The Remote CEO Show

In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure to interview Adam Totounji, podcaster, founder, entrepreneur. Adam is the host of the Mogul Insider podcast. Adam is a specialist in branding, influencer marketing, content creation, digital content strategy, and paid media.

Do you like being stuck in one office for 60% of your waking hours?

Well.. if you do, good for you! But if you don't, there is another way!!!⠀You just need to work a bit harder at the beginning to set everything up. But when you are done, you will love your new lifestyle.⠀

I was just like many others a few years ago. I first worked at a corporate job that sucked my soul away.⠀

Then I started working as a freelancer and could only sleep 5 hours a night because I was a slave of my own business.⠀

That stress took me to the hospital, where they gave me strong anti-anxiety meds. Was that the life I wanted to live??? No!!!⠀

Finally, I decided to build my personal brand and interview some of the greatest American entrepreneurs and best selling authors.⠀

Then I invested in coaching and mentoring, and in a matter of a year, I was able to build a fantastic remote agency, 10x my income, and work a lot less.⠀

And the crazy thing is that I have tons of success stories that I helped achieve the same goal!⠀

Be bold! Don't settle for anything less than you want and keep on reaching for your dreams. You're closer than you think

If you worked hard, but no one noticed, did it really happen?⠀⠀Of course, it did happen. But when it comes to branding, it kinda didn't.⠀⠀If you are starting out, and you have a fantastic product, but no one knows about it, you should be freaking out!⠀⠀Start researching reporters in your field and read their articles. Get their attention. ⠀⠀Think about ways to make your business' story interesting. You can also do that by linking people up and organizing events.⠀⠀Here's the thing. You need attention, and no one is going to help you get attention if you don't put yourself out there. ⠀⠀PR is like the megaphone you need to reach more people. You can only shout so loud on your own.⠀⠀Do your future self a favor and set aside a few hours a week to get your name out there

I read hundreds of business books and listened to thousands of podcasts, and I arrived at one conclusion. Scaling a business is about creating a system and hiring people to run that system effectively.⠀⠀Stop thinking you have to do everything on your own. You wouldn't build a house on your own, right? So why would you try to do that with your business?⠀⠀I wasted six years of my life trying to be a superhero to my agency, and it got me nowhere. ⠀⠀Then I decided to learn how to delegate and manage effectively and... boom! My business grew by 600% in 12 months.⠀⠀When you are scaling, It's not about what you know... it's about who you know that can help you scale...⠀⠀Interview lots of people, hire the good ones, manage them correctly, and you'll be set for the rest of your life.

Sales is a science and an art at the same time. You gotta know the rules, but you also have to be good enough to weave your rebuttals at the right time.⠀⠀I used to be so bad at it when I was in corporate sales because I was uninspired. But then my mentor told me that sales is a transfer of emotions, and if I was not in the right mindset, I was just transferring crappy emotions to the prospect.⠀⠀Sell yourself on your product, follow the process, and stick to it even when it's hard, and you will blow up your pipeline.⠀⠀The first week I started selling with my new mindset. I ran six demos and closed four deals!!! Luck? Maybe some people call it that, but the call recordings were clear... I sounded like my product was the only solution for my clients... and they felt that way too.

In this episode of The Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure to interview David Ferrera. David is an engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, and advisor with more than 25 years of experience in the medical device field successfully developing products, founding companies, and managing them from concept through commercialization. David co-founded Blockade Medical in 2011 and was their President and CEO. Blockade was acquired by Balt Extrusion of France in August 2016. He’s the general partner of Quantum fund. David and his companies have been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc., Wired, The Economist, and the list goes on.

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