Many companies will go years without doing a "check up" on their company. Some businesses have never even done one. Today I had a real world experience that reminded me of just how important doing your "150 point company inspections are".

Have you ever looked at another company on social media and thought "They are doing so much better or growing so much faster than my business?" Comparing just hurts or stops companies from starting or growing. When you compare yourself to your bigger competitors you steal from the accomplishments and goals you have achieved! Today on SoTellUs Time we discuss how NOT to get sucked into the vortex of comparison and how to stay focused and keep moving forward.

Do you ever feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders? As entrepreneurs we often box others out and bottle everything up. The problem is at the pace we move and the amount of stress we face on a daily basis, bottling it all up will burn us out. This doesn't just apply to business owners, this applies in everyone's life. Today on SoTellUs time we quickly discuss this and how you can easily deal with this.

Do you ever look at a company and think "How did they get so big" or "I could never compete with them?" We discuss the a few "unfair Advantages" you can implement in your business to compete

We all had to start somewhere and most of us weren't born with a silver spoon. So how do we build our companies from the ground up with little to no money? Today we discuss how we started our 7 figure company, grew it, and some of the secrets we learned along the way that most people don't know. We also talk about several of our friends who built what they thought were "bullet proof" companies worth well over a hundred million dollars and lost it all. Learn from their mistake what not to do!

Are you using video in your marketing? Video is one of the best ways to reach your potential customers but it can seem very daunting in the beginning. Learn why video is so important for your business how you start using it in your marketing with little to no cost. You will also learn four different types of videos that you can start making today to promote your business online.

In every business there will be good times and bad times. You can be on top of the world one day and down in the dumps the next. My favorite quote is "It isn't as bad as you think it is. It all works out. Don't worry." A very great man used to tell himself this every morning. In todays episode I tell a story of a time when one of my companies was thriving and I was given an opportunity that scared the crap out of me.

Hiring employees is one of the most frustrating things a business owner has to do to grow their business. Countless hours are wasted writing ads, setting up appointments and facing no-shows. Today we learn from Shawn Day, from Blue Skies. They are approaching $4 Million a year in revenue with only 100 employees across several states. He is going to share with us the secrets and systems they use to weed out the bad applicants and only interview the cream of the crop.

We all have the reason we started our companies in the first place. We have dreams and hopes for the future. To often as entrepreneurs we get caught up in the "tomorrow" spiral. Tomorrow I will do this or do that. The problem is Tomorrow isn't guaranteed. We have to learn a "work, life, balance". In this episode we discuss ways to work for tomorrow while living in today. Let's Get Started

Everyday as business owners we are bombarded with different marketing strategies. Each one with promises of new customers and growing our business. It can be overwhelming. On this episode we discuss just one of the many marketing options out there "Social Media". We will show you how to determine if it's right for your business and share examples of industries it has worked well in and failed in. Let's Get Started!