Growth Think Tank

This episode is not for business owners that want to be average or mediocre. It is for those special leaders that want to be different and separate themselves from the pack. It is all about “standing out” in your business so that you can attract better customers, get higher fees (profits), and make a greater impact. This episode gives the 7 strategies you need to be specific about if you want to STAND OUT.

Get the show notes for 059 Gene Hammett | How to Stand Out in Business

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So many businesses tend to believe that they can serve anyone and everyone. However, if you listen to many episodes here at Leaders in the Trenches, you know that is a huge mistake.

John Cote knew he wanted to focus his services and become a market leader in building websites, creating powerful marketing campaigns and getting amazing results for one target market. This journey has taken John to a place where he is no longer only trading time for money.

Get the show notes for 061 John Cote | How A Digital Agency Found Their Target Market

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Too many business owners look to their peers to see what they are doing and how they run their businesses. This thinking creates a whole lot of bland business that struggle, because they look exactly the same to buyers.

Nicole K. Lundy is our guest today and she talks about the truth and lies of personal branding. Nicole escaped the corporate financial world to become and entrepreneur because working in the corporate world stifled who she really was . Nicole truly understands the thinking of those that want to fit in, but want/need to stand out.

Get the show notes for 060 Nicole K Lundy | The Truth Behind Personal Branding

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You probably have heard the words in this title before and maybe you have even said the words before “I know what to do, but I am just NOT doing it”. Don’t take my word for it, my guest today is Ben Krueger and I’m going to let him tell you why this is happening.

Get the show notes for 058 Ben Krueger | How To Become An Authority In Any Industry

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Time is our most valuable resource. You can make more money, but you can’t make more time. Discover the enemies to being productive and why “I D.I.D. I.T” is so important to getting more done. This episode is full of facts and insights plus some helpful tools and a practical exercise.

Get the show notes for 055 Gene Hammett | Get More Done In Less Time

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How are you using Linkedin? Today we talk about ways that you can increase your effectiveness with this social platform to get more quality leads for your business (and some mistakes to avoid too).

Josh Turner started a company called LinkedSelling to help business owners harness the power of Linkedin. Josh shares tons of practical and actionable today, but we also talk about how he saw this opportunity and got started creating a business around Linkedin. Join us for this conversation so that you can use Linkedin to build relationships with those people that can build your business.

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Everybody who has ever started a business has struggled with THIS one thing.  Even today’s guest, Sharon Lechter who has started multiple businesses as well as authored over 20 books ranging from children’s books to financial literacy (including being one of the co-authors of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, with Robert Kiyosaki), struggles with this one thing.

Get the show notes for 057 Sharon Lechter | Every Business Owner Goes Through This Struggle

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Tons of business owners get it all wrong. They search for ideas about businesses and analyze business models. At the end of all this research, they usually get what they are looking for…but end up regretting it in the long run.

Ryan Daniel Moran discovered it is best to think of the lifestyle that you want and search for opportunities that “fit” that lifestyle. Ryan discusses how he approaches lifestyle design and how to avoid the trap that so many entrepreneurs fall into without even thinking about it.

Get the show notes for 051 Ryan Daniel Moran | Be Very Intentional about Your Lifestyle Design

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