Business Lunch

In today’s episode, the hosts reveal how to navigate your business through the Clarity Compass. The Clarity Compass is the tool to use for you to move closer to your business goals and objectives. They also tackled why the scalability of business decision-making is among the key factors for success.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

01:55 Reed Hastings stepping down as the Co-CEO of Netflix

06: 32 Things to think about to maintain a true legacy in your business.

11:18 Four areas of Clarity Compass

21:36 Best tool to help people stay on track

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Ask Roland and Ryan a question HERE.

RESOURCES:

• 7 Steps to Scalable workbook
• Get my book, Zero Down, FREE

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In today’s episode, Ryan Deiss and Roland Frasier reveal their approaches to navigating a merger deal. Whether you’re the buyer or seller, recognizing your “why” is key to making the deal work. They also touch on crucial factors to consider before saying yes, such as cultural alignment, a plan B in case of poor outcomes, withholding confidential information, and having healthy pessimism as an entrepreneur.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

01:24 An Emerging Trend in M&As And The Parties Involved

04:00 The Most Important Thing To Consider In A Merger Deal

05:23 Cultural Misalignment Kills Most Deals

09:50 Project The Post-Integration Outcome And Set Intermediate Steps

13:44 A Wake-Up Call For Having Unrealistic Optimism

16:12 Document the Deal and Keep Confidential Information

21:22 Just A Little Doubt Means The Deal Isn’t Worth It

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More Resources:

Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion! EPIC Training

Join The Rise Nation Mastermind with Ryan Deiss, Roland Frasier, and Daymond John HERE. Your business must be at least $1M a year in revenue.

Mentioned in this episode:

Get Roland's Training on Acquiring Businesses!

Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

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In today’s episode, the hosts share their personal techniques for effective calendar management. While entrepreneurs can either have a stringent or flexible daily schedule, balancing it out can be a challenge. They also talk about the different types of work to consider when time-blocking, how your morning routine sets you up for success and being clear on when you accept and refuse work.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:15 A Jam-Packed Schedule Isn’t For Everyone

02:23 How Roland Lives By The Calendar

05:30 Why Ryan Has One Calendar For Business And Personal Stuff

06:50 The Fastest Way To Deal With Invites

08:56 Uninterrupted Flow State Work Should Be Scheduled

15:42 An Empty Calendar Can Be A Red Flag

21:55 Whatever You Do, Your Calendar Must Optimize It

25:35 Know Your Weekly Top Three Tasks And Your “Chocolate Cake” Work

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More Resources:

Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion! EPIC Training

In today’s episode, hosts Ryan Deiss and Roland Frasier discuss the best indicator of a business’s overall health. Although having different ideas, the common thread is observing trend-based results rather than dated numbers. They also talk about the importance of deeply understanding the growth capacity of a business before acquiring it and achieving the balance of having free distributable cash and future investment in R&D.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

03:16 A Question Entrepreneurs and Investors Are Not Asking

08:13 Roland’s Number One Business Health Metric And How To Find It

11:20 Ryan’s Number One Business Health Metric And How To Find It

15:45 Your Core Investment Strategy May Not Work

18:42 Where You Stand Now Can Change Tomorrow: The Unpredictability Of The Market

20:09 The Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make

22:16 Growable Isn’t The Same As Scaleable

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In today's episode, the hosts discuss Elon Musk and the recent Twitter acquisition. They talk about how Musk is being incredibly transparent about the situation and how he is handling it. They also discuss how some people may not be able to sympathize with him because he is still employed and has a lot of money. However, they argue that if you are in a position of power, you have to make difficult decisions and sometimes people will get hurt.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

00:02:07 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Buys Twitter For $44 Billion

00:04:10 Twitter CEO Lays Off Employees In Bloated Business Decision

00:05:06 Is They Try To Figure Out How To Cut: The Dilemma Of Minimum Amounts

00:06:18 Job Cuts Aren't Show Business: Jeff Bezos Gets Real About Business Strategy

00:07:16 $4 Million A Day Is A Lot To Burn: Company Makes Tough Decision To Lay Off Employees

00:10:09 This Person's Difficult Decisions Led To People Getting Hurt

00:11:40 The Thing That I Liked About All Three Of Those Situations Is That There's Lots Of People That Are Going To

00:13:53 Making A Decision, And I Called It Kindness. Really, It Was Cowardice.

00:14:42 The Dilemma Of The CEO: To Serve Shareholders Or Do What's Right?

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Ask Roland and Ryan a question HERE.

OUR PARTNERS:

• 7 Steps to Scalable workbook
• Get a free proposal from Conversion Fanatics
• Get 3% cash back on your ad spend with AdCard
• Get my book, Zero Down, FREE

Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Business Lunch? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!

Mentioned in this episode:

Get Roland's Training on Acquiring Businesses!

Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

EPIC Training

How do you start acquiring businesses with no money out of pocket?

On today's episode, host Roland Frasier explains how you can position yourself as an investor and attract more lucrative deals. A vast majority of us want to become wealthy. Some people take the frugal path and choose to save more; others go all out and invest in high-return investments. However, Roland believes if you want to create wealth super fast, you need to buy assets that are worth more than what you have to pay - or better yet, with no money out of pocket.

Listen in to hear fool-proof strategies to help you acquire already successful businesses in a world full of motivated sellers. 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• Understanding deal life cycles
• How to acquire companies with no money out of pocket
• Working in vs. working on your business
• What is consulting for equity?
• The magic of the special purpose vehicle (SPV)
• How to monetize your consulting for equity deals
• Difference between owner-operated and professionally managed businesses
• Benefits of buying companies from motivated sellers

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Ask Roland and Ryan a question HERE.

OUR PARTNERS:

• 7 Steps to Scalable workbook
• Get a free proposal from Conversion Fanatics
• Get 3% cash back on your ad spend with AdCard
• Get my book, Zero Down, FREE

Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Business Lunch? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!

Mentioned in this episode:

Get Roland's Training on Acquiring Businesses!

Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

EPIC Training

Should you start your own business or buy an existing one? 

On today's episode, host Roland Frasier explains why buying an already successful business might make more sense than building one from scratch. There are over 30 million small to medium-sized businesses in the US, about 25 million in Europe, and 3 million in Canada and Australia. The interesting thing about these stats is that, at any given time, about 4.3 million of these businesses are put up for sale, but only 720,000 will actually sell. And with more and more baby boomers retiring, opportunities to buy already successful businesses will keep popping up. 

Listen in to hear Roland explain why now is the best time to start acquiring already successful businesses and get in on deals worldwide with no money out of pocket.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• Buying versus starting your own business 
• How to become an EPIC investor?
• Why you need to stop trading dollars for hours
• Understanding the EPIC journey
• What are leveraged buyouts?
• Roland's proven system for growth
• The three crises creating unprecedented growth
• Why the industry is flooded with motivated sellers

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Ask Roland and Ryan a question HERE.

OUR PARTNERS:

• 7 Steps to Scalable workbook
• Get a free proposal from Conversion Fanatics
• Get 3% cash back on your ad spend with AdCard
• Get my book, Zero Down, FREE

Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Business Lunch? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!

Mentioned in this episode:

Get Roland's Training on Acquiring Businesses!

Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

EPIC Training

Should you build your company around a corporate strategy? What about the risk of double taxation?

On today's episode, host Roland Frasier breaks down some important tax considerations when consulting for equity or buying and selling a business. Although there are a lot of strategies you can implement to reduce your overall tax burden, there's always the risk of double taxation. A lot of entrepreneurs find it unfair to pay taxes twice on the same income. Fortunately, there's something you can do about it. One way is to stop paying dividends and put the extra earnings into a Roth IRA.

Tune in to learn how taxes play into the buying and selling of businesses and how you can minimize those taxes while still maintaining some liquidity to fund future spending

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• Tax considerations when buying a company
• How to position and structure your company for an exit
• Double taxation and how it works
• How to justify your input when consulting for equity
• Complex companies repulse willing buyers
• Benefits of creating a subsidiary under a corporation
• How to start conversations that lead to equity deals

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Ask Roland and Ryan a question HERE.

OUR PARTNERS:

• 7 Steps to Scalable workbook
• Get a free proposal from Conversion Fanatics
• Get 3% cash back on your ad spend with AdCard
• Get my book, Zero Down, FREE

Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Business Lunch? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!

Mentioned in this episode:

Get Roland's Training on Acquiring Businesses!

Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

EPIC Training

Want to start consulting for equity? Would it make sense to be a general consultant advising everyone about everything?

On today's episode, host Roland Frasier talks to Trevor Jenson, a deal junkie with a reputation for being able to raise money and close deals. Trevor shares how he was able to buy a company without money out of pocket and how consulting for equity allowed him to cross paths with Dwight Freeney and Michael Jordan. 

If you want to be successful when consulting for equity, you must pick a niche. After consulting for 200 companies in just under a year and a half, Trevor's consulting company still failed to take off. Why? Because they consulted for all types of businesses. You can't be an expert at everything. And soon enough, clients will see past your lack of depth in a particular area of expertise.   

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• How to buy companies with no money out of pocket
• Why you should consider investing in the eSports space
• The power of consulting for equity
• You need different mentors at different levels of growth
• Niche: Required or unnecessary when consulting for equity?
• First step to raising money through a fund
• Testing the viability of your idea using data

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Ask Roland and Ryan a question HERE.

OUR PARTNERS:

• 7 Steps to Scalable workbook
• Get a free proposal from Conversion Fanatics
• Get 3% cash back on your ad spend with AdCard
• Get my book, Zero Down, FREE

Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Business Lunch? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!

Mentioned in this episode:

Get Roland's Training on Acquiring Businesses!

Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

EPIC Training

Build Your CEO Dashboard!

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We all know that consulting for equity works. But did you know it's possible to consult for equity in significantly higher-valued companies? 

On today's episode, Roland Frasier and Jonathan Cronstedt continue their discussion on why consulting for equity is by far the fastest way any consultant, coach, or industry expert can grow their wealth. They answer audience questions on how to transition from consulting for cash to consulting for equity and some red flags you should never ignore when structuring an equity deal. 

Tune in to learn how to build the confidence to charge whatever you feel is right as long as you know the value you bring to the table. As a rule of thumb, if the business owner is not excited about having both your interests aligned through equity, it's probably the wrong deal, or your contribution is not that important. 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• Consulting for Equity (CFE)
• How to navigate your first CFE deal
• Ways to uncover what you're good at
• Discovery questions to help uncover customer pains
• How to price and package your consulting services
• Red flags to look out for in potential clients
• How to prepare in advance for a consult meeting
• Get past the fear of asking for equity

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Jonathan's LinkedIn
• Ask Roland and Ryan a question HERE.

OUR PARTNERS:

• 7 Steps to Scalable workbook
• Get a free proposal from Conversion Fanatics
• Get 3% cash back on your ad spend with AdCard
• Get my book, Zero Down, FREE

Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Business Lunch? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!

Mentioned in this episode:

Build Your CEO Dashboard!

Get one report every week of the key metrics you need to know with the CEO Dashboard!

CEO Dashboard

Get Roland's Training on Acquiring Businesses!

Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

EPIC Training