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Dave Kerpen: From Ballpark Vendor to Successful Entrepreneur, Author, and Investor
Today we interviewed Dave Kerpen, an accomplished entrepreneur, author, and speaker, shares his journey as an entrepreneur and how he manages his time. He talks about his unique story of starting as a ballpark vendor and falling in love with sales and marketing, which led him to start his first formal company. Dave emphasizes the importance of solving problems and looking for solutions as an entrepreneur. He also discusses the effectiveness of email as a marketing channel and how it may become less effective as more people figure it out. Dave shares his experience with the Positive Intelligence program and how he manages his saboteurs.
Time Management [00:00:39] Dave talks about his approach to time management, which involves ruthless prioritization and sticking to a strict schedule.
Journey as an Entrepreneur [00:01:31] Dave shares his unique story of starting as a ballpark vendor and falling in love with sales and marketing, which led him to start his first formal company after getting married at a baseball stadium and generating a lot of press.
Marketing Strategies [00:06:38] Dave talks about his use of the color orange in his branding and how he thinks entrepreneurs should approach marketing.
Subject Line Strategy [00:11:35] Dave Kerpen shares his approach to crafting subject lines for emails, emphasizing the importance of spending time on them and making them short and intriguing.
Email effectiveness [00:14:38] Dave Kerpen discusses the decreasing effectiveness of email as a marketing channel and mentions a new company called Gated that uses an auto-reply system to filter out unwanted emails.
Selling a business [00:16:15] Dave Kerpen talks about the difficulty of selling a business that was so closely aligned with his personal identity and the legal issues that arose from it.
Investing in entrepreneurs [00:19:28] Dave Kerpen shares his investment criteria for Kerpen Ventures, which includes a focus on women-owned and people of color-owned businesses, as well as looking for committed and coachable entrepreneurs who he can add value to.
Delegation mindset [00:23:34] Dave Kerpen talks about the biggest mistake entrepreneurs make around delegation, which is a mindset issue, and how his book "Get Over Yourself" aims to help people get over their fear, distrust, control, and perfectionist issues.
Positive Intelligence [00:24:51] Dave Kerpen shares his experience with Positive Intelligence (PQ) and how he incorporates it into his book "Get Over Yourself" to help entrepreneurs become better delegators.
Being busy [00:26:37] Dave Kerpen talks about how he manages his time and how being busy is not a problem for him as long as he prioritizes what's most important. He also gives a quick plug for his companies and free coaching sessions.
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By Flaviu Simihaian & Taylor TrustyToday we interviewed Dave Kerpen, an accomplished entrepreneur, author, and speaker, shares his journey as an entrepreneur and how he manages his time. He talks about his unique story of starting as a ballpark vendor and falling in love with sales and marketing, which led him to start his first formal company. Dave emphasizes the importance of solving problems and looking for solutions as an entrepreneur. He also discusses the effectiveness of email as a marketing channel and how it may become less effective as more people figure it out. Dave shares his experience with the Positive Intelligence program and how he manages his saboteurs.
Time Management [00:00:39] Dave talks about his approach to time management, which involves ruthless prioritization and sticking to a strict schedule.
Journey as an Entrepreneur [00:01:31] Dave shares his unique story of starting as a ballpark vendor and falling in love with sales and marketing, which led him to start his first formal company after getting married at a baseball stadium and generating a lot of press.
Marketing Strategies [00:06:38] Dave talks about his use of the color orange in his branding and how he thinks entrepreneurs should approach marketing.
Subject Line Strategy [00:11:35] Dave Kerpen shares his approach to crafting subject lines for emails, emphasizing the importance of spending time on them and making them short and intriguing.
Email effectiveness [00:14:38] Dave Kerpen discusses the decreasing effectiveness of email as a marketing channel and mentions a new company called Gated that uses an auto-reply system to filter out unwanted emails.
Selling a business [00:16:15] Dave Kerpen talks about the difficulty of selling a business that was so closely aligned with his personal identity and the legal issues that arose from it.
Investing in entrepreneurs [00:19:28] Dave Kerpen shares his investment criteria for Kerpen Ventures, which includes a focus on women-owned and people of color-owned businesses, as well as looking for committed and coachable entrepreneurs who he can add value to.
Delegation mindset [00:23:34] Dave Kerpen talks about the biggest mistake entrepreneurs make around delegation, which is a mindset issue, and how his book "Get Over Yourself" aims to help people get over their fear, distrust, control, and perfectionist issues.
Positive Intelligence [00:24:51] Dave Kerpen shares his experience with Positive Intelligence (PQ) and how he incorporates it into his book "Get Over Yourself" to help entrepreneurs become better delegators.
Being busy [00:26:37] Dave Kerpen talks about how he manages his time and how being busy is not a problem for him as long as he prioritizes what's most important. He also gives a quick plug for his companies and free coaching sessions.