Podcasts about on demand economy

Flashback Episode! A rerun from 2020, featuring the first-ever encounter with the now-famous Alex Hormozi, long before his meteoric rise to fame. This is where the revolution began! Summary: Prepare to have your mind blown in this special rerun episode as we revisit the roots of Alex Hormozi's groundbreaking journey. Before the world knew him as the business mogul he is today, Alex shared with us his game-changing strategies that have since transformed struggling gyms into thriving fitness empires. If you thought you knew everything about gym profitability, think again! Alex's unique approach, focusing on customer acquisition, retention, and savvy financial strategies, will leave you astonished and inspired. In This Episode, You'll Learn: The Evolution of Group Training & Fitness Industry: Stay ahead of the curve with insights into future trends. Profit-Boosting Strategies for Your Gym: Discover Alex's secrets for turning losses into gains. Diagnostic Sales & Client Retention: Learn why these are crucial for long-term stability. Pricing & Billing Tactics: Strategies to increase profits without losing members. Balancing Returns in Advertising: Make informed decisions for effective business growth. The key moments in this episode are: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Overview 00:01:15 - Alex's Business Model 00:03:12 - Fixing Acquisition Problems 00:04:39 - Capacity and Profitability Issues 00:05:57 - Addressing Attrition 00:10:56 - The Value of Group Training 00:11:22 - The Future of Group Training 00:12:10 - The Importance of Human Interaction 00:13:51 - The Role of Accountability and Personalization 00:16:07 - Scaling a Fitness Business 00:21:42 - The 40-week program and pricing options 00:22:34 - Texting clients to reduce attrition 00:23:25 - Leveraging price as a profit booster 00:24:42 - Switching billing cycles for increased profit 00:27:22 - Increasing prices without losing clients 00:32:14 - The Importance of Communication in Onboarding Clients 00:33:00 - Selling Supplements to Increase Revenue 00:34:15 - Leveraging Supplement Sales to Liquidate Acquisition Costs 00:34:45 - Unique Gym Models: Jim Jones and Self-Made Gym 00:39:31 - Opening the First Gym and Overcoming Challenges 00:43:05 - Challenges and Expenses of Opening a Gym 00:44:23 - Corporate Gym Locations 00:46:04 - The Importance of Service and Unique Offerings 00:47:30 - The Success of a Free Six-Week Challenge Offer 00:54:11 - Maximizing Returns on Ad Spending 00:55:25 - Scaling and Efficiency in Advertising 00:56:09 - Profitability in Acquisition 00:57:06 - Importance of Paid Advertising 01:01:29 - Outbound Sales and Predictable Revenue 01:05:49 - The Importance of Outbound Lead Generation 01:06:33 - Utilizing Your Network for Referrals 01:07:49 - The Power of Asking for Help 01:09:03 - The Benefits of Meal Delivery Services 01:10:59 - The On-Demand Economy and Convenience 01:16:35 - The Importance of Quality Ingredients 01:17:09 - Making Meal Ordering Simple 01:18:09 - Challenges with Traditional Meal Delivery 01:19:17 - Benefits and Compensation Structure 01:23:34 - Cash Payouts and Branding 01:27:19 - The Smart Real Estate Strategy 01:27:52 - Gratitude and Principles 01:28:49 - Money and Character 01:29:30 - Loving the Game and Learning from Mistakes 01:33:59 - The Importance of Patience and Hard Work Connect with me and elevate your fitness experience:

Jeff Wald, founder and former CEO of WorkMarket, shares his data-rich perspective with authoritative clarity to discuss the evolution of the On-Demand Economy, including the impact of technology, regulation, and the pandemic on its future direction and potential. Jeff considers how new understanding about remote working affects opportunities for on-demand workers, what is the ‘future of the firm’, and the critical issues facing us all with shifting business conditions and labor markets.   TAKEAWAYS   [03:44] A lack of systems and processes was holding back the On-Demand economy.   [04:57] The IRS has a 2-factor test to determine if someone should be classified as an employee or not.   [06:02] Each company has a complicated task to decide relevant criteria for their on-demand workers.   [06:55] Labor force regulation needs simplifying, but there’s zero near-term possibility of it happening.   [07:25] The impact (or continuing uncertainty) resulting from California’s Uber lawsuit conclusion.   [08:36] How regulation-related confusion is causing companies to consider hiring fewer freelancers.   [11:00] How much the On-Demand economy has been going over the last 10 years.   [12:20] Regulation has been hindering growth, but software has helped interpret regulations.   [12:39] Jeff guesses that regulation will shrink the on-demand economy over the next 10 years.   [14:48] Are more companies tapping into the ‘total extended workforce’ strategically?   [17:00] The percentage the remote workforce will grow as a result of COVID19.   [17:31] 42% of the US workforce CAN work from home.   [18:03] Moving on from ‘productivity equals presence’ mindsets.   [19:27] How policies, procedures, and infrastructure changed in March 2020, so that everyone possible could work remotely.   [20:11] Humans are social animals—the ‘Hub and Club’ role of offices in the future.   [21:39] The percentage of people wanting flexible work arrangements going forward.   [23:53] Needing to be more responsive, organizations can adapt the employee/freelancer composition of the workforce.    [24:42] One impetus for WorkMarket was the prediction that firms have small fixed cost kernels with everything else done on-demand.   [25:08] Understanding ‘total talent management’ where companies see all their labor resources together.   [26:08] Job versus income security relating to full-time jobs and on-demand work.   [27:12] How the economic environment might affect workers’ attitudes towards full-time positions.   [30:00] The changing social contract and convergence between full-time and on-demand workers.   [32:05] The depletion of training budgets with responsibility shifting to workers.   [32:49] The COVID19 disruption enabling non-incremental change and crafting new work conditions and practices.   [33:50] The rise of robots means displaced workers and re-skilling—but who owns workers’ training?   [35:15] What the impact of workers getting left behind means for society.   [36:00] Now, the average skill diminishes in four to six years, rather than 30 years.   [38:52] Jeff’s interim full-time gig with the Biden campaign, supporting the democratic process, and the need for Presidential support of the working class and retraining.     [40:31] Jeff’s next entrepreneurial venture—potentially helping companies benefit from staying connected with former employees.   [34:14] IMMEDIATE ACTION TIP: Jeff’s lingering question—'who should own employees’ retraining?’ Until there is a clear answer, be proactive, keep learning, and keep your skills updated!     QUOTES“The tailwind pushing the on-demand economies, people wanting to be more agile. The headwind is regulation pushing the other way.”   “My guess is that regulation wins that fight, and that the on-demand economy shrinks.”   “There is convergence between the part-time or on-demand worker, and the full-time worker.”   “You will see millions of workers that need to be retrained…and as a society we have not done that retraining well, and it’s unclear who should own that training.”   “Everybody has got to constantly be reading and updating and staying in touch with the new stuff, or you will become irrelevant… Everybody’s got to own it in some way on their own.”   RESOURCES Jeff LinkedIn Jeff on Twitter The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations by Jeff Wald The Nature of the Firm by Ronald Coase

Hecho en Centroamérica, con orgullo, con ganas y pasión. Así resume su proyecto -y así podría definirse personalmente- Alejandro Argumedo, el emprendedor salvadoreño de 29 años, cofundador y CEO de Hugo Technologies que empuja la maquinaria de Hugo App, la super aplicación que reúne a usuarios con más de 3.000 comercios en Centroamérica. De Hugo App, el sueño que emprendió hace tres años junto a Ricardo Cuéllar (CFO) y Juan Maceda (CTO de Hugo) dice: “Sabíamos que teníamos que hacer una estructura escalable y en dos años ya estamos en seis países. Hemos hecho tres millones de transacciones en nuestra plataforma”. Hugo es la aplicación de servicios de entrega a domicilio con mayor crecimiento y expansión en Centroamérica. En octubre, llegan a República Dominicana, preparan el desembarco en Sudamérica y están lanzando en El Salvador su servicio de transporte VIP. Hugo App nació de las ganas de despertar el orgullo salvadoreño y demostrar que en Centroamérica también se puede innovar y emprender. Cuanto la gente en Estados Unidos le preguntaba a Alejandro: ´¿Qué es El Salvador?´; cuando algunos, al conocer su nacionalidad, llegaron a preguntarle si era pandillero, se rebeló contra esos estigmas. “Pensé: ¿Por qué no nos apoyamos nosotros mismos?”, comenta. Alejandro estudió marketing y trabajó junto a Oscar Salazar, cofundador de Uber, entendió cómo funcionaba el capital de inversión, cómo trabaja la economía On Demand, donde todo viene a ti. Conoció los secretos detrás del movimiento emprendedor de startups en Estados Unidos. Vivió en Nueva York, en donde todo funciona con la On Demand Economy. Aprendió y después lo dejó todo para regresar a Centroamérica. “Con ese conocimiento me decidí a regresar (a El Salvador), donde no había E-commerce desarrollado”, cuenta. La plataforma de transporte cubrirá un flanco que no contempla la operación de Uber: un servicio VIP que en una primera etapa estará disponible solo por invitación. La primera fase -dice Argumedo- será con Audi. En la medida que se abra la plataforma a más personas, se incorporarán otras marcas de carros. El CEO de Hugo sostiene que de esta manera buscan atender a sus usuarios VIP quienes han sido fieles. Lea más: https://www.estrategiaynegocios.net/lasclavesdeldia/1325606-330/alejandro-argumedo-y-su-conquista-del-delivery-en-centroam%C3%A9rica-con-hugo-app

Text ‘bulletproof’ to 345345 to stay in the know about all things Bulletproof, and buy the book HERE! Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 129 Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden Key Takeaways ● Introduction  ● Focus on Treating Quadrants       ○ “The Trifecta” - Diagnostic Skill, Great Hands, & Great Rapport      ○ Treatment Acceptance Rate       ○ Benefitted Patient Verbiage  ● Same Day Dentistry       ○ Leave Blocks Open       ○ Hire Extended Duties Assistant  ● Mandate That High Resolution Occlusal Photos Are On Screen in Front of  Every Patient  ● Add Services That Help Patient Become More Comfortable (Remove  Impediment to YES)       ○ Nitrous       ○ Sedation        ○ IV’s  ● Become a Super GP       ○ Utilize Technology & Your Available Bandwidth       ○ On-Demand Economy       ○ Proximity Relates to the Referral Pattern     References  Summit 2020    Tweetable  Don’t Go For the Layup Just So You Can Have 100%  Don’t Be Afraid to Audit Yourself 

Die On-Demand-Economy macht möglich, dass alles jederzeit verfügbar oder zumindest in kurzer Zeit bestellbar ist – sei es das Mittagessen vom Lieblingsladen, eine Reinigungskraft nach der Party oder ein Logoentwurf. Diese Bequemlichkeit geht jedoch zu Lasten der Dienstleister und verändert darüber hinaus unser gesellschaftliches Zusammenleben fundamental. In dieser Folge beleuchten wir die Perspektive derjenigen, die diese Dienstleistungen in Anspruch nehmen und die Perspektive von jenen, die die Dienstleistungen erbringen. Außerdem geben wir in der Zugabe Tipps, wie ihr die Schäden der On-Demand-Economy begrenzen könnt und offenbaren die ersten Ergebnisse unserer HörerInnen-Umfrage.

Speakers Noga Edelstein and Elke Keeley – Co-Founders at UrbanYou Mike Rosenbaum – CEO & Founder of Spacer Marty Newkirk – Fleet Manager at Car Next Door Type Live Conversation About this conversation The 2-sided marketplace model and the On-Demand Economy are here to stay. The “Uberisation” trend is spreading to more verticals, as consumers become more demanding of “instant gratification” and technology enables delivery of services in a streamlined and cost-efficient way. It is far more cost-effective to share resources than invest in ownership. This applies to physical assets as well as labour. Florence Guild will discuss access over ownership and the new 2 sided marketplace business model with some of Australia’s leaders in the on-demand economy. Meet UrbanYou, Spacer, and Car Next Door and learn how they are taking the 2 sided marketplace to the next level. UrbanYou offers prescreened household service providers to busy professionals. Spacer brings together people with space with people who need storage; i.e. Tinder for storage. Car Next Door brings car owners together with car renters. Conversation Notes - The sharing economy is now becoming mainstream. Many people are used to using Uber and Air BNB. Pretty much everyone, now, is doing it. That wave of change in consumer behaviour has allowed businesses like ours (Car Next Door) to flourish. - Mindset is one of the big things to overcome because of the fact that, in our society, at least for the last 100 – 200 years, individual ownership has been the norm, and everybody has always owned everything that they’ve needed to use. - It is possible to free people from the ‘one car, one person’ mentality. Cars sit idle 96% of the time. - The rise of reviews is both a benefit and a detriment to online businesses. - Everyone loves to have a say. The danger is that businesses or contractors can live and die by their reviews. - The world is changing very quickly and some of the (innovation and regulation) laws were written without the internet in mind and without sharing economy platforms in mind. New sharing economy businesses are keen to work with governments to address changes in things like the Trade Practices Act and consumer laws. The industry does need some regulation around it because everybody would be better off if the guidelines were clear. - The focus is to keep things really simple, have options available, and to give the consumer the best possible experience. Noga’s Linkedin: Noga Edelstein Elke’s Linkedin: Elke Keeley UrbanYou’s Website: urbanyou.com.au Mike’s LinkedIn: Michael Rosenbaum Spacer’s Website: spacer.com.au Marty’s LinkedIn: Marty Newkirk Car Next Door’s Website: carnextdoor.com.au Quote “With consumer behaviour, especially with the millennials, it is instant gratification that they want … and they are willing to embrace this way of being. Not long ago we were all too scared to use a credit card to buy a product online yet now we will go and stay in someone’s home overseas whom we have never met before. So, the on-demand phenomenon is not so much, ‘When is it coming?’ It’s here, and it’s expected now.” Join Us Did you enjoy the conversation? If so, make sure to subscribe! To join us at Work Club Sydney or Melbourne for our speaker conversations, email us at events@workclubglobal.com. For more information on Work Club, visit workclubglobal.com

EP045 - Apple & Amazon News, Listener Questions Listener Questions: Q: Is Amazon's long term play to stock inventory 1P or is it 3P - Large amazon seller A: Both, they won't abandon 3P but in the short run space is constrained and Amazon will maximize it's value with unfavorable 3p terms. Q: Enough hinting at the differences of opinion about mobile between Jason and Scot. Can you please spend some time explaining your different POVs. - Scott Silverman (industry pioneer) A: Jason things improvements in the mobile experience will get mobile conversion rates to parity with desktop... Scot thinks mobile web will never be easy enough and users will find new was to buy on mobile devices. Q I'm a 20 year old with amazon and eBay experience. I'm interested in Ecommerce, specifically around disruptive technologies. If you were in my shoes and could go anywhere in the world, what company or business would you dream to be part of? - Danny S A: Consider an emerging opportunity such as Augmented Reality, On Demand Economy, etc...  Given that you already have great seller experience and entrepreneurial experience, consider trying  a larger company that owns a platform or service (Facebook, Google, Razorfish, IBM, Microsoft). Q: Perplexed - are malls dying because of Amazon or are Amazon investing in malls? - Kasia Roth A: There are about 120 top malls in the US (so called "A Malls"), they are thriving and outperforming the market.  This is almost certainly where Amazon is looking to open pop-ups.  You can usually tell an A-Mall by the presence of an Apple store and/or a Tesla store.  Amazon wants pop-up shops here because they need to build awareness and demand for their branded hardware products like the Echo and Fire. There about 1100 other enclosed Malls in the US... they are struggling, traffic is down 50% over the past few years, the anchor tenants (Macys/ Sears / JCP) are struggling and closing.  At least 15% of these malls will likely close in the next decade.  Amazon (and e-commerce) is one of the factors hurting these malls, but also urban population shifts, a shift away from the apparel sold in the anchor and specialty stores, and the fact that we are fundamentally over-stored in the US are all contributing factors. Apple News: Demand for iphone 7 (and particularly the iphone 7 Plus) was higher than anticipated Advantages and disadvantages to the Apple Upgrade program iOS 10 is live with ApplePay support in Safari and an iMessenger App store Amazon News: Amazon Alexa Dots are on-site for $49.99 A major annoyance with multiple Alexia Echo's in one house all hearing the same commands is being address with "echo spatial perception" (ESP) Amazon now has a fulfillment center less than 20 miles from 44% of the US population Other News: Facebooks adds payment abilities to messenger Google expands it's Express delivery service Google pilots drone delivery service for burritos 7-11 pilots drone delivery service for Slurpees This episode is sponsored by the National Retail Federation.  The Jason and Scot show will be live podcasting at the NRF/shop.org digital summit 2016 which is in Dallas September 26-28th this year.  We have a custom discount code for our listeners. The code is JASON&SCOT, you will get a 10% discount on the full conference fee. Visit  retailsdigitalsummit.nrf.com to enter the code when you register for the show and we’ll see you there! Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 45 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday, September 14th, 2016. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.