Author, lecturer and fellow podcaster Mike Michalowicz bucks the traditional formula most business owners follow which is taking profits last after paying everybody else first.  He believes one of the keys to success in business is actually taking profits first.  Having founded and sold multi-million dollar businesses in his career Mike shares lessons he’s learned and a formula that you can start implementing right now for immediate business success!

Mike discusses:

• Why Profit First in business
• How the fiscally elite run their business
• The baby steps of implementing this practice in your business
• His successful background in business
• Riding the roller coaster of business
• Why this is a viable concept to use in your business
• Steps to start taking Profit First
• Challenges as Enemy or Energy
• His lowest underdog moment in business
• Whether to pivot or not in business
• His mission in business
• The concept of Entrepreneurial Poverty
• How to start today

Resources:

• mikemichalowicz.com
• Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
• Twitter, IG, YouTube @MikeMichalowicz
• Facebook @MikeMichalowiczFanPage

Powerful investor, coach, and marketer Angela E Matthews believes successful investing can be simple. As founder/ creator of the Happy Investor Method she’s been featured on outlets like The Huffington Post, SiriusXM Radio and others.  With us she shares nuggets on how she got started and how you can apply her lessons to start or better your investing and create real success!

Angela discusses:

• Her background what motivated her to get started as an entrepreneur
• Learning hard investing lessons during the economic recession
• Why it’s so important to invest
• Why some people fear investing and how to overcome it
• Tools and people to help make the initial jump
• How you can get started with minimal funds
• How you can get started at any age
• The Happy Investor Community
• The benefits of having a coach along the way
• Her biggest success and biggest setback and how she’s used them to grow
• What you can do to level up your investing game today!

Resources:

• angelaematthews.com
• thehappyinvestormethod.com
• The 80/20 Investing Show Podcast

Tom and Erin Patterson didn’t go to school for clothing design or set out to build a business in the already crowded multi-billion-dollar apparel industry.  Hear how paying attention to the common man’s problems lead to one of the best decisions they could’ve made and is paying massive dividends today!

Tom and Erin discuss:

• Their business background (Hint..it had nothing to do with their current biz)
• Starting a business in a mega-crowded industry
• Determining yourr mission and unique value proposition
• Solving problems with your product
• Standing behind your products with a guarantee
• Forming organic A-List and Celebrity Connections early on
• Authenticity and focusing on making a really good product
• Forming the right partnerships within your business
• Working with Kevin Hart and leveraging the power of social media
• Breaking through the noise with your marketing message
• Tips on growing an online direct-to-consumer business
• The initial big break that catapulted their business
• Their underdog moments and how they have helped them achieve more
• Using failures as opportunities to learn and grow
• Continuing to grow during tough economic times
• NEW THINGS in store for TommyJohn!

Resources:

• tommyjohn.com
• @tommyjohn on FB, Instagram and Twitter

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Everyone knows that the 4th Quarter holiday season is where many businesses make it or break it for their year of sales.  Nikki Lewis has years of experience in her previous business capitalizing on this HUGE sales opportunity and is sharing her step-by-step formula with you in this awesome CHALLENGE.  Get ready for action!

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Everyone knows that the 4th Quarter holiday season is where many businesses make it or break it for their year of sales.  Nikki Lewis has years of experience in her previous business capitalizing on this HUGE sales opportunity and is sharing her step-by-step formula with you in this awesome CHALLENGE.  Get ready for action!

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Everyone knows that the 4th Quarter holiday season is where many businesses make it or break it for their year of sales.  Nikki Lewis has years of experience in her previous business capitalizing on this HUGE sales opportunity and is sharing her step-by-step formula with you in this awesome CHALLENGE.  Get ready for action!

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Everyone knows that the 4th Quarter holiday season is where many businesses make it or break it for their year of sales.  Nikki Lewis has years of experience in her previous business capitalizing on this HUGE sales opportunity and is sharing her step-by-step formula with you in this awesome CHALLENGE.  Get ready for action!

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Everyone knows that the 4th Quarter holiday season is where many businesses make it or break it for their year of sales.  Nikki Lewis has years of experience in her previous business capitalizing on this HUGE sales opportunity and is sharing her step-by-step formula with you in this awesome CHALLENGE.  Get ready for action!

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Many of today’s biggest and most well-known brands use the power of simple games to engage with their customers and keep them coming back.  Nikki talks using this concept and how to leverage the fun of games to connect with your customers and grow your market at the same time.  Tune in and get ready…

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