Travis Makes Money

722: Mike Moll | Building Your Business by Understanding Your Skillset


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“Being an expert is hard, and building a successful business is even harder.” To build success it takes systems and to build systems it takes someone with skills like Mike Moll!

Mike works with marketers to help increase their value and pricing while decreasing their working hours. He is also the founder of a niche marketing agency, a consulting firm, and the host of the Market Me Podcast.

Dive into Mike’s story and learn how understanding and leveraging a specific skill set has helped him build his network and business.


Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 - 06:17] Opening Segment 

  • I introduce today’s guest, Mike Moll
  • Mike gives a bit of his background 
  • Always selling even as a kid
  • Mike’s experience going into the job world 
  • Realizing that it was time to get out and find purpose
  • Mike’s first startup in software 
  • Learning how to run Google ads 

  • [06:18 - 12:37] Building Your Business by Understanding Your Skillset

    • Mike shares how to not get run by your business
    • Get rid of the ego 
    • Give your team what they need to succeed then move 
    • Hiring people who are better than you 
    • Be open to the outside people and opinions
    • Get self-aware around what you suck at
    • How Mike networked up 
    • Spending time in spaces that don’t have your skillset
    • Just putting yourself out there
    • Giving your time, energy, and advice as value 
    • A quick word from our sponsor

    • [12:38 - 21:54] Mike Moll on Building Your Network

      • Mike talks about realizing your skillset
      • Try everything at least once 
      • Bucket your tasks then rank them
      • Who you know or what you know? 
      • Who you know is more valuable 
      • What you need to know, you can learn
      • How Mike gives away value 
      • The value of leveraging video in your marketing system 
      • A unique way of getting people’s attention 
      • People open when they see a face 

      • [21:55 - 27:10] Closing Segment  

        • ThE RaNDoM RoUnD
        • How to connect with Mike
        • Links below 
        • Final words 
        •  

          Tweetable Quotes: 

          “Nothing is forever, we’re only here for a certain amount of time so why spend this time with this drive of anger?” - Mike Moll

          “Just becoming a resource in the area you’re specialized in for those people is probably the most important; building that network and just giving away time, energy, advice to them.” - Mike Moll


          Resources Mentioned: 


          • Market Me Podcast
          • Airtable

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            Want to connect with Mike? You can follow him on Instagram and LinkedIn. Start building proven marketing systems at https://www.mikemoll.co/

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