Wayfinding Growth

Jason Treu (Troy) is a coach who works with executives, entrepreneurs and what he calls “rising stars” to maximize their leadership potential and performance. He's also the best-selling author of Social Wealth, a how-to-guide on building extraordinary business relationships. Jason’s TEDxWilmington presentation “How to Get Coworkers to Like Each Other” has inspired business growth, which he brings to Wayfinding Growth.

LINKS: 

Jason’s TEDx Talk

Jason’s website

Facebook

Cards Against Mundanity

Executive Breakthroughs Podcast 

Do you use networking as a marketing tactic? Do you believe your business is only as strong as your relationships? How do you build connections in today's disconnected, virtual landscape? Remington and Dan unpack the idea of networking and relationships for growth for your business.

Links:
Ivan Misner on The Storytellers Network
BNI
The Go-Giver by Bob Burg
Purple Cow by Seth Godin
Givers Gain by Ivan Misner

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Michael Stelzner unpacks why live events continue to rise in popularity in this digital, virtual age. Plus he dives into what it takes to make a world-class event happen with today's distracted audience. "People come to events because they want to learn. They come back because of the connections." - Michael Stelzner

Links:
Social Media Examiner
Social Media Marketing World
Michael Stelzner Twitter
Social Media Marketing Podcast

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Be sure to subscribe on your podcast player of choice (or the email notifications below) for new episodes every week, Tuesday mornings at 7:00am EST. Wayfinding Growth is the go-to podcast to inspire entrepreneurs, business owners and leadership. “For better or worse, in richness and in want” may be for weddings, but it’s also for businesses. We will be your navigator in this journey, no matter your level.

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As a marketing agency marketing marketing to marketers, it's sometimes a bit meta for us. But in this episode, Remington and Dan unpack a discussion about Impulse Creative's marketing journey, the experience we strive for with our clients and what's coming in the new year.

Resources:
Strategic Marketing Roadmap
David Meerman Scott conversation
Get help with your marketing

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Be sure to subscribe on your podcast player of choice (or the email notifications below) for new episodes every week, Tuesday mornings at 7:00am EST. Wayfinding Growth is the go-to podcast to inspire entrepreneurs, business owners and leadership. “For better or worse, in richness and in want” may be for weddings, but it’s also for businesses. We will be your navigator in this journey, no matter your level.

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David Meerman Scott joins Remington and Dan for the season 3 premier of Wayfinding Growth to talk about his new book, co-written with daughter Reiko Scott. Fanocracy: Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans  is David's 11th book. In it, he and Reiko explore how turning fans into customers and customers into fans can help modern businesses.

David says fanocracy means an organization that puts the needs and wishes of fans ahead of every other priority. Applying the strategies in Fanocracy will make your company more likely to dominate your category and win business. And beyond the financial benefits, a Fanocracy spreads more joy and inspiration to the world at large.

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Be sure to subscribe on your podcast player of choice (or the email notifications below) for new episodes every week, Tuesday mornings at 7:00am EST. Wayfinding Growth is the go-to podcast to inspire entrepreneurs, business owners and leadership. “For better or worse, in richness and in want” may be for weddings, but it’s also for businesses. We will be your navigator in this journey, no matter your level.

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Once Upon a Time...

For those who don't know, Remington Begg grew up on a boat. When he was 7, his parents decided to set sail from their home in Bermuda and live independently with their three young children and a dog. All on a boat about the size of two minivans. 

For the next seven years or so, the family sailed through the Caribbean and beyond. 

Remington says the lessons learned and life experiences he had in his childhood impacted his way of thinking and his business sense. You can see it today in several ways.

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An Entrepreneurial Spirit

When you’re on a boat sailing from harbor to harbor through international waters, Remington says, you learn a lot about being an entrepreneur. You don’t have the usual “get up and go to work” life so many of us have in America. 

Instead, you live in the moment, and when you have needs for your family you pull into a port and trade. 

As a young boy, Remington discovered that he could watch the dingeys in port for sailors so they’d be secure. These people were willing to pay him, so he’d make money sitting and watching the small transport boats so no one would steal them. 

As he earned the money, he figured out quickly that he could buy supplies like leather in one port, work on making crafts like belts with it, then sell them in the next port. This is where Remington learned how to invest in the next step.

In addition to the economics, he learned how to look at a problem and reverse-engineer the solution. It wasn’t always about following a well-written plan. It was about finding the best solution. 

While this has served him well, Remington did admit to it hindering his initial math lessons in middle school when his family returned to the U.S.

Why Communication is Key (in Business and Sailing)

When you’re on a boat in open water and the only thing between you and the sea is a railing, listening is critical. 

“Most parents tell their kids not to cross the street without looking and panic if the child walks toward the road. For my mom, it was falling overboard and drowning.” 

So from safety to learning how to navigate with traditional tools—this was before we carried supercomputers with access to the world’s GPS—Remington learned the importance of communication. 

He now carries that into business. Whether you’re working with clients or team members, it’s important to actively listen, ensure communication has happened and move forward with the task at hand. 

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Jaime Jay: An Entrepreneur Who Knows How to Pivot

Jaime Jay is the Founder and Managing Director of the virtual company Bottleneck Virtual Assistants. Bottleneck offers professional growth opportunities for ambitious business owners and executives through remote teams of assistants. 

But before his success with Bottleneck, Jaime was an amateur hockey player and starter geek who founded Slapshot Studio in 2013. He wanted a business that combined his life of hockey with building websites. The Slapshot Studio brand was born. Then came a pivot. 

At his core, Jaime is a connector of personalities and brands who constantly challenges himself to be a better human being. 

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A Long Journey to Overnight Success

In 2006 Jaime Jay started an advertising and marketing agency in the real estate niche in Stockton, California. The business was a partnership with a friend who owned a real estate agency and saw the need for ads and marketing for agents. As a marketer and website developer, Jaime was a great fit.

Jaime's partner Mariano had moved to the U.S. from the Philippines. "He had the relationships and knew the work culture," Jaime says.

The business was built with remote workers long before international virtual assistants were popular.

For a couple years, the partners found great success together helping real estate agents with their branding, marketing and advertising. 

Then when the 2008 recession hit and real estate took a turn, Jaime found himself shuttering the business. "We lost 70 clients in the span of three months."

At 38 years old, Jaime had to move back in with his parents. While owning that first business, he says he spent instead of saved, lived paycheck to paycheck and just enjoyed himself. 

Fast forward nearly ten years and Jaime now has his own virtual, remote-work based business with clients around the world.

The Podcast Pivot

Stop Riding the Pine (SRTP) Podcast is Jaime's podcast designed for business leaders who want to overcome workplace barriers, transcend changes, and perform at their best.

The name of the podcast is based on a sports analogy for 'get off the bench.' As an amateur hockey player who has created several successful businesses with his DIY attitude and a drive to accomplish an education-based dialog, the term fit.

In the beginning, Stop Riding the Pine (SRTP), was created to interview leaders in the industry to share their marketing tips and strategies.

When Jaime started Bottleneck, his world was less about marketing and changed to focus more on culture. So after about four years, he decided to pivot and start a new show, Culture Eats Strategy.

The journey of encouraging a purposeful culture at a virtual company helped Jaime create the conversations that would become his new podcast. It's a great reason to make a pivot.

Get to Know Jaime Jay

• Bottleneck Virtual Assistants
• Culture Eats Strategy Podcast
• Jaime Jay on LinkedIn
• Jaime Jay on Facebook
• Jaime Jay on Twitter

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The Captain is Back

Remington, the CEO and daily leader the team interacts with, took parental leave when Rachel, COO and co-founder of Impulse Creative gave birth to their second child. This was the longest time away Remington was able to take.

Upon his return, almost the entire team also descended upon headquarters for Southbound, our yearly gathering. 

It's been a busy few weeks. In this episode, Remington and Dan unpack what it meant to the owners of the agency to be able to take the needed family time, look at what it's like to grow as a company and as a family and also take a behind the scenes look at where Remington's mindset is as 2019 comes to a close.

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This episode of Wayfinding Growth is brought to you by Sprocket Talk. If you’re ready to take your HubSpot experience to a whole new level, you need to join Sprocket Talk as a Free VIP member. Tutorials, courses, training, HubSpot updates and more. Head to SprocketTalk.com/WG to join the movement and get an exclusive Wayfinding Growth deal! 

What Happens When Your Team Doesn't "Need You"

On one hand, being able to take a few weeks off for his family was great. Remington says it was terrific knowing that the clients wouldn't feel his absence and the agency would move forward.

On the other hand, there's an internal struggle this CEO and co-founder faced of feeling like, "The team doesn't need me... oh shit!"

Remington's choice to focus on the positive side of not being needed.

Let's Blow It All Up

One downside to Remington's time away, in his own words, is that it gave him time to think. 

When our captain has time to think, we blow up processes and change things. For the better.

So now that he's back in the office and we're all together, it's time to look at what we do well, where we can improve, and make decisions.

Taking care of your team, even in the midst of change, is critical. Remington's advice is to take care of your people and you'll see the rewards in business.

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Be sure to subscribe on your podcast player of choice (or the email notifications below) for new episodes every week, Tuesday mornings at 7:00am EST. Wayfinding Growth is the go-to podcast to inspire entrepreneurs, business owners and leadership. “For better or worse, in richness and in want” may be for weddings, but it’s also for businesses. We will be your navigator in this journey, no matter your level.

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Are you ready to navigate your growth journey with the best? Season 3 of Wayfinding Growth is coming… and we’re bringing you the best in the industry on “experience.” You’ll hear from David Meerman Scott:"As human beings, we're hard-wired to appreciate somebody who gives us a gift with no expectation of anything in return."Michael Stelzner:"I hear from people that say 'I came last year and now I brought 10 people from Germany! So no matter how big the room is, and some people listening right now may have something local in their city with like 10 or 15 people over breakfast, you can still accomplish the exact same effect. There's something very powerful about caring for people no matter how big the crowd is."...and others on what they’re seeing in the world. Plus go inside Impulse with us to explore what we’re seeing on the ground floor with our clients, our own experiences and more. Set your reminders… Season 3 kicks off January 7th! https://www.wayfindinggrowth.com

Jessica Rhodes, Founder, Owner, Podcaster

Jessica Rhodes is an author, podcaster, and the founder of Interview Connections.

She scaled her business to six figures quickly and with very little direct marketing. She and her team work with brands and personalities around the world, and helps them grow.

As a business owner and founder, who happens to be a woman, Jessica faces challenges men don't. And in the world of podcasting, which has been typically male-dominated, Jessica has had to blaze her own path. 

Her unique perspective helps brands differentiate themselves in a noisy world of content. 

Today's Episode is Brought to You By:

This episode of Wayfinding Growth is brought to you by Sprocket Talk. If you’re ready to take your HubSpot experience to a whole new level, you need to join Sprocket Talk as a Free VIP member. Tutorials, courses, training, HubSpot updates and more. Head to SprocketTalk.com/WG to join the movement and get an exclusive Wayfinding Growth deal! 

Lifestyle Business Versus Growing a Company

Jessica has worked to make Interview Connections a real, growing company and not "just" a lifestyle business. She says it's simply a choice with no judgement, and both have pros and cons. 

A lifestyle business, Jessica says, is a business you start that supports your personal lifestyle. For instance, you might have a 6-figure revenue stream and you're taking home $80,000 a year for a salary and you're good with that. No problem. That's a lifestyle business.

On the flipside, a company supports your life and the life of employees. A "real company" means building something bigger than the founders and their life. 

For Jessica, building a business that will support others was a critical decision.

Growing a Business: Contractors Versus Employees

Early on, Jessica built Interview Connections through contract employees. These are the 1099 contractors who freelance with your business, but aren't technically your employees. It's a common practice in small businesses, especially completely virtual companies, or online businesses. 

By building a team quickly with contractors, you can deal with just invoices and avoid all of the tax, benefits and other paperwork regular employees come with. It's a great way to build quickly.

In 2017, Jessica realized that growing Interview Connections in a sustainable, responsible way meant transitioning to a more traditional workforce. She and her partner decided to go against what most of their contemporaries were doing and hire in-house, on-site employees. 

The shipwreck of the transition taught Jessica a valuable lesson. With a team, you have to set clear expectations and goals (or KPIs) and communicate clearly. Then you have to hold them accountable to it all. Most people will thrive and exceed your expectations. When someone isn't performing well, it's often that their leader hasn't shared the expected KPIs, Jessica learned.

Why Personal Growth Work is Vital

When asked what her first piece of advice would be to others as a Wayfinder, Jessica talked about personal growth work. 

Jessica and many on her team have gone through Landmark, what she calls a "transformational personal growth program." 

She says that the program, or any good personal growth work, will help you clear the way to be an unstoppable leader in your business.

The Best Navigational Tool: Relationships

Relationships. they're the glue that holds a business together and the fuel that helps it grow. 

For Jessica, she saw this early on when she connected with podcasting legends John Lee Dumas and Kate Erickson of the show Entrepreneur On Fire. With their early support and taking the guests Jessica worked with, she had immediate reputation points in the booking and podcasting worlds. 

Putting the professional relationship to work beyond offering a service and asking for referrals helped Jessica connect with a bigger network and build the business. Her advice? "Connect with an influencer in your industry, provide value and nurture that relationship."

Get to Know Jessica Rhodes

• Interview Connections
• Rock the Podcast
• Jessica on Twitter
• Jessica on LinkedIn
• Jessica's YouTube Channel

Subscribe for New Episodes Every Week

Be sure to subscribe on your podcast player of choice (or the email notifications below) for new episodes every week, Tuesday mornings at 7:00am EST. Wayfinding Growth is the go-to podcast to inspire entrepreneurs, business owners and leadership. “For better or worse, in richness and in want” may be for weddings, but it’s also for businesses. We will be your navigator in this journey, no matter your level.

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