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En este episodio reflexionamos sobre una pregunta incómoda para muchos dueños de negocio: ¿por qué se fue esa persona que más valor aportaba a tu empresa? Hablamos de cómo la salida de un buen empleado no siempre tiene que ver con sueldo o falta de compromiso, sino con la falta de estructura, liderazgo, crecimiento, claridad y reconocimiento dentro del negocio. Una reflexión para dejar de ver la renuncia como "traición" y empezar a preguntarte qué necesita cambiar en tu empresa para que el talento bueno quiera quedarse, crecer y construir contigo. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ    Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

Back for another round on the Ecomm Breakthrough Podcast is Michelle Barnum Smith, the founder of Social Sellers and one of the most trusted voices in the TikTok Shop space.Michelle Barnum Smith is an award-winning marketing strategist with 25+ years of expertise. A recognized Amazon and TikTok Shop expert, she's launched 100+ brands and trained 1,000+ sellers worldwide. Featured in Forbes, Business Insider, and CNBC, Michelle is a Top Performing TikTok Shop Partner leading the charge in social commerce success.Highlight Bullets> Here's a glimpse of what you would learn…. Challenges and opportunities of selling on TikTok Shop.Statistics on brand success rates and affiliate performance on TikTok Shop.The overwhelming amount of information and support challenges for new sellers.The shift in TikTok Shop's ecosystem and the need for brands to adapt their strategies.Differences between selling on TikTok Shop and Amazon, including content strategy.Importance of creating engaging top-of-funnel content that aligns with TikTok's algorithm.The necessity of understanding TikTok user behavior and motivations for effective marketing.The role of creator relationships and personalized engagement in driving sales.The significance of brand storytelling and emotional connection with the audience.The need for a long-term commitment and investment in brand-building on TikTok Shop.In this episode of the Ecomm Breakthrough Podcast, host Josh Hadley speaks with TikTok Shop expert Michelle Barnum Smith about the challenges and opportunities of selling on TikTok Shop. Michelle highlights that only 1 in 30 brands survive the cold start phase, emphasizing that Amazon seller tactics don't translate to TikTok. She stresses the importance of top-of-funnel content creation, genuine creator relationships, and a long-term brand-building mindset. Success requires understanding TikTok as an entertainment platform first, investing in content testing, and committing fully rather than treating it as a casual sales channel.Here are the 3 action items that Josh identified from this episode:Go All-In on Content Testing (Not Creators) Treat TikTok like a performance ad platform—produce and test content at scale. Focus on brand-owned, top-of-funnel videos (entertaining, educational, non-salesy) and iterate based on engagement metrics, not just sales.Build a Multi-Account Content Engine Use multiple TikTok accounts (main + secondary) to test different angles, including bold or experimental content. Leverage authority figures or AI avatars to increase trust and scale content production without risking your core brand.Shift from Demand Capture to Demand Creation Unlike Amazon, success on TikTok requires creating demand from scratch. Invest in storytelling, consistent content, and community-building—expect a long runway (months to a year) before meaningful profitability.Timestamps:00:00:00 The TikTok Affiliate LandscapeOnly 20,000 of over 2 million TikTok Shop affiliates generate more than $5,000 a month in GMV.00:01:04 Introduction to Michelle Barnum SmithHost Josh Hadley introduces guest Michelle Barnum Smith, an award-winning marketing strategist and expert in TikTok Shop.00:01:42 The Ever-Changing World of TikTokMichelle emphasizes that TikTok's rules are constantly moving, requiring continuous adaptation and collaboration to succeed in marketing.00:02:32 The Biggest Challenge for BrandsJosh asks about the primary obstacles brand owners face on TikTok Shop and what separates success from failure.00:03:26 Why Most Brands FailOnly 1 in 30 brands succeed due to overwhelming, unhelpful information and a lack of real expertise from TikTok corporate.00:05:25 The Creator Saturation ProblemWith over 2 million affiliates, top creators are inundated with requests, making the old playbook of creator outreach ineffective.00:07:04 The Future of TikTok ShopJosh asks for Michelle's prediction on the platform's future, considering its new US ownership and changing algorithm priorities.00:07:23 Understanding the Algorithm's MotivationMichelle explains the algorithm is shifting back towards user entertainment and discovery, rather than just pushing shoppable content.00:11:07 Why Sellers Must Be UsersSellers need to use TikTok to understand the platform's culture and algorithm, just as they would on Amazon.00:12:52 Going "All In" on TikTokBrands must be fully committed, treating TikTok as demand generation and being prepared to lose money for a year.00:14:51 Why Amazon Sellers StruggleMichelle argues Amazon sellers are spoiled by high-intent traffic and often lack the mindset for TikTok's demand generation model.00:15:51 The New Playbook for SuccessJosh asks for the new playbook, covering the three types of content: creator, branded, and AI-generated content.00:17:41 It's About Content, Not CreatorsSuccess now depends on a strong content strategy that aligns with the algorithm, similar to running modern Meta ads.00:22:41 Owning Your Top-of-Funnel ContentBrands must create their own top-of-funnel content focused on entertainment, education, and controversy to build brand awareness.00:24:57 A Tactical Breakdown for BrandsJosh asks for tangible tactics on how to create top-of-funnel content without hiring a large team.00:25:29 Where Creators Fit in the FunnelMichelle clarifies that creators are for middle and bottom-of-funnel content, while the brand must own the top.00:30:42 How to Research Content IdeasMichelle demonstrates how to research top-of-funnel content by searching relevant hashtags and analyzing what the algorithm favors.00:34:05 Using Marketing Accounts for TestingBrands can use up to four additional marketing accounts to test different content angles without risking their main brand's image.00:42:26 Top-of-Funnel KPIsThe key metrics for top-of-funnel content are what the algorithm values: view time, completion rate, comments, and shares.00:45:45 Actionable TakeawaysJosh summarizes the episode's three key takeaways: mindset shift, building creator relationships, and defining your brand's story.00:51:28 Lightning Round: Influential BookMichelle recommends "The E-Myth" for its lessons on building systems and working on the business, not just in it.00:52:16 Lightning Round: Favorite AI ToolMichelle recommends Higgsfield for its ability to test and compare different generative AI platforms for content creation.00:53:15 Lightning Round: Who to FollowMichelle advises getting outside e-commerce echo chambers and listening to experts in other areas, like Meta advertising.Resources mentioned in this episode:Josh Hadley on LinkedIneComm Breakthrough ConsultingeComm Breakthrough PodcastEmail Josh Hadley: Josh@eCommBreakthrough.comTools and Websites"TikTok Shop": "00:00:00""Meta Ads": "00:20:56""GMV Max": "00:27:29""

En este episodio hablamos de la paternidad consciente y de cómo criar hijos plenos no se trata de buscar la perfección, sino de estar presentes con intención, amor y responsabilidad. Descubrirás por qué muchos padres viven intentando "hacerlo todo bien", cuando lo más importante es construir una relación basada en conexión, escucha y ejemplo. Una conversación para reflexionar sobre la forma en que acompañamos a nuestros hijos, cómo equilibrar la vida personal, familiar y profesional, y cómo dejar de perseguir hijos perfectos para formar seres humanos seguros, plenos y auténticos. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ    Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio reflexionamos sobre una parte de la paternidad de la que pocas veces se habla: la presión de querer estar presente, proveer, guiar y al mismo tiempo sostener todas las responsabilidades del negocio y la vida. Hablamos de cómo muchos padres viven entre la culpa, el cansancio y la exigencia de "poder con todo", sin detenerse a reconocer lo que también necesitan como personas. Una reflexión para mirar la paternidad con más honestidad, entender que estar presente no significa ser perfecto, y recordar que también se puede construir una vida donde la familia, el negocio y el bienestar personal tengan espacio. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ    Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

11 years ago I gave a TEDx talk that has now had nearly 9 million views. I haven't watched it back in years, so today I'm rewatching it live, sharing what still resonates, and telling you the parts I never spoke about on that stage. WE'LL TALK ABOUT... The live experiment I opened the talk with, and the man in the audience whose reason for volunteering stopped me in my tracks. Why what's going on in your head has more impact on your results than almost anything else. The period of my life where I went from optimistic go-getter to completely self-sabotaging, and what that actually felt like. The heart palpitations, the ECG machine, and what my body was trying to tell me before I finally listened. Why I packed my bags and flew to Australia looking for an epiphany. The E-Myth funeral exercise that changed everything for me. How I programmed my mind for success, and why I still use these exact tools today. I also share the things that didn't make it into the talk. Honestly, watching this back, I want to hug that version of myself for being brave enough to get up there. Because the biggest thing standing between you and where you want to be is almost always you. And the moment you have awareness on that, everything can shift.  Let me know in the comments what landed most for you. Carrie xx

Wondering how to achieve your goals? Well, achieving goals is quite different than just setting them. So while the first step may be to set the goals you really want, then we have to prioritize our actions from high to low. What is the most important thing that I need to do in order to get there? Because generally, you can come up with a dozen or a hundred different things that you’re going to need to do to achieve your goals. But there’s probably one to three things on there that are going to be more important than the other 97. David: Hi, and welcome to the podcast. In today’s episode, co-host Jay McFarland and I will discuss how to achieve your goals. Welcome back, Jay. Jay: Hey, so glad to be here, David, and once again, I’m looking forward to this discussion. We hear people talk about goals all the time, and I know for me it’s something that I struggle with because what will happen is I’ll set those goals. I really haven’t defined how I’m going to get there, and then when I don’t achieve them, it becomes something that deflates me. So I think for a lot of people, goal setting can work against them. David: I think it can too, because I believe there is a lot of focus on goal setting, and it’s something that we do, particularly at the beginning of a new year. A lot of people focus on their new year resolutions, which are their goals. And while there’s been a lot written about goal setting, the importance of goal setting, writing things down, reviewing it regularly, having your affirmations and things like that. All of those things are certainly helpful, but they don’t actually, directly connect to the idea of how to achieve your goals. And that’s why I wanted to title this the way that I did, because setting your goals has been done to death, but how do you achieve your goals? I think it’s interesting to explore that aspect of this topic. Jay: Well, yeah. And one of the things that frustrates me is, when people talk about goal setting, they tend to assume that everybody’s the same. Oh, just follow this and you’re great. It’s like, I read The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People and what was never mentioned or considered in that was, it was also seven habits for highly organized people already. You had already achieved a level where all you had to do was put these things in place and you’re good. You can achieve your goals. Well, what about me? I wasn’t raised with systems and those kind of things, so what about me? I didn’t feel like there was any place that I could implement that. David: Yeah. And that is very common. I mean, I think everyone probably deals with that because unfortunately, when you’re writing a book that’s going to be on a shelf for a long period of time, you have to include things that are essentially timeless. And The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, I mean, it’s such a great book. It’s a very inspirational read. But when you’ve got rules, like “Be Proactive,” that’s a big, broad rule, right? And in many cases you can be proactive, but what does that mean? It gets down to the nitty gritty. We’ve talked in the past about Michael Gerber, the author of The E-Myth. I love that book. The E-Myth, The E-Myth Revisited. I read the original copy a long, long time ago, and I just loved it, because this was all about processes. And that book talked primarily about the fact that you have to have processes. But then what are those processes, right? Because that’s the part that people like you and I need. It’s like, what are the processes? How do I do that? How do I make that happen? And so much of my career has been focused on that. How do I turn this great recommendation, “be proactive,” you know? Jay: Yeah. David: “Work on your business, not just in your business.” How do I take broad statements like that? To some extent, they become platitudes, and how do I turn that into something that is actionable? Because that is the only way you can ever achieve your goals. You have to be able to convert those great ideas into actionable tasks. Jay: Yeah, such a key point. I think for me, what I found is I have to break it down enough to where I can feel that feeling of success instead of failure. Right? So it’s got to be minute enough to where I can say, okay, I did it. I accomplished something. And it could be something very simple. But that motivates me to the next step. I find if they’re too big, then I’m setting myself up for disappointment. David: Absolutely. But I think anyone who reads any sort of self-help material or business material, if you can take what they’re giving you and then just ask yourself right away, “how do I apply this right now to my business?” Again, Seven Habits, “begin with the end in mind.” Jay: Right. David: I mean, you could find that in a fortune cookie, couldn’t you? It’s brilliant advice, but it’s like, oh, hey, yeah, that’s really great. Now, again, in fairness, because it’s an excellent book… Jay: Yes. David: And he goes into a lot of detail about some different ways that you can do that. But in some sense it has to be general. And that’s why, if you’re able to ask yourself that question, “how do I apply this right now?” It’s going to get you a lot closer to being able to achieve your goals. Because now it’s not about concepts, it’s about you: Your activities, your focus, and what your next step is. Jay: Yeah, so let’s get into a little bit more detail. I’ve asked myself, “how do I accomplish this now?” Is that a list you would write down or how would you recommend people proceed from that point? David: Well, yeah, I think what I would generally want to start with is thinking in terms of resources. What are you going to need to achieve your goals? Okay. because once I’ve written down the goal… say my goal is X amount of dollars in sales by the end of the year. My goal is to sell X number of customers by a certain date. Whatever your thing is, now you’ve got the goal. All right. Well, as I said, the goal is kind of the easy part. Now we need to think in terms of, okay, what are the resources? What are you going to need in order to be able to achieve your goal? Can I do it by myself? Am I going to have to hire additional staff? Hopefully you’re not. But you need to know upfront. Because if you don’t take the time to consider the resources that are needed, versus the resources at your disposal, then you won’t even know if you’re taking actions that are not going to allow you to get to your goal. But if you take the time to think upfront, okay, what are the resources I’m going to need? Who am I going to need? Right? It’s not just about the things. It’s also about the people. Am I going to need additional help with this? And if so, what kind of people am I going to need? There’s an excellent book called Who Not How, by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Ben Hardy. It talks about the fact that when we’re looking to get things done, a lot of times we think in terms of “how am I going to do this?” When in fact we’re often better served by saying, “who can help me with this, who can help me get this done?” And that goes back to the resources. If you have a clear idea of what you’re going to need and who you’re going to need, then it’s going to be a lot easier to achieve your goals. And then ultimately, how much am I going to need? How much am I going to need in terms of resources, in terms of money, in terms of people, in terms of time? Time is always one of those resources that you need to evaluate upfront, and if you don’t do that, you’re never going to get beyond the fortune cookie aspect of what it is we’re talking about here. Jay: Yeah, you’ve kind of brought up negative emotions with me because it reminds me, I grew up in the restaurant business. And before I became an area manager and a regional manager, I remember my area manager coming in every year and we’d have to set sales goals. And so first of all, it was a complete shot in the dark. It was based upon air. Right? Just how much do you want to increase your sales? And second of all, there was never any instruction on how you’re going to do this. And so, how do you do it as a restaurant? I’m not in control of the marketing budget because it was a chain. So what am I going to do? Nobody ever said, well, you can increase your sales by doing A, B, C, and D. They just came in and set this arbitrary goal, and at the end of the year I was beat up because I didn’t reach that goal. And I’m like, this just becomes a bludgeon that creates disappointment. David: Right, because the focus there is on the what. Jay: Yes. David: What is it that I want to accomplish? Just like we’re talking about with goals. This is the goal. Okay. The goal is established very early on. But then every day, every hour preceding that, you need to ask yourself, am I on track? And that’s going to go back to, first of all, do you have a plan in place? Because if you don’t have a plan to achieve your goals, then it’s not going to happen. But then beyond the plan, do I have the resources? Do I have them in place? Am I firing on all thrusters? Jay: Mm-hmm. David: Are we doing the things that we need to do in order to accomplish it? And then also just adapting, recognizing that, let’s say you establish your goals today, you lay out a plan today, and you’re starting on it tomorrow. Well, as soon as you start it, it’s like that old quote, I don’t know if it was Colin Powell, some military general talked about the fact that “no battle plan survives contact with the enemy.” Jay: Yes. David: And it’s the same thing with a goal in business. It’s not going to survive contact with prospects and clients. You set your goal in terms of what you want to reach, but every day you’re going to be taking actions, some of which will work and some of which will not. At which point you need to be able to discern what’s good, what’s bad, what’s working, what’s not, so that you can jettison the stuff that isn’t working, do more of the stuff that is, and ultimately achieve your goals, achieve your objectives. But too often, just like New Year resolutions, we write them down January 1st and we don’t think of them again until December when we realized we’re nowhere close, because we never had the plan in place. We never had the resources in place, and we didn’t take consistent action. Jay: Yeah, absolutely. And back to my own example, when I became an area manager, I resolved not to be that guy who put my managers in that place. And so I identified an action plan of how you can increase your sales. Starts with excellent customer service. Who are you putting on the front lines? How do you handle complaints? How do you assess your customer service? Then it went to quality of product. Are you following guidelines? Are you building the product the way that it should be? Is it consistent? So there was a checklist that they could go through and then they would see the results happen. To me, that was empowering as opposed to deflating. David: Yes. When you empower your employees with the specific steps they need to take in order to accomplish the objectives, that’s exactly what they need. Jay: Yes. David: You know, there’s a difference between lead measures and lag measures. I’m sure you’re familiar with that concept as well. Jay: Mm-hmm. David: And our goals are usually lag measures. I want to be able to get to this amount of sales. But what are the lead measures that are going to make that happen? So when you talk about customer service being a first key, and then breaking that down, what does that mean? If you’re answering a phone, how many rings do you have? Do you have to answer it within three rings or 30 rings? Because that’s going to determine the experience of the customer. You can’t control how the customer’s going to feel, but you can control what you do on the front end to at least help to impact that experience. Jay: Yeah, and we had it as much as, you know, I had a really good employee in the back of the house, but not so good with customers, not a very good communicator. So I’d never put him on that interface with customers. It doesn’t mean he couldn’t help me in other places. So being that specific about each of those goals is so important. David: Yeah, I think so too. And I believe you want to start with setting goals that you really want, that are important to you. Because if you don’t have a really solid, great feeling about it, if you don’t have that driving “why” behind it, I really want this because it’s going to allow me more freedom in terms of my time, or it’s going to allow me to spend more time with my family or do more of the things that I want. If your goals don’t motivate you, then once again, you’re going to forget about them very quickly, or the moment some sort of temptation comes up that’s designed to derail you from your focus. So the first thing is you set the goals you really want, then you prioritize them from high to low. What is the most important thing that I need to do in order to get there? Because generally, you can come up with a dozen or a hundred different things that you’re going to need to do to achieve your goals. But there’s probably one to three things on there that are going to be more important than the other 97. So prioritizing is key. After you’ve set the goals, you got to prioritize what is that list of actions, and then it’s a matter of just focusing on each one. And in a previous podcast, we were talking about declaring independence from business as usual, looking at that and saying, I’ve got to be consistent about implementation because if I’m not, there’s no way it’s going to happen. Jay: Yeah and this last one you mentioned, focusing on getting them done. This is where so many times it falls down. And where if you do have a staff, you can really destroy your credibility. Because again, back to my own experience, company rolls out a new company-wide goal. For three days they’re pounding it and watching it. On day four, and forward? You never hear about it again. That teaches everybody that we just have to stay in line for a couple of days. Then it’s going to disappear. So you’re actually working against yourself at that point. It’s something I resolve to never do. You have to have systems of follow up. You can’t just say, “oh, we’ll follow up.” Have dates, have benchmarks, have things that are built in to help you track where you’re at at all times. David: Right, and just because they stopped talking to you about it after day four doesn’t mean they’re not going to hold you accountable for it. Jay: True. David: They’re still going to hold you accountable for it 362 days later, right? Jay: Mm-hmm. David: They’re going to say, “Hey, we talked about this. Why didn’t you hit it?” It’s like, “oh, are we still doing that? I forgot about that. That was, that was a long time ago.” Jay: Yeah. Absolutely. Again, I love this discussion, David, how can people find out more? David: You can go to TopSecrets.com/call to schedule a call with myself or my team. We love having conversations like this with smart, focused, bright business people who are not just interested, but committed to achieve your goals and get to the next level in your business. If you’re just interested, it’s like, “oh, it’s kind of cool. It’s kind of interesting, maybe.” No, forget it. Because that’s not going to get you there. But if you’re serious, if you listen to these podcasts, particularly if you’ve been listening for a long time, if you haven’t scheduled a call yet, do it today. Now’s the time to do it. TopSecrets.com/call. We’ll have a conversation. You’ll love it or you won’t love it. If we’re five minutes in and you say, this isn’t going anywhere. Perfectly fine with that. It hasn’t happened so far, but it could. So you don’t have to feel like you’re locked into anything. If the call does not have value for you, then we’ll drop it. But if you’re open to the idea that there are better ways of doing things that will allow you to achieve your goals and generate more sales in less time, then schedule a call. Jay: Yeah, set a goal to call right now and then follow up on your goal. David: Execute, right? Jay: That’s right. Thanks David. 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In this episode of The Best Dam Podcast, Jill sits down with the multi-talented Remso Martinez, the strategic mastermind behind Marketer on the Run and a seasoned fractional Chief Marketing Officer. Together, they pull back the curtain on the confusing world of digital marketing and explore how a basic plan can transform a chaotic, never-ending task list into a highly manageable roadmap for small business growth.The discussion dives deep into the high-stakes world of modern business operations—from dealing with shifting consumer behaviors and inflation to adapting to massive technological changes like artificial intelligence search summaries. Remso also breaks down the eye-opening results of his newly launched local digital audit, sharing how he balances high-profile political consulting with helping bootstrapping, mom-and-pop storefronts thrive right here in Boulder City.DISCUSSIONThe Core Definition of Marketing: Remso simplifies a heavily overcomplicated industry by establishing a clear boundary: marketing is you talking about yourself, whereas advertising is paying someone else to talk about you for you.The Danger of Paralysis by Analysis: Many business owners experience an endless pit of anxiety because they feel they are never doing enough online. Without a solid blueprint, entrepreneurs get overwhelmed by the fear of the unknown and completely abandon their marketing, leaving their revenue to the "will of the universe".The Trap of the"E-Myth": Referencing the classic business book The E-Myth Revisited, Remso warns how easily passionate experts—like a master baker—can grow to absolute hate their businesses once they get buried under the endless logistical quicksand of taxes, payroll, and unexpected operational tasks.Making Professional Guidance Accessible: To break down the financial barriers for small storefronts, Remso offers a highly accessible $55-a-month group coaching program. This low-commitment mastermind gives local entrepreneurs a collaborative space to ask blunt questions alongside peers like Ashley Gill of Fiber Salon.High-Stakes Political Strategy vs. Main Street: Remso shares that whether he is consulting for a high-profile gubernatorial candidate navigating a fierce 13-person primary or advising a local home services company, the foundational question remains identical: Is the upfront investment worth the long-term result?.The Fractional CMO Growth Model: For businesses hitting a consistent growth stage, Remso highlights the "golden rule" of reinvesting 5% to 10% of gross profit back into marketing. Utilizing a fractional model allows fragile, scaling businesses to access executive-level leadership and cross-industry insights without the crushing overhead of a full-time senior hire.The Invisible Threat of Zero-Click Searches: Remso points out a massive shifts in user behavior where up to 70% of Google queries now result in "zero clicks". Because platforms instantly display data via AI summaries and direct query answers, businesses without optimized sites are becoming entirely invisible to research-heavy consumers.The"Eat a Rock" ChatGPT Reality Check: Warning against completely outsourcing human critical thinking to artificial intelligence, Remso shares a hilarious test where a free version of ChatGPT fell victim to user confirmation bias and actively gave him instructions on how to coat a rock in Vaseline to swallow it easier.The 2026 Boulder City Website Audit: Prompted by the economic psychological shift of the November 2025 government shutdown, Remso's team audited 99 registered Boulder City businesses. The shocking data revealed that while 61% maintained a digital footprint, only 51% possessed a fully functional, complete website free of generic GoDaddy or Wix filler text.Brand Journalism and On-The-Ground Lessons: Moving away from standard, boring SEO blog posts, Marketer on the Run now produces weekly "brand journalism" pieces and video case studies. This includes on-location breakdowns from Primm, Nevada, detailing the harsh business survival lessons small communities must face when local revenue streams suddenly dry up.Remaining"Bullish on Boulder City": Despite the unique vulnerabilities of a tourism-dependent economy, Remso fiercely proclaims he is incredibly bullish on the upcoming decade of private and federal investments flowing into the local ecosystem.The Unbeatable Value of the Chamber: Jill and Remso highlight how vital local networking and professional collaborations are to the community's shared financial security, reinforcing that when individual Boulder City businesses succeed, the entire economy elevates together.LEARN MOREMarketer on the Run: Visit the official digital hub to explore fractional CMO services, dive into weekly brand journalism blogs, and watch operator-focused strategy videos. https://marketerontherun.com.2026 Boulder City Small Business Website Report: Head over to the store tab on Remso's website and use the exclusive podcast listener code REMSOISRIGHT to download the comprehensive, 99-business local digital audit completely for free.Remso on YouTube: Subscribe to Remso's official media channel to watch real-world video breakdowns of GEO vs. SEO, macroeconomic trends, and marketing lessons filmed right around the Southern Nevada landscape.Boulder City Chamber of Commerce: Head over to the Chamber website or stop by the office to discover how joining the local network can help jumpstart your business marketing and connect you with trusted industry experts. https://www.bouldercitychamber.com.KEYWORDSRemso Martinez, Marketer on the Run, Digital Marketing Strategy, Fractional CMO, Search Engine Optimization, Generative Engine Optimization, Small Business Website Report, Boulder City Chamber of Commerce, The Best Dam Podcast#RemsoMartinez #MarketerOnTheRun #DigitalMarketing #FractionalCMO #SEO #GEO #SmallBusinessSupport #BoulderCity #TheBestDamPodcast

En este episodio hablamos del flujo de efectivo como una herramienta clave para tomar mejores decisiones dentro del negocio. Descubrirás por qué no basta con vender más o revisar el saldo de la cuenta, sino entender cuándo entra el dinero, cuándo sale y cómo anticiparte a los momentos de presión financiera. Una conversación para dejar de manejar tus finanzas "a ciegas" y empezar a usar tu flujo de efectivo como un GPS que te muestra hacia dónde va tu empresa y qué ajustes necesitas hacer para avanzar con más claridad. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ    Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio reflexionamos sobre una de las frustraciones más comunes de los dueños de negocio: vender, cobrar, generar movimiento… pero seguir sin entender a dónde se va el dinero. Hablamos de cómo la falta de claridad financiera puede hacer que el negocio parezca estar creciendo, aunque en realidad siga operando con desorden, fugas y decisiones tomadas desde la urgencia. Una reflexión para empezar a mirar tus números con más conciencia, identificar qué está pasando con tu flujo de efectivo y dejar de sentir que el dinero entra, sale… y nunca se queda. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ    Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio reflexionamos sobre una de las frustraciones más comunes de los dueños de negocio: vender, cobrar, generar movimiento… pero seguir sin entender a dónde se va el dinero. Hablamos de cómo la falta de claridad financiera puede hacer que el negocio parezca estar creciendo, aunque en realidad siga operando con desorden, fugas y decisiones tomadas desde la urgencia. Una reflexión para empezar a mirar tus números con más conciencia, identificar qué está pasando con tu flujo de efectivo y dejar de sentir que el dinero entra, sale… y nunca se queda. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ    Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio hablamos de cómo el crecimiento de un negocio puede empezar a ocupar espacios que antes pertenecían a la pareja, la familia y la conexión personal. Descubrirás por qué muchos dueños de negocio terminan emocionalmente agotados, presentes en la empresa pero ausentes en casa, y cómo empezar a recuperar el equilibrio sin sentir que estás descuidando tu negocio. Una conversación para reflexionar sobre los límites, las prioridades y la importancia de construir una empresa que no se coma tu relación, sino que también le dé espacio a tu vida. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ    Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

In this special group panel episode of the Ecomm Breakthrough Podcast, host Josh Hadley and fellow podcasters interview Michael E. Gerber, author of "The E-Myth." Gerber shares his foundational principles for business growth, emphasizing the need for entrepreneurs to work on their business, not just in it. He introduces his "eightfold path" for evolving a company from one person to an enterprise, and stresses the importance of developing elite talent and adopting a transformative mindset and "soul set" to build a successful, scalable organization.Chapters:Introduction and Setting the Stage (00:00:00)Host introduces the episode, panel, and Michael E. Gerber, setting up the discussion on business ownership myths.The Myth of Doing It All Yourself (00:01:09)Discussion on the misconception that business owners can do everything themselves and the dangers of being the business's core.If Your Business Depends on You, You Have a Job (00:01:42)Gerber explains his famous quote about business dependency and the need for transformation in business thinking.People Development and Its True Meaning (00:02:28)Explores the concept of people development and its foundational role in business growth.The Eightfold Path to Business Evolution (00:03:17)Introduction to the Eightfold Path: dream, vision, purpose, mission, job, practice, business, enterprise.The Dreaming Room and the Importance of Dream Discovery (00:03:48)Gerber describes the Dreaming Room program and the necessity of discovering your dream before vision and purpose.Gerber's Personal Dream, Vision, and Mission (00:05:00)Shares his original dream and mission from 1977 to transform small business worldwide.Scaling a Business and People Development Advice (00:06:52)Advice on finding and hiring top talent as you scale from a company of one to an enterprise.The Navy SEALs Analogy for Talent Development (00:07:44)Compares elite business team development to the rigorous selection and training of Navy SEALs.OldCo vs. NewCo: Building the Future Organization (00:09:07)Explains the concept of OldCo (legacy) and NewCo (future), and the need to focus on building NewCo.Mindset and Soul Set for Business Owners (00:11:08)Emphasizes the importance of both mindset and “soul set” before committing to transformative business changes.Closing Remarks and Thanks (00:11:51)Panelists thank Michael E. Gerber and conclude the episode.Links and Mentions:Tools and Concepts"The Eightfold Path": "00:03:48""The Dreaming Room": "00:04:56"Books"The E-Myth": "00:00:00""Beyond the E-Myth: The Evolution of an Enterprise from a Company of One to a Company of 1000": "00:03:19"Notable Quotes"If your business depends on you, you don't own a business; you have a job, and it's the worst job in the world because you're working for a lunatic.": "00:01:09"Transcript:Josh 00:00:00  Welcome to the Econ Breakthrough Podcast. I'm your host, Josh Hadley, where I interview the top business leaders in e-commerce. Past guests include Kevin King, Howard Tye, and Stephen Pope. Today is a special episode where I have joined a group panel of other podcasters that are interviewing Michael E Gerber, the author of the E myth. This is a foundational book that many of you have probably read. And now we get his decades of wisdom and we get to ask him questions. I know you're going to enjoy this podcast episode, so sit back, enjoy and enjoy this episode with Michael E Gerber, the author of the E myth. You know, Michael, I'm amazed with the book that you you wrote e myth. And because it is a timeless principles that are going to impact generations to come. And I look forward to my children and my grandchildren being able to read those principles. As an e-commerce business owner and as I speak with other e-commerce business owners, there's kind of this myth, that people believe that they could do it all on their own.Josh 00:01:09  Right. And they what they do is they build a team of a lot of VA's that are surrounding themselves, but they are still the core function of the business. There's a quote from your book that I want to read real quick and get your take on it. If your business depends on you, you don't own a business. You have a job. And it's the worst job in the world because you're working for a lunatic. So, Michael, can you provide some additional insight as to if you are still working in the business, why you don't actually own a business?Michael 00:01:42  Well, you have to understand that, oftentimes my statements are stronger than they need to be. Oftentimes, as well, they're not strong enough, but I understand. Take that quote working for a lunatic and you might change it to be working for an idiot. And it's that idiot that I attempt to transform. And the only way in the world that idiot is going to be transformed is if he or she doesn't persist. Being that idiot in the way they think about who they are, why they do what they do, what they're there to create, and how it's going to be created if in fact, they grow beyond their idiot hood.Michael 00:02:28  So it's a master, master, master position to take charge. In short, to strenuously understand that while you're not in a people development business. In short, that's not the intent you are. You get what I mean by that. While you're not in a people development business, you actually are. Everyone is. But the question then becomes what is people development? And how does one approach people development at the very outset? And that is in the positioning of who you are and what you do. So the most critical process in what I describe, how many of you have read beyond the email?Josh 00:03:17  Yes, I've read it.Michael 00:03:19  Well congratulations Josh folks. I picked the book up. It's beyond the myth, the evolution of an enterprise from a company of one to a company of 1000. And at the heart of that book is what I describe as the Eightfold Path. The Eightfold Path is crucial to the process of becoming who you intend to be. Let me describe the eight steps in the Eightfold Path.Michael 00:03:48  I have a dream. I have a vision. I have a purpose. I have a mission. I have a job, I have a practice. I have a business. I have an enterprise, a dream, a vision, the purpose, the mission, the job, the practice, the business, the enterprise. The Eightfold path is the process for growing a company of one to a company of 1000. It is the process of maturing from doing it yourself, doing it, doing it, doing it, doing it to create an enterprise that does it in great measure with a great number of individuals who are in fact, instilled in the process of understanding and appreciating what a dream is, what a vision is, what a purpose is, what a mission is. How many of you are familiar with the Dreaming Room? So the Dreaming Room is a program that I developed to take one through the first four steps to discover your dream, your vision, your purpose, your vision. If you fail to discover your dream.Michael 00:05:00  I'm saying you'll never discover your vision. If you fail to discover your dream, I say go to never discover your purpose. And you follow me and follow me. First this, then that, then that, then that. So there's a process, a mad process through which you grow in maturity, you grow in eloquence. You grow in ability to literally become the one you can't even imagine becoming. At the very outset of this process, my dream way back then, in 1977. Wow, that's a long time ago. My dream was to transform the state of small business worldwi...

Nick Friedman, co-founder of College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving, joins Kyle Matthews to share how a 2003 summer hustle with a beat-up cargo van grew into a national brand with roughly 200 franchise owners across 40+ states. They discuss the origin of the name and the HUNKS acronym (Honest, Uniformed, Nice, Knowledgeable Service), why customers pay for convenience and clutter relief, and how systems from The E-Myth helped them scale. Nick recounts appearing on Shark Tank's first episode, dealing with Kevin O'Leary's negativity, receiving an offer from Robert Herjavec, and turning it down. He explains franchising pros/cons, self-funding for 15 years, culture and accountability, lessons from Undercover Boss, industry headwinds tied to housing, and the company's giving efforts including domestic violence survivor moves and Tampa hurricane relief.

En este episodio hablamos de una realidad que viven muchos emprendedores: mientras el negocio crece, la relación de pareja comienza a deteriorarse. El éxito profesional puede tener un costo muy alto cuando el tiempo, la atención y la energía se alejan de las personas que más importan. Reflexionamos sobre cómo encontrar un equilibrio más saludable entre empresa y familia, y por qué construir un negocio exitoso no debería significar sacrificar la conexión, el amor y la cercanía con tu pareja. Un capítulo para quienes buscan crecer sin perder lo que realmente da sentido al éxito. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ    Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.).

This is how you scale a contracting business without burning yourself out.Sam Wakefield and Doug C. Brown just became business partners. Sam's been training contractors on sales and systems for years. Doug took Tony Robbins' sales team from seventeen point eight percent close rates to forty-three point two percent in four months. He's worked with ClickFunnels, E-Myth, and dozens of trades companies.When they combined forces? Exponential results.In this episode, you'll see exactly how we scaled a plumbing business from forty-five thousand dollars per month to one hundred fifty thousand dollars per month in ninety days. That's three times revenue in a quarter. But here's where it gets good. When Doug looked at the numbers, he cut the plumber's expenses in half. Then we added process around everything. And within two and a half weeks into the month, this guy had his best sales day, best sales week, and was on track for his best month ever.That's revenue growth plus expense reduction plus process improvement happening at the same time.How We Scaled This Plumbing Business:Step one: revenue growth through sales training and systems. Step two: expense restructuring and profit optimization. Step three: process implementation around everything. Result: triple the revenue in ninety days, cut expenses in half, best month ever by week two point five.The Formula:Money in minus money out equals result. That result equals the owner's quality of life. If you improve both sides of that equation at the same time, you transform the owner's life.Key Teaching Points:Why most contractors build the business on their own backHow to get it off your back through process and systemsThe axiom: success happens at the speed of implementationNinety percent of your time should be spent selling when growing to your first millionBut selling at a profit, that's the differenceSam's strength: revenue growth, sales frameworks, communicationDoug's strength: expense reduction, profit margins, process, efficiencyTogether: exponential growth contractors never thought possibleThe right tool at the right time, why most people fail with softwareMost contractors buy wrong tools at the wrong time or right tools at the wrong timeSoftware doesn't fix broken business fundamentalsNo magic bullets in businessDigitized follow-ups and AI call centers are distractions if the timing is wrongWhy random tools and software waste contractor's moneySame concepts apply whether you're two hundred K or two hundred million in revenueBut your focus changes at each stageRussell Brunson was Doug's student at Tony Robbins before ClickFunnelsDoug's credentials: Tony Robbins, ClickFunnels mentor, E-Myth, trades companiesRevenue growth without profit improvement equals owner crushedProfit improvement without revenue growth equals leaving money on the tableYou need both at the same time with proper processThe synergy of growing revenue, cutting expenses, and adding systems simultaneouslyReal Results from This Episode:Virginia plumber, forty-five thousand dollars per month in sales. After ninety days with Sam's training, one hundred fifty thousand dollars per month. Then Doug restructured the expenses, cut them in half. Then we added process. Week two point five into the month, best sales day ever, best week ever, best month ever. And that's just the beginning because we're still implementing.Work with Sam & Doug:Website: https://www.closeitnow.netCoaching and training: https://www.closeitnow.net/coachingFacebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/closeitnowEmail: sam@closeitnow.netGoogle Review: https://g.page/r/CbfnnDqTCwQdEAE/reviewThe Build - Company Scaling Partnership:This is the new offering from Sam and Doug. Not just sales training. Not just profit optimization. Both. Together. You built the revenue. We help you build the business. Email sam at closeitnow.net to apply.Summer Sales Surge Series 2026:Live virtual training June through September. Monday nights seven PM Central. Fourteen ninety-seven dollars for the entire bundle. Email sam@closeitnow.net or visit salesurgebundle.comThree Ways to Work with Sam:One: On-site training. Half-day classroom plus half-day ride-alongs with your team.Two: Virtual training. Same frameworks, delivered remotely for teams or individuals.Three: The Build. Company scaling partnership with Doug C. Brown. You built the revenue. We help you build the business.Next Week: Leader of One, Leader of ManyLeave a review on Apple Podcasts or Google to help more contractors find this show.Google Review Link: https://g.page/r/CbfnnDqTCwQdEAE/review

En este episodio hablamos de administración del tiempo y de cómo muchos dueños de negocio podrían recuperar hasta 20 horas a la semana eliminando distracciones, desorden y tareas que no deberían depender de ellos. Descubrirás estrategias prácticas para organizar mejor tus prioridades, enfocarte en actividades de alto valor y dejar de vivir atrapado en la urgencia, creando más espacio para el crecimiento, tu vida personal y lo verdaderamente importante. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ    Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.).

Most people are chasing new income streams while completely ignoring the one skill that impacts all of them- communication. In this episode, I sit down with Len Ward of Commexus to break down why the way you communicate is either opening doors or quietly closing them. We get into what actually makes someone persuasive, how small tweaks in your messaging can drastically change your results, and why so many smart, capable people struggle financially simply because they can't clearly express value. Len shares practical insights you can use immediately, whether you're selling, negotiating, creating content, or just trying to stand out in a noisy world.   What you'll learn: Why communication is the highest ROI skill you're probably neglecting  How to make people actually listen when you speak  The biggest mistakes killing your influence (and income)  Simple ways to become more clear, persuasive, and memorable  If you're serious about building income streams, this episode will challenge you to stop chasing more and start saying what you already have better.   Find Len Ward at- Website: www.Commexis.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenward/  Twitter: https://x.com/lenwardnj    Things mentioned in the show: ChatGPT Pulse- From OpenAI… Pulse is a new experience where ChatGPT proactively does research to deliver personalized updates based on your chats, feedback, and connected apps like your calendar. You can curate what ChatGPT researches by letting it know what's useful and what isn't. The research appears in Pulse as topical visual cards you can scan quickly or open for more detail, so each day starts with a new, focused set of updates. This is the first step toward a more useful ChatGPT that proactively brings you what you need, helping you make more progress so you can get back to your life. We'll learn and improve from early use before rolling it out to Plus, with the goal of making it available to everyone. E-Myth by Michael Gerber. (This book has a permanent place on my biz bookshelf.) https://amzn.to/4cCsVV0  Simple Numbers by Greg Crabtree https://amzn.to/4sFE5OR  Good to Great by Jim Collins https://amzn.to/4mEpQsg    --- Click here to change your life- http://eepurl.com/gy5T3T   Hit me up for a one-on-one brainstorming session- https://militaryimagesproject.com/products/brainstorming-session-1-hour    Check out my Linktree for different ways to rock your world! https://linktr.ee/ruggeddad    Check out the sweet Hyper X mic I'm using. https://amzn.to/41AF4px    Check out my best-selling books: Rapid Skill Development 101- https://amzn.to/3J0oDJ0 Streams of Income with Ryan Reger- https://amzn.to/3SDhDHg Strangest Secret Challenge- https://amzn.to/3xiJmVO This page contains affiliate links. This means that if you click a link and buy one of the products on this page, I may receive a commission (at no extra cost to you!) This doesn't affect our opinions or our reviews. Everything we do is to benefit you as the reader, so all of our reviews are as honest and unbiased as possible. #passiveincome #sidehustle #cryptocurrency #richlife

En este episodio hablamos de las 3 trampas mortales de tu agenda que están consumiendo tu tiempo, tu energía y tu capacidad de crecer como líder. Muchas veces no es falta de horas, sino una mala gestión de prioridades y hábitos que te mantienen ocupado, pero no enfocado. Descubrirás cómo identificar esas trampas, recuperar control sobre tu tiempo y construir una agenda alineada con lo verdaderamente importante, para dejar de vivir reaccionando y empezar a liderar con intención y claridad. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ    Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

In today's episode, we'll dive into a fascinating twist on the e-commerce journey — what happens when you buy back the very brand you once sold. Ben will share the lessons, emotions, and strategic insights behind exiting — and then re-entering — your own business. Highlight Bullets> Here's a glimpse of what you would learn…. Ben Leonard's entrepreneurial journey with Beast Gear, from initial investment to seven-figure exit.Challenges faced after selling Beast Gear to Thrasio, including mismanagement and loss of brand identity.Importance of effective inventory management and the consequences of overleveraging.The significance of building a genuine consumer brand beyond basic Amazon tactics.The role of intellectual property protection and the impact of neglecting it.Insights on the operational difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on e-commerce.Strategies for diversifying sales channels and avoiding dependency on a single platform.The importance of quality in products and overall business operations.Marketing strategies for brand awareness, including the use of influencers and social media.Lessons learned from reacquiring and reviving a brand in a competitive market.In this episode of the Ecomm Breakthrough Podcast, host Josh Hadley speaks with entrepreneur Ben Leonard, who built Beast Gear into a seven-figure brand before selling it to aggregator Thrasio. Then buying it back after mismanagement caused revenue to collapse. Ben reveals how Thrasio abandoned the brand-building strategies that drove Beast Gear's success, mishandled inventory, and neglected intellectual property protection. He shares lessons on diversifying beyond Amazon, maintaining product quality, and building genuine customer communities. Ben also discusses his new dad-focused baby carrier brand, Tuco, and offers actionable advice on scaling e-commerce businesses sustainably.Here are the 3 action items that Josh identified from this episode:Build a brand, not just an Amazon listing Engage customers off-Amazon (TikTok, email, events) and create a loyal community—not just traffic.Treat inventory like risk, not just growth Forecast per SKU, avoid over-ordering, and ensure sell-through within ~6 months to prevent cash flow disasters.Diversify early and protect your moat Expand beyond Amazon (Shopify + social channels) and actively enforce IP to protect your brand from copycats.Timestamps:00:00:34 Introduction to the EpisodeThe host introduces the guest, Ben Leonard, and the topic: buying back his brand after selling it to an aggregator.00:02:14 The Brand's Decline Under New OwnershipBen confirms his brand crashed after he sold it to the aggregator Thrasio due to mismanagement and operational failures.00:05:41 The "Magic" Thrasio IgnoredBen explains his original success came from building a true brand with customer relationships, which the new owners dismantled.00:09:27 The Financial FalloutBen reveals the brand's revenue plummeted from $6 million to about half a million dollars under Thrasio's ownership.00:13:13 Three Key Mistakes by the AggregatorThe host summarizes Thrasio's critical errors: inventory mismanagement, ignoring off-Amazon branding, and failing to protect intellectual property.00:19:51 Why You Must Diversify Beyond AmazonBen stresses the need for Amazon sellers to act like real brands and diversify channels to build a sustainable business.00:22:23 The Revival Playbook for Beast GearBen outlines his bootstrapped strategy to revive the brand, focusing on TikTok Shop and rebuilding community goodwill on a budget.00:27:08 Launching a New Brand: TucoThe conversation shifts to Ben's new venture, Tuco, a baby carrier startup designed specifically for dads.00:32:22 When to Implement Brand Awareness StrategiesBen and Josh discuss when a brand should start investing in top-of-funnel marketing and diversifying beyond its primary channel.00:37:40 Three Actionable Takeaways for Brand OwnersThe host summarizes key lessons: diversify with solid processes, avoid inventory leverage, and work with creators for brand awareness.00:42:13 Ben's Final Three QuestionsBen shares his most influential book (The E-Myth), favorite AI tool (Claude), and an e-commerce professional to follow.00:45:51 How to Connect with BenBen shares the best places for listeners to find him online, primarily LinkedIn and his personal email address.Resources mentioned in this episode:Josh Hadley on LinkedIneComm Breakthrough ConsultingeComm Breakthrough PodcastEmail Josh Hadley: Josh@eCommBreakthrough.comTools and Websites"Shopify": "00:03:03""Amazon": "00:03:03""TikTok": "00:09:54""YouTube": "00:19:51""TikTok Shop": "00:23:10""Meta Ads": "00:24:07""WordPress": "00:35:58""Email Marketing": "00:36:33""Claude (AI Tool)": "00:43:03""LinkedIn": "00:45:09""Ecomm Breakthrough Website": "00:46:24"Books"Quit Stalling and Build Your Own Brand by Ben Leonard": "00:01:01""Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller": "00:21:31""The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber": "00:42:25"Videos"Brand Rescue Mission": "00:08:17""Escaping the Amazon Goldfish Bowl": "00:19:51"Podcasts"Operators Podcast": "00:09:54"Other Mentions"Forbes": "00:01:01""Peregrine Commerce": "00:25:41""Sean Cowie": "00:44:09"Episode Sponsor:This episode is brought to you by eComm Breakthrough Consulting where I help seven-figure e-commerce owners grow to eight figures. I started my business in 2015 and grew it to an eight-figure brand in seven years.I made mistakes along the way that made the path to eight figures longer. At times I doubted whether our business could even survive and become a real brand. I wish I would have had a guide to help me grow faster and avoid the stumbling blocks.If ...

Welcome to a pivotal solo episode of Build a Better Agency! This week, host Speaker B takes listeners on an honest and insightful journey through the real work of agency leadership, exploring the mental and emotional shifts required to move from talented employee or manager to confident agency owner. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience and candid stories from agency owners nationwide, Speaker B unpacks the identity shift every leader must make—from seeking permission and sticking to their craft, to taking full, radical responsibility for the outcome of their business. You'll hear powerful confessions from new owners as they share those "aha" moments when the weight of ownership finally hit home, from financial scares to difficult personnel decisions. This episode tackles three essential lenses that shape the growth of agency leaders: developing a growth mindset (inspired by Carol Dweck), evolving from technician to true entrepreneur (with a nod to Michael Gerber's E-Myth), and embracing an ownership mentality as described by Carrie Siggins' "Ownership Mindset." Speaker B provides actionable advice on shifting beliefs that hold leaders back, such as hesitancy around finances, reluctance to delegate, and resistance to uncomfortable decisions. Whether you're a new or soon-to-be owner, an emerging leader, or a veteran still wrestling with self-doubt, this episode is packed with practical steps, introspective challenges, and resources to help you own your power and build an agency you're truly proud of. Don't miss this empowering discussion. A big thank you to our podcast's presenting sponsor, White Label IQ. They're an amazing resource for agencies who want to outsource their design, dev, or PPC work at wholesale prices. Check out their special offer (10 free hours!) for podcast listeners here. What You Will Learn in This Episode: Understand why the identity shift from employee to owner is the hardest part of the transition Learn the three critical lenses for developing an ownership mindset: growth mindset, role clarity, and responsibility ownership Discover the common triggers that make ownership feel real for most agency leaders Recognize why true leaders act like owners long before they own equity in the business Understand the difference between collaboration and abdication in leadership decisions Learn how to move from execution-focused to strategy-focused thinking as an owner Gain insights from real owner confessions about pivotal moments of realization Understand why financial literacy becomes critical when you truly own the outcomes Discover how accepting responsibility also grants you permission to change what's broken

En este episodio exploramos una pregunta profunda: ¿es lo mismo felicidad que plenitud? Analizamos qué podemos concluir sobre estos conceptos desde una perspectiva científica, filosófica y espiritual, y por qué muchas personas persiguen felicidad momentánea mientras sienten un vacío constante. Hablamos de cómo construir una vida más plena, alineada y consciente, entendiendo que el verdadero bienestar va mucho más allá de emociones pasajeras o logros externos. Un capítulo para reflexionar sobre el éxito, el propósito y el sentido real de la vida. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ    Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com   FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio reflexionamos sobre la ilusión de creer que la felicidad llegará cuando cumplamos todos nuestros deseos. Muchas veces perseguimos metas, dinero o reconocimiento pensando que ahí encontraremos plenitud, solo para descubrir que la satisfacción es momentánea.   Hablamos de cómo romper con ese espejismo y empezar a construir una felicidad más profunda y consciente, basada no solo en lo que logramos, sino en quiénes somos, cómo vivimos y qué sentido le damos a nuestra vida y a nuestro camino empresarial.     Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring  Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

  En este episodio exploramos cómo descubrir y vivir tu misión personal puede convertirse en el mapa que te ayude a salir de la trampa de vivir únicamente persiguiendo dinero. Cuando no hay claridad de propósito, el éxito económico muchas veces termina sintiéndose vacío o insuficiente. Hablamos de cómo conectar con una visión más profunda de tu vida y tu negocio, para tomar decisiones con mayor sentido, equilibrio y dirección, construyendo un éxito que también genere plenitud y realización personal. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

#321 Join us as we explore how fitness entrepreneurs can avoid bottlenecks, build thriving community-based businesses, and leverage AI for efficiency. This episode offers actionable strategies, mindset shifts, and real-world stories to help you grow sustainably and confidently. Key Topics: The entrepreneur's journey from technician to business owner, and the common pitfalls The importance of defining your end goal early to guide decision-making Building a community that sustains business during crises like COVID-19 Using the E-Myth framework to decentralize programming and operations Practical AI tools for automating administrative and foundational tasks Developing systems for client communication, staff meetings, and delegation Overcoming burnout by prioritizing personal margin and strategic growth The significance of systems over hype in creating scalable, repeatable processes Mindset shifts: patience, pacing, and the long-term view on growth Resources & Links: The E-Myth by Michael E. Gerber Claude AI Rick Rubin: The Creative Act The Founders Podcast Connect with Will Matthiessen: Website will@ridgemont.ai Additional Notes: Focus on systems and community to build resilience Automate low-value tasks with AI to reclaim your time Prioritize clarity in communication and boundaries to prevent burnout Always start with the end in mind—clarity guides effective decisions Emphasize patience and long-term strategy over quick wins

En este episodio corto de reflexión hablamos sobre un tema profundo y poco compartido: el verdadero propósito detrás del éxito empresarial. Muchas veces admiramos los resultados de otros sin conocer lo que realmente los mueve, sostiene y da sentido a su camino. Una invitación a mirar más allá de las metas económicas y conectar con un propósito más auténtico, porque cuando tu empresa está alineada con algo más grande que solo ganar dinero, todo cambia. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

Before we jump in, this episode is a little different. I was recently invited to be a guest on Business Owner Tales from the Trenches, hosted by Cannon Carr. They were kind enough to let me share that conversation here on Business, Finance and Soul. This time, I am not the one asking the questions. I am the one answering them. We talked about my journey starting Transition Staffing Group, the lessons I learned from watching my grandparents struggle financially later in life, the idea of building what I call a Freedom Fund, and why business ownership should be about more than revenue, profit, or a future exit. This conversation touches on entrepreneurship, risk, financial independence, delegation, legacy, and the question every business owner eventually has to face: What is enough? Key Topics Entrepreneurship as a Creative Outlet Shaun reflects on how he was always drawn to leadership, mentorship, and the opportunity to build something meaningful. He explains that entrepreneurship gave him both a creative outlet and a platform to help others grow. The Early Days of Business Ownership The conversation explores how Shaun and his wife considered different business ideas before he ultimately stayed in the recruiting industry and helped build Transition Staffing Group. Lessons from Family and Financial Independence Shaun shares how his grandparents' retirement experience deeply influenced him. Their lack of financial planning created dependency later in life, and that experience shaped Shaun's belief in creating security and independence before it is needed. The Freedom Fund Shaun explains the Freedom Fund as a personal financial foundation built outside the business. Instead of assuming the company would eventually sell or always remain valuable, he wanted a separate plan that would create independence regardless of what happened to the business. Defining "Enough" A major theme of the episode is understanding how much is enough. Shaun discusses how business owners can get caught constantly chasing more unless they define what kind of life they actually want to build. Scaling Beyond Yourself Shaun talks about the difficulty of moving from being deeply involved in client and candidate work to creating a company that could grow beyond his personal production. Letting Employees Make Mistakes One of the hardest parts of scaling, Shaun explains, is allowing team members to make mistakes with relationships and responsibilities that the founder once personally owned. But without that trust, the company cannot grow. Building a Platform for Entrepreneurial Employees Shaun shares his vision for TSG as a place where ambitious, entrepreneurial employees can grow, earn, lead, and have a voice without needing to leave and start their own firm. Legacy and the Enders Scholarship After reaching a level of financial independence, Shaun and his wife shifted more attention toward giving back. The Enders Scholarship supports students who have lost a parent to gun violence, drugs, or alcohol. Timestamped Show Notes 00:00 – Opening: More Than Revenue The episode opens with a question for business owners who want more than revenue. The conversation is framed around personal freedom, impact, and building something bigger than yourself. 00:19 – Introduction to the Episode Cannon Carr introduces the episode and sets up Shaun's story as one centered on fulfillment, purpose, risk, financial planning, and intentional business growth. 01:15 – Three Questions for Business Owners Listeners are invited to consider three major questions: What does your Freedom Fund look like? Is your wealth strategy dependent on a future sale? Are you scaling with a clear definition of enough? 02:00 – Shaun's Entrepreneurial Beginning Shaun reflects on whether he always saw himself as an entrepreneur. He shares that he was always drawn to leadership, mentorship, and people who had collected wisdom and passed it on. 02:40 – Leadership, Mentorship, and Creativity Shaun explains that entrepreneurship became the right path because it gave him a creative outlet and the ability to build a platform where others could succeed. 03:35 – Creating Opportunity for Employees Shaun discusses the responsibility he feels to create a company where employees can have a voice, grow financially, and feel some of the ownership mentality he once wanted for himself. 04:00 – Searching for the Right Business Shaun shares how he and his wife would spend weekends at Barnes & Noble, exploring business ideas, franchises, and different models before deciding what path made sense. 05:00 – Visualization Before Knowing the Word Shaun talks about imagining different business paths and paying attention to how each one felt when he said it out loud. This helped him move closer to the right opportunity. 05:45 – Staying in the Recruiting Industry Although Shaun initially explored many types of businesses, a respected partnership opportunity helped him realize that the staffing and recruiting industry was the right place to build. 06:30 – Family Influence on Money and Business Shaun explains how family experiences shape the way people view money, risk, security, and independence. 07:15 – His Grandparents' Retirement Experience Shaun shares the story of his grandparents retiring early without a strong financial plan. He watched them later become financially dependent on their children. 08:30 – Living in the Moment vs. Planning for the Future Shaun reflects on the beauty of his grandfather's ability to live in the moment, while also recognizing the danger of not planning for a future self who may need security. 09:40 – The Importance of Independence Later in Life The experience taught Shaun that joy, independence, and financial security become especially important as people age and may no longer be able to earn. 10:00 – Early Definition of Business Success Shaun explains that in the earliest days of Transition Staffing Group, success simply meant survival: having enough cash to meet payroll and keep going. 10:45 – Scarcity, Fear, and Motivation The early years were driven by fear and scarcity, but Shaun explains how the right mindset can turn those pressures into resilience and motivation. 11:20 – Success Evolves from Survival to Abundance As the business grew, Shaun's definition of success shifted from his own survival to helping employees succeed and creating abundance for others. 12:20 – Profitability from the Beginning Shaun discusses how his former business partner's conservative approach shaped the company's early financial discipline, including avoiding debt and focusing on profitability. 13:15 – The Balance Between Profit and Growth The conversation explores the tension between keeping profits for security and reinvesting enough back into the company to create future growth. 14:00 – Using Profit to Build Freedom Instead of using profits only to increase lifestyle, Shaun and his wife focused on building a financial foundation that could support their future independence. 15:00 – Defining the Freedom Fund Shaun introduces the Freedom Fund as a financial equation built around desired lifestyle, annual spending needs, investable assets, and the ability to create optionality. 16:00 – The 4% Rule and Financial Targets Shaun explains how he thought about investable assets and withdrawal rates, using the example of $5 million producing roughly $200,000 per year under a 4% framework. 17:00 – Everyone's Number Is Different The conversation emphasizes that financial independence is personal. For some people, an amazing life may require far less than someone else's target. 17:30 – Not Depending on a Business Sale Shaun explains why he never wanted his entire financial future dependent on selling Transition Staffing Group. The business had value, but the future was never guaranteed. 18:15 – Industry Disruption and Uncertainty Shaun reflects on how technology, job boards, LinkedIn, and now AI have all raised questions about the future of recruiting, making diversification even more important. 19:15 – Hitting the Freedom Fund Number Shaun shares that he and his wife eventually reached their Freedom Fund number after roughly 20 years of consistency, discipline, investing, and time in the market. 20:00 – Moving from Security to Legacy Once financial independence became more secure, Shaun and his wife began focusing more on impact, giving, and legacy. 20:30 – The Enders Scholarship Shaun discusses launching the Enders Scholarship, which supports students who have lost a parent to gun violence, drugs, or alcohol. 21:15 – Giving Instead of Lifestyle Inflation The conversation explores how Shaun and his wife chose to use financial security to give back in meaningful ways rather than simply increasing lifestyle. 22:15 – Managing Difficult Business Seasons Shaun talks about down years, industry headwinds, and the challenge of continuing to invest in the business while protecting personal and company finances. 23:00 – Freedom Fund Mindset During Storms The Freedom Fund mindset allows business owners to ride out difficult seasons with less panic, similar to having cash reserves during a market downturn. 24:00 – Adjusting Owner Compensation Shaun explains that during difficult periods, he may reduce what he pays himself to make sure the business remains healthy and positioned for future opportunity. 24:45 – Playing Catch-Up Financially The conversation explores how to recover when financial contributions need to pause during a difficult year. Shaun discusses the importance of doing the math and keeping the long-term plan alive. 25:45 – Seasons of Life and Business Shaun reminds listeners that life and business both have seasons. Feeling behind does not mean you are failing; it means you adjust the plan and keep moving. 26:30 – Advice for Service-Based Entrepreneurs Shaun offers advice for professionals who leave corporate roles to start service businesses. He stresses the importance of deciding early whether you want to remain a solopreneur or build a team. 27:30 – Understanding the Business You Want to Build The conversation highlights the difference between building a lifestyle business, remaining the technician, or creating a company that can scale beyond the founder. 28:30 – The E-Myth and the Technician Trap Shaun references the idea that many entrepreneurs remain stuck as the technician inside their own business. That can be fine if it is intentional, but frustrating if the owner expected something different. 29:30 – Replacing Yourself Takes Longer Than Expected Shaun explains that replacing yourself in a service business often takes two to three times longer than expected, especially when you are growing through profit rather than outside capital. 30:00 – Shaun's Shift in 2019 Shaun shares that in 2019 he made a major commitment to work himself out of the day-to-day client and candidate role so he could focus more on building the company. 30:45 – Working On the Business Instead of Only In It Once Shaun moved out of the most intense day-to-day role, he was able to focus more on staff development, systems, leadership, and long-term company growth. 31:15 – The Difficulty of Delegation Shaun talks about how hard it is to watch people make mistakes with clients and relationships he personally built, but he also explains that this is the only way people truly learn. 32:00 – Building for the Next Generation Shaun shares his vision for creating a company where entrepreneurial employees can have upside, voice, creativity, and opportunity inside the organization. 33:00 – Why Entrepreneurial Employees Leave Shaun reflects that if earlier in his career a company had given him more ownership, voice, and opportunity, he may not have needed to leave to start his own firm. 33:30 – The Future Size of TSG Shaun discusses his vision for Transition Staffing Group growing intentionally to around 25 to 30 people while maintaining quality, culture, and reputation. 34:00 – How to Connect with Shaun Shaun shares where people can find him, including LinkedIn, Transition Staffing Group, CallTSG.com, and the Business, Finance and Soul podcast. 35:00 – Cannon Carr's Closing Reflections Cannon reflects on the conversation and highlights how Shaun's approach aligns with the principles of intentional business ownership, financial independence, and reinvesting in people. 36:00 – The Power of Personal Narrative The recap emphasizes how Shaun's childhood observations and family experiences helped shape the financial philosophy that guided his business decisions. 37:00 – Building a North Star The conversation highlights the importance of documenting your "why" and defining success before growth, disruption, or distraction pulls you off course. 38:30 – Letting Go to Scale Up The recap focuses on Shaun's move from technician to builder, showing how letting go allowed others to lead and helped the company grow beyond him. 39:45 – Repurposing Wealth Along the Way Cannon connects Shaun's Freedom Fund concept to the idea of repurposing wealth: creating independence outside the business before needing a perfect exit. 40:30 – Legacy Through Giving The Enders Scholarship is highlighted as an example of using business success and financial freedom to help others and create a lasting impact. 41:00 – Final Takeaway The episode closes with the reminder that business is more than revenue and profit. At its best, it aligns purpose, values, people, financial independence, and impact. Memorable Takeaways Business ownership should create freedom, not just more responsibility. A future business sale should not be your only financial plan. Defining "enough" gives business owners clarity, confidence, and better decision-making. Profit matters, but so does what profit allows you to build. Scaling requires letting other people make mistakes. Legacy often begins after security. The goal is not just to build a bigger company. The goal is to build a better life and a better platform for others. www.BusinessFinanceAndSoul.com   

En este episodio hablamos del punto ideal de tu empresa, esa combinación estratégica que te permite diferenciarte, crecer y dejar de competir únicamente por precio. Descubrirás por qué muchas empresas caen en la guerra de precios y cómo encontrar aquello que realmente las hace valiosas y únicas para sus clientes. Hablamos de enfoque, propuesta de valor y posicionamiento, para ayudarte a construir una empresa más rentable, atractiva y difícil de comparar, donde el crecimiento venga de crear valor y no de sacrificar márgenes.   Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio corto de reflexión hablamos de una causa silenciosa que frena a muchas empresas: la falta de enfoque. Cuando todo es prioridad, nada lo es, y el negocio termina dispersando energía, recursos y resultados. Una invitación a simplificar, definir lo verdaderamente importante y alinear esfuerzos, para que tu empresa deje de moverse mucho sin avanzar y empiece a crecer con claridad y dirección. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio reflexionamos sobre una pregunta clave: ¿de qué sirve hacer crecer tu empresa si en el proceso pierdes a tu familia?. Un llamado a cuestionar el costo real del éxito cuando se descuidan las relaciones más importantes. Hablamos de cómo construir un crecimiento más consciente, donde el negocio no compita con tu vida personal, sino que la complemente, permitiéndote lograr resultados sin sacrificar lo que realmente importa. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio corto de reflexión abordamos una verdad incómoda pero necesaria: el éxito no justifica el abandono emocional. Muchos emprendedores logran resultados en el negocio mientras descuidan su mundo interno y sus relaciones más importantes. Una invitación a replantear qué significa realmente el éxito y a construir una vida donde el crecimiento profesional no esté separado del bienestar emocional y la conexión con los demás.  Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

https://youtu.be/N-og1bznPbs Andy Seeley, CEO of Creatively Disruptive and Ashworth Strategy, is on a mission to become the “8:00 AM call” for small business owners—the trusted partner they can turn to after those sleepless 3:00 AM nights filled with uncertainty. Having experienced the stress and isolation of entrepreneurship firsthand, Andy now helps technician-turned-business-owners (plumbers, gym owners, bakers, and more) build scalable, sustainable businesses with the right systems, strategy, and support. We explore Andy's perspective on success—not as a shortcut, but as a combination of fundamentals: embracing failure, never giving up, and most importantly, building the right team. He shares how most small business owners get stuck because they try to do everything themselves, and why true growth comes from surrounding yourself with smart, hardworking people of strong character. Andy also dives into a critical operational insight: sequencing—doing the right things in the right order—to avoid overwhelming clients (and yourself) while still driving meaningful results. — Help Your Clients Sleep Soundly with Andy Seeley  Good day, dear listeners. Steve Preda here with the Management Blueprint Podcast, and today my guest is Andy Seeley, the CEO of Creatively Disruptive, an agency supporting local, community-based small businesses, and Ashworth Strategy, an e-commerce, multi-channel marketing agency that is creating sustainable growth for beauty, apparel, pets, and kids industry businesses. Andy, welcome to the show.  Thank you. I’m very happy to be here. Nice to see you, Steve.  Yeah, I’m excited to talk to you. It’s a very interesting combination that you have going here, but I’d like to start with my favorite question: what is your personal “why,” and how are you manifesting it in your businesses? I think the personal “why” kind of straddles all the businesses that we deal with. We typically don't work with large corporate brands. We don’t typically deal with, not that we wouldn’t want to, but we typically don’t, and we don’t actually even try to focus on them. Because the main  why”, the founding of our business came from when my partner and I were talking—we weren't very happy with the two different businesses we were operating. We were both working on one project together, but he had his own thing, and I had another thing. We were both there, we’d both gone through some really tough times ourselves and had experiences of feeling very alone, trying to figure things out—sometimes successfully, sometimes very unsuccessfully. And we both talking about our troubles and tribulations, and all of those kind of things. And we were like, wouldn’t it have been nice, wouldn’t it have been good if there was someone there to help us? That “staring at the ceiling at 3:00 AM” in the morning. And the morning is a thing that a lot of entrepreneurs and business owners are very familiar with, right? You wake up at 3:00 AM, staring at the ceiling, thinking, “I've got all these things to do.” Or if it's tough times—how do I make payroll? If there's a legal issue—what am I going to do about that? Whatever it is, there's always something. Even in good times, there's often something. What we thought to ourselves was we are oftentimes, when we were in that situation, we didn’t really have anybody to go to. That 3:00 AM turns into 4:00 AM, then 5:00 AM, and sometimes we were just like, well, I’m just going to get up. And then there are sleepless nights. And we thought if we come from the standpoint, it's a real thing. It's something we're passionate about is that most small business owners are technicians.Share on X Most small business owners are very good at a thing, like they’re a plumber and they start a plumbing company, or a baker who starts a bakery. The E-Myth.  This is the E-Myth concept.  Right. They're a gymnastics coach, so they start a gymnastics gym. Most business owners are technicians, which means they’re very good at a very specific thing, not so good at many other things that you have to be. And we wanted to be that 8:00 AM. We wanted to be their 8:00 AM. And what that means is—staring at the ceiling at 3:00 AM, maybe their mind racing for 30 minutes or so—but then they can say, “You know what, we'll reach out to Andy and Russ at Creatively Disruptive at 8:00 AM. I'll get some sleep. We'll get to the bottom of this idea. We’ll get to the bottom of this problem. We’ll get to the bottom of it. And that was really important to us. And it really was a guiding light. That's why, from a marketing standpoint—you could call us a marketing agency—but I don't think it really is what we are. Because we do consultancy work. We work through exit strategies. We work through financial goals. We work through a whole bunch of stuff that does not include putting an ad up on Facebook, Instagram, or Google, or building websites. We ask—why are you doing all that stuff? I love your first question, because what's the point of it all, right? I had a conversation with a frustrated client yesterday, and at the end of the frustration that the client had, they were not frustrated. And I said to them, “Look, we're talking about a lot of different things, and the reality is what’s going on with you when working with us is there’s some amazing things happening, which you agree with.” But the reality is, you are not talking to us about running a Facebook ad. You didn’t come to us because you desperately want a Facebook ad run, or come to us because you would love your company on Google. That’s not the reason why you came to us. The reason why you came to us is something that those things will change in your life for the better. That's why you're talking to us. There’s a reason why you bought this business. So our “why” is really to help those small business owners—who are often technicians, very specialized people—develop a broader skill set and a team that can help them through their challenges.Share on X The beauty of what we do is—we have 120 clients, all dealing with different issues and different situations. Because we engage with them at a consultative level, we hear it all. We hear, many times many subjects, here’s what not to do—and on those same subjects, here’s what to do. And we actually collate that stuff. As you saw on our Zoom, there was a Zoom link we used—you saw my Read.ai. that read.ai As much as it’s for us to make sure that we have our ducks in order when we’re talking to somebody, it’s also an archive for us to make sure that some things that we spoke about, we learned about that now we can put that in our database to help other clients. And it’s not that we show other clients what we’ve spoken about and give state secrets and so forth.  It’s a repository of company knowledge that you have developed.  Absolutely. Me and you having a conversation like this, Steve, is all well and good. The fact that we are recording it is going to allow loads of other people to understand it. For us internally, it allows my team and us to look at stuff and go, okay, well this is a really good thing, let’s actually turn that into a process. Yeah. Love it. So a very long-winded, long thing. The “why” is, we want to be that 8:00 AM call after you’ve had a 3:00 AM wake up. Love it. I mean, that is the definition of trust. If you are the person that they call at 8:00 AM, then they know that they can sleep well because you’re there.  And the big, burning part of that “why” is that we didn't have it—and it was tough. It was emotionally tough to be so concerned. I had a lot of 3:00 AM wake-up calls during the Great Recession in 2008–2009. It was a very worrying time. There was a market crash. Our house went from being worth $400,000 to being worth $100,000. We owed $300,000 on that house. We had a business that income went from about $500,000 a month. It was a gymnastics gym that my wife ran to making about $200,000 in a two month period, because so many layoffs were happening. My job, which was working for a TV station, we had loads of clients calling in, asking to cancel, trying to figure out how, so there was so much going on. Those 3:00 AMs were very regular thoughts that came up, and I would just sit there not knowing what to do and having no one to talk to. I desperately want to at least be someone that someone can think of, “You know what, we can call Andy. We can call the CD team, and we'll figure this out.” So anyway, there you go.  Okay, so this is a great segue, because you mentioned Read.ai and how you're thinking about about processes—and how to use the 120 clients you have and the challenges you solve. How do you turn that into a process so other clients can easily access to it? So this podcast is really about this kind of stuff. It’s called Management Blueprint, and I’m always looking for shortcuts—business shortcuts, frameworks that entrepreneurs have discovered along the way and that they could share with the listeners and could help other people listening to have a better process. It could be anything—three to five steps—looking at something, seeing something in a different light. So what do you have in mind for us?  So a shortcut to success—I'm always a little bit leery of statements like that. “Shortcuts to success”. It always feels a little bit like a 2:00 AM infomercial—blah, blah, blah—and you get steak knives with it. Because the reality is, oftentimes there's no shortcut. I'm sure you've asked this question a million times, and a lot of people say, “Here are the shortcuts.” But my experience is—the real truth is—there are a couple of fundamentals to success. One is being okay with not having it right? That's a “shortcut,” if you want to call it that. Failure is actually the journey to success. Being okay with failure. There’s a reason why 95% of humanity doesn’t run a business, and it’s because they find failure difficult, and we’ve been trained as humans to not embrace failure.  Failure is the journey to success. It's where you learn. The other part—which is linked to failure—is never giving up.Share on X I don’t know if that’s a shortcut, but you only lose when you give up. Now, some people might say—sunk costs and things like that—at some point, you've got to stop putting into something that's not working. But the reality is, if you believe in what you're doing, there are going to be troubles, there’s going to be failures, there’s going to be difficulties. And as long as you don’t give up, and you learn from each mistake in each thing that happens, you will have success. You only won't have success if you decide to give up. I really, truly believe that. I live that.  I resonate with that, and I wouldn't even say that the 3:00 AM wake-up is a bad thing. It's really a forcing function. It's forcing you, as the entrepreneur, not to give up—to put the energy in and figure the problem out so that you can move forward. Because if you sleep until 7:00 AM, then 8:00 AM the day starts, and you still haven't solved the problem. You're just snowballing it.  But I would say—and those are more operational, ongoing things—so they don't really fit your question of a shortcut to success. To me, that's more the ingredients or material of success, right? But one of the things I would say would be a pattern of success that I’ve seen across hundreds of businesses that I’ve worked with—and that we currently work with—is building a team around you. Almost all of the successful people that I know—and when I say successful, I mean way more successful than I am, with multimillions of income and so forth—and I know a few of these guys… all of them have teams. All of them have people who are experts in certain areas. And almost all of them, to a T, are pretty good at building teams—finding people and putting them together.  And what I would suggest, any business owner, if you are going to think that you are going to become wealthy and do well by doing everything yourself—one, I think you'll fail. I don't know anyone with no team who has achieved strong success. And two, your life’s going to suck. I would say, it’s going to be tough, right? So if I had to choose something—even though I don't like the word “shortcut,” if I’m honest with you, and I know that was a question that was coming up and I did think hard about it, and I kind of feel like I could give you a cheesy one-liner, but that kind of is like nahh. But the reality is, I think our success with our companies is probably my ability to actually find good people. And my philosophy is: hire smart, hardworking people of good character—and then train them.Share on X And if I can find somebody who is smart, hardworking, and of good character, and also has a skill set—that's a bonus. What I'm really looking for are those first three. A smart, hardworking person of character—you can train them, if they have an interest in what they're learning.  So how do you do it? So maybe that's the framework. “Shortcut” is actually—I agree—the wrong word. I meant a business framework.  Okay.  Maybe I shortcutted the expression. So how do you find that smart, hardworking person of character? Do you have specific questions you ask to figure that out?  A lot of what we do is—I'll ask questions around what they've done in past jobs, even past personal lives. I'm not looking for something too narrow—more broad, like: tell me about a situation where you saw something bad happening. What did you do? It’s kind of open-ended, and it’s not telling them the answer. But you know, something bad was happening. Tell me what the bad thing was. And they might say, “Well, it was this kid, and they were drowning in a pool.” Okay—what did you do? Did you run to get someone to help? Did you turn away and walk off? Did you pull out your phone and film it? Or did you jump in and save the kid? What did you do? That gives you an understanding of what kind of person they might be. And then part of it, for me, is I feel I have a decent gauge of whether people are lying to me. Sometimes I don’t get it right, but I feel I have a decent gauge when they’re saying it. In my mind, I'm noting—does this sound like a real story? Does it feel real? Does their face look like they're revisiting that moment that what they’re doing and what they’re telling me? Or does it feel like a story being made up? And then I put that down. And if it’s like, the person said that they jumped into the pool and saved the kid, and I could see the emotion in them and it feels like they revisited, this feels real to me. Check. There would be multiple questions along those lines. It would tell me about a time when maybe you’re ending the day and some things are missing or some things haven’t happened, or blah, blah, blah. What is your thought and what is your plan to address that? And are they going to go back and spend more time working? That might be a good answer—or not. Are they going to note it and handle it first thing in the morning? Or do they say, “Ah, someone else will take care of it”? Getting those kind of answers of how their mind thinks about real world things that they’ve done in the past. Trying to keep it open so it’s not so specific that they say, oh, I’ve never had that experience before gives you an idea of what their character is, right? It also gives you a sense of how hard they work. And I'd say a hard worker should also be balanced with being an organized worker. How organized they are. Are they on top of things? Because I’m okay with you not being such a hard worker, Steve, if you’re very well organized and you get stuff done. You might not be busting your butt, working long hours and saying, Oh my God, I’m working so hard and lots of long hours, but you’re so organized and you’ve got yourself in such good order that you actually outproduce everybody else, because you're more efficient. That, to me, would fall under the hard work category, right? Yeah. Yeah. So a good answer to something wasn’t done that needed to be done, and it’s the end of the day.  A good answer might be, I looked at it and I was like, I can wait until about midday next day. I put it on my list of the first thing that I’m going to do in the morning. Then the next morning I came in, I got it done within 25 minutes, and everything was great. I would look at that and go, okay, that’s not a bad answer. I’m okay with that. As an employer, I care about your work-life-balance. I’m not always looking for somebody who’s prepared to work till midnight every night. That, to me, once in a while is okay. But if I have an employee that’s looking to do that all the time, that’s a problem. Because I know there’s a limitation to that. And then again, when we’re talking about we’re looking at good character, hard work, and smart.  So yes, if they are intelligent, it’s clear. And I'm not going to say, “Hey, here's an algebra test—tell me the answer.” That comes through with the questions, right?  It's common sense. You're looking for common sense—which is not very common. I like it, because essentially you are triggering some signs of authenticity in that person. Are they really showing up? Are they authentic, or are they trying to look like something they're not? And it's a really good filter.  So a lot of times, I think interview questions are like, “Here's a situation—what would you do?” do? Any question like that, especially when you're selecting teammates. And I don’t always have interview with teammates, sometimes the people that I have relationships with and I go and say, I need you to work for my company. I know you well enough. I've experienced you enough—I'm going to bring you in. But during that journey of coming to that conclusion, I'm looking for those qualities. And when you're in an interview and you don't know someone, and you ask a fabricated question—that's a fantasy. They can come back with a fabricated answer—that's also a fantasy.  And most of the time, that's what happens. I’m a pretty good interviewer because my interview, when I’m looking to interview with somebody, not that I’ve done it for a very long time, but let’s say I’m interviewing with something other than work, I dunno what it might be, but maybe something like a school counselor, school for my kid or whatever. And we are interviewing, I’m analyzing what the person who’s asking me the question, I’m trying to figure out what answers they want. And I think anybody with an element of intelligence does the same thing. And you end up giving answers, not necessarily, which are 100% what the interviewer needs to know. The interviewer gets the answer what the interviewee thinks they want to know. And I think when you ask questions that are kind of open-ended, but experiential about what they’ve done in the past, you get a sense of kind of who they truly are. And then the goal is listening to see, to get those cues on.  I always like asking, “Tell me about a time when something bad happened in your life.” Okay—what did you do? That's something you can really work through and get a sense of—are they truthful? Are they emotional? It’s a question I think some people are uncomfortable with, and some interviewers might think, “I don't know about that. What might come up in that interview? I've never had a really terrible answer—like, “I was at the scene of a murder, or blah, blah, blah. I’ve never got that answer. But I've definitely had things like, “I was coaching a team, and one of the players broke their leg.” Okay—what did you do? And they talk me through it, and I'm like, okay, that makes sense. That’s a good answer from a good standpoint. I’ve had stuff like that. So I’m yet to come across a real traumatic story, but what I found is that I can really tell whether or not somebody is telling the truth. And I can get a sense of kind of how they handle really difficult situations.  Okay, Andy, I'd like to switch gears here. What I’m hearing is that you are good at building teams and empowering them. You have a good ability to hire people that have good character—smart and hardworking. What is one thing that you are actively trying to figure out in your business right now?  We've gotten to the point where we have so many moving parts in our business that, sometimes, with our client base, it's overwhelming. There's a lot going on. We've got an AI system with multiple components—it's tremendously useful, a very powerful tool—but it can be overwhelming for a technician, like a baker or a gymnastics coach, who's specialized in something else to suddenly have to take that on. We've got ads, we build websites, we provide consultancy—we've got consultancy, we’ve got all these things that, when tied together, create a really powerful machine. And what we’re trying to do right now is try to figure out how to set expectations and set out how to roll all of the stuff out.  When we first started doing a lot of this in one lump sum, we would almost dump it all on the client within a week of them signing and start working through all these things. And what we found is that it’s quite overwhelming and almost to the point where the client runs away and they don’t actually want to continue. It’s just too much work all at once. So one of the things that we’re working on right now to try to improve our situation is we’ve got a lot of stuff. We’ve built this machine that really helps businesses inside out. But do we have to build every part of that machine in the first three weeks? Clients want things to happen in the first three weeks. We can have things happen in the first three weeks. Do we need everything to happen in the first three weeks? That’s why I said to you, doing everything all the time forever is tough all at once. Right now, we’re actually literally working through a process, talking with the team, working with the team of what’s the order of priority of all these things that we have from the point of view of what’s easy to implement, but maybe not as important, but we can get it implemented within minutes of a client joining. What’s really important, but it takes a long time and trying to prioritize those things. Because all of the smaller things, individually, aren't hugely impactful—but collectively, they are. But we can get them all done in a day. And then some of the things that are singular that have a huge impact, they take a little bit longer. How do we scale this out so we can actually get results very quickly for the client without overwhelming them with all of the stuff? And I think there's a word you've probably heard a lot—sequencing is really important. I think a lot of businesses fall apart because they do things out of sequence. They don’t think about the sequence. They go for the fun, cool thing first, and sometimes that's the worst decision they can make. Right now, we're working through how to properly sequence our onboarding of new clients—to make sure the experience is really positive without overwhelming them. We’re actually getting into a really good place. And some of that is, I mean, most of this is because there is so many things. We have these—like I say—technician business owners, and they come to us and they're amazing at plumbing, but they've got a phone, and that's all they have. So whenever anybody needs to call them to schedule a new job, it rings their phone—and they're under a sink doing work. The phone's ringing. They're like, “Oh, hell,” and they're under the sink. Well, sometimes they don't answer it, or whatever. They've got no system. They’ve got no process to take care of things. And we've got to build all that out, right? And it's so common—and it's totally fine. They’ve been successful in what their technical part of is, but they want more than a job that they own, right? You’ve probably heard that a lot. And they want to start scaling. They want to take vacations without losing income. They want to do all of these things. We can do all that for them—but we can't do it like that. Even though they want it like that, if we do it like that, their brain nukes.  Yeah.  I don’t know if that’s a good answer for you, because that is something that we’re actually working on from a business standpoint of is how to sequence and do things in the right order that allows people to get the best bang for their buck without melting their brains down. Indigestion. Yeah. I don't know who said it—maybe Peter Drucker—but he said most businesses die of indigestion rather than starvation. So that's true. So what drives your business? What is it that helps your business grow? I mean, you mentioned 120 clients. I saw your video—we were talking about 114, 115 clients—so you've been growing since the video.  Yeah.  So what drives your business?  If I’m honest with you, philosophically, what drives us is the failures that we’ve had in the past. My business partner and I—we've had some pretty tough times, going back to that 3:00 AM question. We almost lost our house during the Great Recession. We didn't lose it—we still have it to this day. It's actually a second house now, in Lake Tahoe. We went through times that were quite stressful, difficult, and troublesome for us. I mean, not necessarily nearly as bad as other people have had, probably much tougher times that they’ve had to go through. But I would say what drives us is the fact that we had those tough times. We understand what it’s like to struggle, and we really want to do what we can for a small business owners—mom-and-pop level businesses—avoid those situations. All of our decisions are about how we can make a difference. Again, going to that conversation with that client yesterday that I just mentioned a moment ago, I actually said to them: if you guys decide to leave because of these frustrations that you’ve had, ’cause they had a couple of frustrations, and it was mainly about what I was talking about the everything was getting dumped on them. They were like overwhelmed. There’s lots of stuff happening and they were thinking that it all needed to be happened in one month, but really it was, no, it’s okay if it takes three months for this stuff to get rolled out. And I said to them: if you leave, I'm going to be very disappointed in myself and my team, because of the massive difference we can make in your lives. And that is the driving force for our business—to make a real difference. And the fact that what we've done so far—we're seeing the germination of those really good things. And they agreed. They said, “Yeah, there are some really good things happening. We really like those. We're just frustrated with the amount of stuff going on.” And I'm like, “Well, I think we can spread it out, take the heat off, and make sure things roll out nicely.” That reminded me that the reason our business exists is to help these small businesses be all they can be—to reach for the stars. There are so many very good people who could make a lot of money and do a lot of good things—but their specialty is so focused that they're not rounding out their overall situation.  Especially in gymnastics—we work with a lot of gymnastics coaches. Probably about 60% of our business is kids' activity centers. A lot of kids activity center owners tend to be, they do everything themselves. They put everything on their shoulders, and they don't build out their team—which means they can't scale. So they end up owning a job, not a scalable business. What drives me is: how do we help these small businesses scale, have a better life, reach more people, help more kids, and support their employees? All of that kind of stuff. And people might say, “Oh yeah, sure, Andy—you're like some Mother Teresa figure.” I'm like, no—because my experience is, if we do a really good job of that, the money takes care of itself. A “shortcut,” going back to your earlier question, is: stop thinking about how much money you can make from each customer. Really focus on taking care of that customer. Charge a reasonable rate, and the money will come. If you become well known—if you become a major figure in an industry—that money will come. I'm lucky enough that, in the gymnastics industry and the kids' activity center space, I've become reasonably well known. People I don't know—and I think you become a well-known figure when people you don't know recognize you. You walk into a conference, and people come up and say, “Hi, Andy.” And I'm like, “Oh, okay—I don't know who you are.” I’ve been watching you on this, or I’ve been doing that, I’ve been seeing you talk or speak or blah, blah, blah. I don't think of myself as famous at all, but in some of the niches we work in, I've become well known. And I think that's happened because we care—and we let the money take care of itself.  Andy, our time’s coming to an end, but I'd like to ask—if someone is running an activity-based business, maybe a gym, a swim team, a dance studio, or selling classes—and they want to ramp up their business because everything is on their shoulders and they're a technician—where should they go, and how can they find you? So, like I said, we help plumbers, home service businesses—we've worked with banks, rec centers, kids' activity centers, and all sorts. Where our real specialty is, in a very real way, is pushing the needle for local brick-and-mortar businesses. Obviously, we also have Ashworth Strategy, which we didn't get into—that's our e-commerce brand. But my personal passion is that mom-and-pop business that opens up a storefront. The best way to reach us—regardless of whether you're a plumber or anything else—is to go to creativelydisruptive.com. You might look at it and think, oh, this seems like a whole bunch of kids on here. We do have another brand called highlevelthinkers.com, where we do the same kind of work for home service businesses. So go to creativelydisruptive.com and reach out there. We actually have a little chat square that you can go into and start talking to us and you’ll actually speak to our little AI up here. It knows everything—it's basically like talking to me. It can help you set up a time to speak with one of our team members. We don't have salespeople—we call them business development consultants, because that's really what they do. They'll talk with you and figure out the best way we can help. But basically, in a nutshell, there’s lots of ways to reach out to us. But in my mind, the best and easiest way, just go to creativelydisruptive.com or highlevelthinkers.com, and reach out to us through there using the chat bot, or using the form and just reach out. And we'll help you.  Okay. Well, if you're listening and you're running a local business—whether it's an activity-based business, a mom-and-pop business, or a contracting business—and you'd like to level up, put in systems, and sequence them properly, then reach out to creativelydisruptive.com or highlevelthinkers.com. yep.  And then you can connect with Andy—or the chatbot, if he's sleeping—and it'll get back to you.  The chatbot's probably a much more fun conversation.  It could be. You can listen to the podcast and use the chat at the same time, so you get the best of both worlds. So thank you, Andy, for sharing your experiences and being very vulnerable. And if you, as our audience, enjoyed listening to this, then stay tuned—because every week I have an entrepreneur sharing, not necessarily shortcuts, but good frameworks that can help your business. So thanks for coming, Andy, and thank you for listening.  Thank you. It’s been a pleasure. Important Links: David's LinkedIn David's website https://highlevelthinkers.com/

En este episodio abordamos una creencia común que limita el crecimiento de muchos líderes: liderar no es controlar. Intentar tener todo bajo supervisión constante no solo desgasta, sino que también frena el desarrollo del equipo y la evolución del negocio. Hablamos de cómo pasar del control a la confianza, desarrollar autonomía en las personas y construir un liderazgo más consciente, donde los resultados se logran a través de equipos comprometidos, no de la vigilancia constante. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio corto de reflexión recordamos una verdad esencial: el liderazgo empieza por el ejemplo. Más allá de lo que dices, tu equipo observa lo que haces, cómo actúas y las decisiones que tomas día a día. Una invitación a alinear tus acciones con tus valores, porque el verdadero liderazgo no se impone, se demuestra. Y es desde ahí donde se construyen equipos más comprometidos, culturas más sólidas y empresas más coherentes. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.    

Don’t feel like you’re earning what you’re worth? Consider this: When you outproduce what you earn, it creates friction. It creates a bit of tension. And in most well-run businesses, the organization says, “this person needs to be compensated more.” If that’s not happening in the organization you’re with, if you are outproducing what you’re earning, it means that there are plenty of opportunities for you somewhere else that will actually recognize and appreciate that value and reward you accordingly. David: Hi, and welcome to the podcast. In today’s episode, co-host Jay McFarland and I will be asking the question, are you earning what you’re worth? Welcome back, Jay. Jay: Hey, David, it’s great to be with you again. And as I was thinking about this question, I realize I’m not sure I know what I’m worth. I know some people who say, my time is worth this much money. If I’m not making it, I have to change something or do something. I’m not there yet. I’m just not. David: Yeah. I think you’re not alone. I think there are a lot of people who struggle with this. The real challenge comes in the last half of the question. You know what you’re worth because you can’t answer the question until you determine that part of it. Are you earning it? Well, I don’t know. I have to know what I’m worth. Or I have to decide what I’m worth, choose what I’m worth. Choose what I think I’m worth. I’ve said this to a number of people over the years. The reason that I ended up getting into business myself is that I couldn’t find anyone else who was willing to pay me what I thought I was worth. Right? You work in different jobs and say, okay, I feel like I’m worth more than this. Well, when you start your own business, you earn what you’re worth. Because if you’re not producing anything, you’re not earning anything. And if you start earning, then whatever you’re producing justifies it. And so essentially you’re earning what you’re worth. But even with all that, those of us in sales or those of us who own businesses, may still feel like the work we’re doing is costing us too much in terms of time and energy and effort and not producing what we’re looking for in terms of financial results. That’s why I ask the question. Jay: Yeah. I think it is so important that there’s other ways to be paid for your worth. You know, if you’re in a place where you get job recognition, where they listen to your ideas, where you can climb up the ladder, for a lot of people that’s worth more than the bottom line paycheck. Now, if they’re not getting enough to pay their bills, then obviously cash is king. But all the surveys I’ve seen say that people would take less money if they felt like they could get rewarded in other ways. Now, when you’re working for yourself, that equation changes completely. David: Yeah. And I mean, a lot of times people start their own business. They do their own thing because they figure it’s going to give them all sorts of time freedom and things that they don’t have in a regular job. And very often they find out it’s exactly the opposite. I think it was Michael Gerber, the author of the EMyth who talked about the fact that there are a lot of people who work for other companies and they say to themselves, “okay, this guy’s a jerk. I’m going to start my own business.” And they stop working for a jerk and they start working for a maniac… themselves. And when I heard that line I’m like, “that is so true.” So often we will do things in our own businesses that we would probably never do for another employer. We wouldn’t put in the amount of hours, thought, and all that sort of thing. Now, there are employees who do that. There are employees who are really focused on that and who really give their all to a job. But when you are an entrepreneur, particularly if you’re a solo entrepreneur, when you’re doing your own thing, you’re the business. And so the things that you do have to count, they have to matter. And the actions we take have to generate. enough of a result that we’re able to get the kind of money that we need to make just to maintain the business, let alone earn a good living. Jay: Yeah. And don’t you think we kind of romanticize what it is to be an entrepreneur? To be a small business person? You know, we picture all the good. , you know, all the freedom that we’re going to have and everything else. And sometimes what we did is we gave ourself twice the work and half the pay. And so, it becomes hard when you think, what your worth? But you just can’t figure out how to get there. David: Yeah, exactly. And it is very romantic in the early stages. You have this idea of what it’s likely to be like. But that is often very different from how it actually works out. So whether someone is an employee or an employer, the idea of earning what you’re worth starts with identifying, okay, well, what am I worth or what would I like to be worth in terms of dollars, in terms of time freedom, in terms of relationship freedom, all that sort of thing. Because it all plays into it. If you are a people person and you like interacting with other people, and suddenly you’re forced to work by yourself from home, that’s going to be an issue for you. So for some people, currency is interacting with others. And so we have to think in terms of what’s important to me as far as my work life is concerned? Does it involve interacting with a lot of other people? Does it involve learning things? Because there are some people who are real learners and they like to constantly be learning new things and testing new things and applying new things. And for them that can really get them fired up and that can be a form of currency as well –learning new things, growing within a job, growing in terms of responsibility. Because all of that is designed to increase your worth to the business, but really, ultimately to the market, which is the most important thing. If you’re able to increase your value to the market, the people who buy from your company, then your value goes up. And sometimes we try to increase our value to an employer, and maybe the employer just has a certain view that’s not going to line up with that. So I feel like whenever we focus on trying to increase our value to the marketplace, we’re likely to create better results. Jay: Hmm. I think that’s an excellent point. I think also if you can really establish what your time is worth, if you can come up with an equation, then you can start knowing when and how you should delegate, right? Because if you are doing things that are not worth your time, then you’re wasting time. You know, we talk about time capital, right? And we talk about delegation a lot on this podcast. But if you think your time is worth $150 an hour and you’re doing something that you could pay somebody $18 an hour, well, then you’re not going to make what you think you need to make. And so you’ve got to figure out those equations. And sometimes it takes time to do that. David: Yeah, exactly. And it’s also important to think in terms of what is it that’s holding you back? We need to focus on what is the bottleneck that is keeping us from earning the amount of money we want to earn or whatever it is that we want to earn as a result of the work that we’re doing. And just as in manufacturing, in the book The Goal by Eli Goldratt. He talked about the idea that there’s usually one primary bottleneck in a manufacturing organization. It’s easy to visualize, because if there’s one machine in the middle of a company and that’s designed to churn out the product and that machine is broken, you’ll have people on the front end of the machine who are trying to load it up and they can’t do it. You’ll have people on the back end of the machine who can’t unload it. And shipping people who can’t ship it, and salespeople who can’t sell it, because they can’t produce it because of that one thing. When you are in sales yourself or when you own a business yourself, it’s not always easy to see the one thing that’s keeping it from happening. Particularly when you’re in sales. Because we think of sales as reaching out to people, talking to people, having conversations, closing sales, delivering product, that sort of thing. But within the sales process itself, there are various stages. Is the bottleneck in the prospecting that I’m doing? Am I reaching out to the wrong people? Am I attracting the wrong people in the marketing that I’m doing? Are my conversations not going the direction they need to go? Am I not being persuasive enough? Not responding to questions and concerns? Am I not addressing complaints? There are a lot of different areas there, and just one of them can be the same bottleneck as the bottleneck in the manufacturing facility. If you’ve got one particular thing that is slowing you down, the most important thing you can do is to identify that one thing. Because everything else you do around that is not going to produce the result. All the potential that you have for growing is behind that rock, essentially. If you’re going down the street and you come to a place where the road is completely blocked off, there’s a gigantic boulder and there’s no other way to get there, you got to figure out, “how am I going to get around this boulder?” Same thing in sales. We have to. What is it that is keeping us from earning what we feel we are worth? Now, sometimes it could be we just think we’re worth more than other people think we’re worth, at which point we either need to start our own business or we need to prove it. We need to generate results that are far more in excess of what we’re being paid to demonstrate that we’re worth it. And when you start to do that, when you take responsibility, it’s a whole lot easier to start moving toward getting paid what you actually feel like you’re worth. Jay: Yeah. Yeah, that’s exactly right. you talked about that boulder in the middle of the road. I think that we have a tendency to get tunnel vision. Like, this is what works for us. This system has worked for us for years. This is what we do. But if you don’t have an awareness of the market and you don’t have possible contingency plans, then you can find yourself flatfooted. I mean, right now at the moment of recording this, we’re hearing a lot of talk of a recession. So in your business, are you thinking, okay, how are we going to survive if we go into a recession? Does that impact our business model? Does it impact our strategy? I think in this way we can have multiple income streams, possibly? And like you said, multiple approaches? Multiple advertising vehicles? Perhaps we have to adjust our pricing to get through something like a recession. We saw the very same thing during the pandemic. I mean, the businesses that survived during the pandemic shut down were the ones that could pivot and find new markets and still be able to provide a product, but in a completely different way. David: Yeah. If we just think in terms of taking responsibility for our results, a lot of that will end up allowing us to take more responsibility for what we’re going to ultimately earn. Because when you’re outproducing what you are earning, that creates friction, it creates a bit of attention. And in most well-run organizations, the organization says, “this person needs to be compensated more.” And if that’s not happening in the organization you’re with, if you are outproducing what you’re earning, it means that there are plenty of opportunities for you somewhere else that will actually recognize and appreciate that value and reward you accordingly. Jay: Yeah, and I think one of the other things is if you’re doing gangbusters you’re not really thinking about systems or potential roadblocks. I mean, what’s the saying in sports? Winning is the best deodorant, right? So things are just screaming along, oftentimes you’re not thinking about systems. You’re just fulfilling orders. things are going great. And then the minute market forces change or something else, you have no clue what to do because you were just in the right place at the right time to produce that level of sales. And that can be really dangerous if you’re not thinking ahead and creating these contingency plans. David: Yeah, it’s great when you’re riding the wave, you don’t have to think a whole lot. You just keep doing what you’re doing and that works out great. But then, when the ocean is still, you got to start paddling. Jay: Yeah, that’s exactly right. Great discussion, David. How can people find out more? David: You can go to TopSecrets.com/call, that’s TopSecrets.com/call. Schedule a call with myself or my team. We would be happy to sort of walk you through where you are, where you’re looking to be in terms of visibility, sales, and profit, where you are now versus where you want to be in terms of what you’re earning versus what you’re putting into the business. These conversations have been so helpful. I’ve had so many people who said, “wow, this is great.” And again, even if we never work together, if the conversation is helpful to you, we’d love to. 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En este episodio exploramos una idea poco común pero profundamente reveladora: tu empresa también puede ser tu maestro espiritual. Más allá de los resultados y los números, el negocio se convierte en un espacio constante de aprendizaje, donde enfrentas retos que impulsan tu crecimiento personal. Hablamos de cómo cada desafío, conflicto o decisión en tu empresa es una oportunidad para elevar tu nivel de consciencia, fortalecer tu liderazgo y evolucionar como persona, alineando el éxito empresarial con tu desarrollo interior. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio corto de reflexión exploramos una idea poderosa: tu empresa es un reflejo directo de tu estado interior. Lo que sucede en tu negocio —orden, caos, crecimiento o estancamiento— muchas veces es un espejo de tu claridad, enfoque y nivel de consciencia. Una invitación a mirar hacia adentro, trabajar en ti mismo y entender que al transformarte tú, también transformas tu empresa y los resultados que estás generando. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio contamos con un invitado de lujo: el Dr. Alfonso Ruiz Soto, creador de uno de los programas de desarrollo personal más completos del mundo. Una conversación profunda y transformadora donde exploramos herramientas, perspectivas y principios clave para el crecimiento personal y la evolución de la conciencia. Aunque es uno de los episodios más largos del podcast, cada minuto aporta valor. Un capítulo imperdible para quienes buscan llevar su vida, su liderazgo y su negocio a un nivel más alto. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio corto abordamos una verdad incómoda pero clave: no todos los clientes valen la pena. Intentar venderle a todos puede desgastar a tu equipo, afectar tu rentabilidad y desviar el enfoque de tu negocio. Descubrirás cómo identificar qué clientes sí te convienen y por qué elegir mejor a quién le vendes puede transformar tus resultados, tu energía y la salud de tu empresa. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio hablamos de una de las bases más importantes —y más ignoradas— del marketing: definir a tu cliente ideal. Sin claridad sobre a quién le vendes, todo tu esfuerzo se diluye y se convierte en ruido que no conecta ni genera resultados. Descubrirás cómo identificar a tu cliente ideal y por qué esto transforma por completo tu mensaje, tus estrategias y tus ventas, permitiéndote atraer mejores prospectos y crecer de forma más efectiva y rentable. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado. Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso. Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/ En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio exploramos una verdad poco hablada: el dinero no te cambia, te revela. El dinero amplifica tu nivel de consciencia, potenciando tanto tus fortalezas como tus áreas de oportunidad. Hablamos de cómo tu relación con el dinero impacta tus decisiones, tu liderazgo y tu vida, y cómo elevar tu consciencia te permite no solo generar más ingresos, sino también usarlos con propósito, equilibrio y responsabilidad. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring   Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/   En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio hablamos de una de las trampas más comunes en las empresas: vender más, pero no ganar más. Analizamos por qué el crecimiento en ventas no siempre se traduce en rentabilidad y cómo muchos negocios caen en este error sin darse cuenta. Descubrirás qué está detrás de esta situación, cómo identificar fugas financieras y qué cambios puedes hacer para convertir tus ventas en utilidades reales, logrando un negocio más sano, rentable y sostenible.   Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring    Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/    En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.). Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

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En este episodio exploramos una idea poderosa: tu pareja no es tu enemigo, es tu espejo. Muchas veces los conflictos en la relación no hablan del otro, sino de lo que necesitamos trabajar en nosotros mismos. Hablamos de cómo usar la relación como una oportunidad de crecimiento personal, desarrollar mayor conciencia emocional y construir vínculos más sanos, auténticos y alineados, que impactan positivamente tanto tu vida como tu liderazgo. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring    Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/    En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.).   Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio abordamos una pregunta profunda y confrontadora: ¿de qué sirve el éxito si tu relación de pareja está rota? Reflexionamos sobre cómo muchos emprendedores logran resultados en el negocio mientras descuidan una de las áreas más importantes de su vida. Hablamos de cómo el verdadero éxito incluye equilibrio, relaciones sanas y coherencia personal, y por qué cuidar tu relación no es opcional, sino fundamental para una vida plena y un liderazgo más consciente.   Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring    Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/    En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.).   Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio hablamos de una trampa común en los dueños de negocio: vivir apagando incendios creyendo que eso es liderar. La urgencia constante puede hacerte sentir productivo, pero en realidad te aleja de la estrategia, el orden y el verdadero crecimiento. Descubrirás cómo pasar de reaccionar a liderar con claridad, sistemas y visión, para dejar atrás el caos operativo y construir una empresa más estable, predecible y enfocada en resultados. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring    Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/    En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.).   Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

En este episodio reflexionamos sobre una realidad que viven muchos dueños de negocio: si tu empresa depende completamente de ti, en realidad no eres libre. Cuando todo pasa por el dueño, el negocio puede crecer en ventas, pero también en estrés, carga de trabajo y dependencia. Hablamos de cómo empezar a profesionalizar, estandarizar y construir una empresa que funcione sin ti, para que tu negocio deje de ser una prisión operativa y se convierta en un verdadero vehículo de libertad, crecimiento y equilibrio en tu vida. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring    Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/    En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.).   Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.

Ever feel the pull to “think like a CEO” while your founder instincts crave speed, risk, and fresh ideas? We sit down with Joseph Frost - idea guy, fractional futurist, and builder of multiple seven-figure businesses in parallel - to unpack why the traits that start companies rarely match the traits that scale them, and how to bridge that gap without losing your spark.We start with values and purpose - freedom, nonconformity, and a long journey toward create and inspire - then draw a clean line between three leadership phases: the founder who proves the model, the scaler who builds systems and teams, and the CEO who sets simple vision and delivers steady results. Joseph explains why so few people inhabit all three roles well, and how to time your evolution or your handoff. Along the way, we break down the rise of fractional leadership and why startups can now embed true C-suite execution from day one. Fractional CMOs, CFOs, and COOs aren't consultants; they're accountable leaders who compress learning curves and make senior talent accessible.From there, we get practical about talent and growth. Joseph shares how he develops two very different groups: veteran CMOs who must learn business development and prospecting; and distributed coordinators across countries who thrive with clear structures, peer feedback, and periodic in-person sessions. We explore the sales mindset every founder needs, the E-Myth path from technician to builder, and how to avoid half-finished projects by channeling creativity into the core flywheel, like using AI agents to amplify strategy instead of spinning up another standalone venture.Joseph closes with the habits that protect focus and resilience: daily journaling, short meditations, and a mantra forged after a life-changing health scare. The takeaway is simple and powerful. Let your creative energy start the fire, then use discipline, delegation, and development to keep it burning brighter.If this conversation helped clarify your next leadership move, follow the podcast, share it with a founder friend, and leave a quick review to tell us where you are on the founder-to-CEO journey.In this podcast you will learn about:• Values of freedom and nonconformity driving entrepreneurship• Purpose distilled to create and inspire• Founder, scaler, CEO as distinct leadership phases• Why many founders shouldn't become CEOs• Fractional executives as early leadership leverage• Peer groups plus fractionals for balanced growth• Developing veteran CMOs in sales and prospecting• Building remote teams with structure and periodic in-person time• Focusing creative energy on the core with AI as an enabler• Journaling and meditation as daily reset practicesHighlights:0:00Think Like A CEO Series Setup1:02Meet Joe Frost And His Purpose3:55Freedom, Nonconformity, And Entrepreneurship6:48The Seven-Business Vision8:44Founder Versus CEO Mindsets11:13When Do Titles Truly Fit13:58Skills To Grow Into CEO17:04Fractional Leadership Changes The Game20:00Developing Talent In Fractional Teams22:21Remote Development That Actually Works24:07Prospecting And Sales For Builders27:05The Gift And Cost Of Endless Ideas29:14Focus Systems And AI As Enabler31:00Journaling, Cancer, And Meditation34:10Closing Reflections And TakeawaysIf you were truly leading at the level your vision requires, what decision would you make this week?I provide strategic coaching for high-performing financial advisors, service-based business owners, and leaders who want coaching that goes beyond accountability. I partner with you to execute on your vision and focus on what truly drives results: executive presence, leadership development, scaling, and prioritization.The outcome: you realize your full potential, influence and inspire others, and lead a high-impact business that reflects your next-level goals.To explore if coaching is the right fit, email me at meet@kristinburke.com to schedule a discovery call.Connect with KristinLinkedInInstagramWebsiteGoal Setting Success CourseBreakout PlanConnect with JosephWebsiteLinkedIn

What if the wealth you imagine for your future could start taking shape long before you sell your company?In this conversation, host Don Williams sits down with Noah Rosenfarb, a third‑generation CPA, entrepreneur, and founder of WealthThrive, to explore the practical and often overlooked decisions that help founders keep more of what they earn. Noah joins from Paris while spending a year abroad with his family, a real‑life example of designing a business that supports freedom rather than controls it. Listeners will hear how Noah went from building a family office for divorced women to creating a specialized tax strategy firm for seven and eight figure entrepreneurs. He explains why most business owners unknowingly operate without a real tax plan, and how simple yearly planning can prevent the shock of surprise tax bills. He breaks down his well known 20 Percent Rule, teaching founders how to build income streams before selling so they enter their exit with confidence, not uncertainty. Noah also shares stories that reveal the mindset behind wealth, including the moment a large boat taught him how to enjoy the rewards of disciplined saving without guilt. He discusses the role teams play in creating freedom, how he traveled for a year while his company ran smoothly, and why many entrepreneurs remain stuck because they never let their people lead. The episode ends with a thoughtful look at legacy, storytelling, and what it really means to live rich beyond money. What You Will LearnHow most founders unintentionally overpay on taxes: Noah explains why accountants often say there is nothing you can do, and what real tax strategy looks like for high earners. The 20 Percent Rule for life after an exit: A simple exercise that helps you build financial independence before leaving your business. Why founders must build teams that allow them to step away: Noah's year of travel reveals the power of the right visionary integrator balance and the danger of staying stuck in the E‑Myth cycle. The emotional side of wealth: From boat expenses to Miami Heat playoff tickets, Noah shares how he learned to enjoy wealth after a lifetime of disciplined saving. What legacy truly looks like: Why Noah documents his life for his children and how stories shape the next generation's relationship with money.Perfect For Listeners Who Are:✔️ Founders planning an exit✔️ High earning entrepreneurs who want to reduce taxes✔️ Leaders seeking more freedom and better team structure✔️ Professionals wanting to build a life that matches their values✔️ Anyone curious about money, mindset, and long term wealthListen If You Want To:Keep more of what you earnBuild financial independence earlierCreate a business that supports your lifeFind clarity around your relationship with moneyLearn simple, practical steps to build long lasting wealth

En este episodio exploramos cómo hábitos invisibles como la meditación, la gratitud y la oración pueden generar resultados visibles en tu mente, tu liderazgo y tu empresa. Prácticas simples pero profundas que ayudan a desarrollar claridad, equilibrio emocional y una forma más consciente de tomar decisiones. Hablamos de cómo estos hábitos fortalecen tu enfoque, mejoran tus relaciones y te permiten liderar desde un lugar más sereno y alineado con tu propósito, impactando positivamente tanto tu vida personal como tu negocio. Agenda ahora mismo y toma acción inmediata en el crecimiento de tu empresa! Esta evaluación te hará saber si eres candidato para nuestra membresía, la cual te ayudara a implementar todas nuestras herramientas probadas en tiempo record de la mano de un coach certificado.   Si tienes más de 10 colaboradores en tu empresa...¡Aprovecha esta extraordinaria oportunidad! AGENDA AQUÍ   Descarga GRATIS en nuestra página web el libro "Estimado Emprendedor", una guía empresarial y espiritual / alta consciencia para lograr ser un emprendedor dueño de pequeña y mediana empresa exitoso y pleno: https://helpimentoring.com/ Si te está gustando el podcast te pido tu apoyo para suscribirte y dejar un buen review de (5 estrellitas), servirían mucho para que más emprendedores dueños de pequeñas/medianas empresas como tú puedan tener acceso.   Sígueme en redes sociales para que me hagas tus comentarios sobre los episodios ¿qué te gustó?, ¿qué no te gustó?, ¿qué te llamó la atención?, para seguir ayudándote y seguir mejorando el podcast.   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helpimentoring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring    Aprovecha toda la ayuda que podemos darte en helpi Mentoring: 1. Con nuestros Master Class virtuales gratis. Por este medio y en Facebook podrás enterarte de los temas, días y horas. Hacemos 4 Master Class al mes. 2. Con nuestros Facebook Live gratis de Lunes a Jueves. https://www.facebook.com/helpimentoring 3. Con nuestro blog que publicamos en nuestra página de Internet: https://helpimentoring.com/blog/    En todos los formatos mencionados anteriormente compartimos herramientas exclusivas de nuestro programa que incluye muchas de las mejores herramientas y metodologías especializadas en pequeñas/medianas empresas a nivel mundial como EMyth (de Michael E. Gerber), Pumpkin Plan (de Mike Michalowicz), Profit First de Mike Michalowicz), Duct Tape Marketing (de Jhon Hantsch), etc. de diferentes áreas (operaciones, finanzas, Capital Humano, Marketing, Ventas, etc.).   Mantente positivo y busca ayuda.