How to Fix Everything Inside Your Business w/Mike Michalowicz

04/19/21 • 49 min

Cleaning Up - Home Services Brand Builder Podcast

Mike Michalowicz is the entrepreneur behind three multi-million dollar companies and is the author of Profit First, Clockwork, The Pumpkin Plan, and his newest book, Fix This Next. Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and regularly travels the globe as an entrepreneurial advocate. He is an active partner in multiple companies, including an American manufacturer, a business growth consultancy, an augmented reality tech firm, and a certification organization for accountants, bookkeepers, and business coaches. In this episode, Mike and Ron go deep into the business of entrepreneurship and the harsh reality of what it takes to survive and succeed.

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How NOT to overthink your business with Ellen Rohr

On this episode of the Cleaning Up Podcast, we have Ellen Rohr. Ellen was a Plumber’s Wife now she is the Business Makeover Expert® Ellen got involved in her husband’s company after his partner died unexpectedly. It seemed like lots of money was moving through the company, but at the end of the month, there was never any money left. Thankfully, Ellen found terrific mentors, savvy contractors who taught her how to keep score in business, how to put a simple business plan together, and how to make money.

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