Podcasts about next step education group

As Director of Sales at Next Step Education Group for 15 years, Theresa Oschmann built a portfolio of businesses that exceeded $800,000 in sales annually. How did she do it? She believed (and still does) that business is built on relationships and made it her business to build them. In 2015, Theresa resigned from Next Step and emerged on the other side as an entrepreneur, taking what once was a business expense and turning it into a profit center. https://brucewaynemclellan.com/one-kind-word

David Mammano’s mission in life is to help people realize their highest potential. He founded the Next Step Education Group in 1995 and successfully grew the business over 20-years making the Inc Magazine list multiple times. One of his greatest achievements was building a culture of high-performance within his team. Then Dave turned Next Step Education Group over to his leadership team so he could focus his time and energy toward his passion for helping other business owners realize their highest potential. And that is what we are going to dig into today during this special encore interview. What you’ll learn about in this episode Why David started Next Step magazine Why David elected to franchise the magazine out into different regions instead of taking it national Why moving the magazine from print to digital wasn’t enough and why David turned Next Step into a college planning training program David’s why: helping others — especially teens — find their own why Why you need to keep your ego in your back pocket, never feel satisfied, and push for more Why David started Avanti to coach entrepreneurs Avanti Summit: David’s one-day boot camps for entrepreneurs Mangiamo: David’s mastermind group and why it’s a great resource for entrepreneurs that want to reach the next level Avanti Entrepreneur: David’s podcast Why you can’t be afraid to change the rules as an entrepreneur Why you need to change the definition of failure How best to connect with David: Email: david@davidmammano.com Website: davidmammano.com

David Mammano’s mission in life is to help people realize their highest potential through education. To accomplish this mission, David founded what has become Next Step Education Group, in 1995. Next Step Education Group is a multi-media enterprise with digital, mobile, video and consumer products and has grown to become a nationwide resource that helps millions of students a year with college, career and life planning. What you’ll learn about in this episode: David’s entrepreneurial journey The key initiatives system — what are key initiatives? How the key initiatives are implemented after they’re identified The Google Doc that keeps key initiatives organized How to establish accountability with key initiatives Why celebration is a key step in the key initiatives system David’s upcoming podcast and other things upcoming for his business Ways to contact David: Email: david@davidmammano.com Website: davidmammano.com

David Mammano is the Founder/CEO of Next Step Education Group, entrepreneurial coach and professional speaker. He has created five companies from scratch and has become known as a successful, serial, grassroots entrepreneur. He loves helping other entrepreneurs shorten the learning curve. David’s mission in life is to help people realize their highest potential through education. To accomplish this mission, David founded what has become Next Step Education Group, in 1995. Next Step Education Group is a multi-media enterprise with digital, mobile, video and consumer products and has grown to become a nationwide resource that helps millions of students a year with college, career and life planning. In 2004, David published his first book, "101 Things You Can Do To Become an Outstanding Young Adult." His second book, "Make Love in the Workplace," a guide to awesome culture in the office, was published in 2014. David has spoken at hundreds of high school, college, business and EO events. In June 2012, he was able to check something off from his bucket list and spoke at a TEDx Conference. What you’ll learn about in this episode: What made David decide to become an entrepreneur and how his career has evolved since then to where it is today Why you need to surround yourself with mentors Why business leaders have to put their egos aside, hire people smarter than them, and let them do what they do Young employees vs. veterans: who should you hire and when? Turning failures into opportunities The challenges David has faced when scaling his business What David looks for in his “A Players” How to retain your employees easily What David uses to work on his personal development Why you should never ever wing your schedule Ways to contact David: Email: david@davidmammano.com Website: http://davidmammano.com/ Book: “Make Love in the Workplace”

Dave Mammano is the founder and CEO of the Next Step Education Group. His mission in life is to help people realize their highest potential through education. Next Step is a multi-media enterprise that has grown to become a nationwide resource with prestigious awards and honors, including being named a three time consecutive Inc. Magazine 5000 growth company and Top 100 growth company in Rochester, New York. David has spoken at hundreds of high school, college, business and EO events, including TEDx, and is the author of the new book, “Make Love in the Workplace”.  What do you do in the first 60 minutes of your day? David reads immediately upon waking up at 5:30 in the morning, meditates, and exercises -- don't leave your morning up to chance. ONWARD! Favorite quote or lesson? "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw How do you define success? Success is all about balance -- it comes down to faith, family, finances, food, fitness, fun -- the 6 Fs of success. What strategy do you use to combat fear? David believes you have to put your focus on the goal -- not the negatives -- and David tells the reasons why here. What makes as "A player" an "A player"? An "A player" is an "A player" on their own -- and it's up to you to nurture them.   Final Round – “Breaking Down the Recipe for Success” How can we become better mentors? Be cognisant of what you're doing -- your mentees are watching your every step Walk the talk -- don't just say what your mentees should do -- do it yourself How can we build an audience? Create a lot of free content that people want in an easily digestible format -- blogs, podcasts, webinars, speeches Turn the things that help you into content that can help others Get a coach How can business owners reach that elusive next level? Admit that you're vulnerable and need help Join groups and programs to learn and grow How best to connect with David: Email: david@nextstepu.com   You can also find us here: ----- OnwardNation.com -----

Dave Mammano is the founder and CEO of the Next Step Education Group. His mission in life is to help people realize their highest potential through education. Next Step is a multi-media enterprise that has grown to become a nationwide resource with prestigious awards and honors, including being named a three time consecutive Inc. Magazine 5000 growth company and Top 100 growth company in Rochester, New York. David has spoken at hundreds of high school, college, business and EO events, including TEDx, and is the author of the new book, “Make Love in the Workplace”. Secret -- timesaving technique Focus on your priorities. For example, Dave likes to get the hardest task done first thing in the morning. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Dave enjoys running in the morning because it provides a spark of energy for the rest of his day. Could have ruined your business -- but now --  an invaluable learning experience Dave hired an individual with a noxious personality who almost ruined his company’s culture -- and Dave tells the whole story here. Most critical skill you think business owners need to master to be successful “A business owner has to effectively manage their time by learning to schedule.” Most influential lesson learned from a mentor “You have to have balance -- there has to be a balance between family and business.”   Final Round -- “Breaking Down the Recipe for Success”   What systems would you go back and put into place sooner? “I would have implemented a system that could bring the team together and gauge individual metrics.” What one strategy or “recipe” would compound into big wins for business owners? Identify one vital priority a day. How to exceed expectations and add the most value? An individual who can challenge management by independently thinking of new ideas. What strategy would you recommend new business owners focus on to best ensure success? It’s a step by step process Passion has to relate to profitability How best to connect with David: http://www.nextstepu.com (585) 742-1260