Eternal Entrepreneur—Equipping Christian Businesses

Innovation solves problems. There are two types of innovation. First there is the typical, large-scale market shifting innovation that make the headlines. Then there is what Pierce Brantley calls the micro-innovation. Micro-innovations are small differences that improve your business and the value your customer receives. Brantley thinks these types of innovations, the day-to-day good ideas, are the best innovations to pursue on an ongoing basis. For the Christian entrepreneur, there also needs to be a strong bias towards bringing your challenges and opportunities to God first. The benefit being that you are simply building a business in a silo, for your own gain and glory. You'll also get better ideas from the Holy Spirit too.

So what is innovation? Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services and / or the improvement in offering goods or services.

This episode covers the topic of entrepreneurship, Kingdom Business, innovation, creative thinking, good ideas, invention, prayer, Holy Spirit, partnership with God, secular mindsets, biblical mindsets, business growth, humility and identity in Christ.

A client's need starts with a client's problem. You solve for this need for value via transformation. Specifically, the transformation that the client will receive from you and your services. It's this transformation and transfer of value, that Joe helps you get clear on in this episode. In his final episode on identifying and closing the perfect client, Joe shows you how to think about value through the lens of a transformative journey.

This episode covers the topics of customer journey, value proposition, story telling, business transformation, client management, sales, consulting, client needs and partnership with God.

Here's the ad mentioned in the episode:

Hello Trouble Ad

https://vimeo.com/59589229

Do you want peace of mind about your revenue? Then it needs to be built intentionally. More than just a sales or a good service or product, a revenue strategy, is about how you plan to take in money and use it to keep your business healthy and growing. This keeps you off of the "rollercoaster" e.g. a feast or famine mindset as an entrepreneur. It also keeps you from constantly having to sell—which defeats the purpose of building a business that serves you. In this episode, Pierce Brantley shares a strategy he gives to solo-preneurs to help them build a business that is sustainable. He does this by sharing three types of revenue and how they're used and categorized within the business.

This episode covers the topics of revenue, sales, building a business, strategy, growth, products, services, entrepreneurship, poverty mindset, Kingdom business, Apostle Paul.

Joe Newton shows you how to avoid client hell—aka getting stuck with the wrong client, or worse, a bad client. He unpacks a framework which shows you exactly how to identify the client's problem and struggle, and ultimately solve big problems with your business's unique offering.

This episode covers the topics of client management, sales, sales strategy, brand development, branding, and market positioning.

What is the difference between excellence and perfectionism? By definition, it's the quality of being outstanding or extremely good, where as perfectionism, is a doctrine holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable, especially the theory that human moral / spiritual perfection should be attained. Pierce has been on both sides of this conversation and provides a useful framework to understand what excellence looks like, and how to use it to be build a more impactful business. He talks through useful industry standard and gives a framework for helping teams build a culture of excellence at the end of the show.

This episode covers the topics of standard-bearers, excellence, perfectionism, military, Gibson guitars, mental health, prayer, Joseph in the Bible, freedom, the anointing, and consumer-focused values.

Get Pierce's book Calling: Awaken to The Purpose of Your Work

https://www.amazon.com/Calling-Awaken-Purpose-Your-Work/dp/0830780734/

The best way to build your business is with a niche—a specific segment of a larger market which is defined by certain a persona or an identity that makes it unique from the larger market. Joe Newton shows you how to achieve product-market fit by finding your niche and then shows you how to define your ideal client. He’ll show you his exact framework to identify, clarify and sell-to the clients you want for your business. 

This episode covers the topics of niche business, marketing, clarifying your message, sales, business development, Kingdom Business, and stewardship.

Does the thought of starting a new business seem daunting? In this episode, Certified Financial Planner, Jim Crider, walks us through how he started his new business and what he did to set himself, his business, and his family up for success. It’s an inspiring interview about financial stewardship and how the right approach to money can give you peace of mind and greater flexibility in the future.

Prior to starting Intentional Living FP, Jim worked primarily with the standard clients of most wealth management firms— financially successful families seeking guidance with the wealth they’ve accumulated over decades.  While he cherished each client he served, he came to find the clients I enjoy most: families that desire to achieve early financial independence for the sake of spending significant time with the people they care about, doing the things they enjoy. He shares that passion and shows how he models it with his own family during the show.

This episode covers the topics of financial planning, stewardship, money management, prayer, family life, work life balance, and startups.

Books:

E-Myth

https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About-ebook/dp/B000RO9VJK/

Pumpkin Plan

https://www.amazon.com/Pumpkin-Plan-Strategy-Remarkable-Business-ebook/dp/B0064VPS24/

Love Does

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Does-Discover-Secretly-Incredible-ebook/dp/B0078FA8HU/

Don't miss this important update from Joe Newton, co-host of the Eternal Entrepreneur. He brings some exciting and interesting news about changes in the show.

Learn why God may be silent about what key aspects of your business.

This episode covers the topics of innovation, prayer, direction, Christianity, identity in Christ, and business development.

Scripture references:

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Proverbs 25:2

It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.

The best way to build your business is with a niche—a specific segment of a larger market which is defined by certain a persona or an identity that makes it unique from the larger market. Joe Newton shows you how to achieve product-market fit by finding your niche and then shows you how to define your ideal client. He’ll show you his exact framework to identify, clarify and sell-to the clients you want for your business. 

This episode covers the topics of niche business, marketing, clarifying your message, sales, business development, Kingdom Business, and stewardship.