Interviews with CEOs and Entrepreneurs about the frameworks they are using to build and scale their businesses.
Episodes
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Barry Coziahr is the CEO of Stampede Branding and owner of Freetime Solutions, a virtual assistant placement agency. We discuss how to get the most out of a virtual assistant, selling your time for the right price, and how to become better at delegating tasks to VAs.
Time Stamps
[00:00] Barry's entrepreneurial journey
[05:28] The framework for delegating tasks to VAs
[07:10] Understand that your time is worth something
[08:23] Selling your time for the right price
[10:18] Who and how to hire a VA
[11:56] The right way to onboarding a virtual assistant
[14:53] The benefits of daily reporting for your VAs
[17:21] Why you need to keep training your VAs
[18:18] You can build a successful company with just VAs
[20:40] Timezone best practices when working with virtual assistants
[22:55] Parting thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
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Barry’s Email - Barry@freetime.solutions
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Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Daniel Todd is the CEO and Founder of Influence Mobile, a company that builds products that reward people for everyday activities. We discuss ways to apply radical transparency to your business, how to become more industrious as an entrepreneur, and the benefits of being more transparent with your team.
Time Stamps
[00:55] Daniel's entrepreneurial journey
[03:18] How to navigate the dark times in your business
[05:47] Understanding the Transparency Framework
[10:01] Using transparency to manage risk in your business
[12:14] Why you shouldn’t take everybody’s advice
[15:32] Learned helplessness versus learned industriousness
[18:35] The power of focusing on solutions
[23:21] How transparent should you be with your team?
[26:40] The long-term benefits of being transparent in your business
[30:06] Parting thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
The Great Depression: America 1929-1941 by Robert S. McElvaine
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
David CM Carter is the Chairman & Founder of Entelechy Academy Limited, the world's 1st learning experience specializing in Character Qualities to enhance all skills. We discuss how character gives a team superpowers, the Be-Do-Become framework, and how long it takes to become the best version of yourself.
Time Stamps
[00:55] Jay's entrepreneurial journey
[04:48] Entelechy and what they're about
[06:18] The Be-Do-Become framework
[08:40] Understand that everybody can become brilliant
[11:27] The process of developing a character quality
[14:05] How to become the best version of yourself
[15:08] How long it takes to improve a character quality
[18:09] Becoming good in all 54 character qualities
[20:50] The energy it takes to sustain high performance
[25:09] What to expect from Entelechy's Discover program
[30:05] Parting thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Jay Aigner is the CEO of JDAQA, LLC, a scalable team of experienced software quality assurance professionals that helps software development teams remove the stress of testing. We discuss the project delivery framework, ways to remove yourself from the business process, and why software testing is important.
Time Stamps
[00:34] Jay’s entrepreneurial journey
[02:25] Difference between contractors in Mexico and the Philippines
[03:53] Communication among contractors
[05:27] The Project Delivery Framework
[07:04] How to remove yourself from the business process
[10:42] The biggest benefits of delegating
[13:13] Software testing and why it’s important
[17:57] How to automate software testing
[21:08] The use of AI in software testing
[24:02] Quality assurance in all software
[27:33] Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
Jay’s email: Jay@Jdaqa.com
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Vikram Raya is the CEO of Viking Capital, a multi-family real estate investment syndication firm, and Limitless MD, a firm helping MDs succeed in business and life. We discuss the four growth levers all companies must pull to succeed, the benefits of doubling down on your zone of genius, and what makes people unsuccessful.
Time Stamps
[00:48] Vikram's entrepreneurial journey
[02:30] Understand that fulfilment is as important as success
[05:08] Vikram's shift from medicine to entrepreneurship
[08:25] How to uncover and double down on your zone of genius
[10:30] The art of the impossible
[12:18] What makes people unsuccessful
[16:30] Simultaneous versus sequential success
[18:28] How to pull on growth levers in your business
[20:58] What you need to build a million-dollar company
[24:12] The Viking Capital Business Model
[26:39] How Vikram grew his podcast to the top 2% in the world
[28:36] Parting thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer by Steven Kotler
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
David Subar is the Founder and Managing Partner of Interna, an IT Services and Consulting company focused on making product development successful and effective. We discuss the foundation of the lean startup approach, failure as a catalyst for learning, and ways to deliver better products faster.
Time Stamps
[00:50] David’s entrepreneurial journey
[03:27] How to deliver better products faster
[04:57] Ways to make the best market bets
[07:56] How to align market bets with your business strategy
[10:37] The role of failure in learning
[13:20] How to measure results against the objective
[15:49] The consumption of new releases for B2B businesses
[17:27] The lean startup approach
[20:10] Balancing business goals with customer goals
[21:37] How to create a practical test environment for your business
[24:50] Parting thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Dr. Nima Shemirani is a Rhinoplasty and Facial Plastic Surgeon at Eos Rejuvenation - a medical office dedicated to all aspects of plastic surgery for the face. We discuss the problem with modern healthcare, how to get the most out of plastic surgery, and ways to exude positive energy in your business.
Time Stamps
[00:52] Nima’s entrepreneurial journey
[02:01] Nima’s experience with management blueprints
[03:29] The problem with modern healthcare
[06:28] How plastic surgery is transforming people’s lives
[08:43] Plastic surgery and whether it’s worth the investment?
[10:38] Leveraging social media for your business
[13:45] Custom-made plastic surgeries according to your personality
[16:20] Loyalty to truth and why it’s important
[19:14] Exude positive energy in your business
[21:45] The exciting future of plastic surgery
[23:45] Parting thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
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The Experience Economy by B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Joe Rare is the Owner and CEO of Level 9 Virtual, a first-in-class virtual assistants service provider on a mission to give business owners freedom of time and money through outsourcing. We discuss the future of work in an age of virtual assistants, the best places to find trained VAs, and how to build your own VA team.
Time Stamps
[00:55] Joe's entrepreneurial journey
[03:18] Joe's experience with management blueprints
[06:28] Is it possible to outsource your sales department?
[08:58] The benefits of knowing the personality profiles of your VAs
[11:50] The role of the Human Resource VA
[14:27] How to replace yourself in your business
[16:35] The best time to bring in a business integrator
[19:11] The pros and cons of hiring VAs from the Philipines
[22:54] Skills to look out for in a VA
[24:43] How to build your own VA team
[26:20] Tasks to delegate to prospecting virtual assistants
[28:18] Where and how to find trained VAs
[30:17] Parting thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Elliot Kallen is the Owner of Prosperity Financial Group, where he helps successful individuals, families, and businesses to build, manage, and protect their wealth. We discuss the four main steps to building wealth, the number one goal for retirees today, and what holistic wealth management is all about.
Time Stamps
[00:37] Elliot's entrepreneurial journey
[02:33] Elliot's experience with management blueprints
[06:13] How to build wealth in 4 steps
[08:56] The two main ways to distribute your wealth
[12:10] How Elliot and his team manage people's assets and money
[14:30] The number one goal for retirees today
[17:31] Elliot's plan for distributing his wealth
[20:56] Parting thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
Call Elliot on 510-206-1103
Contact Elliot via email - Elliot@Prosperityfinancialgroup.com
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Doug Camplejohn is the Founder and CEO of Airspeed, a suite of Slack apps that help employees feel more connected and appreciated. We discuss how leaders can be more deliberate about building their culture, ways to build relationships among employees in remote settings, and how AI and automation can help facilitate and improve six key points of culture in a business.
Time Stamps
[0:43] Doug’s entrepreneurial journey
[4:11] What does it mean to have an operating system for culture?
[7:34] How COVID emphasized the need for trust among remote teams
[10:22] Automating celebrations in your organization
[11:07] Using AI to pair employees with similar interests
[12:14] A more efficient way to run meeting icebreakers
[14:04] Making intros easier for new employees
[15:13] Connect remote teams through Airspeed Maps
[16:41] Enhancing the shoutouts and recognition process
[18:36] Keeping Airspeed lightweight and sticky
[19:54] What you can expect from the future of Airspeed
[24:29] Parting thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com