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The 80/20 Rule Most Founders Get Wrong | Cut This Instead


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GROWTH PILLAR: Sales & Revenue
WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Manufacturers / Leaders building systems
WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A practical 7-lever profit framework, a decision-making reset, and a clear method for finding money already inside their business

 

Most business owners think growth means doing more. Mosongo Moukwa thinks that assumption is costing you profit.

In this East Trade Winds session, Mosongo — author, coach, and manufacturing expert — walks through the three pillars of sustainable business growth: clarity of purpose, strategic focus, and sustainable leadership. The session zeroes in on focus. Not as a mindset habit, but as a decision with real financial consequences.

Mosongo introduces seven business levers — leads, conversion, closing, retention, transaction value, frequency, and cost — and shows attendees how a 10% improvement across each compounds into a 54% profit jump. Push to 40% and profitability climbs 250%. The math is simple. The discipline is not.

He grounds the framework in two real examples: a precision machine shop running at four million in revenue but losing ground on profit, and a cosmetic manufacturer who waited six months to raise prices and paid for it every day. Both businesses turned the corner not by working harder, but by deciding what to stop.

The session closes with a live exercise — attendees map their own numbers against the seven levers and identify the one decision that has been sitting too long.

Key topics covered:

  • Why adding more products or customers can shrink your profit
  • The 20/80 rule applied to leads, conversion, and revenue
  • How seven levers compound when improved incrementally
  • The cost of delayed decisions — in time, energy, and missed profit
  • A live profit calculation exercise using your own numbers
  • Real case studies: precision manufacturing and cosmetics
  • Connect with Mosongo Moukwa:

    • Website
    • LinkedIn
    • Blog
    • Book — Be the Leader
    • Free Webinar
    • Free guide: "Find Money That Is Already Yours" — grab it at the QR code Mosongo shared during the session
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        East Trade WindsBy Bernie Franzgrote