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What automation tools do you utilize to make your work more meaningful?

Neeti Mehta Shukla, Co-Founder of Automation Anywhere joins A.J. to discuss the power of process automation in enabling smarter business growth. They explore the past, present, and future of business process automation, how to combine accessible automation and artificial intelligence for more efficiency and productivity, and the different processes to evaluating business growth. They also talk about the entrepreneurial spirit, why it revolves around problem-solving, and what it takes to navigate the transition points of an eight-figure business. 

Tune in to learn how to make your life easier by leveraging the power of automation.

About our guest:

Neeti Mehta is the Co-founder and SVP of Brand and Culture at Automation Anywhere, where they provide robotic process automation enhanced with both cognitive and analytics technology in leading Financial Services, BPO, Healthcare, Technology, and Insurance companies (to name a few)—across more than 90 countries. In addition, Neeti has been on the Advisory and Founding Boards of many companies, advocating strongly for female Founder-CEOs.

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How has artificial intelligence pushed the limits for business process automation?

[09:08] - “The combination of accessible automation and artificial intelligence [has] really changed the landscape for businesses and what they could accomplish in process automation.”

What do you expect to achieve for your business using process automation? Tell us on Facebook or any social media platform of your choice (and don’t forget to say hello if you would like to share your story with us)!

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Serial entrepreneur Amy Ransdell joins A.J. to explore why you should turn your company into your joy box. If you think back to the very beginning of your entrepreneurial journey, you’ll reconnect with the desires that made you want to become an entrepreneur. Now that you’re on the journey, are you staying true to these desires? 

Tune in to learn how to rethink your role in your business and mold it into one that brings you JOY!

About Amy: 

Amy Ransdell is a performance coach at her business Peak Performance. Over the years, she has coached more than 1000 clients. She is also the CMO of REVAGLOBAL, a company that matches business with highly skilled virtual assistants. Amy is also a real estate investor amongst other things. 

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You can make a profit from the same asset multiple times:

[04:14] “In business, as you grow, you start to realize how assets that you’re creating can create other streams of income or solve other problems.” 

How are you using your assets to multiply your profits? Tell us in the comments, and don’t forget to say hello if you would like to share your entrepreneurship story on our podcast. 

If you are looking for a virtual assistant (in any industry) hire one here from REVAGLOBAL.

Book mentioned in the episode: Winning by Tim Grover

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In this episode A.J. and Timi discusses why your business needs you to go on vacation. They talk about how to avoid staff burnout, why talking to strangers hones your entrepreneurial skills, and why you should tell your clients about your holiday escapades. 

Vacations are a time for you to recharge your body and refresh your perspective. Tune in to the episode to learn why vacations will make you a more effective and well-rounded entrepreneur. 

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Do entrepreneurs really have a work-life balance?

[05:04] “We jokingly said, being an entrepreneur, there is no real-life balance. It’s just making sure you find things that are the appropriate mix so that you’re doing the things you like.”

Are you able to fully disconnect from work while on vacation? Tell us in the comments, and don’t forget to say hello if you would like to share your entrepreneurship story on our podcast. 

Bar mentioned in the episode: https://www.barelydisfigured.com/ 

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In this episode, Timi and A.J. discuss why you should build an intention-led business. They talk about the experiences and lessons learned from several other entrepreneurs in building mission-led ventures and the challenges that one might face. 

Tune in to learn about starting and scaling a business that not only helps you nurture a better team but also allows you to attract clients you are excited to serve. 

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This is what the thought process in building an intention-led business looks like:

[14:56] “If I want to do this, and I know I can provide the value that I believe is necessary for this part of the marketplace that I want to enter, I can do it the way that I think it worthwhile”

What intentions lead your business? Tell us in the comments, and don’t forget to say hello if you would like to share your entrepreneurship story on our podcast. 

Entrepreneurs on Our Show Who Built Intention-Led Businesses: 

Hack Business Growth By Building a Product You Would Use with Jeff Epstein, Onboard.io

Building a People-First Company with Natalie Nagele, Wildbit

What Does the Future of Work Look Like with Stephanie Nadi Olson

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Making money is an integral part of entrepreneurship, but knowing what to do with the money you make is a whole other story. In this episode, A.J. is joined by entrepreneurial coach Henry Daas to discuss how to figure out what money or financial wellbeing means to you in life and business. Their discussion is based on one succinct principle: money has no inherent value other than giving us the ability to do what we want to do. 

Tune in to this episode to learn how to plan for and think about your financial wellbeing.  

About Henry Daas: 

Henry Daas is an entrepreneurial and personal finance coach. According to him, he has reinvented himself 10 times so far throughout his life. Henry Daas is the author of “FQ: Financial Intelligence.” In this book, Henry presents a comprehensive exploration of personal finance, guiding readers with essential knowledge and insights. This book empowers individuals to navigate the various factors influencing their financial well-being, enabling them to make informed decisions and unlock their path to lasting financial success.

Visit our curated collection of Business Books for more enriching reads.

Signs that you need an entrepreneurial coach

Are you unsure if you need an entrepreneurial coach to guide you on your business journey? Here are several indicators that suggest you may need a coach:

Remember, seeking an entrepreneurial coach is not a sign of weakness but a proactive step towards enhancing your skills, mindset, financial wellbeing, and business success. It shows a willingness to invest in your professional and personal growth as an entrepreneur.

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Who becomes fabulously rich?

[45:29] “People who became fabulously rich in the 1800s were the Vanderbilts and the Carnegies who actually built the railroads but since then the ones who have become fabulously rich are the people who have used the networks...who has made the money? Amazon. Facebook. Netflix. Google. None of them owns a stitch of the actual network.” 

How can you leverage this thinking to create wealth for yourself? Tell us in the comments, and don’t forget to say hello if you would like to share your entrepreneurship story on our podcast. 

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Serial Entrepreneur Pete Martin joins A.J. to discuss how you can go from entrepreneur, to enterprise, to empire, to exit by doing less. They talk about the importance of having the right team, why not all business is good business, escaping the rainmakers dilemma, and how co-innovating with your customers can maximize your growth and business income. 

Tune in to learn how to build a business around what’s important to you to create long term value.

About our Guest: 

Pete Martin is the founder of Ask My Board, which is the sixth company he has started. In AskMyBoard, he coaches businesses using the Four Pillars of Power and the Catapult Method, ensuring they grow to be resilient and financially healthy businesses. He has sold his other 5 businesses with an average return of 11x to his investors. He is the author of the upcoming book, "Sparking a Mobile Revolution; How Mobile Voting Will Change the World as We Know It.”.

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Are you using your time strategically? 

[26:19] “How we approach entrepreneurs as they create this growth plan is, it literally comes down to ’what are you doing on a day to day basis?’, literally, because that’s where the rubber meets the road. And if you say ‘hey I want to grow and I want to scale’ and you’re spending 8 hours filling RFPs I can tell you that you’re going to hit your limit. And frankly, a lot of ego gets in the way.” 

How does the way you use your time facilitate or hinder your growth? Tell us in the comments, and don’t forget to say hello if you would like to share your entrepreneurship story on our podcast. 

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Marcello Leone, CEO of Bevcanna, joins A.J. to discuss his experience of running a company with a first-to-market product: cannabis beverages. They converse about several topics including what it is like to run a heavily regulated business, whether or not you should be open to selling your company, and how to align your personal goals with your business goals.

Tune in to learn about the challenges of running a company with a first-to-market product. 

About our Guest: 

Marcello Leone is the CEO of Bevcanna, an up and coming cannabis beverage company that is heavily involved in the health and wellness space.  Bevcanna provides whitelabel cannabis drinks to other businesses. It is a publicly registered company. Previously, Marcello was CEO of RYU apparel. 

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Will it work out? 

[11:26] “Crazy entrepreneurs that we are, saw the opportunity, believed in it, didn’t necessarily know how it was going to work out, leveraged everything that I owned, borrowed from my family members, raised capital, and went all-in into this new category where we are today. You never know, especially when you are charting uncharted territory” 

What was the toughest challenge for you when you were first building your business? Tell us in the comments, and don’t forget to say hello if you would like to share your entrepreneurship story on our podcast. 

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Shaun Clark, co-founder of High Level, joins A.J. to discuss the biggest problems businesses have: getting customers. In their conversation, they delve into many interesting questions like why SaaS on its own is not enough, what most businesses get wrong in their lead generation processes, and how being a bootstrapped company helps you better connect with your ideal customer. 

About our Guest: 

Shaun Clark is the co-founder of High Level. High Level offers a full suite of services to clients to help them turn leads into customers. His product is focused on conversions rather than clicks. Previously, Shaun founded InvoiceSherpa amongst other businesses. He used his past experiences to inform his current journey, helping businesses do what is most important to them: get clients.

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What every business gets wrong about their leads: 

[18:46] “Lead capture methods expand and mutate all the time. But ultimately, where we find the biggest drop-off is in the nurture. It’s one thing to capture a lead but leads aren’t customers and getting them from lead to customer - that nurture journey - that’s the place where everybody falls down.” 

How do you nurture leads? Tell us in the comments, and don’t forget to say hello if you would like to share your entrepreneurship story on our podcast. 

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Jeff Epstein, the founder of Onboard.io, joins A.J. to discuss how he restarted his entrepreneurial journey after finding a problem that he personally relates to. They discuss his lessons from his previous business and he explains why business is better this time around. 

Tune in to learn different aspects of what it takes to be more intentional when starting a business including how to select a great business partner and why you should have a clear data gathering vision. 

About our Guest: 

Jeff Epstein is the founder of Onboard.io. Onboard.io is a solution that streamlines the customer onboarding process by integrating many different onboarding tools in one package. Previously, he founded Get Ambassador. 

According to him, what makes Onboard.io a more successful and enjoyable journey for him is that he relates to the problem! 

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Who is Jeff Epstein? - 00:43 

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Building a company where you’ve EXPERIENCED the problem: 

20:02 “When I’m speaking to investors and other folk and they say ‘why this time’ and then I say listen,  in the most honest way I can answer, this is actually a problem that I understand. I built a company in a problem that I didn’t really understand...this is a lot easier that I actually felt pain.”

How do you relate to the problem your company works on solving? Have you personally experienced that problem?  

Tell us in the comments, and don’t forget to say hello if you would like to share your entrepreneurship story on our podcast. 

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In this episode, the tables are turned! Instead of being the interviewer, A.J. is interviewed. He extracts insights he has learned from the previous guests and shares the nuggets of reflection from his experience about business growth. 

In this episode, you will learn:

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Reality checkpoint (ask yourself this): 

Where are you compared to where you started? Too often we have amazing end goals in place, but it is a journey...it’s about where you go compared to where you started, not to where you are by itself.

How far are you on your journey compared to where you started? Tell us in the comments, and don’t forget to say hello if you would like to share your entrepreneurship story on our podcast. 

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