John Meese is on a mission to eradicate poverty, and views entrepreneurs as the most effective vehicle for world-wide change. As a result, he’s made it his personal mission to systemize success for entrepreneurs so they can’t help but succeed!

John leads a team focused on simplifying online marketing for professionals as the Dean of Platform University, a multimillion-dollar online community started by Michael Hyatt in 2013.

I talk to small business owners every day who want to start charging a premium price.

They want to attract premium clients.

And they want to attract premium employees.

And usually, they actually provide a premium service.

Unfortunately, their brand isn't a premium brand due to a few quick fixes.

In today's episode, I share with you 6 things you can do today in order to establish yourself as a premium brand in your market.

Tommy Breedlove is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author and Atlanta-based business, relationship, and mindset coach who is a regular featured keynote speaker at global events.

He serves clients and audiences by empowering them to build and live Legendary Lives. He guides them to build a lasting legacy, work in their zone of brilliance, obtain financial freedom, and live with meaning and balance.

Having left my job 10 years ago now, the journey has been quite the wild ride.

I have scaled and sold two businesses. I had a e-commerce business that I hated. I have had partnerships that didn't work and one that works great.

And taking the time to reflect, I've realized the only way to actually reach our full potential and have massive success is to have 4 things in place:

Vision > Mentor > A Plan > Acccountability

Jim Oliver founded CreateTailwind in 1988 in Denver, CO.

Teaching clients to create wealth without Wall Street brokers and financial planners took off. To most people, becoming their own banker was something they couldn’t envision. Most people park their money in qualified plans and hope that the money grows.

Jim reminds his clients that “hope is not a strategy”. He teaches his clients that becoming their own banker means they accumulate money AND they deploy it to make even more money.

The stronger you protect your boundaries, the more freedom you will enjoy.

We as business owners are very reactive...we'll react all day every day, putting out fires, answering the phone at all hours, doing things last minute and on and on.

In today's episode I share with you a few real life examples of my business and my clients about how to start getting proactive so you can create boundaries and ultimately achieve ultimate freedom.

Thalia Toha is a business strategist specializing in supporting people looking to grow their business by getting more clients and developing problem solving skills.

For almost 15 years, she has worked with leaders from a range of industries, from emerging entrepreneurs, US's 5th largest restaurant group, to LeBron-James endorsed brand.

She is a Princeton grad, who loves researching new food trends. She's been featured on Huffington Post, Reader's Digest, worked with Forbes magazine, and many more.

Events + Response = Outcome

This equation is always true but so important during times like these.

I see way too many small business owners complaining and moping around because of the current events.

But if you can't change them, focus that energy on your response instead.

Yes, it sucks that...you can't operate normally, you didn't get your PPP and that Ruth Chris got money.

But instead of worrying about what you didn't get and don't have, focus on what you do have and what you can do.

Mike Michalowicz is the author of Profit First, Clockwork, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan, and his newest release Fix This Next. By his 35th birthday, Mike had founded and sold two companies - one to private equity & another to a Fortune 500. Today he is running his third multi-million dollar venture, Profit First Professionals.

Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Mike is here today to share the best of what he has learned.

Here's a quick few inspiring examples that shows it never hurts to ask.

The worst they can say is no.

The first example is how I simply asked Mike Michalowicz if he would come on my podcast...within in minutes, he said "YES, let's do it!"

And then during the interview (episode 389), he shared with the listeners that sometimes you just have to reach out to your clients directly and ASK them what they need/want.

Your biggest opportunities might be on the other side of that question.