Everyday Business Problems

Paul shares his story of starting out innovating and winning top sales awards during his tenure at Coca-Cola to launching and sclaing his own sales mentoring business. We dive into why small businesses fail to scale, the importance of LinkedIn in the B2B space, as well as how to provide value during your prospecting and sales processes to land more deals.

Show links:

https://paulhigginsmentoring.com/

Nakija shares the story of starting out creating edible arrangements as a side hustle several years ago. Due to some personal reasons, Nakija stepped away completely. It wasn't until years later when a new friend was looking for a place to order chocolate covered strawberries that her passion was reignited. Very quickly orders started to come in and Lekker Choco Treats was in business. We talk about lessons learned along the way and overcoming the obstacles of turning your passion into a business.

https://lekkerchocotreats.com/

Steve is a Metro Detroit based entrepreneur and the president of Gunn Enterprises; a holding company for several entities including Wash Pointe Car Wash and Vertical8 Funding.

Steve's ongoing commitment to giving through their penny power program was the inspiration behind the formation of E4K. Steve gives his perspective of the transformational vs transactional relationship between the Children's Foundation and E4K members. We extend a special invitation to our first special event in April.

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 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

Margo introduces us to her namesake business Margo Masri Accounting & CFO Solutions. We dive into getting comfortable understanding your businesses financial picture, not solely relying on anyone to tell you about what's going on with your business...not even your accountant, and finally the importance of patience, following a plan, and taking responsibility within your business.

Show links:

https://mmaccounting.consulting/bookkeeping-starter-kit

Clay introduces us to Point Blank, a company he founded that is focused on helping you clarify your message via explainer videos. We talk about why entrepreneurs struggle to clearly say how they help their ideal clients, unique prospecting techniques to reach your ideal clients, and how storytelling bridges the gap between your what's in your head and heart.

Show links:

https://www.ptblank.co/

"If we were closer to the issue, there would be less complaining" -David Merritt

In this episode we take a deeper dive into Give Merit and the FATE program.

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 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

Barb introduces us to Built By A Girl, a residential renovation and repair business that she founded. We talk about celebrating women owned businesses, leaving the security of a career to start her entrepreneurial journey, and starting off with a set of skills but needing to learn how to improve and grow a business. Dave gives Barb a few ideas on how to tackle her current challenge of time management within her business.

Show links:

http://www.builtbyagirlllc.com/

John introduces us to Local SEO Search, a company he founded after spending his early career working for Yellow Pages. We talk about taking on SEO internally vs outsourcing, lessons learned as an entrepreneur, and tips to help you connect with your customers to sell more products/services.

Show Links:

https://www.localseosearch.ca/

https://thecrysler.club/

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.

We kick off the series with Doug Ferrick who is the Chief Development Officer at the Children's Foundation. Doug shares his story of what lead him to the non-profit sector in Detroit, how the idea for E4K was born out of a car wash, and introduces us to Give Merit's FATE program.

Give Merit 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://givemerit.org/

Jodi introduces us to CutiePETootie and shares her current challenge of competing with larger e-commerce retailers and keeping her customers engaged throughout the sales process. We also talk about her life long passion for animal welfare, becoming an entrepreneur later in life, and hard lessons learned being a solo-entrepreneur.

Shop Link: https://www.cutiepetootie.shop/