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Business Machine: Learning from our mistakes
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Thursday Aug 04, 2016
Thursday Aug 04, 2016
Mission- Aron’s mission is to spread his passion of how people share and communicate online. He achieves this by taking the best of the offline world and bringing it online while making it safer and more private for the parties involved.
Mistake(Learning From)- He didn’t have a co-founder in the beginning, which hindered the foundation of his business.
Recommendations
Quote- “Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what is right.” -Isaac Asimov
Book- Creativity Inc.
Eat w/- Elon Musk
Contact
-contact/promo: www.postly.co www.aron@postly.co
Legacy- Aron hopes he's able to move from entrepreneurship to investing in for-profit and non-profit ventures, while also helping transition society to a more automated future.
Tuesday Jul 05, 2016
Tuesday Jul 05, 2016
Today on the Business Machine we have Trajan King. An entrepreneur since 1995, Trajan has worked with large companies such as Apple, Ebay, Yahoo, and IBM. Currently, Trajan is running Invincible Start-up.
Mission:
Trajan advises entrepreneurs to successful launch their start-ups and take action on their ideas. In 10 years, Trajan hopes he is doing something similar to what he is doing right now.
Learning From Our Mistakes:
Not testing assumptions right away.
Spending to much time doing market research.
Recommendations:
Quote — “Succesful people do what they have to do when they have to do it; not what they want to do, when they want to do it.”
Book — The Richest Man In Babylon by George Clason
Eat With — Elon Musk
Contact:
Twitter— TrajanKing
Legacy:
A great family, and building a network of entrepreneurs. As well as play a part in the success of entrepreneurs.
Friday Jul 01, 2016
Friday Jul 01, 2016
Today on the Business Machine we have Zac Johnson. Zac is an entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in the world of online marketing and blogging.
Mission:
Through his blogs at ZacJohnson.com and blogging.org, Zac consults and releases tips on how to successfully advertise online. In 10 years, Zac hopes to run his business the same as he is today and continue to add value to people.
Learning From Our Mistakes:
Stay focused on what is working at the time. Don't pursue other interest when one project becomes difficult.
Recommendations:
Quote — “Your 100% in charge of your life, quit bitching.”
Book — Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson
Eat With — Shaquille O’Neal
App/Tech — WordPress
Contact:
Legacy:
Known as a great person who has helped others and provide value long after he is gone.
Tuesday Jun 28, 2016
Tuesday Jun 28, 2016
Today on the Business Machine we have Cole Hatter. Cole is an entrepreneur, investor, author, and award-winning speaker.
Mission:
Coles greatest passion is giving a platform to educate and helping others. In 10 years, Cole will be producing movies, continuing Thrive, traveling and spending time with his family.
Learning From Our Mistakes:
Cole states that a mistake he notices other entrepreneurs make when starting a business is being confused on the difference between busy and productive. If you are busy with your business without obtaining revenue you are not being productive.
Recommendations:
Quote — “The truth is that you can spend your life any way you want, but you can spend it only once.”
Book — Thinking For A Change by John C. Maxwell and Whats The Secret? by John DiJulius
Tech/App — Google Calendar
Eat With — Henry Ford
Contact:
Social Media— ColeHatter
Legacy: That his time made a difference and mattered to others continuing even after he is gone.
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016
Today on the Business Machin ewe have Bill Parravano. Bill is known as the “ The Knee Pain Guru”. He has over 26 years of martial art and body work experience understanding movement and tensions patterns that lead to physical pain.
Mission
Bill’s mission is to help individuals with knee pain by pain pattern interrupts. This method relaxes the body to release pressure on the nerves without drugs, shots, or surgery. In 10 years, Bill hopes to see practitioners and clinics utilize his method for knee pain.
Learning From Our Mistakes
A mistake Bill learned was being over-productive and not taking a break during the day. This created stress that hurt performance later in the week.
Recommendation
Quote: “Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”
App/ Tech: Active Campaign
Book: Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Contact
Quick Free Assessment
Legacy
“Pain is just an illusion”
That people will think about pain differently and be better equipped to fix their pain.
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016
Today on the Business Machine we have Jason Treu.
Jason Treu is a nationally recognized, business and executive, coach, sales trainer, and Amazon Best Seller author of Social Wealth. He is also owner and CEO of Be Extraordinary.
Mission
Jason’s mission is to help his clients build communication skills, increase performance, customer retention, and how to influence people. In doing so, he helps his clients move past hurdles to put excitement, passion, and drive back into their lives.
Learning From Our Mistakes
A mistake Jason learned from was working with another business partner and not focusing on building his own personal brand.
Recommendation
Quote: “What's the greater risk? Letting go of what people think - or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?”
Book: Rising Strong and Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Eat With: Richard Branson, Larry Ellison, Mark Cuban
App/Tech: Google Calendar
Contact:
Friday Jun 03, 2016
Friday Jun 03, 2016
Today on the Business Machine we have Regan Hillyer.
Regan Hillyer is a serial entrepreneur, investor, mindset coach and the author of the bestselling book Be Your Brand. In her client work, she helps entrepreneurs uncover their true message so they can make a bigger impact in the world.
Mission
Regan’s mission is to unlock your greatness by disrupting what you perceive as “normal”. She helps people connect with who they really are and what they are passionate about. In 10 years, Regan hopes to amplify her business and impact more people's lives.
Recommendations
Quote: Just Do It
Book: E-Myth by Michael Gerber
Eat With: Richard Branson
App/ Tech: Stripe, Click Funnels
Contact:
Legacy: That she has impacted people's lives for the better
Thursday May 26, 2016
Thursday May 26, 2016
Today on the Business Machine we have Tony Cappaert. Tony is the COO and Co-Founder of Contactually. Contactually is a CRM software that helps monitor and follow up with clients, and leads to build lasting relationships.
Mission
Contactually builds businesses through building relations. Tony stresses the importance of relationships and the personal aspect of CRM. Contactually helps individuals by segmenting contact data by frequent contacts, old clients, and referrals. The data collected in return reminds you to follow up with clients and leads. In 10 years, Tony hopes that Contactually will be the go-to platform in building strong rapport and strong relationships for small and large businesses.
Learning From Our Mistake
A mistake Tony learned from early on was focusing to much on self contribution rather than on empowering the team.
Recommendation
Quote: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
Eat With: Warren Buffett
Tech/App: Point Solutions
Contact: contactually.com -Free 30 day trial
Legacy: To be known as a honest guy who tried to make the lives around him better.
Tuesday Apr 12, 2016
Tuesday Apr 12, 2016
Kevan Lee
Today on the Business Machine we have Kevan Lee of Buffer. Buffer is a content marketing, social media tool, that helps entrepreneurs and businesses schedule post for social media.
In 10 years, Kevan would like to see Buffer be more personalized for its users.
Recommendations
Quote: “If you give freely, there will always be more.”
Books:
Poke the Box by Seth Godin
Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Contact
Free plan or 30 day free trial for businesses
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Esther Kiss is the founder of Born To Influence, a boutique publicity firm specializing in helping experts and personal brands get more publicity, leads and sales. Her clients have been featured on TV, in newspapers, magazines and on some of the top podcasts in the world, resulting in millions of dollars in additional sales. She is also the producer and host of Born To Influence: The Marketing Show, where she interviews highly successful entrepreneurs and NY Times bestselling authors about their marketing and publicity strategies.
Mission
Esther’s helps experts, coaches, consultants, and entrepreneurs by getting them in front of the right target audience. Depending on their marketing strategy she uses online media as well as tv spots, radio, and interviews. She also helps her clients with their media marketing strategy giving them more time, energy, and money.
Learning From Our Mistakes
An early mistake Esther learned from was the importance of a strategy. This led to procrastination and underestimating what it will take to produce and market properly as well as going too far without ever launching.
Recommendations
Quote: “I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.”
Book: You Inc. by Harry Beckwith
Eat With: Oprah Winfrey
App/ Tech: Streak
Contact:
(323) 770 3530
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