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Are you ready to grow your business? Join our show as we talk about every tool you need for real meaningful business growth. From digital marketing to sales to leadership, we talk strategy that is actionable and practical for both small business owners and seasoned entrepreneurs. If you’ve been looking for simple steps to get more customers and run a better business -- tune in to our weekly show. There’s no fluff here -- just Good Advice.
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Friday Jul 19, 2019
Friday Jul 19, 2019
As the Co-Founder and CMO of FreeeUp.com, Connor understands firsthand the pains that come with a company that tries to grow and scale. With entrepreneurship in his blood, Connor tells the story of how he started his first business in high school, and how he and his co-founder, Nathan Hirsch, built a 25-million-dollar Amazon business while daylighting as college students.
Now with FreeeUp, Connor has nailed the formula for partnering organizations with the top 1% of freelancer talent worldwide. In this episode, you'll hear about their vetting process while breaking down the stigmas associated with freelancer culture.
If you want to enjoy a $25 coupon to use FreeeUp.com to find your next great freelancer, use code GoodAdvice25.
Show Notes:
3:05 - From School Business on His Bike to a $25,000,000 Brand
12:08 - How High Quality Freelancers became FreeeUp's Competitive Advantage
18:48 - Freelancer Culture and Why Remote Works
25:05 - FreeeUp's Vetting Process to Hire the Top 1% Talent
36:26 - Eliminating Freelancer Stigmas and Creating High Functioning Culture in Remote Teams
48:26 - Why Values Dictate How You Hire
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Blake walks through common hiring gimmicks, from the application traps to interview tricks like the Coffee Trick.
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Kristin Sherry is the creator of YouMap® and author of the #1 Amazon Best Seller - YouMap: Find Yourself. Blaze Your Path. Show the World! As Kristin describes it, years ago she was an uninspired manager commuting to a job she felt no passion for. Today, she leads a life filled with passion and purpose, having realized her full potential. As a career consultant, she created YouMap® to help professionals discover and live out their greatest potential. After all, "it's hard to read the label when you're inside the jar." In this episode, we unpack Kristin's story from taking her first steps into entrepreneurship to now having built YouMap® into an internationally recognized brand.
Learn more MyYouMap.com or contact Kristin directly at Kristin@myyoumap.com
Follow @CareerKristin on Instagram or @YouMapCreator on Twitter or
Connect with Kristin Sherry on LinkedIn
Show Notes:
2:25 - Embracing Authenticity and Learning How to Handle Criticism
10:52 - Tactfulness and Why Self-Awareness is the #1 Predictor of Career Success
18:29 - Learning to Love Mondays: Discovering Your Identity and Purpose
30:24 - Entrepreneurship is a Farmer's Game
43:17 - YouMap: From Recognizing a Simple Problem to Creating an Empowering Solution
1:03:31 - Family and Learning to Pay the Price of Success
1:10:26 - Resisting Comparison on Social Media through an Abundance Mindset
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Do you have a great business idea? Are you an entrepreneur trying to launch your business and get your first customers? There's one major trap to avoid and that's relying entirely too much on people who care about you to determine if your business can really work. Do you want to launch something successful? Start by passing the Mom Test.
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
What's the secret to happiness? Is it wealth? Status? Influence? Health? We take an honest look at what it means to feel fulfilled despite any circumstance you face, and it starts by building a foundation on a purpose that impacts people.
Friday Jun 28, 2019
Friday Jun 28, 2019
Dr. Kathy Pillow-Price shares key insights on what does it mean to be a great leader, along with the importance of understanding the difference between leadership and management. As an executive consultant, Kathy explains what it takes to manage your team well along with the key steps in understanding how to hire a great employee. Kathy has spent years building great teams through prioritizing one crucial strategy -- developing your people.
Timestamps to follow.
Connect with Kathy on LinkedIn or via email -- kpillowprice@gmail.com
Friday Jun 21, 2019
Friday Jun 21, 2019
35% of business owners say that finding and hiring great employees is their #1 problem. But is the problem less about the quality of candidates and more about how we treat our employees? This episode builds on our presentation at SHARP where we shared on how to engage employees through a healthy workplace culture, and how your B and C-level players can easily become part of your A-Team with the right management style.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
What caused major brands like Walgreens and Nintendo to make it while other massive companies like Blockbuster and Kodak were eventually bankrupted? The answer is found in the willingness of a business to break its own business model. When you master how to pivot despite the temptation to do what's always worked or to do what's safe, your business will not only survive, but thrive as well.
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Carey Lingenfelter returns to share his wisdom on a number of topics as an expert in leadership, management, and growth. His perspective during this conversation is a must-listen for all business owners and entrepreneurs alike.
Here's the relevant timestamps:
5:30 The Challenge of Becoming Self-Aware
10:00 Hitting the Pause Button For Your Life
15:45 Mastering Your "Why"
26:30 Why the Best Leaders Make Mistakes Often
43:30 Playing the Long Game by Delaying Today's Gratification for Tomorrow's Benefit
50:45 Overcoming the Blind Spots that Kill Momentum
1:00:45 Staying Positive When There's Every Reason to Be Cynical
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Blake talks about how businesses have become too slow with using "annual reviews". Instead of helping employees grow, many managers wait for the annual mark to reveal past debts. If your business is ever going to grow and scale, you need to be able to not just pivot the business quickly, but help employees change their behaviors at a fast pace. It's also how you'll find out which employees are hungry and which ones are not.
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