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Are you looking to double your profit? Wondering how to kickstart your business growth? Have you ever heard of the 7-levers of business? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Pete Williams, entrepreneur, advisor, and marketer. Pete shares how you can take massive action for your small business using his 7-levers of business growth. He is the co-founder of many businesses across varying industries from telecommunications services to e-commerce. He also runs Preneur Group, an advisory-consulting firm that guides business owners through the process of increasing profits, margins and other key indicators. Pete is often called “Australia’s Richard Branson” in media publications. Forbes recently wrote that he is, “one entrepreneur today that every marketer should be modelling”. Inc. describes him as, “a savvy marketing strategist.” Pete has won many accolades in the business arena. He was a Southern Region Finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Program, a Small Business ICON (Best-in-Class) Recipient, and an Australian Business Award Winner for Marketing Excellence. You can connect with Pete through the following website and social media channels: Website: www.PeteWizliams.com.au, www.PreneurMarketing.com or www.CadenceBook.com LinkedIn: PreneurMarketing Twitter: @preneur Instagram: @preneur Facebook: @preneurmarketing You can get Pete’s book Cadence: A Tale of Fast Business Growth, here. You can get the worksheets 7 levers that Pete talked about, here. --- Remember to subscribe to the SPRH Podcast on iTunes or on the Podcast Addict App on Android. Rate the podcast, and share it with your friends, family, and colleagues! If you want to improve your sales and your business head over to www.sprhpodcast.com for our FREE Sales Summit! Conversations with six sales pros that can explode your business! You can find out more about how Dan can help you reduce anxiety issues at www.dancandell.com. Get Dan’s book, The Hypnotic Connection: How to Influence and Persuade Anyone, with a free copy of his motivational mixed tape, here. Looking for a speaker and workshops for your team? You can find details about Matt's programme, CarePackage, at www.breakthrough-champion.com.
PreneurCast: Entrepreneurship, Business, Internet Marketing and Productivity
This week, Pete and Dom recommend some books to put on your reading list (especially if you are off on holiday). There are some old classics from Dom and some new suggestions from Pete, so there should be something for everyone. -= Links =- - Dom's Recommended Books: The E-Myth Revisited - Michael E. Gerber Built to Sell - John Warillow The Lean Startup - Eric Ries Pitch Anything - Oren Klaff Book yourself Solid - Michael Port - Pete's Recommended Books: Influence - Robert Cialdini Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It - Kamal Ravikant The One Thing - Gary Keller Money Secrets of the Rich - John Burley The Magic of Thinking Big - David Schwartz Born Standing Up - Steve Martin's Autobiography You can try out a lot of these books in audio format with Audible: http://audibletrial.com/preneurcast - Free trial with a free audio book download for PreneurCast listeners - Online Pete's Conversation with John Warillow on PreneurMarketing.com - Previous PreneurCast Episodes: All previous episodes are available over at http://preneurmedia.tv along with show notes, links and full transcripts of each episode. Episode 076 - Pete's Interview with Oren Klaff Episode 088 - Foundations: Determination vs. Discipline Episode 089 - Foundations: Valuing Your Time Episode 090 - Foundations: Investing in Yourself and Your Team -= Win Stuff! =- We are now regularly receiving copies of books from the authors we feature (and other goodies) to give away to PreneurCast listeners. To enter our current competition, just visit: http://www.preneurmarketing.com/win Keep checking back for the latest competition and prizes! -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the PreneurMedia.tv Web Site.
Pete and Dom discuss areas of your business where you might be letting things leak, and therefore losing effectiveness (and eventually profits). Using the 7 Levers as a framework, they identify and share some ways to stop some of the more common leaks. Action Steps: Look for areas in your business where there might be leakage, and identify ways to stop it. Simple things like paying (or overpaying) for unnecessary services can make a big difference. Sign Up For Our 7 Levers Training: Pete and Dom will be launching their 7 Levers of Business Training Course soon. Sign up for more information at http://www.7levers.com -= Links =- - Online: http://ldmagazine.com - Get a copy of Pete and Dom's Digital Magazine on your iPad http://magcastplatform.com - Find out more about the publishing platform behind LD Magazine http://www.preneurmarketing.com/petes-businesses/preneur-community-survey-results/ - The results of Pete's recent survey on PreneurMarketing.com - Books: Pragmatic Thinking and Learning - Andy Hunt - PreneurCast Episodes: These previous episodes are talked about in today's show. If you missed them, you can listen again over at http://preneurmedia.tv PreneurCast Episode 54 - Unfrequently Answered Questions - responses to some of the questions asked in the PreneurMarketing Survey - Special PreneurCast Listener Offers from our Sponsors: http://audibletrial.com/preneurcast - Audible has a huge library of audio books of all types. Visit our link for a free trial and PreneurCast listener coupon for a free audio book. -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the PreneurMedia Web Site.
PreneurCast: Entrepreneurship, Business, Internet Marketing and Productivity
Pete and Dom discuss the results of a recent Preneur Community survey on Pete's Blog at PreneurMarketing.com - Part of the survey was an opportunity to ask questions of Pete and Dom, and they try to answer the most common ones in this show. Sign Up For Our 7 Levers Training: Pete and Dom will be launching their 7 Levers of Business Training Course soon. Sign up for more information at http://www.7levers.com -= Links =- - Online: http://wufoo.com - Wufoo Forms http://www.7levers.com - Pete and Dom's 7 Levers of Business Training Course - Books: Getting Things Done - David Allen - PreneurCast Episodes: These previous episodes are talked about in today's show. If you missed them, go back and listen over at http://preneurmedia.tv PreneurCast Episode 37 - The Preneur Hierarchy PreneurCast Episode 44 - Mechanics vs Core Business - Special PreneurCast Listener Offers from our Sponsors: http://preneurmedia.tv/shoeboxed - Shoeboxed provides an online service to manage your bills, receipts business cards and other important documents. http://ReadItFor.Me/preneurcast - ReadItForMe creates multi-media summaries of popular business and personal development books. Visit our link for a free trial and a PreneurCast listener 10% discount on their membership fees. http://audibletrial.com/preneurcast - Audible has a huge library of audio books of all types. Visit our link for a free trial and PreneurCast listener coupon for a free audio book. -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the PreneurMedia Web Site.
PreneurCast: Entrepreneurship, Business, Internet Marketing and Productivity
Pete Williams talks to Dom Goucher about his productivity regime, which starts first thing in the morning, and discusses the importance of being clear on your goals and forming habits to help you reach them. There's an update on the book, too. Books Mentioned: Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind - Guy Claxton On Writing - Stephen King Other links: ZenHabits.net - Leo Babauta's Blog PreneurMarketing.com - Sign up and get Pete's AudioBook for free. -=- For more information, visit us online at www.preneurmarketing.com or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com
PreneurCast: Entrepreneurship, Business, Internet Marketing and Productivity
Pete Williams and Dom Goucher discuss Information Overload, and some techniques and tools for handling it. Books Mentioned: Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell Moonwalking with Einstein - Joshua Foer Other links: PreneurMarketing.com - Sign up and get Pete's AudioBook for free. -=- For more information, visit us online at www.preneurmarketing.com or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com