Working Without Pants - Creative Entrepreneurship

On this week's podcast we have Mike Michalowicz, the author of ClockworkProfit FirstThe Pumpkin PlanSurge, and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.

Mike's book Profit First helped me to pay down 15K of credit card debt all while paying myself a better salary. He's gone from being an entrepreneur to becoming a full time researcher and writer. He touches on behavioural psychology and breaks down real applicable strategies that can help you to live a wealthy lifestyle.

All too often the reality is that entrepreneurs often work their tails off without getting paid and Mike's aim is to change that. Tune in to hear us dive into 3 of his books: The Pumpkin Plan is all about niching down and figuring out your ideal customer, Profit First shares a system for paying off credit card debt, and Clockwork is all about getting your business to run more efficiently without you. Bigger is not necessarily better, you just need to have the right strategies.

Direct download: WWP_Mike_Michalowicz.mp3
Category:For Agency Owners and Consultants -- posted at: 9:18pm EDT

Today's guest on the podcast is sales nerd Chris Ortolano of Outbound Edge. Not only does Chris do sales consulting for companies, he's also the creator of a community I always recommend to people: Sales Stack Slack.

On this episode we learn a bit about his sales process and the buyer journey at Outbound Edge, but what you really don't want to miss out on are the tidbits about how his Slack community came together and how it brings value to over 1,500 sales professionals. Through this Slack channel the pros connect and share their knowledge, discuss tools of the trade, converse about hiring processes, leadership and more.

The biggest takeaway here is learning how to build something similar to this community so you that people gravitate towards you and seek you out as a thought leader.

Direct download: WWP_Chris_Ortiano.mp3
Category:For Agency Owners and Consultants -- posted at: 8:42am EDT

Alex Pirouz is the founder of Linkfluencer, Australia's Leading LinkedIn Training Company.

Through Linkfluencer, Alex is on a mission to transform social selling on Linkedin and build the next generation of influencers. What influencer marketing breaks down to is essentially becoming an expert in your space. People want to deal with experts. They want to work with people who are featured in the media and who are recognized for what they know.

In this episode Alex shares his thoughts on why he believes influence is the key to business here and now. In 2018-2019 it is more important than ever to be an influencer in your field and if you don't have influence in the next few years, you're simply not going to exist.

Influence is all about making a positive impact on other people's lives at a grand scale. As an entrepreneur building a startup, you have a responsibility to have an impact. Don't miss Alex's insights on what's coming down the Linkedin pipeline and how you can get started now.

Direct download: WWP_Alex_P.mp3
Category:For Agency Owners and Consultants -- posted at: 11:29am EDT

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