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Ep 3 | Creative Risks and Scaleable Leadership [ Season 2 ]
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
CONNECT WITH MIKE
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(Full show notes & more resources visit connect.stepstoadvance.com)
Check out the YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ADVANCEwithMikeAcker
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To book Mike Acker to speak to your group or facilitate a specific workshop, email:
[email protected]
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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
CONNECT WITH MIKE
----------
(Full show notes & more resources visit connect.stepstoadvance.com)
Check out the YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ADVANCEwithMikeAcker
----------
To book Mike Acker to speak to your group or facilitate a specific workshop, email:
[email protected]
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Ep 2 | Innovation, Perseverance, & Trust with Jeff Wright [ Season 2 ]
The world is full of naysayers, and often, the things we say to ourselves are just as bad. But the question is if you don't believe in yourself, who will? Holding yourself back from success is the easy route, but no one will care more about your success than you. Jeff Wright started an exploding business by just believing in himself, and success came calling.
In this episode, Jeff sits with Mike to explore his path to success, including how he got started and overcame the challenges. He also talks about the importance of building a lasting client relationship, integrity, perseverance, and open communication in setting up a successful business.
Tune in to learn first-hand the process behind setting up a product-based business!
EPISODE 2 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
How do build a company that brings in exploding growth?
14:17
Of the many important things involved in building a growing business is integrity. Jeff explains that you need to have integrity in your distributing partners. It’s essential to figure out a way to work with them collaboratively to develop a solution that would allow you to maintain cash flow.
How do you build a lasting client relationship?
17:15
Show your clients commitment. Have difficult conversations with them when necessary; be available for them.
What are some lessons to learn from Jeff’s success?
18:34
Innovation, perseverance, and a great team could be transformative to the growth of your business. Success comes naturally when you have a team that strives for the same thing.
Advice for executives to advance in their careers.
20:04
Build a culture of open communication with your team. Challenge ideas, work collaboratively to come up with better ideas.
How do you stay grounded in yourself and your professional success?
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(Full show notes & more resources visit connect.stepstoadvance.com)
Check out the YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ADVANCEwithMikeAcker
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To book Mike Acker to speak to your group or facilitate a specific workshop, email:
[email protected]
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Next Episode
Ep 4 | Zoom Better [ Season 2 ]
Technology is progressing at an exploding pace. Since the pandemic, remote conversations and conferences have increased, something that wasn’t normal to most of us before. But whatever the cause, we’re all forced to adapt to the change. And it starts with learning effective virtual communication.
In this episode of the Advance Podcast, Mike teaches you how to make the best out of virtual conferencing and communication by sharing the three specifics to doing it right. He teaches you to convert the virtual communication “obstacle” into an opportunity to have meaningful conversations with people anywhere, from anywhere. Listen in to learn more!
EPISODE 4 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS
Why do many people find virtual communication challenging?
03:42
There are two different modes in which people operate: the social mode and the solo mode. In the social mode, even if you’re an introvert, you’re in the mental state to talk to people openly. You’re attuned to your ears, body, and are fully physically present in the conference room or sales meeting or wherever you are in the social setting.
When in solo mode, you’re with your computer doing your job, managing tasks for yourself by yourself. When the pandemic happened, everything started to occur at the same time, your social mode started to run over your solo mode. People started behaving the same way in social mode even when in solo mode. That kind of behavior de-energizes the whole room.
How can you improve virtual communication?
08:03
1. Get a decent setup. It doesn’t have to be expensive, but it has to be decent. Look professional. Invest some time in a backdrop, get some lights behind the camera, blackout curtains for any windows that add light where you don't want it, a good camera, and a microphone.
11:26
2. Eye-contact. Be able to speak to the other people in the eye. Set up the lighting and background in a way that’s less distractive. Position your camera in a way that you’re able to look at it while you speak.
13:55
3. Energy-level. Treat yourself well, aim at putting our best foot forward, give your best shot. Use gestures and good communication practices to sound energetic and present.
KEY QUOTES:
06:59-07:05
“Anytime you're virtual conferencing, start acting like you're with people.”
07:42-07:46
“A whole bunch of people being de-energized, de-energizes the room.”
18:39-18:53
“Zoom is an obstacle and an opportunity. An obstacle because we're not right here together holding hands. I'm not doing this training in person. It's also an opportunity because I can do this training for you wherever you are and have viewers around the world.”
RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST
● BOOK: Speak & Meet Virtuallyby Mike Acker
CONNECT WITH MIKE
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