Masterminds For Fun And Profit With Liz Scully

09/01/21 • 27 min

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Liz Scully is a film industry veteran who spent 20 years working on big Hollywood films - she’s won an Emmy and her work is multi-Oscar nominated. Today, she's a business strategist and a Mastermind coach and she teaches other entrepreneurs on how they can run their own masterminds.

On today’s episode, Liz shares what is a mastermind group and the benefits of joining one, tips on curating and running a good mastermind and how one can get the most out of it.

Resources:

www.Rethinkcentral.com/ted - Check out Liz’s

Actionable Take-aways:

1) A good mastermind group allows you to set goals and grow with like minded individuals, so do consider joining one if you would like to be exposed to new industries and perspectives and achieve these goals in a team setting.

2) To make the most of your mastermind experience, you need to come in with a very clear question pay attention after. Do not hog the limelight so that everyone can maximize their time.

3) Running a paid mastermind is very lucrative and time efficient, and can serve as an additional revenue stream for your business.
Connect with Ted on:
His Website at : www.tedteo.com
LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-teo/
Instagram at: @ted.teo
Facebook at : https://www.facebook.com/groups/tedteo

On today’s episode, Liz shares what is a mastermind group and the benefits of joining one, tips on curating and running a good mastermind and how one can get the most out of it.

Resources:

www.Rethinkcentral.com/ted - Check out Liz’s

Actionable Take-aways:

2) To make the most of your mastermind experience, you need to come in with a very clear question pay attention after. Do not hog the limelight so that everyone can maximize their time.

Previous Episode

How To Build A Niche Dating App With Leigh D’Angelo

Leigh D’Angelo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dig Dates which is a dating app for dog lovers that a launched the New York Metro Area before Valentine’s Day 2018. After her sister Casey’s relationship ended with someone who was not a dog lover, Casey wanted to be sure she could find someone who would love her dog as much as she does and that was how Dig Dates was born. Today, Leigh and Casey have also launched Tabby Dates, a sister app for cat lovers and Leigh shares the ins and outs of growing a dating app, her experiences with growing her community and how catering to the different nuances of her user base has contributed to her success.

Resources:

https://digdates.com/ - Check out Dig Dates, the dating app for dog lovers

https://tabbydates.com/ - Check out Tabby Dates, the dating app for cat lovers

Actionable Take-aways:

1. Events are great ways to grow both your user base and build relationships with other companies in your industry. Working on collaborations and oppornities for both segments to meet is a win-win situation.

2. When building relationships with corporations, remember that you speaking to a person at the end of the day. Remember to also come in on the basis that you are prepared to give something in return.

3. There are always sub-niches in each industry an each sub-niche has its own unique issues to be solved for its customers. Within the pet industry, dog lovers and cat lovers face different challenges. Within each pet segment, the breeds of the pet will also give rise to different personalities and lifestyles for its owners, and it is important to consider these nuances when building your product or service.
Connect with Ted on:
His Website at : www.tedteo.com
LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-teo/
Instagram at: @ted.teo

Next Episode

How To Make A Global Impact With Your Business With Tariq Fancy

Tariq Fancy is an ex-investment banker who was formerly the chief investment officer of sustainable investing at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. Today, he is best known for founding The Rumie Initiative, a non-profit organization that aims to educate children in underserved communities using affordable technology. Over the years, as a non-profit organization, Rumie has helped re-educate former child soldiers, as well as children who do not have access to school such as children affected by the Ebola virus and Syrian refugees.

In this episode, Tariq shares how he attributes Rumie’s evolution over the years to be a result of always listening to the needs of his customers, why quality does not always equate to impact and his approach to finding the right local partners when he grew Rumie globally.

Resources:

https://learn.rumie.org/jR/bytes/welcome-to-rumie/ - Check out what exactly is Rumie (and what is a byte).

https://learn.rumie.org/jR/bytes/the-benefits-of-taking-handwritten-notes/ - Tariq’s favourite byte

https://about.rumie.org/volunteer/ - Here is how you can volunteer with Rumie and help in Rumie’s mission.

https://about.rumie.org/contact-us/ - Rumie’s contact page if you want to get in touch.

Actionable Take-aways:

1. It is important to be listen to the needs of your customer and the tweak your business model as their needs and appetites change.

2. Quality does not always equate to impact. It is equally important to pay attention to customer retention rates especially in the technology and edutech space.

3. When growing overseas, instead of knocking on every door to find the right key partner, another approach would be to spread the work that you are doing at key events such as conferences, and allowing the right people to reach out to you instead.
Connect with Ted on:
His Website at : www.tedteo.com
LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-teo/
Instagram at: @ted.teo
Facebook at : https://www.facebook.com/groups/tedteo