Episode 35 - Switching from a Manager Mindset to a Leader Mindset with Ben Baker

10/16/20 • 50 min

Join Andrew Lees and Clint McPherson as they sit down with Ben Baker to talk about establishing a leadership mindset as an entrepreneur. Ben is a marketing and branding consultant, a professional speaker, and an author. He helps companies come up with a powerful brand story and improve their leadership approach. He shares why it’s crucial to take care of your employees and be clear on your purpose.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

It's not a failure until you give up. But until then, it's learning.
A great leader always thinks of ways to make his team better. Leadership is a mindset, not a job title.
The profit comes when you take care of your employees and establish a clear purpose for your business or brand.
Asking the right questions is vital if you want to build trust with your client and differentiate yourself from your competitors.
Being an entrepreneur can be a lonely experience. You need to surround yourself with people with similar mindsets but different skill sets.
And more!

About Ben Baker:

I am a husband, a father, and a member of my community. I am a big believer that friends and family are paramount, and we all have a responsibility to roll up our sleeves and help change our little part of the world.

I am a marketing and branding consultant, professional speaker, and the author of Powerful Personal Brands: a user’s guide to understanding yours - Amazon September 2018 and the co-author of Leading Beyond a Crisis: a conversation about what's next -Amazon August 2020

I volunteer. Whether it be for my congregation, festivals in the area, or through mentoring youth at the university level, I believe that I may not be able to change the world, but I can influence my corner of it.

You can find Ben Baker on:

Website: https://yourbrandmarketing.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Yourbrandmarketing/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YourBrandMrktng
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/GettingYouNoticed
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In this episode, you’ll learn:

It's not a failure until you give up. But until then, it's learning.
A great leader always thinks of ways to make his team better. Leadership is a mindset, not a job title.
The profit comes when you take care of your employees and establish a clear purpose for your business or brand.
Asking the right questions is vital if you want to build trust with your client and differentiate yourself from your competitors.
Being an entrepreneur can be a lonely experience. You need to surround yourself with people with similar mindsets but different skill sets.
And more!

About Ben Baker:

You can find Ben Baker on:

Support the show (https://thatentrepreneurlife.com/support-the-show)

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Episode 34 - Leveraging Globalization and Technology to Start a Business from Nothing with Case Lane

Join Andrew Lees and Clint McPherson as they sit down with Case Lane to talk about leveraging on globalization and technology when starting an online business. Case is an attorney, startup coach, and the founder of Ready Entrepreneur. She helps other aspiring entrepreneurs get their online businesses up and running. She shares why you should take advantage of online resources and the global marketplace as a business owner.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Traveling is a way to build connections with various communities. The entire world can be your market!
Entrepreneurship is woven through human DNA, and you should grab the opportunity to do it.
Knowing how to pivot and adapt to changes thrown your way is what being a true entrepreneur is all about.
You don't need education credentials or specific work experience to start an online business. The important thing is the passion to start.
It’s essential to have an action plan to get a clear direction on how to get your business up and running.
And more!

About Case Lane:

Hello, I am Case Lane, and Welcome to Ready Entrepreneur.

I am an entrepreneur (maybe like you), and a global writer, traveler, and observer of the future.

As an entrepreneur, I want to help you achieve lifestyle freedom by fulfilling your own dream to become an entrepreneur. And I can see you have the best opportunity in history to do this because the 21st century, globalization, and technology are the driving forces of the economy. These changes mean the workforce is changing, and many people will have to readjust to these new realities.

For more than a decade, I worked in Hollywood on the transition from physical to digital media and I saw firsthand the impact of implementing new technology on a workforce. These tech changes are not going to go away, but if you have business ideas in your head and want to be an entrepreneur, you can be ahead of the impact.

You can leverage globalization and technology to your advantage, and use both to create your own business and your own independent life. That is the business of Ready Entrepreneur – to help you make the changes you want, using the tools that are right in front of you.

You can find Case Lane on:

Website: https://www.readyentrepreneur.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/readyentrepreneurHQ/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaseLaneWorld
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/readyentrepreneur/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCovzFtOHutvmlD0_pqFZUUg/featured
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/caselaneworld/

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Episode 36 - How to Launch and Scale a SaaS Business with Arjun Rai

Join Andrew Lees and Clint McPherson as they have a chat with Arjun Rai to talk about how to launch and scale a SaaS business. Arjun is the founder of HelloWoofy. He has always had the entrepreneurial bug even at a young age and now he aims to support the underdog businesses.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Marketing for small businesses
How to start with what you have
Scaling up a software company
Use every dollar as efficiently as you can
Venture Capital VS. Bootstrapping
And more!

About Arjun Rai:

His name is Arjun like Argentina, without Tina. He's been a founder for almost 12 years and has been a serial entrepreneur, built two venture-backed companies to you know, kind of like small agencies, small startups before that.As far as Arjun can remember, he has always tried selling something on the other end that drove his parents insane. Mostly selling things for a quarter, he was very fascinated with the quarter and the idea of selling things even if it was big furniture or a small necklace in India, which again, was the wrong currency because 25 cents or a quarter in India doesn't mean anything unless you want to convert it but he didn't know any better. He always had the entrepreneur bug and today he is looking to support the other entrepreneurial bugs, driven people around the world with small businesses for the price of a cup of coffee.
His whole mandate is to support the underdog, and anything he can do to help them is what is going to drive him going forward.

You can find Arjun Rai on:

Website: https://hellowoofy.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjunrai
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arjunraime/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunraime?lang=en
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