“At the end of the day if you’re not in business to solve problems for people then you’re not going to hit your numbers.”
Those who’ve mastered the content of todays episode have learned the secret to making money without even thinking about it. Give and you shall receive. By being of service to your fellow man and woman, you make the world a better place.
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“At the end of my career, I didn’t do any of the sexy jobs. I scrubbed the floors and washed the toilets. There are crappy jobs that are hard to get good people into. Those things were essential to survive and extremely important and I couldn’t get anyone to do them.”
With a physics and electrical engineering degree, T.J. Rodgers worked hard and earned great success in the tech industry developing new technologies for AMD, attracting attention from Intel, and later by founding Cypress Semiconductors. But he truly earned his merit by using his time as CEO of Cypress (the longest standing CEO ever for a semiconductor company) to develop systems that dramatically improved internal operations including Human Resources, scheduling, quality, planning, and culture. He realized that these things were essential to the longterm survival of the company. He recorded his work in these areas and is here today to share the history and war stories that lead to their development.
TJ also shares his thoughts on the issue of AI; its benefits and limitations.
Expert action steps:
Write down the problems you’re having with your team in great detail. Then ask yourself if your actions are consistently moving int o the right direction.
Quality. We all know about quality of products but quality is more of a quality of life. It’s about how you write, think and interact with other people.
The effort to do things right has to be there. We don’t have the standard of excellence that we used to. Effort matters, working hard and going the extra mile will pay off for entrepreneurs.
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Of course we all want to work with ideal clients. But how do we go about finding them? Grab a pen a paper and follow along with Nicky because we’re going to draw a map that leads directly to your ideal client.
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“If I want to get influence with somebody, I need to take care of the inner circle.”
Gift giving is a skill and when done well, it can have a profound impact on the receiver. So many people struggle with meaningful gift-giving that it creates an opportunity to really standout in a person’s life and empower your relationship. As a thought leader, building or empowering relationships is part of what you do and this episode is a great place to start to develop your understand of how to give meaningful gifts to the people who’s hearts you want to touch.
John Ruhlin is the founder of GIFT-OLOGY, a marketing system for entrepreneurs and businesses that know the power of networking and sales when leading with the heart. John’s agency will help you change your business relationships forever.
Expert action steps:
Personalize any gifts you give.
Go all in one person instead of spreading the love between 20.
Recognize the inner circle of the people who you’re trying to build a relationship with.
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“Run from the soft hand of your mother, to the stern hand of your father.”
“…not because it is easy, but because it is hard.” - John F. Kennedy
If you’re having trouble getting out of your own way, this episode is going to lift the veil that holds you back from reaching your goals and becoming your best self. Mental, physical, and financial sovereignty will be yours once you see that you only have to open the door. And you don’t have to do it alone.
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“Kirk’s attitude was all positive. This was man who believed he could do anything and was willing to put it all on the roll of a dice.”
Principles are king in life and in business. Kirk Kerkorian modelled this throughout his life. You may not know Kirk Kerkorian because was a humble man, though he mingled with some of the biggest names in his generation such as Howard Hughes and John Wayne among many others. Kirk believed in maintaining his reputation. It was a matter of integrity and earning people’s trust and loyalty. He donated money on a large scale but never took credit. In 1988, Armenia was hit by a massive earthquake and Kirk donated $1 billion for aid and rebuilding. Kirk also modelled the value of taking risks in business, with one such risk resulting in him becoming the landlord of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. There are many stories like these and today’s guest, William Rempel, captured as many as he could in his book, The Gambler: How Kirk Kerkorian Became The Greatest Dealmaker In Capitalist History. Kirk died in 2015 at the age of 98 and his legacy lives on in the many people who knew and loved him, and in The Gambler.
William was an investigative journalist with the LA Times for decades, travelling the world and discovering stories, some of which he’s turned into books.
You can find The Gambler - How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became The Greatest Dealmaker In Capitalist History on Amazon.
You can learn more about William and his other books on his website at https://williamrempel.com/.
Kirk Kerkorian’s expert action steps:
Take care of your health. Take care of your reputation.
Hire the best people and let them manage things while you oversee the bigger picture.
Competition makes us all better and that’s what makes us all a fortune.
Don’t worry about the small stuff. Think big.
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“Hope is not a strategy”
Podcast guesting can be as simple as just answering some questions and having a conversation. You’ll get some exposure and you might do some good. But this is a powerful opportunity to build meaningful relationships so this episode is about how to prepare to make the most impact so you and your host look like stars.
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There’s a lot more to fiction novels than entertainment. Story telling is king. Each of us lives our own story, rich with character building experiences and lessons that can be handed down through generations. USA Today best selling author and storyteller, G Michael Hopf, is back again to discuss the power of storytelling. He recently released his 40th book, Cries Of A Dying World. It’s a post-apocalyptic story that demonstrates how people in a society behave while counting down their last days on earth.
You can find Cries Of A Dying World on Amazon.
To learn more about G Micheal Hopf or to discover his selection of books, go to https://www.gmichaelhopf.com/.
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Your sales pitch needs the right venue and times have changed. What worked in 2019 might not work 2023. The world is still shifting and adjusting and you should be too. Having the opportunity to have a long conversation with someone about your services, solutions, and why people need them is today’s way of reaching out to your prospects. This is podcast guesting.
Today’s episode is about the guaranteed way to become a guest on many shows and how to prepare your signature talk.
When you’re done the episode, go to podmatch.com/signup/getbooked/ to get started.
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“This blew my mind because before that, I was running a 100 million dollar business and there was enough people that didn’t want to see me because I wasn’t important enough. And now I’m no one, I’m literally a nobody. I have a podcast with seven episodes, zero listenership, and this guy agrees to talk to me? How does that make any sense?”
Isar Meitis had a long journey from being a F16 fighter pilot to becoming a branding and marketing thought leader and podcaster. Over the course of a few decades and several startups, he found himself podcasting. Three years ago, he and his business partner started a company to help other businesses use live podcasting to build relationships, communities, and nurture these as powerful tools for business scaling. Isar believes the access to potential clients that podcasting gives is incredible and that the ability to share the journey of your thought leadership is the next big thing in marketing.
In this episode you’ll learn why it’s important for a CEO to develop his own thought leader brand as an individual and use it to grow his company's brand.
You can connect with Isar on LinkedIn and you can listen to his podcast, The Business Growth Accelerator on all players.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/isar-meitis-2a5320/
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/business-growth-accelerator/id1488131693
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