Supercharging Business Success

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What You’ll Learn From This Episode:In this episode of "Supercharging Business Success", host Bill Prater interviews Emmanuel Rose, a marketing expert and founder of Strategic e-Marketing, about authentic marketing to Generation Z. Emmanuel shares his experience in helping manufacturing companies achieve business success by bringing them up to speed with modern marketing strategies. He identifies the common problem of these companies having a book of business but not fully allocating marketing dollars, resulting in a gap in their marketing efforts. Emmanuel also highlights the mistakes that companies make when trying to solve this problem internally. He suggests making the...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:In this episode of "Supercharging Business Success," host Bill Prater interviews hiring expert Steven Goldberg about how to take the guesswork out of hiring in just seven minutes. Goldberg discusses his experience in assisting companies in hiring the right person for the job and the common mistakes that companies make in the hiring process. He also provides valuable tips and advice on how to hire the right fit for the job and offers a free gift to listeners. Goldberg emphasizes the importance of having the right person in the job to deliver quality and...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Oh crap, I really gotta become a business owner.* Most new entrepreneurs don't know how to totally shift from an employee mindset to a business owner mindset. It's a massive leap.* Personal branding are the stories that people tell about you when you're not in the room. So you need to be putting out social content, pick one platform and go all in on the freaking platform.Related Links and Resources:Donnie's Gift to you:Champions 90 Challenge:Building a business is hard and the mental beat-down is real. You walked away from a car...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Why most fall prey to the next shiny penny and why it is the biggest mistake you can make when trying to build your brand.* they've got to look at their point of differentiation. What is it that sets them apart from everybody else doing the exact same thing that they're doing to the exact same people they're doing it to?* You can have a great photo shoot, nice slick logo, perfect tagline, right? But a brand is not just those three things. We look at 77 different criteria, and those are designed to pro...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Big Mistake: Too much planning before starting up. You need to start and course correct later.* You need to kind of figure out these goals in advance so then you can go back after three months, six months, or whatever time period, and be able to see if it's working or not.* Subscribe to five different shows and for the next 30 days, listen to those shows. Write down what you like about 'em. Write down what you don't like about it, and you're going to get a really good feel for podcasting.Related Lin...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Entrepreneurs, for the most part are, are struggling, suffering, making sacrifices, and typically are stressed out, burnt out, and essentially have no time for anything.* Entrepreneurs are going so fast that they're actually missing out on the joy of actually having their business—their original objective.* The solution is to schedule quiet time, at least 15 minutes each day, and make a commitment to actually do it.Related Links and Resources:Ken's Gift to you:Free Masterclass Training...“3 Secrets preventing you from adapting and pivoting right now!”Get your's here: https://adaptandpivotnow.com/Summary:Ken Attar...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Because change is so scary, less than 10% of the population is interested in growth* At any given moment, there's always room to stretch* When people don't ask for help, they end up on on a treadmill, a circular treadmillRelated Links and Resources:Lori's Gift to you:Two (2) Months of Coaching following Graduation from 21st Century Leadership. Just mention you heard about her offer on this podcast.Summary:Lori Marcoux is the owner of Extraordinary Learning - a progressive leadership training and development company based in the United States. Lori is an ambitious high ach...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Big Mistake: Only looking inside of your industry.* Think about whatever your ideal day looks like, script it and make sure you include one to two hours of inspiration time.* First, admit what your weaknesses are and then shed everything that comes into your day in that category.Related Links and Resources:Jeff's Gift to you:3-Part Master Class on Main Street Success in an Amazon World - https://thebigticketlife.com/mainstreetSummary:Jeff does business in your bedroom. He co-owns Gardner’s Mattress & More, the region's premier better sleep store. He is fanatical about...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Growing businesses are typically duct taped and bubble gummed and rubber banded together with a bunch of different softwares.* Most common is the business is successful from a revenue perspective, but from a profit perspective, it's not.* If you can track just, just high level metrics across these five areas, you're gonna be leaps and bounds above most of your competition.Related Links and Resources:Jerry's Gift to you:CEO Dashboardvisionaryvitals.comSummary:From being left at a yard sale as a 12 week old baby to losing $160k of his own money in a fai...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* One of the ways in which that you can level up your skills is to borrow those experiences from people who have been there and done that* It all has to get done, but you don't have to do all the doing. Your job is to resource the doing.* Stay curious!Related Links and Resources:Jerry's Gift to you:2023 Strategic Planning - Seed Questions https://l.provenchaos.com/2023-questionsSummary:For twenty-five years, Jerry's fearlessly positive approach to business led to massive success. He's led five companies in five different industries in B2B and...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* If we could actually learn how to manage our stress levels, And actually harness the power that stress is not necessarily a bad thing.* Notice how your body speaks to you mentally, emotionally, and physically. All three components are speaking. Are you listening?* Anytime you feel mentally, emotionally, or physically a sense of overwhelm use Nancy's STOP tool.Related Links and Resources:Nancy's Gift to you:Her famous Mindful Pause Meditation MP3.Get your very own copy by simply asking for it yourself:nancy@awakenwithlight.comSummary:For 35 years, Nancy has helped Business Owners and...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* What, what am I gonna do about the people that are relying on me to help them make their own livelihood?* You have to be really clear about your ideal client.* You have to know what you believe in, so then you can design and execute your plan.Related Links and Resources:Pat's Gift to you:Free Planning Guide: Take Less Than 30 Minutes to Plan Your Company’s MarketingFor 90 Days or More.Get your very own copy here:https://afpmarketing.com/create-plan-sign-up/Summary:Pat Altvater is the owner of AFP Marketing and the publisher...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* In order to scale impact, in order to grow authority, you have to start to make yourself more and more obsolete* There is a relationship that she calls the "slave relationship" to your business where you are the slave.* Without the appropriate mindset to make sure that you actually know that you are about to do something that changes the way you do things, nothing can happen.Related Links and Resources:Beatte's Gift to you:Her proprietary "Growth Blocker Quiz" where you will discover what is holding you back and what to do abo...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* They either realize that no-show is costing them a lot of time and money, or it's just annoying.* You must figure out at what point is closest to your appointment time that will give you enough time to fill an opening.* Everyone has a limited amount of time, meaning a no-show costs you twice—no revenue AND no time to replace it.Related Links and Resources:Jonathan's Gift to you:Our free guide will teach you the 5 critical strategies to make no-shows a thing of the past.Get your very own here:https://www.g...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Aligning with people that have those similar beliefs and approaches really makes the world a much better place for all of us.* If you haven't taken some time to make sure your podcast aligns with what you are doing with your objectives, if it doesn't make sense for you to be there, you're wasting everyone's time, including yourself.* Be a podcast guest because you're getting to talk about your passion. You get to talk about the things you love with someone else who loves it too.Related Links and Resources:Jason's Gift to you...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* The problem becomes you end up being time capped and income capped.* If you're anything like the people that I work with, you don't test your idea before you finish it.* Look at your existing systems and see where they could, where you could teach somebody else—convert that to a product.Related Links and Resources:Kathleens's Gift to you:A special collection of $100,000 Case StudiesGet yours here:https://thewellpaidexpert.com/100kcasestudySummary:Kathleen is a desert-dwelling yogi who helps agency owners and service providers uncover a $100,000 revenue stream without having to create anything new...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* The surface level problem is being able to communicate effectively who they are and who they serve.* Number one, understand who your I ideal client is. Number two, how do you serve them?* You need to develop a clear and concise 30 second message that diferentiates you from everyone else.Related Links and Resources:Laura's Gift to you:A special report on "Brand Messages That Convert"Get yours here:https://courses.30secondsuccess.com/Summary:Global Speaker, Best-selling Author of 30 Second Success: ditch the pitch and start connecting!, and Communications Consultant. Know as the Chief Inst...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* If you say to me, I'm a "health coach" or similar, you literally just commoditized what you do. All things considered people are going to make their decisions based on price.* When you emulate what other people are doing, you're only ever gonna be the second best version of that person.* You need to stand out. So, ask 20 to 30 people "when you hear my name, what do you think about?"Related Links and Resources:Patty's Gift to you:Discover your “Positioning to Profit” Potential with this quiz and supporting reportGet yours here:http://positio...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* They know that they have a lot of expertise, years and years of expertise often, but they feel like they don't have the experience because maybe they're a new consultant or a new coach.* Nobody really cares about you. They care what you can do for them.* Look into your existing network. Reach out to five people this week. Just reconnect with five people that you maybe worked with in the past.Related Links and Resources:Karen's Gift to you:Free Masterclass: You'll get some tips as to how to kind of shift the...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* With the right approach, small and medium sized businesses can make use of the same sort of intellectual rigor that makes big businesses super strong brands.* Lots of companies don't really go about their branding in a very thoughtful way* Your brand needs to communicate the three R's, which is being recognized, being remembered, and being revered.Related Links and Resources:Phillip's Gift to you:9 Brand Design Elements You Absolutely Positively NeedURL:https://philipvandusen.com/freebieSummary:Philip VanDusen, is a creative entrepreneur and owner of Verhaal Brand Design a branding agency based in New...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Over 60% of people don't stay to the end of a of a webinar.* If you're sharing your slides the traditional way it typically means, Death by Powerpoint.* If a picture is a thousand words, then a video must be worth tens of thousands. Use B-roll video clips in your next presentation.Related Links and Resources:Johnny's Gift to you:A guide called Presentation Transformation, and it'll walk you through the hardware, the software, the setup in about 10 to 12 pages.Get it right here: https://johnnybeirne.com/. A popup window will appear for you.Sum...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* You have to transition from the expert to a manager, and then ultimately transition to an entrepreneurial business owner.* Think about what can you do to eliminate yourself from this business.* Most of the time we are the chokehold of the business because we can not let go.Related Links and Resources:Sabastian's Gift to you:Valuable Free Resource (VFR):https://growwith.sebastianschieke.com/360-degree-leadership-assessment/Summary:Sebastian Schieke is an Entrepreneur, CEO Mentor+Coach, Business Angel, and Investor. He founded, ran, and grew multiple 7-figure companies. He invests in Startups, mentor and coach CEO...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* The problem is that individuals are doing things in their life, but they're not feeling fulfilled in a business aspect.* How people stand in their own way and are not able to think outside the box.* Ask yourself what is really driving you and if your prospects want that.Related Links and Resources:Catherine's Gifts to you:FREE guides: Personal Growth: https://www.catherinemccourt.com/free-tips-to-prosperBusiness Coaching & Consulting: https://www.catherinemccourt.com/create-page Summary:Catherine is the Founder of Fearless Future Inc., a Transformational Life & Business Coach and hosts the Podcast: Fearless Future w/Cat...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* It's really about focusing on the client and going through their process to find what they're really looking for and how they really wanna grow.* You need to do is understand who you wanna reach, what industries you wanna reach, the size of the industry you wanna reach.* The podcasting world's kind of still the Wild West, so I always recommend people should do a little homework first.Related Links and Resources:Lisa's Gift to you:A collection of podcast ad reads to give you an idea about what you can do.https://twi...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* You started this company to make an impact, but you're starting to feel a little bit like your passion is turned into a prison.* Take a two hour walk and just think about your business strategy.* Your passion made you start your business, but it will not be the tool to scale it to size.Related Links and Resources:Jaxon's Gift to you:A membership in his upcoming "The Goal Setting Process Of Dynasties".https://www.spearandclover.comSummary:Jason Skeesick is a US Army veteran, coach, and an entrepreneurial evangelist. He is a fath...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* The average person re receives over 4,000 notifications on their phone every single month, over 134 emails a day.* So when somebody receives a handwritten note, it's like a surprise, it's a delight.* A simple 5% improvement on your retention rate can increase your year over year revenue by 25 to 95%.Related Links and Resources:Rick's Gift to you:Actually, he is giving two of them.First, you get to send out your first handwritten note to anyone for free.Second, he will get, via mail, a beautiful same pack with many examples to help you decide wha...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Why not having a content strategy is such a big mistake.* Make it a practice to record a video answering a customer question every day. Soon you will have a great library of FAQs.* You desperately to build the muscle of creating.Related Links and Resources:Antiba's Gift to you:"What I'm gonna give you there is my guide to creating your first five YouTube videos. And on top of it all, you also get my SOPs that my team uses to help our clients get started on."Get yours up here:https://cli...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* A lack of system is probably the single most important problem that everyone shares.* Instead of focusing on the quality of their network, they, they focus on the quantity of their connections—big mistake.* Your Linkedin profile is not for you, it's for your ideal reader, your ideal prospect.Related Links and Resources:Daniel's Gift to you:A Linkedin cheat sheet enabling you to improve your profile dramatically in just a few stepsGet yours up here:https://www.danielalfon.com/freebie/#billSummary:Daniel Alfon is the author of “Build a LinkedIn Profile for Busines...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Just being passionate about something does not translate into being a good business owner.* Watch out for Charlatan Marketers who promise big results, charge you a bunch of money, and don't really deliver you anything of value* Avoid copying your competition because how do you know they know what they are doing?Related Links and Resources:Bethanie's Gift to you:Get a free copy of her 8-page Social Media Strategies Workbook.Get yours here:https://www.timetothrivemembership.com/socialSummary:Bethany Meadows has been a mompreneur for almost 20 years and understands firsthand about the “juggl...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Video adds an an additional dimension so you can read the person's body language and you can evaluate their personality.* If you find yourself struggling to convert people on the back end, if you find that you're repeating the same boring questions over and over, video is a good.* Have a conversation with somebody behind the camera and you will find that your content is much more magnetic and much more instructive.Related Links and Resources:Bob's Gift to you:Bob has created the ultimate video guide to building trust and creating customers for...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* What real freedoms are, the freedom of health, the freedom of wealth, the freedom of relationships.* Why every decision within your business should be made at the lowest possible level.* What the 5 P's are and how to clarify them for yourself.Related Links and Resources:Pete's Gift to you:Pete has set up a free assessment that identifies and scores a whole of your business attributes and then produces a full written report for you.Get yours up here:https://simplifyingentrepreneurship.com/freedomSummary:Pete helps entrepreneurs transform their frustrations into freedoms by using a v...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Why whether you're starting a podcast or a YouTube channel, you're generally trying to just put content out there to see what sticks - a "hoping strategy" at best.* Social media is just another form of marketing that might work for you, and it'll work better for some offers and it'll work horrible for other offers.* You need to look at these big four platforms, Facebook reels, Instagram reels, TikTok, and YouTube shorts.Related Links and Resources:Omar's Gift to you:Book a call with Omar and he'll literally sit down there with you...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Solos want to get what they want out of self-employment, but they don't want to downsize their life.* Why you really must know what the most impactful actions are that you can take and how to take those actions more effectively.* The market tells you what product to build for them, not you. That's a very important distinction.Related Links and Resources:Larry's Gift to you:The Self-Employment Mastery System for experienced achievement-oriented solopreneurs tired of feeling ineffective despite significant time, energy, and money expended>Sign up here:https://www.gosoloinc.com/Summary:Lar...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Stop using techniques that are just not creating that predictable and reliable flow of new leads.* The most important real estate on your LinkedIn profile is your headline—turn that into your elevator pitch.* If you're posting content and reaching out the response rate that you can get on LinkedIn is so much better than cold calling or cold emailing.Related Links and Resources:Candyce's Gift to you:A framework for using LinkedIn for lead generation and a workbook that will help you update their headline for hyper effectiveness.Get yours here:https://www.l...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* Figuring out what you really want in life and who you wish to be.* Start to listen to your own voice and then start to draw and assemble the picture, the vision of what that would look like, feel like, sound like, smell like.* A Vision Board is not just a set it and forget it thing.Related Links and Resources:Steve's Gift to you:A Video and Action Sheet explaining the most basic steps of Visualization, for personal and professional growth.Get yours here:MotivationalFirewood.com/bonus5Summary:As The Motivational Firewood® Guy...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* The key factor for blocking growth or bottleneck of growth is not having one or two key players.* You must be open to more diverse input.* Why you need an organizational chart for today and for the future.Related Links and Resources:Patty's Gift to you:A free collection of hiring checklists and tools.Get yours here:https://dedominicweb.com/tools/Summary:Patty DeDominic was an award-winning entrepreneur who grew her start-up to over 600 employees and sold it.  Then she became a business coach to help entrepreneurs avoid the long learning curve and elim...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* We all need one or two people to help us in achieving our goals.* You must be ready to welcome change in your life and that's very important.* How to overcome faulty mindset, belief systems and programming.Related Links and Resources:Ombola's Gift to you:A free 30 minutes of business advisory consultation for any business owner or entrepreneur.Sign up here:https://omobolastephen.online/projects/Summary:Omobola Stephen is a podcast host, business mentor, and author. She is the host of Life Well lived by Omobola Stephen and The Backstory with Omobola Stephen.Bot...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* You're not holding yourself accountable to communication mastery at the highest level.* Why you need to devote 5 minutes a day for answering a single question about your expertise. In a year, you will have 365 great answers and be bulletproof.* Pick three people you admire in your own industry. Make it industry specific, and just watch them keynote and just ask yourself what is one thing that that speaker has that I don't in my game?.Related Links and Resources:Wade's Gift to you:Free live communications workshop.Sign up here:rockstarcommunicator.comSummary:Brenden is...

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:* When we work all the time, we miss out on other things that could be going on in life like friendships, relationships, travel experiences, maybe even a second business.* Why the lack of creativity and belief can mean time off is not spent doing something extraordinary.* Entrepreneurs have a hard time letting go of lost opportunities and that prevents us from focusing on what we need to be doing.Related Links and Resources:Wade's Gift to you:Free membership in Wade's 3-Day Weekend Club.Get yours here:https://www.3dayweekendentrepreneur.com/SuperchargingBusinessSuccessSummary:Wade tea...