Everyday Business Problems

Stephanie and Tom own and operate Thomas Brennan Fraser Law Firm. They became of one the earliest Founding Members of E4K. Stephanie and Tom talk to us about why E4K interested them and what makes it different from other charities they have supported throughout the years. Stephanie and Tom have made it their mission to give back by supporting people in various ways throughout their lives.

Entrepreneurs 4 Kids is a Children's Foundation initiative dedicated to helping the next generation understand and practice entrepreneurship.

Kees Groenewegen joins Dave Crysler as co-host of this special series highlighting E4K.

Give Merit, founder of the FATE program, was created to help Detroit youth graduate and receive college scholarships. The FATE program is about helping young people aspire, believe, and contribute.

The partnership between E4K and FATE will provide a unique experience for E4K members and unique opportunities for FATE students.

Show Links:

https://yourchildrensfoundation.org/e4k

https://thecrysler.club/e4k

https://givemerit.org

https://meritgoodness.com

Dave revisits his conversation from season 1 with Eric Sanders of the Schaller Group. Dave adds some context and highlights his favorite takeaway's from each of the 3 key segments from this episode.

Roger shares his story of developing and launching his newest business, SenseCheck. This business was developed out of Roger's need for testing his own marketing while building his first business. We also dive into building a successful, scalable, and sellable business by finding, hiring and engaging the right people. Roger shares the lesson of never investing or building a business where you're too in love with the product. And lastly the importance of testing and listening to what people are wanting and willing to pay for while building your business.

Show Links:

https://sensecheck.com/

https://thecrysler.club/

Eileen introduces us to the business that she founded with her sister to help caretakers find professional services for people in their care. They started their business 15 years ago but have recently shifted their focus to growing their business through social media marketing. We walk through the strategy and tactics you can use to grow your business through organic marketing efforts.

Show Links:

https://www.helpgenies.com/

https://thecrysler.club/

Dave walks you through the 2 categories of KPIs that will help you improve and grow your business. Starting off with the category that most business owners and entrepreneurs are used to looking at which is the "what's already happened" category. Next he dives into the "what's going to happen" category and gives you a few KPIs ideas that you can implement today to get a handle on what's happening now to drive your business forward.

Show Links:

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https://thecrysler.club

Nafis introduces us to Copy Davis, the company he founded to help coaches, consultants, and course creators with their email strategy. We talk through his entrepreneurial journey starting off with a photography business, the gap in leadership during his previous work that lead to his transition into entrepreneurship, and making sure that you find your happiness during your journey. We wrap up by diving into his current challenge of creating a lower cost offering to expand his client base.

Show Links:

https://copydavis.com/

https://thecrysler.club/

Becca shares her story of launching and growing her mobile detailing business, High End Detail. We start off talking about being resourceful when you're an entrepreneur, the importance of having a solid support system, and learning by failing forward. We tackle her current challenge of finding her dream customers and creative ways to scale a local service business.

Show links:

https://thecrysler.club

https://www.facebook.com/HighEndDetailNJ

Michigan Central Train Station will be a hub of innovation and automation in the heart of Detroit. We had the honor of hosting a conversation with Mary Culler, President of the Ford Motor Company Fund, and the woman in charge of the Michigan Central Station project here in Detroit. Mary was joined by co-moderators Beth Ardisana, Owner of ASG Renaissance, and Christian Jones, FATE alumni and college freshman.

This was our first of four Speaker Series events planned for 2021.

Entrepreneurs 4 Kids is a Children's Foundation initiative dedicated to helping the next generation understand and practice entrepreneurship.

Kees Groenewegen joins Dave Crysler as co-host of this special series highlighting E4K.

Give Merit, founder of the FATE program, was created to help Detroit youth graduate and receive college scholarships. The FATE program is about helping young people aspire, believe, and contribute.

The partnership between E4K and FATE will provide a unique experience for E4K members and unique opportunities for FATE students.

Show Links:

https://yourchildrensfoundation.org/e4k

https://thecrysler.club/e4k

https://givemerit.org

https://meritgoodness.com

Lynne introduces us to Ferris Wheel People Experience Agency which is a company she founded after losing her job early on in the pandemic. We dive into the importance of company culture, her people and profit hashtag, why leaders struggle engaging employees, and what you can do to improve your company culture using her 4-part framework.

Show links:

https://fwpxa.com/

This week we are featuring 3 business owners that we previously had on the podcast. We share their current challenge and give them a few ideas on how to solve those challenges.

First up we have Kristen Prater of 9 to 5 Office. Kristen is challenged with scaling her business and making the shift from operator to owner. Next us is Matt Seltzer of S2 Research. Matt's challenge is educating his ideal client through his website and marketing efforts. Finally, Angela Penton of Open Field Process Improvement shares her challenge of staying focused and beating overwhelm with all of the free educational resources that are available to us as business owners and entrepreneurs.