I've, I worked with a lot of Solopreneurs. I work with a lot of women entrepreneurs, a lot of consultants, a lot of coaches. Um, I do have some male clients too. I don't discriminate guys. It's just, like I said, it just happened kind of organically as I, as I started to speak more and more, I'm in front of people. The women entrepreneur just naturally gravitated towards me. Maybe because I'm a single mom, maybe because you know, I had enough balls to jump and they're just saying how I did it. I don't, you know, I, I think that's the connection, the human connection with other women entrepreneurs have to me that, you know, if I can do it, you know, having lost my job newly pregnant completely alone and I did it anyways, then anybody can do it. Paul: And you know, you've had, like you said, an amazing journey over the six years. What is the future? You know, what's, what's your prediction for the next three years? Vanessa: Oh Gosh, I'd be a rockstar. Right? And I can retire and in Bali I'll come visit you in Australia. That's so. No, so I'm, I'm a professional speaker. I'm proud to say now that I actually get paid to speak where back in the day I drove two hours to speak to like two people when I was about six months pregnant. So I did the grind, um, so I would like to do like just more speaking gigs, I'm land more national conferences because, you know, this is the virtual world and obviously you and I love it, right. Um, but you know, every once in a while I like to hang out with the three dimensional people and that human interaction which will never be replaced. Um, so I say maybe from three years from now that you know, I land some bigger stages, maybe social media marketing world. I have my eye on that and I'm just traveling the world, you know, I'll go to Australia, Paul. Paul: We got great conferences here. Vanessa: I'm sure. Paul: I'm writing down a couple of names right now then will talk to them. Let's get you down here. Vanessa: Awesome. Love it. Paul: And as far as you know, improving the profitability of your business, what are some key things you've done to improve the profitability over the six years? Vanessa: Oh my gosh. Okay. So one of the things I learned early on was as an entrepreneur is that you have to have multiple streams of income coming in. I know that's kind of seems like one on one, but this is the stuff you learned, right, and during your entrepreneurial journey. So I started off with email marketing because that's what I knew best and then I started, you know, doing people's email campaigns and becoming their email marketing manager for those who didn't have the time to do it, but it was like a step above a virtual assistant. No offense, virtual assistants. I loved them. I would not be where I am without virtual assistants, but they have had an email, um, expert to their emails, but that wasn't enough. So you have to have multiple streams of income. So, you know, I created different ways for people to work with me right now, you know, paid to be a speaker in paid for one on one clients where, you know, I have VIP sessions with individual clients one on one. I have a group consulting program for those who can't afford, right. The one on one attention and I get it. I just launched an instagram membership. It's called the instagram incubator. Um, so where all we do is talk strategies on how to work instagram and like just instagram one on one for businesses who have no clue how to use it and things like that. So that, where I'd say I've learned is just creating different ways on how to help different entrepreneurs and marketers, like different strokes for different folks and in ways that they can afford it. Paul: And as far as you know, the key trends obviously I think there's been a bit of a trend from Facebook to LinkedIn and certainly for B2B. Now seeing that the organic reach that you get on LinkedIn risks as facebook is, is exceptional. But what are you seeing as some of the key trends in the social platforms you they stable at the moment or is you know, there's about to be another major change? Vanessa: Yeah, I think all eyes from just from my own experience as well is that, you know, I think we've all seen and felt that, you know, engagement is down when it comes to facebook business pages, right? I mean, this earlier this year, actually, January of this year, at the beginning, I can't break 2018 is over, but in January remember Zuckerberg himself said, right, he dropped a bomb saying that they weren't going to push out a lot of content from business pages and publishers because he was listening to his customers and his customers which is you and I saying we didn't want to see ads. We didn't want, you know, all the stuff in front of us. We go on facebook to stalk our exes, we go on facebook to socialize, right? So I've definitely seen engagement down from my facebook business page and I think as we all know, facebook has become a pay to play platform. So meaning you have to boost your own content, your own posts for your own followers to see it on your facebook business page. So I think a lot of people, that's why people are turning to instagram because instagram engagement is so much higher than facebook right now. And I think all eyes are on instagram stories. I mean, that feature is a tremendously powerful feature. Um, that businesses are really, really taking advantage of. So I would say for anyone who's interested in instagram to obviously get familiar with the basics, but um, I think my prediction for 2019 is that all eyes are going to be more on instagram stories rather than just posting to instagram. Paul: Brilliant, And what's the key that you get new clients? Vanessa: Speaking. Yeah, I'd say the seminars I do and the webinars that I've been doing. So, you know, they're both online and offline stages. Um, so that's the key way I've been able to land a clients is through my seminars that I do in person and also the webinars that I do online. Paul: Great. And it seems like you did do the hard yards, so you said you started with audiences or two and they'll probably one of them was your family members, right through to where you are now. Um, any, any tips based on your journey that you can give someone that's just at the start of trying to get a speaking gig? Vanessa: Yeah. So, um, take any gig that you can. Okay. This is where I started from, so we, I can only give advice based on where I started from. So in the beginning I took any gig that I could. Reach out to your nearest chambers, you know, find out where your target audience cares, but like, you know, reach. I reached out to chambers, I reached out to women organizations and I would said, hey, I would, I would speak for free. I have an hour seminar, you know, email marketing or I have an hour seminar on how to grow your list or something like that. So I would say buckle down and just hustle and speak for free and speak to as many people as you possibly can. And then my other advice on becoming a speaker is to be nice. Okay. And so this is something that I'm teaching my toddler, but it's 100 percent true. You will not believe the amount of other speaking gigs I got just because I was nice. Meaning like I gave them my presentation way early. I promoted the hell out of their event. I, um, you know, then when I hit the stage as it was my child to go to work, so I presented the best way I could. Um, I stayed and answered questions. I stayed and helped event producer clean up, you know, so she was all by herself. It was 8:00 at night. Everyone had gone and then she was alone cleaning up her event and I stayed and helped her and she was amazed while she had another event the following year we'll guess who she called, you know what I'm saying? So there's just so many speakers out there in my opinion, Paul, and I'm just going to be honest that like their ego is insane. They just go speak, don't answer any questions and leave. And that to me is just an ass move. So I would just say to really stand out is to just help the event producer as much as you possibly can because it's a really big job that they, it is a, it's a lot of work to put an event together and they're doing it and they're literally giving you a stage for you to speak on. The very least that you can do is just help them in any way possible that you can. And I guarantee you, if you do that, word of mouth will spread. Paul: And you mentioned before, about Virtual assistants. Just tell me a little bit about your team. Who helps and supports you? Vanessa: Oh my gosh. Okay. So I have to give a shout out to Jessica. Jessica. I have four different VAs. They're not full time too, so I don't think I'm fancy because I have four. I use them for different times for different things. Um, but right now Jessica is my VA and she is my right hand woman in my instagram membership. So you know, anyone that has a question and it's like a techie question. She goes in and answers it right away because she knows instagram, like the back of her hand and she posts all of my instagram posts for me and things like that. That's one VA use. I'll use another VA here locally. Um, because sometimes when I do these speaking events and I don't have the attendees, right, you need the attendee list to grow your emails to grow your email lists. Sometimes they like give me a stack of business cards. Well, I have another, a VA that, you know, I give her the stack of business cards. She got enters them into my list, sends out, you know, all my followup emails, books, all my strategy sessions with them. She calls them on the phone and says, Hey, what did you think about Vanessa's seminar? You know, did you want to book a strategy session with her? And things like that. So, um, I also have a phenomenal bookkeeper. She's not a VA, but you know, she does my books. And so yeah, you need help. As you get bigger, you get, you're definitely going to need help to free free up time for you to just focus on your content and selling. Paul: Great. And you know, as I said. What are some of the biggest challenges you face today for your business? Vanessa: The biggest challenges I face today. Um, I mean it's always, you know, a financial goals. I always have financial goals and reaching them. I would say that's a challenge, but, you know, sometimes you just don't always reach those. And let's see, financial challenges. I'm not quite sure. I'm like, I'm pretty good where I'm at. I'll be honest with you. It's been a good year, you know, I mean like besides like maybe not getting, um, you know, the 10k stages that I want because I've submitted myself and they said no, not this year, maybe next year. So stuff like that, that's, that's a challenge. Um, I guess maybe just like in general, and I think everybody can kind of attest to this, is just to stand out from all the noise that's out there. You know, that gets into my head too, but I, I, as I tell a lot of my clients where they're like, well, you know, I did a whole facebook live about this in my group and I, it was called facebook envy, right? Where you look at somebody else and they're like, well how did she grow her group? So asked her how did she land that speaking Gig or why didn't you know all that and I call it facebook envy and I struggled with that too. So, um, but you just have to like put your, you know, your blinders on and just focus on your work and don't worry about what other people are doing. Paul: Excellent. Well look, before we go onto the next section, I'd like to mention our YouTube channel called Build Live Give. You get tips to help corporate escapees just like Vanessa to rapidly grow your business. So if you would like to subscribe, just go to build live, give and please, if you love the content and you get value, share it with other corporate escapees as well. So we can all have a great lifestyle and also financial freedom. So the next section is the live section. So tell us about a couple of daily habits that help you be successful. Vanessa. Vanessa: Okay. Um, one of the things I start my day as because I used to like just rush and hurry and start my day and you know, I have to drop off my son and you know, I have a consult and all that. Now I've learned to breathe as soon as I get up and like just lay with my son where we just cuddle in like we talked. That's a big, big start to my day. Um, and that's a regular that I've been doing for the past four months and it's helped me tremendously because I'm like, why the hell am I busting my ass so much if I'm just rushing through these little moments? So that's why I love to kickbox I'm an avid kickboxer so I'm actually working out is super important to me. It's just a way to like, you know, get rid of the beer, I'm a beer chick, work off the beer, work off the stress and like the clutter. Um, so that's definitely important in my life. If it's not on my calendar, Paul, it's not gonna happen, so it's just always on there, you know, Tuesday night kickbox class. Um, so that's a regular. Um, I do. And then one thing that really works for me is just really managing my time. Well, it took a while for me to, to figure that out, but there's so many people say, Vanessa, how are you able to put out so much content or you know, you're everywhere. Well, it's just because I've learned to manage my time, so my calendar I live and die by. If it's not on my calendar, it's not gonna happen. So I'd say those, those three things are really funny. Paul: Great. And do you use the scheduling tool for your calendar? Vanessa: Yes. You talked about on Linkedin, of course. Yeah, I use acuity. Paul: Yeah. Greatl Vanessa: Love it! Paul: Brilliant. And the next section is the give section. So what's a cause or a charity that you're passionate about? Why? Vanessa: Yeah. So, um, I had been giving, um, I've always donated to St. Jude for many. Oh my God, for many, many years now. Um, and it'd be honest, it's just because my mother has, she supported it for so long and you know, it's completely devastating when you talk about, you know, kids who have cancer, um, and so it's just very near and dear. And so the fact that St Jude is an incredible organization that takes care of families and more importantly takes care of these kids who beyond me, medical attention beyond the love and support in the family, don't have to worry about this financially. All they have to do is love and support their children and help them get through these unimaginable treatments. I can't even imagine my son going through something like this. Um, so, uh, so yeah, so my mom has always been to St. Jude and she's all in love with the charity, so I have to. Paul: Well, look, the last section is the action section and I'll just ask you some questions and get some rapid fire responses. So the first one is, what are your top three productivity tips? Vanessa: Top three productivity tips. Okay. Um, I would day block. Okay. So, uh, that's how I get so much done is that instead of like time blocking, where from like nine to 11, I'm going to work on this and the 11 to 12, I actually day block. So like say on Mondays I scheduled no consults. It's specifically just my creative days. Okay. So that's one way I am able to be so creative and so productive is through day blocking. Um, the other thing is scheduling tools like we talked about on your linkedin post that has saved me a monster time. You know, you no longer have to email someone and say, when are you available? Right. I can meet Monday and then that is gone, right. Um, and then the third, uh, productivity is to outsource. Oh yeah. Outsource anything that you don't want to do, you don't want me doing your books. So that was the first thing. Okay. I am not whatever they want. I'm not right brain. I'm left brain, I'm more creative and you don't want me to do numbers. And so that was the first thing I did was hire a bookkeeper and a tax guy because yeah, no, that is not my forte. So outsource. Paul: Great. And what are some favorite apps or software that you use to run your business? Vanessa: Um, obviously constant contact for my emails and my autoresponders. I love lead pages. I've been using lead pages for ever. Um, so I don't have to be, you know, a web designer. They, the templates they have making it look very, very professional. So I love lead pages. And then what's an Oh um, my webinar tool for sure. Um, Webinarninja have used for webinars this year, which is actually probably the number one way I grew my email list this year. So webinar tool. Paul: Brilliant. Then what, what are some podcasts or books that you love and why? Vanessa: Well, one of my favorite podcasts is Amy Porterfield, so I've been listening to her since day one. She actually is the one that pushed me, to be honest with you, to start my own business when I was planning my escape at the end of my nine to five Gig, I would, um, I, I think she's was, hers was the first Webinar I actually took and was like, I could do this. I could teach this. I think so, yeah. So I'm, I'm a big fan of, but Amy Porterfield's podcast. Paul: Brilliant. So what's some parting advice you'd love to leave people listening now? Vanessa: You know, I would just say, you know, if you're planning on escaping again, save every dime that you can for sure now. And I mean like, you know, live like you would live like a broke entrepreneur. Okay. Like it's worth it. So I would say save every dime that you can. And I know it's scary. The Lord knows, I know it's scary. Um, but life is just too damn short not to love what you do and you know, regret is going to be a son of a b****. Just, you know, picture yourself at like 80 or 90 where, you know, it's kind of just too late to think about starting that Gig or I wish I would have quit my job back then because I was just so miserable. And if and when you are miserable in your life, I think about it. We spend the majority of our life at our job doing, you know, are working and so to be in a miserable job that has got to affect your health, that has got to affect your, your family and I just, and I know it's, you know, maybe it's the pay or the insurance, you know, that you need or things like that. But I really believe that we all have something very, very unique to offer every single person and you just don't know where it'll take you after you jump. So like I said, if I can certainly do it, uh, I think anybody can do. Paul: Oh, that's great advice. And it was such a lovely interview, Vanessa, like you've given so much value. I've once again, filled my page of notes. So we'll have all the comments, all the links, etcetera in the show notes, and also Vanessa has been very kind to give us a brilliant gift as well. So if you go to Vanessa-Cabrera and I'll put that in the show notes, dot com forward slash top 10 ways. There's a brilliant, um, gift that Vanessa's given on why is it you can grow your audience and you know, what I love about you, Vanessa, is that you've got lots of practical experience and obviously started in email marketing, then you've made the shift into social. But I also love what was on your website where you've got, you know, um, first you help people understand it. Second, you help people make it easy to implement. The third thing is you get results and I just liked the fact that you are making it simple in a world where social media can be so complex, but brilliant having you on the show today and thanks for coming. Vanessa: Thank you. Thank you so much for having me, Paul. This is awesome. Paul: All right, brilliant. Thanks Vanessa. Bye. Vanessa: Bye. Paul: That was a really wonderful interview with Vanessa. My top three take outs are, first one is the power of instagram stories, so in 2019, it's where it's at and what I love that she said off off camera that you can actually do both personal and business with instagram stories. The second is to always be nice and professional, which helps you get additional gigs, so if you're a speaker or that for anything for that matter, people will always bring back the people that are professional and nice. Leave your ego at the door and the last one is around checklists to get people from your linkedin connections onto your email list. So they're my top three take outs. I'd love to hear yours. So why don't you email me at Paul@buildlivegive.com where I'd love to get your insights from this podcast. Also, if you love this podcast and you know other corporate escapees, please share it with them. Thank you. Announcer: Thank you for listening to the corporate escapees podcast brought to you by Build Live Give. If you would like to join a community of like minded peers, please visit www.buildlivegive.com. Until next time. Thanks for listening and be brave.

In Episode 20, Paul Higgins, the founder and head coach at Build Live Give Community, talks about tips and tricks on transitioning from corporate work to managing our own business.

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How to Build a Dream Business   Paul Higgins had a brilliant career at Coca-Cola but knew it was time to take control of his inherited condition. For 5 years he launched startups with mixed results. He joined a mastermind and it all turned around quickly. He realized there was no community for corporate escapees so he created Build Live Give to help build dream business.     Questions You'll Hear Today:   How do you define your ideal client?  What are the best business models?  How can I drive and close leads? How do I develop a high performing team?   Connect with Paul Higgins:   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/PaulHiggins555 Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/BuildLiveGive/ Website: https://buildlivegive.com/ Email:  paul@buildlivegive.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildlivegive/ Show: https://buildlivegive.com/podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhiggins555/   Connect with Danielle Taylor:   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/M2CEOPodcast Website:  M2CEO Podcast Email: danielle@turnkeypodcast.com  Youtube: Youtube Channel LinkedIn: Danielle Taylor Profile Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m2ceopodcast/   Show Notes by Show Producer: Jessie Taylor   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

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An entrepreneur, Angel investor and founder of Build Live Give, Paul helps corporate escapees to build their dream business.  Paul learnt the importance of thinking global and acting local during his 18-year career at Coca-Cola.  But at the height of it, he needed to take control. See Paul's inherited condition and corporate didn't mix.  For five years he worked alone - under delivered financially. This took a huge emotional toll.  He was desperate and joined a mastermind - it worked.  Paul's self-journey inspired him to create the BLG community, helping corporate escapees to wipe off years of struggle in rapidly growing their dream business. During This Show We Discuss… The things that need to be in place for someone to leave their job and grow their own business 4 powerful questions and answers every entrepreneur should know How to get over the fear of taking the leap to start your own business How your business can benefit from outsourcing 4 things you need to outsource right now to be a more effective leader How to discover how your perfect customer really is How to master the art of selling How to develop a high-performance team How to radically increase your personal productivity The best places to go to find talent to outsource to How to you pay people you outsource to The types of tasks outside contractors can do to help your business The most-effective ways to develop and train a team 3 qualities great leaders should have The biggest lessons learned from managing teams of 200+ What's most-effective in boosting sales The tech platforms that are the most-effective to grow your business How to surround yourself with the right people And much more…

Most people in the Build Live Give community have already discovered that climbing the corporate ladder is not a good plan for building the freedom and lifestyle they really want.   In this podcast conversation, you’re going to hear Kate Erickson recount the painful journey to discovering those truths for herself. Her experience is sadly, a very common one for those who think they will find fulfilment and success by pursuing a corporate career.   The inflexibility and lack of control that come from being employed in a corporate position were things Kate decided she simply could not live with. Sound familiar?   In this conversation, Kate describes how her hunger for true freedom and control over her own destiny grew until she couldn't stand it any longer. That's when she made the decision to leave her job within 6 months. And she did.   Kate’s story will not only demonstrate the frustration that comes from being trapped in a corporate job but also what can happen when bold steps are taken to gain control of your destiny. Be sure to listen.   Kate crushed it for 3 ½ years in corporate. She was never promoted. She got no raises.   One of the most frustrating things about trying to climb the corporate ladder is that those at the top always seem to be adding rungs to it - so those who are still climbing never seem to make progress.   It’s one example of how working in any corporate position puts you in a place where you're not the master of your own destiny. Somebody further up the corporate ladder has the final say over whether you are rewarded for your efforts or not.   For Kate Erickson, it took a painfully disappointing situation to show her how helpless she really was staying in her corporate job.   In this conversation, Kate tells the story of how she was put forward as the ideal candidate for an exciting new position at the company where she worked, was interviewed, and was even told how perfect she was for the position - only to have the new role offered to someone from outside the company.   It was the crushing disappointment that set Kate on an entirely new course in life, one that she has never regretted.   “I had done everything corporate asked me to do and wasn’t getting anywhere.” ~ Kate Erickson   When Kate Erickson was not offered the position that her own hiring manager told her was a perfect fit for her, she began to rethink her definition of success.   She had performed exceptionally in her role within the company. She had done everything that her superiors had asked. But it didn't get her anywhere.   That's when Kate decided she wanted to find a way to live a life of freedom, not one that was controlled by someone who had climbed higher on the corporate ladder than she had. Within six months she had resigned from her position and started her own marketing business. But it wasn't an immediate success and she went back to another corporate job soon after.   Listen to hear how Kate wound up back trying to climb the corporate ladder and how she eventually learned that corporate life was not the life she was meant to live. It’s on this episode of Corporate Escapees.   If you reach for the life of your dreams it isn't going to come easily   Leaving corporate was definitely the first step in the right direction for Kate. But even after experiencing a good deal of entrepreneurial success, she admits that there were still many difficulties along the way that had to be addressed.   One of the things she mentions as an example of the ongoing hard work required to build the life you want is the difficulty of pulling together an outstanding team. Finding the right people, creating the right environment and team dynamic, and nurturing a healthy team culture are all challenges that entrepreneurs have to face as they scale their business.   But it is the hard work to create those things that enable you to reap rewards of the lifestyle you've always dreamed of. Kate shares both the joys and the struggles of her entrepreneurial journey on this episode.   We all have dreams, but some will never be realized by remaining in a corporate job   Kate Erickson loves to travel… and her corporate job didn’t come close to fulfilling that desire.   She recalls a time when she had planned a special trip to Hawaii while she was still in her corporate career and after much planning and dreaming, her time off request was denied. That’s one of the events that caused her to determine that she was going to set herself up in a way that she'd never have to ask anyone for permission to travel again.   Since 2014 she and her partner John have intentionally taken trips as a part of the lifestyle they have chosen. It's one of the rewards of many years of hard work that have finally put them in a place where they have the time, the resources, and the ability to go where they want, when they want, with who they want. Kate says this is something she would never have been able to experience had she continued trying to climb the corporate ladder.   Kate's story is inspiring and motivating, and it's one you'll want to hear, so be sure you listen.   What you will learn in the podcast [0:36] Paul’s introduction to Kate Erickson of Entrepreneur on Fire [2:55] Something Kate’s family knows about her that you don’t [4:18] Kate’s corporate background & her two escapes from corporate [11:20] First steps out of corporate - 6 months away - going back to corporate [14:42] The thinking that lead Kate back into a corporate job and the importance of support during the transitions [20:11] Kate’s new explanation of what she does and her outlook on the future of podcasting [23:06] How the EOFire team dialed-in on their perfect client avatar and decided to do daily podcast episodes [28:01] The journey from starting the business to profitability [31:02] The non-obvious struggles Kate and John have experienced along the way [33:08] Daily habits that help Kate remain successful [35:26] One goal Kate will achieve this year only because she’s a corporate escapee [37:23] Kate’s gratitude for John, her life partner [38:50] The top 3 productivity tips Kate has learned [42:06] Kate’s parting advice: Trust your gut, you can do it   Links mentioned in the podcast www.BuildLiveGive.com/webinar James Schramko’s Silver Circle Paul Spain Serial Podcast Slow Burn Podcast Downcast App Pencils of Promise EOFire Monthly Activity Reports The first 365 days of EOFire’s business The Mastery Journal Kate’s Episode 513: Adam Braun built over 200 schools through Pencils of Promise Kate’s Episode 1939: Rowing 2800nm for Pencils of Promise – the NautiBuoys Asana Rescue Time Workflowy BOOK: Essentialism BOOK: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind   Connect with Kate Erickson Entrepreneur On Fire Kate’s Take - the audio blog Kate publishes Connect With Paul and Build Live Give On Facebook On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive On LinkedIn On Instagram: @BuildLiveGive

Paul Higgins runs the community Build Live Give and associated podcast to help people build a business, live a great life and give back to the community. In this episode: Why Paul left a successful corporate career. His journey through coaching, outsourcing, business management software and communities. Two major business lessons from working at Coca Cola. Setting up a team in Manila. Pricing an outsourcing service and converting it from an hourly rate to subscription basis. Pivoting a business based on industry trends. Bookkeeping reports in billion-dollar acquisitions vs small businesses. Paul's 5 key drivers for business success. Mergers and de-mergers of small businesses. Multiples for services businesses vs other businesses. Tips for monitoring the numbers, even if that's not your strength.

Our guest today is Vanessa Bennett from Next Evolution Performance is she is an inspiration to Build Live Give listeners. Vanessa is different to many of our guests - she actually really enjoyed corporate and left because she wanted to help those who were not enjoying it. She sees the challenge of people lacking control at work and helps them to get back into control with a blend of mind and body technics. Her advise is world class and not to be missed.  Vanessa also talks about the causes which directly helps the people she coaches.  Vanessa reveals a secret which may surprise many listeners.  If you are poor at saying NO and are interested in mindset, this podcast is for you.   There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy! The ways to make revenue as a coach The three challenges she comes across at all levels in business and how to overcome them How to maximise your energy levels and a way of measuring them How neuroscience is so important to stay in control How to get a free 1-hour obligation free session to assess your energy levels    Important Links & Mentions From This Episode: Cause: Black Dog Institute Beyond Blue Books: Buddha's Brain, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and The Power of Now Website: Next Evolution Performance

In this episode, we sit down with Paul Higgins, founder of Build Live Give, to discuss productivity, leaving corporate life, and the power of giving back to a community. Paul spent 18 years transforming companies but, due to a looming health issue, he left and decided to start his own business. Having learned what not to do, he now runs the Build Live Give community, helping ex-corporates avoid common mistakes so they can make their mark on the world. For full show notes, go to http://itwillco.me/iwcf40

Our guest today Geoff Coombes is one exceptional person and an inspiration to the Build Live Give listeners. He tried his hand at working for someone else and deep down inside knew it was not for him. He launched his own business and was very successful, but he still felt he could do more. Geoff talks through his journey from a BBQ chat to a $30m a year cause fighting a disease which impacts many of us - cancer.   This interview is truly inspirational and one not to miss.  Geoff's passion and can do approach will help you Build Live Give.    There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy! The power of positive action  The challenges he faced in scaling a $30m a year cause and the help he received  How to balance family and your passion What he does at 3 am each morning   Important Links & Mentions From This Episode: Tour de Cure Tribe Design Weather Zone Strava Flippagram Twitter

Welcome to the first podcast for  Build Live Give. Today I will take you through my story, give you some insight into my life and the reason I started the Build Live Give Community. I was a senior executive at Coca-Cola, left and started a series of small businesses until I finally cracked the code. I talk from first-hand experience and share my exact journey so you can use these experiences to make your mark faster.  I answer a selection of questions you can expect on future podcasts so you can make the decision to include me in your 'must' listen to list.   There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!  Paul's personal journey of leaving corporate and starting Build Live Give  Some behind the scenes moments in Paul's journey The fears Paul overcame when starting his own business and how to overcome them The support you need when making the change Some great advice on how to scale your business What podcasts to listen to Productivity tips    Important Links & Mentions From This Episode: Website: Build Live Give App: Headspace App: Way of Life  Podio

Our guest today Barbra Turley from The Virtual Hub is an inspiration to Build Live Give listeners. She has worked herself to the bone in corporate, felt the personal impacts of the global financial market collapse and build a wonderful business benefiting 100's of small business owners whilst starting a family. Is there anything this smart lady can't do? Barb goes into the specifics of her challenges and gives listeners her unique experiences in solving many of the challenges we all face.   This interview has great practical advise for BLG listeners.     There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy! The realities of starting your own business How to set up virtual teams How to use a Virtual Assistant Key problems small business owners face and how to solve them Problem/Solution gap Why important to pivot  What tools and resources you need to run a Virtual team Barb's hidden talents  What cause she is passionate about and when is the best time to devote your energy to causes    Important Links & Mentions From This Episode: Podio Trello Asana Zoom Skype Ontraport Growth show podcast Perpetual traffic podcast

Our guest today Noel Wax is everything we expect from a Build Live Give community member. He once was at the very top of his industry, working at one of the best sports broadcasters in the world. Even though he loved his role, he knows there was more to give. This is when he took the bold step to leave the safety of corporate America and start his own business called the Groundswell Group. Noel talks about the challenges and fears when making this transition.  He now helps corporate brands to connect with Not For Profits to give people great opportunities in life. If you thought that was noble enough, Noel does more with his time to GIVE back.  In this interview with Noel is so passionate about what he does and provides great advise for people looking to Build Live Give.    There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy! The fears you may have when starting your own business and how to overcome them The support you need when making the change Some great advise on how to scale your business Some great tips on personal journaling  Two great podcast recommendations    Important Links & Mentions From This Episode: www.groundswellgroup.com http://www.eofire.com/ http://www.businessrockstars.com/

Our guest today Anfernee Chansamooth has lived a full and exciting life which he shares openly for the Build Live Give community. He has worked for one of the largest companies in the world, lived in multi-countries and is a descendant of a Laos chief - where he gets his sense of community and giving. He has launched several businesses after falling ill to a rare disease impacting the brain. Anf gives a masterclass on determining what you stand for and how you express this to your tribe.  This interview is full of great tips on content and one not to miss.  Anf's sense of giving will inspire you to do the same.    There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy! What it takes to be a world-class connector How many blogs you need to be significant in the eyes of Google Why multiple mediums are important when it comes to sharing your story How a platform called Podio has made it easy for him to collaborate Three great podcasts to add to your playlist   Important Links & Mentions From This Episode: Side Hustle Nation  Neil Patel Podcast  The Tim Ferriss Show  Podio  Simple Creative Marketing   

This week's guest: Paul Higgins Today, we have an episode that’s perfect for anyone who has transitioned (or is thinking about transitioning) from the corporate world into entrepreneurship. If you’re looking for support or guidance on how to do this and which direction to take, this is the episode for you! Paul Higgins, who hails from Australia, offers his inspirational story. He left the corporate world, in which he had worked for Coca-Cola, in 2011 to become an entrepreneur. For the next five years he fumbled and made mistakes, which gives him unique insight into being able to help others who are making the transition. Eventually he joined a mastermind group, and immediately saw results. He then turned to fill a niche: helping other people like him with their journeys from corporate roles to success as entrepreneurs. He does this primarily through his Facebook community, Build Live Give. And if all that weren’t impressive enough already, keep in mind that Paul achieved all of this while battling a hereditary and fairly serious health condition (which he’ll describe in this episode). Full show notes; http://stageonestartup.com/ep037