Square Peg Round Hole Small Business Massive Action

On this special New Year's Day episode Matt and Dan gather and discuss some tips from previous podcast guests designed to get your 2018 off to a roaring start! Find out what David Greenwood, Erik Wahl, Jake Thompson, Larry Winget, Matt Young, Philip Williams, Salvador Briggman, Shannon Giordano, Rick Clemons, Stan Peake and Will Russell have to say about what your small business should try in 2018!

You can get in touch with Matt and Dan through the Square Peg Round Hole Podcast website, email and social media platforms:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: sprhpodcast.com
• Twitter: @sprhpodcast
• Facebook: SPRHPodcast

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Do you want to build your business? Do you want maximum value, MASSIVE ACTION and MASSIVE RESULTS? Then join the waitlist because SPRH Podcast is creating a unique event to help you grow and scale your business!

Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

Tom Abbott is an author and speaker on Sales Optimisation. He has delivered hundreds of motivational sales keynotes, kickoffs, presentations and workshops in over 10 countries throughout Asia-Pacific and is a pioneer of evolving the sales processes of organizations worldwide. He is the author of The SOHO Solution and Social Selling and is a contributor to Singapore Business Review, Singapore Marketer and The Singapore Straits Times.

Tom shares the story of how he moved from Vancouver, B.C. to Singapore and started a business from scratch. He created his own opportunities by cold calling organizations offering his services in a country where he knew no one. He tells us why it's important to do work in an area you are passionate about and how he has used his passion to grow the number of attendees at his speaking gigs from a small room of 10 people to arenas filled with thousands of people! His philosophies and approach to business are a valuable lesson for any small business especially, those starting from scratch in new surroundings.

You can get in touch with Tom through the following website and social media platforms:

Website: www.socoselling.com

Twitter:  @socoselling

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/socoselling/

Facebook: @SocoSalesTraining

YouTube: SOCO/ Sales Training

You can get Tom's books on selling here: Social Selling: 10 Essential Strategies to Prospect, Position and Present Using Social Media and 21 Selling Strategies for Growing Your Small Business .

You can also get Tom's Objection Handler Blueprint here so you can better anticipate objections and prepare for them when selling your product or service.   

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Do you want to build your business? Do you want maximum value, MASSIVE ACTION and MASSIVE RESULTS? Then join the waitlist because SPRH Podcast is creating a unique event to help you grow and scale your business!

Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

Craig Cody is a Certified Tax Coach, Certified Public Accountant, Business Owner and Former New York City Police Officer with 17 years of experience on the Force. In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant for the past 15 years, he is also a Certified Tax Coach. As a Certified Tax Coach, Craig belongs to a select group of tax practitioners throughout the country who undergo extensive training and continued education on various tax planning techniques and strategies to become, as well as remain, certified. With this organization, Craig has co-authored an Amazon best seller titled, Secrets of a Tax-Free Life.

Craig shares some valuable insights on how your small business can save on its tax bills. He shares tips on how you can get the best value from your accountant, some overlooked deductions for your home office (you will NOT believe some of them!) and, some mistakes that your small business make that may cause the IRS to come knocking on your door! If you're a seasoned business owner or starting up a new business - you won't want to miss the tips that Craig shares on this podcast.

You can get in touch with Craig through the following website and social media platforms:

Website: http://craigcodyandcompany.com/

LinkedIn: Craig Cody

Twitter: @craigc2742

Facebook: Craig Cody & Company, Inc.

Email: [email protected]

Value bomb! If you found this episode super informative and helpful why not hop over to Craig's website and get your hands on a FREE copy of his latest book, 10 Biggest Tax Mistakes That Cost Business Owners Thousands, mailed to you. Visit craigcodyandcompany.com/sprh to find out more!

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Do you want to build your business? Do you want maximum value, MASSIVE ACTION and MASSIVE RESULTS? Then join the waitlist because SPRH Podcast is creating a unique event to help you grow and scale your business! Limited spots available so take action now!

Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

Dr. Michael Hudson is a keynote speaker, business strategist, and message coach. Michael spearheaded two major business programs, one at Cornell University and the other at the University of Illinois. Since then, he has moved on to follow his passion in helping experts, entrepreneurs, and executives create impact with their ideas and get their message heard. Michael is the host of the Get Your Message Heard podcast, author of the book Public Speaker Secrets: 52 Ways to Increase Your Impact Every Time You Speak, and a frequent keynote speaker at conferences and conventions. 

Michael discusses with Matt and Dan how to get more clarity in the message that your business is sending out to your customers as well as potential customers. How do you do that? Well, Michael shares a few unique ways on how to ask the right questions and gather feedback from your existing customers on the experiences that your services provide for them. Understanding how your business adds value to your customers' lives will also help you gain clarity on which clients you should be working with. Finally, Michael shares the secret to his success in life: ask, listen, learn and serve.

You can get in touch with Michael through the following website and social media platforms:

Website: http://michaelhudson.com/ OR http://michaelhudson.com/mhblog/ for podcast updates

Twitter: @DrMichaelHudson

LinkedIn: Michael Hudson

Facebook: @michaelhudsonspeaker

You can also get Michael's book here: Public Speaker Secrets: 52 Ways to Increase Your Impact Every Time You Speak.

Michael will provide a complimentary 15-minute message makeover for all SPRHPodcast listeners if you visit his site and fill out the form under michaelhudson.com/makeover with the details of your business. The session will help you clarify your business' message so you attract more of the right customers (and repel the wrong ones).

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Do you want to build your business? Do you want maximum value, MASSIVE ACTION and MASSIVE RESULTS? Then join the waitlist because SPRH Podcast is creating a unique event to help you grow and scale your business! Limited spots available so take action now!

Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

Austin LaRoche loves to explore. With a "run like hell and apologize later" attitude, Austin has built a career out of "going for it." Austin came to digital marketing in 2008 with the Chicago Tribune when he stumbled into a job doing something called "social media." He parlayed this experience with his passion for helping small businesses and started a content marketing agency, the Exacta Group, in 2009. Exacta was acquired in 2014 by ATAK Interactive, where Austin currently sits as the Chief Marketing Officer. In three years with ATAK, he has spearheaded the company's growth, quadrupling its annual gross revenue from 2013 to 2016 and overseeing 25 clients monthly.

A website is key to your small business, especially if you do not have a physical storefront or office. In this episode Austin, Matt and Dan discuss how to have the best experience when you, as a solopreneur or entrepreneur, engage a web development company. Austin provides tips on when you should engage a web development agency, how to pick the right agency for your needs, how to keep engaged throughout the entire process and the price you should be paying for your website.

You can get in touch with Austin through the following website and social media platforms:

Website: www.atakinteractive.com

Twitter: @austinlaroche

LinkedIn: Austin LaRoche

Instagram: @AustinLaRoche

Facebook: Austin LaRoche

Austin's latest project is the launch of his new non-profit, Elevate Adventures, in the spring of 2017. Currently in its development phase, Elevate will collaborate with other non-profit organizations to bring their programs to backpacking adventures through America's National Parks. You can find more information about Elevate Adventures here.

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Do you want to build your business? Do you want maximum value, MASSIVE ACTION and MASSIVE RESULTS? Then join the waitlist because SPRH Podcast is creating a unique event to help you grow and scale your business!

Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

Antoine Dupont has made it his business to make the phone ring. As CEO of Katapult. Marketing, he brings his sense of competition to his client's businesses. Katapult is an Internet Marketing company that manages the web presence for business owners, helping them grow their business. They create websites that generate leads and increase their credibility. Antoine leads a team of playful, yet serious professionals specializing in generating leads for businesses and organizations through internet marketing.

Antoine shares valuable insights on how to use videos to grow your small business. He shares tips on making a successful video, how to market it and the biggest mistake businesses make when it comes to their videos. He also dispels some of the most commonly believed myths for videos created for YouTube.

You can get in touch with Antoine through the following website and social media platforms:

Website: www.antoinedupont.com and www.katapult.marketing

YouTube: Antoine Dupont

Twitter: @adupont65

LinkedIn: Antoine Dupont

Instagram: adupont65

Facebook: @antoinedupontspeaker

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Do you want to build your business? Do you want maximum value, MASSIVE ACTION and MASSIVE RESULTS? Then join the waitlist because SPRH Podcast is working on an event that will help you grow your business!

Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

Tara Whitney is a CPA, business owner, speaker, writer and executive coach. She is the founder and owner of RGA Financial Solution, a firm that helps small businesses get keen financial insight with strong accounting processes and financial reporting. Tara also coaches professional women to make bold steps by tuning in and trusting themselves.

In this episode, Tara re-defines massive action and shares how her definition has allowed gain that momentum in her business. She shares how gaining clarity in what she wanted to achieve and her true purpose has allowed her to get past hurdles that many entrepreneurs usually get stuck at. She talks about how her success in her business has come from being able to shift her focus to the right things and learning to adapt her mindset, processes and methodologies.

You can get in touch with Tara through the following website and social media platforms:

Website: www.rgafinancialsolutions.com OR www.tara-whitney.com

Twitter: @Tara_whitney11

LinkedIn: Tara Whitney

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Do you want to build your business? Do you want maximum value, MASSIVE ACTION and MASSIVE RESULTS? Then join the waitlist because SPRH Podcast is creating a unique event to help you grow and scale your business!

Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

Joe Buhlig is a full-stack developer, avid podcaster, and Discourse expert who is hooked on entrepreneurship and pursuing ideas. When he's not writing code he thrives on helping people take control of their analog and digital tools on the Productivity Guild.

Joe, Matt and Dan discuss why businesses need communities, strategies on how to build them and how to keep them engaged. Joe provides insights into why he doesn't use Facebook to create communities but also shares tips on how leverage on Facebook if you do use it to build communities to market your small business and add value to your customers.

You can get in touch with Joe through the following website and social media platforms:

Website: https://joebuhlig.com OR https://productivityguild.com

Twitter: @JoeBuhlig

Instagram:  @joebuhlig OR  @prodguild

LinkedIn: Joe Buhlig

Podcasts: Bookworm, Theoretical Accountability & Whims that Work

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Do you want to build your business? Do you want maximum value, MASSIVE ACTION and MASSIVE RESULTS? Then join the waitlist cause SPRH Podcast is creating a unique event to help you grow and scale your business!

Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

Rick Clemons is a bold move expert, entrepreneur, author of Frankly My Dear I'm Gay, host of The Coming Out Lounge podcast, certified life coach, TEDx Speaker, world record holder, and a guy who's helped thousands of people in over 50 countries across the globe come out of the closets of their lives and make bold moves to escape their BS., explore their fears, and elevate their self-expression (3E's).

In this episode, Rick shares with Matt and Dan how he came up with the 3E's through his personal journey of coming out and how he finds the process can relate to just about any issue faced by individuals or businesses. He also explains how his 3E's technique can help small business owners make their own bold moves to grow their businesses.

You can get in touch with Rick through the following website and social media platforms:

Website: http://rickclemons.com

Twitter: @RickClemons

Facebook:  Rick Clemons - Speaker, Podcaster, Life Coach, Author

LinkedIn: Rick Clemons

Podcast: The Coming Out Lounge

You can get Rick's book Frankly My Dear I'm Gay, here.  

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SPRH Podcast is creating a unique event that will help you grow and scale your business join the waitlist now to get more details soon!

Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

Philip Williams started his business education when he was 8 years with various family businesses. He then went on to climb the corporate ladder and has worked in manufacturing, distribution, engineering consulting, and professional services. He's a 3-time Inc5000 honoree after becoming the CEO who took the helm of a 17-year-old cash-trapped company growing it at 50% a year for 5 straight years. He accomplished it all by bootstrapping the business. He's bought and sold a couple of companies and been through the highs and lows you can only experience through small business ownership. Today, Philip helps small business owners build profitable and well-respected companies through his consulting firm.

Philip speaks to Matt and Dan about how to get a different perspective on the problems that you think are plaguing your business and how to prevent getting yourself and your employees overwhelmed with the daunting idea of growing 50% or even 10x more!

You can get in touch with Philip through his website, social media platforms or call:

Website: www.askphilipwilliams.com

Twitter: Ask Philip Williams

Facebook: Philip Williams

YouTube: Ask Philip Williams

Email: [email protected]

You can get Philip's free download to find and work on the true problem in your business here.

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