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Ep 1 | The Five Drivers of Success [ Season 2 ]
ADVANCE: Take Your Next Step with Mike Acker
02/07/22 • 24 min
What is your definition of success? How do you plan on achieving it?
In this episode, Mike shows you the five different drivers of success. These include education, expertise and experience, emotional intelligence, communication, and work ethics.
Tune in to learn the skills in detail.
EPISODE 1 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
What are the five drivers of success?
02:49
- Education
What type of success do you want? Does it require formal education, or does self-education help? Success is no longer about the number of degrees you have or the college you went to.
04:31
2. Expertise and experience
Most often, what people look for is the skills, sometimes, not even the experience. There is a correlation between the two, but not necessarily a causation. Some people have done the same thing for a long time and still are not experts. Some people have invested themselves, put in the targeted time, and become experts, even without years of experience.
06:09
3. Emotional intelligence (perhaps the most important driver of success)
Unless you understand yourself and the people around you, it's difficult to reach a certain level of success. Emotional intelligence is necessary.
12:59
4. Communication
Assertive communication is an important determinant of success.
20:41
5. Your work ethic
Lastly, your grit, determination, and hard work are what lead you to success.
How do you build emotional intelligence?
08:24
Building self-confidence starts with self-awareness. Start looking at yourself in the third person. Analyze your present state, assess and discover what you're doing well and can do better.
Be aware of others the same way. A large part of it also involves empathy. Understand people and make sure to not react to situations, instead take the time to assess them and respond.
What is the difference between aggressive communication, passive communication, passive-aggressive communication, and assertive communication?
13:27
Aggressive communication – Aggressive communication indicates that you're only running over people. It's when you act in an aggressive, fighter-type stance, and you're focussed on the task alone. Aggressive personalities are more prone to fights.
14:10
Passive communication – Passive communication is when you are too agreeable; you let people decide everything. You might attribute it to introvertism, which isn't the case. There are passive introverts and passive extroverts.
14:41
Passive-aggressive – Most people are passive-aggressive in their communication. They passively say things. For example, Mike explains that if he were to talk to his wife and say, 'Hey, it's gonna be a long day, and I just really wish I didn't have to come home to dirty dishes in the sink,' that would be passive communication. He isn't directly asking his wife to do anything, but he's passively, aggressively implying that she gets it done.
15:43
Assertive communication -- This type of communication is where you say what you mean and mean what you say. Many of our verbal and nonverbal aspects need to be taken care of when communicating this way.
What are the three different areas to focus on for assertive communication?
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Ep 20 | Integrity - The secret of inspiring and motivating your entire company to achieve success with Jeffrey Klubeck [ Season 2 ]
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07/18/22 • 47 min
What does it mean to be a leader of integrity, and what does integrity mean in the workplace? Companies with a culture of integrity know that when the value drives employees, they understand and execute their responsibilities ethically and proactively, hold themselves accountable for their results, and are – in short – a true asset.
In this episode of the Advance Podcast, Mike interviews coach and author Jeffrey Klubeck about the importance of integrity at work and how it powers organizational growth. They discuss ways to cultivate motivation, accountability and communication and dig into what it means to be an ethical leader. Watch out for Jeffrey’s 3-step method of holding people accountable for their actions!
EPISODE 20 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
Where do you draw motivation from?
1:34
Motivation can come from outside sources and can also be internal. External motivation involves the strategies, tactics, and resources that inspire you to take action or move from a place of mistake or confusion. Internal motivation is knowing what works for you and making decisions that go with your mindset, values, attitudes, beliefs, fears, perspectives, faith, and everything that influences your insides.
What is accountability? In what ways does accountability show up in our lives?
8:55
Accountability can sound confrontational and almost aggressive sometimes. Because when you confront somebody on their story, commitments, or report their work, performance, results, or mindset, it involves coming face-to-face with a report of their work. But it's far from it. Accountability is the willingness to be vulnerable.
What do you do when you don’t like the person you’re holding accountable?
11:41
Move from the point of dwelling in judgment and replace that with questions. Appreciative inquiry, mutual discovery, rapport, strategy building, offering debriefing. Drop your dislike for the person while you’re assessing them professionally. Use communication strategies, techniques, and questions to get to that point.
What strategies can an accountability coach employ to hold employees accountable for their actions?
15:07
Jeffrey’s three-step approach for holding people accountable for their actions involves:
- Getting people to own their results or actions. Ask questions compassionately but know that you’re going to get answers always short of the 100% accountable point.
- The next point is what you can call leverage. At this point, you can make them understand the consequence of doing or not doing something.
- Get a de-commitment or a recommitment. Help them commit to something they can achieve.
What does it mean to be an ethical leader?
28:49
An ethical leader tries to motivate people toward pleasure instead of away from pain. Their principles, when simply stated, can be like, 'Don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal'. If you can lead people towards pleasure without lying, cheating, or stealing, or encouraging them to lie, cheat or steal, you're closer to an ethical leader than a boss, a manager, a director, a supervisor, or direct, according to Jeffrey.
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Ep 7 | Keep your team focused through speaking & leadership [ Season 2 ]
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03/21/22 • 14 min
Having a vision — and being able to communicate that vision to your team — is key to being a great leader. There’s an undeniable link between speaking and leadership, knowing which is key to business success.
In this episode of the Advance Podcast, Mike talks to you about the 3 essential questions to ask yourself before attending a speaking event and how they help determine the purpose, importance, and effectiveness of your speaking. You’ll learn about why you must be led by a vision – be it in communication or leadership – and how having one helps your team stay focused too. You’ll also learn about Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), their benefits, and limitations. Listen in!
EPISODE 07 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
What are the three questions you must ask yourself every time you start to speak with people?
02:42
The three questions one must ask themselves before communicating to an audience are: ‘Who am I talking to?’, ‘What am I saying?’, and ‘Why am I doing this?’.
‘What am I saying’ is an important question to ask because many people get into some form of public speaking having no idea what they want to put across to people. They have a few points they have gathered, but they aren’t clear how or in which manner they can put it out for people to understand.
The ‘Why am I doing this’ question is even more important because it gives you clarity of purpose – it should ultimately come down to something personal, not something production-oriented. When it does, you’ll know why you need to communicate effectively.
What are KPIs? What are the benefits and downsides of it? How does it explain the parallel between communication and leadership?
18:53
KPIs are short for Key Performance Indicators, which was popularized when Dr. Kaplan and Dr. Norton created the balanced business scorecard. They are like the SMART goal for business and assess if an employee is performing well as they should be.
KPIs give you a lot of clarity by enabling you to measure the success, the direction, the activities, the outcomes and the productivity of the people that you lead.
The one limitation of KPIs is that they can’t measure the ‘why’ – why people are doing or not doing something. For instance, during these days of the Great Resignation (as many of us choose to call it), there’s a lot of talk about employees leaving companies, but the ‘why’ behind this remains uncertain. Knowing the ‘why’, whether it’s in communication or leadership, is essential to move forward.
KEY QUOTES:
04:58-05:15
“Knowing the why behind what you say gives purpose. So knowing that gives clarity and direction as to what you're going to say. And knowing the why gives you purpose, it gives you conviction, it gives you belief that what you're saying actually matters.”
06:20-06:32
“The difficulty with KPIs is that they can give direction but not purpose. They can tell people what to clearly do and goals, but it won't tell them why they're doing it.”
RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST
BOOK: Write To Speak by Mike Acker
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081TVZZYX
CONNECT WITH MIKE
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeackerdotcom
Ep 5 | Get Rid of Fillers in Public Speaking & Even Conversations [ Season 2 ]
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03/07/22 • 30 min
Why do you think so many of us use fillers in communication, stammer when stressed, and are unable to reach the audience's minds through our words? Because sometimes, we need some time to think before we say something. And the best way (we think) we can buy that is by using fillers or other inefficiencies in communication.
Today, Mike coaches podcaster and content creator Adam Macias on communication, LIVE on the Advance Podcast. Kill your fillers and communication discrepancies as Mike chats with Adam about his life and business to demonstrate the different ways in which ineffective communication show up and how to avoid them.
You'll learn to slow down your speech (naturally), pause whenever necessary, and do a simple exercise to help you with your communication quickly! Tune in.
EPISODE 5 [SEASON 2] SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
What are the four things you need to avoid in communication?
05:19
The four things to avoid in communication are:
1) Fillers
2) Elongation
3) Stammer
4) Garbage words
How do you avoid using fillers?
09:50
Replace fillers with pauses. Our vocal speech is very different from a written speech. When speaking, we need to pause more often in our expression and allow little gaps in between.
How do you slow down your speech?
14:45
Practice pauses. You might think that makes you talk a lot slower and that adding up words makes you speak faster, but it does not. If you think your pause would take long, ask for a second.
What is the mirror exercise for communication?
21:45
Stand in front of the mirror for two to ten minutes and read a book. You’ll be able to assess your body language and way of communicating effectively using this method.
KEY QUOTES:
09:25-09:28
“The more we think about it, the more we want to do it.”
19:00-19:03
“Pauses allow you to stop before you say something you shouldn't.”
20:20-20:35
“If you'll just take a moment and fill up your belly, then you'll feel more peace, and you'll have more power, and pauses allow you to do that. Pauses allow you to analyze the room; pauses allow you to smile.”
CONNECT WITH ADAM
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Ep 3 | Creative Risks and Scaleable Leadership [ Season 2 ]
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02/21/22 • 28 min
As an entrepreneur, "losing" is a risky word. But though victory is enthralling, it's also fleeting; there'll always be another mountain to climb. Failure teaches you something new every time. This is why failures shouldn't bother you so much; it is never about winning or losing; it's about winning or learning, as Nelson Mandela once said.
In this episode, Mike is joined by Serial Entrepreneur Jonathan Shroyer. Jonathan shares all about building successful businesses, learning from failures, and building your company atop solid foundational principles. He also talks about ideating, how he assesses the multiple ideas that cross his mind and scaling your business by implementing structure.
Tune in to catch a win-or-learn mentality to scale your business to greater heights.
EPISODE 3 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
Why is it important to start a business that answers a need? What are the critical steps to building a business?
4:45
1. Start with a need or demand.
5:12
2. Create a unique solution to address the need or solve the problem at hand.
5:20
3. Assess your solution – Think if it can scale over time.
5:27
4. Ask yourself if you have the passion, grit, resilience, and willingness to get through the inherent differences when they arise.
06:13
5. In addition to the initial steps, it’s essential also to ask yourself how to scale your business, what your team should look like, what skills or competencies you have or need to acquire and when to acquire them.
What are Jonathan’s company’s guiding values?
How do you scale your business?
How did Jonathan develop the skill of ideation?
How do you assess an idea?
Closing advice from Jonathan.
26:51
Believe in yourself and write down your goals. If you don’t write it down, it will only remain in your thoughts.
RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST
● Book: Lead With No Fear by Mike Acker
● Book: Mindset: The New Psychology Of Success by Carol Dweck
CONNECT WITH JONATHAN SHROYER
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(Full show notes & more resources visit connect.stepstoadvance.com)
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Ep 46 | A Proven Way to Increase Your Influence with Chandler Bolt
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12/13/21 • 36 min
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INTRODUCTION TO EPISODE 46
Perhaps you've been musing over your idea for a book for years now. Maybe you've spent a couple of months writing down your ideas, or you've even attempted to write the whole thing. But something is always getting in the way. When you're supposed to be writing it, you're busy with work; when you have free time, you can't find the motivation to focus. And sometimes, you don't know what to write the next chapter about. What are you going to do? How do you get your book finally on paper?
Chandler Bolt, Founder and CEO of Self-Publishing School, joins Mike in this episode of the Advance Podcast. In a treat for all aspiring authors out here, he breaks down the common roadblocks to writing or ideating a book and turns them around to create actionable steps you could follow to rid yourself of them, starting right now. He shares how to discover what to write about, why your first draft is the most significant part of the process, the benefits of writing a book for entrepreneurs and business owners, and why your book is your weapon of authority and trust.
If you think you can never go for the massive commitment of completing a book, then this episode could be your first step to breaking free of that assumption. Tune in!
EPISODE 46 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
How do you finally start writing your book?
8:47
There are three kinds of writers among us all. One group that's still thinking about whether to write a book, another group that has published a book before and doesn't consider it complicated and a third group that wants to write a book to grow their business. To those who haven't started yet, there are three steps to follow for help:
9:28
- Be clear on what you want to write about
10:06
2. The second step, or the More Writing Method, involves outlining and rough draft editing for creating a mind map.
11:03
3. The next step is the Rough Draft Phase. It is where you start writing your book in chapters, outline them one at a time, and take it from there.
How do you decide what to write about?
11:49
Discover what your passion or field of expertise is. If you’re an entrepreneur, think of the many conversations you’ve had with your customers over time. Within those would lie the idea for your book. Narrow in on an idea or two and then mind map for about 15 mins to see if it could materialize.
(Full show notes are available at https://connect.mikeacker.com)
RESOURCED MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST
● All Books written by Mike Acker
● Check out the Free Resources Chandler’s offered exclusively for Advance listeners here.
CONNECT WITH CHANDLER
CONNECT WITH MIKE
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Ep 45 | Market Your Message with Tim Fitzpatrick (part 2)
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11/08/21 • 36 min
INTRODUCTION TO EPISODE 45
Marketing is more than just advertising. Though anyone can advertise their product, it takes skill to generate interest, create brand awareness and sell products and services. How do you do that?
In part 2 of Mike’s conversation with Tim Fitzpatrick, we learn in detail about marketing fundamentals and how to put them into action. Tim talks about the free resources he’s offering for our listeners at the Advance podcast and how you can make the best use of them!
For exclusive resources from Tim Fitzpatrick
https://www.rialtomarketing.com/advance-with-mike-acker
EPISODE 45 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
Can you break down the marketing fundamentals quickly?
Here’s a quick description of the marketing fundamentals-
1:59
Understand who you're going to serve and how you're going to serve those people.
02:09
Work on your messaging -- which is what you say to those people, how you talk about the value you offer, and how you say that in a way that grabs attention and springs action.
02:42
Plan on how to get your message in front of the people.
Can you elaborate on storytelling for marketing messaging?
05:50
For marketing messaging, it is best to use a storytelling framework. It helps people focus on your message and not on you. Your customers can thus know what they receive from your product or service.
Storytelling enables us to communicate clearly what we do and what we have to offer in a short period.
Do you think storytelling amounts to manipulation?
14:13
It does not. Storytelling is about communicating with people in a way that resonates with them. You speak in their language to connect with them better.
Can you talk about the steps to planning?
21:46
The first step to planning is identifying your target market. Your target market needs to be specific, measurable, and time-bound.
22:43
Next, you need to know where you intend to go without getting too attached to it.
23:23
Thirdly, you need to identify your budget and resources to get an idea of who you want to work with.
23:49
The fourth step is identifying your current plan -- to get a baseline of where to start.
25:32
Identify what you’re going to focus on in the next 90 days with your marketing.
Can you talk about the three phases of the marketing evolution index checklist?
RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST
● StoryBrand by Donald Miller
● Right To Speak by Mike Acker
● Check out the Free Resources Tim’s offered for Advance listeners here.
CONNECT WITH TIM
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(Full show notes & more resources visit connect.stepstoadvance.com)
Check out the YouTube at:
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To book Mike Acker to speak to your group or facilitate a specific workshop, email:
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Ep 41 | Most People Don't... But You Do - Bart Berkey shares his wisdom!
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10/04/21 • 31 min
Check out Bart's Keynotes at www.audacityspeakers.com
Or invite him to speak - [email protected]
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INTRODUCTION TO EPISODE 41
Hospitality is an increasingly competitive field, with success almost entirely dependent on human connection. If you want to know how to achieve success in this field, this episode is for you.
Today, Mike interviews Bart Berkey, the winner of the 2021 best luxury hospitality award, keynote speaker and host of the podcast, Most People Don't, But You Do. Bart shares his experience working and soaring in the industry, the importance of developing empathy, accountability, ability to prioritize, and flexibility. He also shares his latest book, Most People Don't (And Why You Should), which currently resides in the top 1% of book sales on Amazon!
EPISODE 41 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
What does it mean to be incredible in hospitality?
3:19
To do well in the hospitality sector requires you to be empathetic. It's always about the customer, the client, the guests - you have to make others feel comfortable. In a study done previously, it was found that approximately 80% of people are not predisposed to being empathetic. To be able to get into the mindset of doing things for other people is a great trait you need to have if you want to be successful in the business.
If you’re someone rising through and want to make gains, how do you start shifting the culture to one more of customer service and hospitality?
7:43
Be empathetic to others - it's going to make you feel good, and it's going to make the recipient feel good. The same thing happens when you're creating this culture within an organization. If you’re doing good for your customers, you feel good about it and they receive it well. It will spread positivity throughout the organization. It will also lead to more engagement, customer loyalty, and revenue.
Can you unpack some of your life principles?
14:39
I believe that it’s important to differentiate yourself from others always. If you can do what most people are not doing, it's going to differentiate you.
Secondly, you need to take action. You can remain unfocused and unmotivated tomorrow by doing absolutely nothing. But if you want to become fit, if you want to become motivated, you need to take steps to get better, which requires doing.
Three other important principles I talk about are accountability, priority, and flexibility. You need to have these to be successful.
How do you find balance in the middle of doing?
20:56
Is there anything else that you want to share with us today?
30:08
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▶️ WHY AUDACITY SPEAKERS?
Because powerful speakers have one thing in common. It’s not a particular style, but firm confidence that they have a message to share and value to provide. We call that audacity.
From a bestselling author to a TEDx speaker to the founder of a nonprofit that has matched over 22,000 volunteer hours with needs around the world, our speakers do have something to say—something that will impact your company or event for years to come—and the authority to say it.
Even with incredible speakers, we are not just in the business of booking events; we build valuable relationships. We have been organizing, consulting, and speaking for over twenty years. And we bring this experience to engage your audience and add value to your event.
Find Speakers with Something to Say - www.audacityspeakers.com
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Ep 33 | Lead Kids - Teaching Entrepreneurial Skills
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08/09/21 • 17 min
INTRODUCTION TO EPISODE 33
If you think that your kids cannot understand business fundamentals at a young age, this episode will do the job of flipping your thoughts over.
Teaching your kids basic entrepreneurial skills now could help pave their way for future endeavors. Today, we learn the four simple questions you could ask your children to teach them business fundamentals at an early age and what areas of entrepreneurship you're showing them in the process.
Mike shares exactly how he implemented the idea to teach his son the same. Listen in!
EPISODE 33 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
What are the four areas of entrepreneurship that you could show your kids at an early age? What are the questions you could ask them to help them learn the same?
3:26
- Market Research
Where and what - Ask your kids what opportunities they think lie for them to make use of. Ask them what skills they have to grab the opportunity.
This way, you’re teaching them to do market research.
7:26
- Marketing
How - Ask your kids how they are going to get the word out. Guide them, but also listen to them, make them feel understood.
This is how you’re teaching your kids marketing. You’re teaching them to market their business strategy at a basic level.
10:44
- Personnel
Who - Discuss with your kids who is going to do the job of putting their word out there.
This way, you are teaching them about involving different people in the business.
12:44
- Finance
Show them that once they get their work done, they’re going to get paid for it. We’ll discuss more about this in the next episode!
KEY QUOTES:
8:47-8:59
“Be careful here that as a parent, as a business leader, as someone who's an adult, you don't trump their enthusiasm, and you don't fix the problem for them.”
7:50-8:08
“Don't limit your kids at whatever level they're at, don't say they're just kids. When we do that we are shortening their leadership, just like if you're running an organization, you say, Oh, well, he's just this role. Don't cap out their potential. I'm all about realizing people's potential.”
14:41-14:52
“If we get money that we didn't pay for sometimes without the right mindset, it throws off our mindset for the regular work that we do. It shifts it and I don't want to shift it away from him understanding money.”
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(Full show notes & more resources visit connect.stepstoadvance.com)
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Ep 22 | Transfer Proven Principles into Business Success with Patrick Parker [Season 2]
ADVANCE: Take Your Next Step with Mike Acker
08/01/22 • 38 min
INTRODUCTION TO EPISODE 22
Learning how to launch, grow, and successfully run your business? In today's episode of the Advance Podcast, learn the secrets to exceptional entrepreneurship from athlete-turned-entrepreneur Patrick Parker, who runs not one but five successful businesses!
Over the last five years, Patrick has built out five different software companies, two of which are now venture-backed, and all of those are generating over a million dollars in revenues. Patrick's entrepreneurial journey started as a side gig and eventually turned into full-time business, beginning with a staffing company. When it first scaled to a million in revenue, he took 30% of the profits from that, launched a software company and grew that to 3 and a half million in revenue. Gradually, he's built and scaled many other businesses and has scaled them suitably to attain meaningful revenue.
In today's episode, join Mike as he interviews Patrick about entrepreneurship lessons from his amazing journey and learn to manage your time in a way that helps you grow financially.
EPISODE 22 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
What did Patrick’s athletics background teach him about leadership now that he’s in the business space? : 2:15
Patrick reveals that his athletics background prepared him greatly for the business space - helping him know everything from being coached, the ability to encourage and lift up teammates, to dedication and consistency and hard work and development of his personal skills. In his words, 'Going from being a player to still being involved with athletics and becoming a coach, and helping other people develop their skill sets, is exactly what leadership is about'.
How does Patrick go about managing five companies?
Patrick finds it a matter of prioritizing his time. His secret is perhaps being intentional and focused with each company. He also prepares a call list every night – a list of the things that he has to do in order for everything to continue moving forward.
Patrick believes strongly in not falling prey to a comparison mindset. The problems only get bigger that way. Patrick's way of working is starting small, staying grounded, and continuing to imitate or mimic that across all his businesses.
Another thing he does is document the lessons learned – documenting what works and what doesn't and building frameworks and processes that make your business easier.
Patrick also works on his focus. He uses time blocking to protect his time and spend his energy and effort in the right direction. He also uses focus tools on his phone to temporarily block the apps distracting him from work.
Patrick’s blueprint for growing a profitable business: 12:47
What's the purpose of a flywheel?: 25:17
Patrick’s closing advice for you: 32:04
(Full shownotes at https://connect.stepstoadvance.com)
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