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  • Breaking Down Complex Challenges into Manageable Chunks - Jim Nasr, Acoer

    Another inspiring conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. We were joined by Jim Nasr, founder and CEO of Acoer. 

    We discussed:

    • Blockchain as a way to compute trust
  • Why clarity is more important that success 
  • How to use clarity with your team to create better objectives

    • Resources mentioned:

    The power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

    Atomic Habits by James Clear

    Deep Work by Cal Newport

     

    Thanks for Listening. Head to zeroto5000.com to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results.
     
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    1 hr 24 min
  • No Such Thing as Overnight Success - Chase Bowers, Dropified

    Another inspiring conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. We were joined by Chase Bowers, founder and CEO of Dropified. Chase says he's made every mistake in the book, but it hasn't stopped him from hyper-growth to the #55 spot on the Inc. 5000. Chase unpacks the first-hand experience of growing a massively successful company in this episode.

    We discussed:

    • Why there's no such thing as an overnight success
  • Launching a product from scratch, and the WHOLUCK strategy
  • The Entrepreneur Operating System --> How your constant focus must be moving forward

    • Resources mentioned:

    • The Four Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss
    • Everything Tim has put out - The Four Hour Workweek, Tools of Titans
  • Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
  • Traction by Gino Wickman - The Entrepreneur Operating System
  • Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
    • Thanks for Listening. Head to Zeroto5000.com to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results.
    1 hr 15 min
  • How to be Unforgettable - Jesse Cole, Savanna Bananas

    Another inspiring conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. We were joined by the one and only Jesse Cole, the yellow tux wearing CEO of the Savanna Bananas.

    We discussed:

    • How normal ideas get normal results
  • How managing energy will always get more results
  • How to "show up to the plate" more often

    • Resources Mentioned:

    How to be Like Walt by Pat Williams

    There's a Customer Born Every Minute - P.T. Barnum's Amazing 10 "Rings of Power"

    The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger

    Marketing Outrageously by Jon Spolestra

    Humanocracy by Gary Hamel

     

    Thanks for Listening. Head to zeroto5000.com to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results.

     

    1 hr 3 min
  • Train Your Gut to Make Expert Decisions - Vijay Balasubramaniyan

    Another inspiring conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. We were joined by Vijay Balasubramaniyan, founder and CEO of Pindrop security. Pindrop is based here in Atlanta, Georgia and has quickly grown to 180 employees and raised over 100 million dollars, cementing itself as the industry leader in anti-fraud solutions. 

    We discussed:

    1. As a leader, you have to make decisions, not create more options
  • Training your gut is the only way to make decisions that always provide solutions
  • Why self-awareness trumps everything in polarizing decisions
  • True leaders are made in the hard times
  • Keep your heart soft and your spine strong

    • Resources mentioned:

    • Difficult Conversations, by Douglas Stone
    Thanks for Listening. Head to Zeroto5000.com to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results.
    1 hr 17 min
  • Becoming Legendary with Bert and Richard Sorin

    Another inspiring conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. We were joined by our first father / son pair, Bert & Richard Sorin. Richard is the founder of Sorinex, the worlds leading exercise equipment company, and his son Bert now runs the company as CEO.

    We discussed:

    • The power of strength training that has changed Bert, Drew, and countless other's lives
  • Turning a passion into a business for Richard Sorin, and the value of hard work from the bottom up for Bert.
  • Becoming legendary - leading a life that you can be proud of.
  • Everything you want is on the other side of hard
    • Thanks for Listening. Head to Zeroto5000.com to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results.
    1 hr 26 min
  • The Definitive Guide to Scaling Your Business - Verne Harnish, Scaling Up
    If you only listen to one episode from our podcast, make sure it is this one Founders!! We were joined by Verne Harnish, CEO of and Author Scaling Up. Verne is the world-renown scale up thought leader and in this episode he shares his best advice for getting off the ground and leading in times of crisis. 
     
    We discussed:
    1. Why you must have a marketing meeting every week - completely separate from sales (à la Steve Jobs) 
  • How to create your essential list of 25 people that, if reached, will scale your business 100x
  • How Verne went from idea to global reach in 36 months using this method
  • Why you always have to give to people before you can get from them
  • A few must-read books for every leader
  • How to truly differentiate with price
  • Daily huddles and over-communicating in the midst of crisis

    • Books Mentioned

    1. Right Away and All at Once - Greg Brenneman
  • Give and Take - Adam Grant
  • Humanocracy - Gary Hamel (Verne's best book of the decade)
  • Antifragile - Nicholas Taleb
  • Never Eat Alone - Keith Ferrazzi
  • Scaling Up - Verne Harnish
    •  
    Thanks for Listening. Head to Zeroto5000.com to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results.
    1 hr 25 min
  • Special Report: Talent Optimization, Designing a Talent Strategy for Maximum Results
    Today we have a special conversation on talent optimization with our hosts Drew and Jordan. We dissected a few important aspects of The 2020 State of Talent Optimization Report, courtesy of our software partners at the Predictive Index. We've analyzed this report to give you the most valuable 20 minutes you'll spend today because when you have optimized teams, you get business results. While we see this everyday with our business leaders, here is the concrete data from this special report:
    1. 64% of total company costs are labor costs - which means you're spending the majority of your budget on people
  • Execs attribute 72% of their company's value to their employees
  • 36% of businesses have a talent strategy, but only 24% could explain it to their employees
  • Talent optimized companies outperform other companies by 16% in terms of strategic success rates.
    • Thanks for Listening. Head to Zeroto5000.com to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results.
    23 min
  • How to Achieve 99% Employee Engagement - Peyton Day, Roam Innovative Workplace
    Another inspiring conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. We were joined by Peyton Day, CEO of Roam Innovative Workplace here in Atlanta GA. Day Worked as CEO of Day Hospitality Group before starting Roam to help new founders start, scale, and grow their company in and through the Roam community.
     
    We discussed:
    1. Why giving employees autonomy increases results
  • How competent leaders welcome all kinds of feedback, good and bad, and then act on it
  • What being impatient will do to your business (it's not good)
    • Check out Roam in ATL! meetatroam.com
     
    Thanks for Listening. Head to Zeroto5000.com to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results.
    1 hr 10 min
  • How to Make 1 + 1 = 3; Owner of GQ’s Best Men’s Store in America - Sid Mashburn
    Another inspiring conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. We were joined by Sid Mashburn, founder of the widely acclaimed Sid Mashburn clothing store and brand here in Atlanta GA. The Mashburn lines and stores have expanded over to Houston, Dallas, Washington D.C., and LA. 
     
    We discussed:
    1. Why southern hospitality is the right way to do business
  • How one simple gesture made a $15,000 apparel sale
  • How doing what you love with a passion always beats working harder
  • How to make employees feel like family and much much more.

    • One of the most enjoyable conversations we've had on the Zero to 5000 podcast.


    Be sure to visit sidmashburn.com and annmashburn.com for a style upgrade. 

     

    Thanks for Listening. Head to zeroto5000.com to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results.
    1 hr 30 min
  • How to Make the Inc 5000 List 13 Years in a Row; An Obsession with Client Results - Tom Beaty, ISG
    Another powerful conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. We were joined by Tom Beaty, founder of Insight Sourcing Group.
     
    We discussed:
    - What it means to strike in the heart of value
    - Why you will always flame out or stall when you don't have a growth mindset
    - How culture is an ROI of Leadership and why the people you hire are responsible for it.
     
    Thanks for Listening. Head to Zeroto5000.com to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results.
    1 hr 17 min

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