Influence with Brad Harker - Interviewing business leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs. - 016 - Accountability, Entrepreneurship and Mastermind Groups with Anthony Witt

016 - Accountability, Entrepreneurship and Mastermind Groups with Anthony Witt

03/02/16 • 31 min

Influence with Brad Harker - Interviewing business leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs.

"Accountability is the first step to breaking out of the status quo" -Anthony Witt

Anthony Witt is the founder and creator of The Champion Entrepreneur, and his niche is working with entrepreneurs through accountability coaching and mastermind groups. Joining the ranks of Edison, Einstein, Picasso, and Ford, Anthony struggles with Dyslexia. Today, Anthony has leveraged his adversity into a powerful gift that gives him a distinct advantage as a coach, and entrepreneur. Listen close as Anthony takes us through his journey of finding his purpose and how accountability, podcasting, and mastermind groups have become his entrepreneurial bread and butter.

In this episode, we talk about:

Finding purpose and creating the Champion Entrepreneur.
Facing and dealing with Dyslexia - the lengths we go to avoid dealing with our weaknesses.
Perspective - Realizing the great blessing from a challenge.
"Niching Down" Getting specific on what you do and why you are unique to your audience.
Accountability - Breaking out of the status quo.
What is an "Avatar" and why you can't afford to not know yours.
The three traits of successful entrepreneurs.
The power of the Mastermind.

For more information and show notes, visit Podcast Page

"Accountability is the first step to breaking out of the status quo" -Anthony Witt

In this episode, we talk about:

Finding purpose and creating the Champion Entrepreneur.
Facing and dealing with Dyslexia - the lengths we go to avoid dealing with our weaknesses.
Perspective - Realizing the great blessing from a challenge.
"Niching Down" Getting specific on what you do and why you are unique to your audience.
Accountability - Breaking out of the status quo.
What is an "Avatar" and why you can't afford to not know yours.
The three traits of successful entrepreneurs.
The power of the Mastermind.

For more information and show notes, visit Podcast Page

Previous Episode

015 - Building a Killer E-Commerce Strategy with Bart Mroz

My guest this week is Bart Mroz, CEO and Head of Brand Experience at SUMO Heavy, an e-commerce consultancy in New York City. Bart is an entrepreneur whose niche is building powerful brands and digital commerce strategies. Bart lives in the epicenter of commerce, and offers some valuable insight into effective branding, and what industry leaders are doing to leverage social media and eCommerce. Not only do we talk about Bart's journey to create SUMO Heavy, but we also talk about strategies you can implement today to boost your brand and sales flow.

In this episode, we talk about:

Where do you create value? Looking at your whole business holistically. Just because your strategy is familiar, it doesn’t mean that you're doing it the right way.
Branding - Data driven marketing and Social Media as a disruptor to traditional media.
Bart’s predictions on which social media platforms to pay attention to.
Mantra's - How to connect with your audience. Start with value - what your customers need and get to the bottom of what they need and what their issues are.
The power of the Free Gift - A great way to build a funnel - “people don’t have time, they’ll just hire you to do it”.
What is your unique Value proposition? Creating a custom solution instead of a cookie cutter site and system.
Is Digital Commerce a disrupter to the traditional sales job?
Big entrepreneurial struggles you faced as you built SumoHeavy - first year making a lot of mistakes - almost going BK in the first year.
The biggest entrepreneurial struggles and what’s next for SUMO heavy.

"We specialize in just one thing. Digital Commerce " -Bart Mroz

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Next Episode

017 – How Great Minds Think – Interview with Dr. Ben Belnap

The human brain is incredible, generating an estimated 60,000 thoughts every single day. Research suggests that by the time you reach the age of 18, you will have been told no 150,000 times. Consequently, it’s not surprising that 80% of the recurring thoughts you have each day are negative. On the other side of the coin, however, your brain operating in a positive state is 31% more effective overall. Salesmen in a positive state will sell 37% more than when neutral or negative, and physicians operate 19% faster and more accurate. This is known as the “happiness advantage” and is exactly what my guest, Dr. Ben Belnap digs into in this episode of influence.

I don’t think there is an interview that we have had to date that has more potential to facilitate positive change. Everything we talk about in this episode will help you take control of your mind, amplify your confidence, and open the floodgates of opportunity.

In this episode, we talk about:

Why we are so prone to negative thoughts and how destructive our minds can be to our success.
How your approach to success might actually be making you unhappy. Discovering Mindfulness.
Dealing with insecurity and self-handicapping.
The 3 levels of processing and reaching our core beliefs.
Core-beliefs and self-fulfilling prophecy.
How to find your purpose.
Challenging your fears and and building confidence.
The importance of gratitude.

” Success is ultimately a byproduct of our ability to be more mindful and grateful in the work we do. ” -Ben Belnap