Business Growth

Business Growth

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Business Growth episodes

  • Entrepreneurship is Management with Jeff Poulton - BGP 42

    Jeff Poulton is the co-founder at Rocketmade and talks the importance of having a founding team. Spencer connected with Jeff through Scott Paul’s feeder network strategy.

    01:29 Describing the startup personality element

    03:42 Explanation of the management success

    05:44 Benefitting with a founding team

    07:23 Exploring Jeff’s partnership with Scott Paul

    11:14 Scott’s desire to build a feeder network

    12:44 The beginning of Rocketmade

    15:35 Uncovering and handling issues with partners directly and immediately

    17:57 Latching onto the successful philosophies of Steve Blank, Eric Ries, Ash Maurya, and Jason Fried

    20:05 Advice that Jeff should’ve taken

    22:00 Growth advice: network in your domain and understand your personal impact

    24:45 If you want to reach out to Jeff with praises or questions, he can be reached at [email protected]

    25:12 Jeff’s upcoming projects to help others learn about the programming craft, including his podcast, the Timemachine app, and Launchpad

    28 min
  • Profit Hacking with Steve Daar - BGP 41

    Steve Daar says any business can experience business growth through Profit Hacking by focusing on 3 core areas: Traffic, Conversion, and Economy. The Profit Hacking principles will get you focused on the right KPI’s with the ultimate goal of growing your business and making more money. Make sure you pick up a copy of Steve’s book Profit Hacking on Amazon

    36 min
  • Limitless Entrepreneur with Peter Sage - BGP 40

    Peter Sage is truly a limitless serial entrepreneur and has created multiple million dollar companies and continues to coach and inspire entrepreneurs around the world.

    His latest venture is a multi-billion dollar company in the clean energy space so he has built businesses in many different sizes and verticals.

    In this episode Peter shares lessons on how you can get that winning mindset you need in your personal life and in business. He also shares the powerful statement of “I Am” and how you truly are good enough.

    He has free gifts on his website at www.petersage.com

    01:45 - Are entrepreneurs born or made?

    04:04 - Having Dan Peña be his mentor

    08:35 - Did Peter ever feel limited with his opportunities and abilities?

    10:18 - Your emotional bank account feeds your financial bank account

    12:26 - The fundamental error we make as business owners

    15:06 - How to create a breakthrough with a limitless mindset

    17:59 - Why linking your self worth to your net worth puts you on the wrong foundation

    24:30 - How being afraid to fail destroys your business

    27:27 - One of the first insecurities he looks for in an entrepreneur

    31:25 - Fulfillment comes from the ability to grow and the ability to contribute

    34:25 - What he thinks about himself… very profound!

    37:39 - Why you need to take care of yourself physically

    43:12 - The outer world always follows the inner world

    45:15 - Upgrading your peer group

    51:05 - Peter’s parting advice

    Make sure to thank Peter for this episode in the comments and on iTunes. To say contact Peter reach out on Twitter/PeterSage007

    57 min
  • Dan Peña, The 50 Billion Dollar Man - BGP 39

    Dan Peña is the 50 Billion Dollar Man who mentors high performance people to take quantum leaps with their business.

    By the end of this interview you will either love Dan Peña or hate him. There is no middle ground. He has no filter. He says things as they need to be said, and has the goal to bring you and me across the finish line of success.

    This has been edited with bleeps for the harsh language. It may make you uncomfortable. We take questions I received from Dave Asprey from the Bulletproof Executive and talk about his experience with Brian Rose from the London Real.

    I completed over 100 hours of research and work to put this together for you. When the red recording light started blinking I was scared as hell. Dan had been my mentor through his recordings and book and now it was a privilege to speak with him. He didn’t hold back a bit. He called me out on some of the dumb things I’m doing and my flawed thinking. It was uncomfortable but made me stronger, similar to pushing through the burn of a good workout.

    So if you’re not at the level of success you secretly know you should be at this will be the most important interview you ever listen to. Share it with your business friends, mastermind members, and make sure you subscribe to his podcast the Quantum Leap Advantage and Ask the 50 Billion Dollar Man.

    Dan’s seminar at the castle: www.danpena.com/seminar

    Links and Resources

    https://twitter.com/danspena

    https://www.facebook.com/CastleSeminar

    https://www.youtube.com/user/GuthrieCastle1468

    https://www.youtube.com/user/GuthrieGroup

    http://www.danpena.com/about/

     

    Show Notes

    01:34 - From the barrio of East LA to living in a story book castle

    05:04 - The reason why he continues to work at almost 70 years old

    11:11 - Getting his mentor Jim Newman

    13:00 - How he got out of his comfort zone

    16:59 - Did Dan ever think he had limitations? (shocking answer)

    18:40 - Why books, podcasts, and training aren’t a part of the journey to success.

    20:47 - “Fear is only a f*#@ing option”

    22:09 - Dan’s stories of bungee jumping, hang gliding, skydiving, killing a bear with his hands, and instinct hunting

    28:23 - Talking about Dave Asprey's question for Dan

    29:09 - “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future”

    34:00 - How high performance people think and talk

    35:36 - “High performance people don’t hang”

    43:25 - Why he has no filter and says what he thinks

    49:10 - Low hanging fruit opportunities only come around in a lifetime 4, 5, or 6 times

    51:00 - Dan’s parting advice

    56:10 - Spencer’s wrap up and summary  

    Subscribe to Dan Peña’s podcast

    The Quantum Leap Advantage: The Podcast of the Most Successful Business Coach:

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/quantum-leap-advantage-podcast/id849479564?mt=2

    Ask The 50 Billion Dollar Man: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-the-50-billion-dollar-man/id889828628?mt=2

    59 min
  • BGP 038 Matthew Turner
    In our interview Matt talks about using stories to grow a business, meet new people, develop stronger relationships, and be more interesting. Most people just rattle off facts, but normal people forget the details and only remember the stories… even if you’re one of the weirdos who remembers obscure stats you’ll get something out of this interview too. Matthew aka Turndog talks about the 3 parts to the storytelling experience. He breaks it down to 1) Discover 2) Create and 3) Share Listen to this episode to get the full scoop on becoming a better storyteller to grow your business. Visit Matthew’s website and get his free course on becoming a better storyteller. His site is www.turndogmillionaire.com He’s also publishing a book shortly called The Successful Mistake and it’s guaranteed to have some interesting stories to make you laugh, cry, and think.
    39 min
  • BGP 037 Gary Zaydman
    Gary Zaydman talks about having sales conversations with your prospects and customers that are fun and grow your business. He shares why changing the context of the sales conversation can make you stick out and break through the inbox clutter. One specific thing Gary does is use text messaging at the start of business relationships. This works best for referrals and he created a template showing you exactly how he does it. Go to his website GaryZaydman.com to get all the details.jjj
    46 min
  • BGP 036 Conrad Egusa
    Conrad Egusa the founder of Publicize.co shares how to get press for your startup and how to get noticed by journalists. He’s been featured in TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and Huffington Post. Say thanks to Conrad and ask him your questions at Publicize.co To get your questions on the show message me on Twitter @spencershaw
    48 min
  • BGP 035 Primoz Bozic
    Primoz Bozic talks about creating systems and success habits. He also shares the process for surrounding yourself with top performers. He wrote a 22 page guide on creating bulletproof habits that you can access on his website www.skyrocketyourproductivity.com/habits it’s definetly worth reading. He also wrote one of the most EPIC posts about how to surround yourself with successful people www.skyrocketyourproductivity.com/the-quick-guide-to-surrounding-yourself-with-successful-people https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KnhpG9LoGc&feature=youtu.be Show Notes 3:45 – His turning point was when he went to Google and typed in “how to be more social” and found Scott H Young www.scotthyoung.com/blog/ 5:58 – Primoz emailed Scott and asked what he should do with his extra money. Scott referred him to Ramit Sethi at www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com 12:35 – How he developed the habit of taking massive action 19:01 – The system he created for creating habits 23:58 – Overcoming overwhelm 32:17 – His process for connecting with other top performers 45:50 – How he went from $7/h to $250/hr 56:06 – His 48 hour challenge His report and post are incredibly valuable, you should check them out. To get your questions on the show send me a message on Twitter @spencershaw
    1 hr 5 min
  • BGP 034 Shane Snow
    Shane Snow and I talk about accelerating business growth and use examples from his recent book Smartcuts. In this episode we talk about how he raised $11M in funding for his business Contently. Shane explains why it was easier to raise $11M in funding than raising $100k for his startup. We also talk about how you can 10X your business growth by applying lateral thinking. We take a listener question about scaling a service based business. He does a case study of how he would grow their business and applies examples of how he grew Contently. If you liked the 4 Hour Work Week and you’re into rapidly growing a business you’ll love his new book Smartcuts. Get a copy on Amazon or any major bookstore. To get your questions answered on the show tweet me @spencershaw
    44 min
  • BGP 033 Best Of BGP
    After running the Business Growth Podcast for over a year it was hard to choose the top lessons. Overall these 5 conversations had the greatest impact on me, so they made the cut. I want to thank all the guests who have been on the show. They are all innovative, inspiring and have helped so many other business owners. Thank you. Today’s Show: In this special episode you’ll learn from Davis Smith of Cotopaxi.com, Scott Paul of Instafluence, and Naveen Dittakavi of HowToBuildRecurringRevenue.com You’ll learn a new way to think of 100 million dollar ideas, why you should suck at everything except 1 key area, and which business model will work best for you, Lesson 1 comes from Davis Smith. Why think of 100 million dollar ideas. Lesson 2 comes from Scott Paul. The importance of building a team. Lesson 3 also comes from Scott. Why you should suck at everything thing except this… Lesson 4 comes from Naveen Dittakavi. What it really means to scale. Lesson 5 also comes from Naveen. Understanding what you want. To get your questions on the show find me on Twitter @spencershaw Leave a review on iTunes and a comment on SoundCloud. It helps other founders and business owners get answers to their questions.
    15 min

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Spencer Shaw interviews business owners about what it takes to run and grow a business. These aren't conversations about raising millions of capital or scaling to become the next billion dollar…