Jay Owen is the Founder and CEO of Design Extensions, a digital agency he started at the age of 17 — while still in high school — and continues to run today. His goal is to help businesses grow online, become more efficient through online marketing, and to create a better image and brand for themselves and their companies. Jay is also the host of the “Building a Business That Lasts” podcast, where he interviews other business owners who have over 10-years of experience and want to share their stories to help others.

What you'll learn about in this episode:

• Why supportive relationships are so critical to long term success
• How building constraints into your calendar can help you create freedom
• Why you need to be producing cornerstone content
• Taking what you learn from the books that you read and applying it in your life
• Why it’s so important as a business owner to take the time to disconnect
• Why you need to build your business to sell
• How relationship development extends into every area of your business
• Why you need to find a way to develop recurring revenue
• The value that comes from having tactical business education
• Why you need to ask yourself “How can I do that better next time?”

Ways to contact Jay:

• Twitter: @owendesign
• Website: www.designextensions.com
• Book: "Building a Business That Lasts"