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For more than a decade, Erik Fisher has sat down with productivity experts, authors, and creatives as they share their insights on how to implement productivity strategies in both your professional and personal life. Our goal is to help you gain perspective, practical knowledge, and productivity insights for living a whole life that goes Beyond The To Do List.
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Future Squared with Steve Glaveski - Helping You Navigate a Brave New World
Hosted by author and entrepreneur, Steve Glaveski, Future Squared brings you conversations with preeminent thought leaders from myriad disciplines such as startups and entrepreneurship, technology, corporate innovation, psychology, philosophy, economics, politics, biology, human performance and productivity, motivation and self-development, management and leadership, health and fitness and more to help you think in a multi-disciplinary way, avoid relying on the first piece of information tha ...
A podcast about teaching, selling and communicating with your audience effectively using webinars. We learn how webinars went so wrong, how the masters are using them and how you can become a Webinar Ninja yourself.
The Super Scaling Show covers business lessons from real entrepreneur guests, with your host, Alvin Poh, an entrepreneur who had a $30 million exit. Find out how to Super Scale your business with the latest business growth advice and tactics so that you can build the business of your dreams.
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Life Skills That Matter | Create Work That Works For You
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Life Skills That Matter | Create Work That Works For You
Stephen Warley | Solopreneur Business Coach
Feel like work is broken? Fix it by creating work that works for you! Serial solopreneur and business coach Stephen Warley interviews people who got unstuck and figured out how to work for themselves, so they could design work around their ideal lifestyle instead of fitting life in around their work. He teaches practical life skills like self-awareness, curiosity, energy management and building community to help you design your own unique business model in alignment with your values, needs a ...
As a small business owner, you need to be a lot of things to make your business go – but you don't have to be a marketer alone. Join host Dave Charest, Director of Small Business Success at Constant Contact, as he discusses what small businesses need to know to successfully grow a loyal customer base, share updates, drive traffic, and boost sales. You’ll hear Dave’s advice from talking with Constant Contact customers, as well as tips from industry experts and stories from small business lead ...
For entrepreneurs looking to grow their business bigger than themselves. Double or triple your business by doing actually less work! Achieve scale. Achieve success! Scale to success!
Elliott Davidson, the owner of Despreneur talks about the ways to build a business and design your own lifestyle you don’t need a vacation from. The goal of this podcast is to provide you real life stories to inspire your next move and support you with actionable and practical knowledge in design, entrepreneurship and technology fields. Elliott connects and talks with top designers, successful entrepreneurs and tech visionaries to unlock the knowledge that takes to build a successful busines ...
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Be a Marketer with Dave Charest
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#9 - Selling Authentically with Omar Zenhom
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Omar Zenhom learned all of his best sales tricks from his dad, a car salesman. “He really wasn't somebody that tried to sell anybody anything. He would try to ask a lot of questions. … He would ask things like, ‘What don't you like about your car right now?’ And he would highlight the features of the car that he was selling to them that would fit t…
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MBA2275 5 Sales Strategies That Don’t Scale
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A personal touch can set your business apart — even when there’s no chance you’ll be able to do it for everyone. So why do new businesses avoid strategies that don’t scale…even while they’re still small? Sometimes, there’s a such thing as being too efficient, even in business. It’s the inverse of the old saying, “What got you here won’t get you the…
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MBA2275 5 Sales Strategies That Don’t Scale
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A personal touch can set your business apart — even when there’s no chance you’ll be able to do it for everyone. So why do new businesses avoid strategies that don’t scale…even while they’re still small? Sometimes, there’s a such thing as being too efficient, even in business. It’s the inverse of the old saying, “What got you here won’t get you the…
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MBA2274 Extended Interview: Tom Ross – How to Build a Thriving Online Community
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Sometimes, it’s not the brand that’s the star of the show — it’s the community. As today’s special guest explains, an intentionally fostered community can be as valuable an asset as your product! Yes, you read that right. When it comes to everything from marketing to your company’s valuation, a well-planned and managed community can be worth its we…
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MBA2274 Extended Interview: Tom Ross – How to Build a Thriving Online Community
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Sometimes, it’s not the brand that’s the star of the show — it’s the community. As today’s special guest explains, an intentionally fostered community can be as valuable an asset as your product! Yes, you read that right. When it comes to everything from marketing to your company’s valuation, a well-planned and managed community can be worth its we…
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Beyond the To-Do List
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Christopher S. Penn on What's True and What's False About ChatGPT
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This week I’m excited to bring you this informative and topical conversation I had with Christopher S. Penn about the realities, myths, and dare I say productivity applications within ChatGPT and similar language based software tools which I'm sure you have noticed are getting more and more attention in the realms of social media, tech chatter, and…
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MBA2273 My Podcasting Recording Setup + Free Ride Friday
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Ever wonder how we make your favorite bite-sized business podcast? Wonder no more! Today, we share the exact setup in our home “studio” where we record almost every episode. That’s right — we record this professional-quality podcast at home. And so can you. We’ll share the tools we use to get consistent quality of sound, including how the setup of …
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MBA2273 My Podcasting Recording Setup + Free Ride Friday
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Ever wonder how we make your favorite bite-sized business podcast? Wonder no more! Today, we share the exact setup in our home “studio” where we record almost every episode. That’s right — we record this professional-quality podcast at home. And so can you. We’ll share the tools we use to get consistent quality of sound, including how the setup of …
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420. How to Do What You Love with Musician and Producer, Chris Themelco
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Chris Themelco is a founding member, singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Australian metal band Orpheus Omega, founder and chief engineer at Monolith Studios, and producer for numerous heavy rock acts. Whether you’re a fan of heavy music or not, this conversation is an absolute must-listen for anybody wanting to make it in a competitive or creativ…
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MBA2272 Why It’s So Hard To Fire Someone & How To Do It The Right Way
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Firing people is never fun, unless you’re the kind of boss who someone is better off not working for. But firing people is almost inevitable, especially as your team and business grows. Better to be prepared! Today, we take a hard look at this hard — but necessary — task. Besides the obvious cringe-worthiness of taking someone’s living away, firing…
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MBA2272 Why It’s So Hard To Fire Someone & How To Do It The Right Way
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Firing people is never fun, unless you’re the kind of boss who someone is better off not working for. But firing people is almost inevitable, especially as your team and business grows. Better to be prepared! Today, we take a hard look at this hard — but necessary — task. Besides the obvious cringe-worthiness of taking someone’s living away, firing…
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Be a Marketer with Dave Charest
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#11 - Building Trust with Your Audience with Tom Agostino
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Growing your customer base is critical to sustaining any business. But when it comes to marketing, you can’t forget about your most important audience — your current customers. People that already know you can be your biggest advocates. “The best audience I have are the people I know — who already know what I’m doing, already are in communication w…
For more than a decade, Erik Fisher has sat down with productivity experts, authors, creatives as they share their insights on how to implement productivity strategies in both your professional and personal life. People like… Everybody Loves Raymond and Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil Creator Phil Rosenthal on creativity, family, food, and travel. Pro…
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MBA2271 Q&A Wednesday: I’m stuck! My business is not growing. What do I do?
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To borrow a quote from a book title, “What got you here won’t get you there.” It’s normal for new businesses to hit a plateau after a period of initial growth. But how do you…y’know, move past it? It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’ve got a listener with exactly that problem. Plateaus can happen for any number of reasons. Market saturation, changing consum…
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MBA2271 Q&A Wednesday: I’m stuck! My business is not growing. What do I do?
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To borrow a quote from a book title, “What got you here won’t get you there.” It’s normal for new businesses to hit a plateau after a period of initial growth. But how do you…y’know, move past it? It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’ve got a listener with exactly that problem. Plateaus can happen for any number of reasons. Market saturation, changing consum…
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MBA2270 Lessons Learned From Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure
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Yikes. The collapse of SVB is one of the biggest stories in business, as depositors, investors, and investees react to what can only be described as a full-blown disaster. But what can you learn from it? You don’t have to be in Silicon Valley to take a lesson from all this. We won’t be analyzing the specific causes of SVB’s faceplant. But we will e…
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MBA2270 Lessons Learned From Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure
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Yikes. The collapse of SVB is one of the biggest stories in business, as depositors, investors, and investees react to what can only be described as a full-blown disaster. But what can you learn from it? You don’t have to be in Silicon Valley to take a lesson from all this. We won’t be analyzing the specific causes of SVB’s faceplant. But we will e…
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MBA2269 Bonus Episode: You’re going to love The Hustle Daily Show
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Love the Hustle’s email? Now they have a podcast. Break down biz headlines in 10 min – and how it affects you. Plus random fun bits like Bob Ross thing. Fun, informative. Ep about free stuff, and why people go so crazy for it and why it’s a great biz strategy. Here’s a crazy idea: a short daily podcast with valuable lessons and insights about busin…
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MBA2269 Bonus Episode: You’re going to love The Hustle Daily Show
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Love the Hustle’s email? Now they have a podcast. Break down biz headlines in 10 min – and how it affects you. Plus random fun bits like Bob Ross thing. Fun, informative. Ep about free stuff, and why people go so crazy for it and why it’s a great biz strategy. Here’s a crazy idea: a short daily podcast with valuable lessons and insights about busin…
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MBA2268 The Business of Japan P4: How I’m Tapping Into a 5.6 Trillion-Dollar Economy
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We’ve learned a ton about business in Japan, and how the country offers incredible opportunities for small business (including Western ones). Now, it’s time to take the first concrete steps. So what do we do? Today, we put our Ja-plan into action. We’re making a few small — but important — moves to introduce ourselves and our company to the country…
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MBA2268 The Business of Japan P4: How I’m Tapping Into a 5.6 Trillion-Dollar Economy
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We’ve learned a ton about business in Japan, and how the country offers incredible opportunities for small business (including Western ones). Now, it’s time to take the first concrete steps. So what do we do? Today, we put our Ja-plan into action. We’re making a few small — but important — moves to introduce ourselves and our company to the country…
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Beyond the To-Do List
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Gretchen Rubin on Expectations, Habits and Happiness
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This week I’m excited to re-release this conversation with Gretchen Rubin. At the time of this original recording Gretchen was promoting her then new book The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better. I recently interviewed Gretchen again for a forthcoming book and that conversation will be re…
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MBA2267 Why Blog Comments Are Dead + Free Ride Friday
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“What got you here won’t get you there,” as the saying goes. And while a good blog is still a powerful marketing tool, one thing we can finally put to bed forever is the Comments section. Today, we explain why — and what you can do instead. We all remember the early days of blogging, when a lively Comments section could breed an active, engaged com…
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MBA2267 Why Blog Comments Are Dead + Free Ride Friday
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“What got you here won’t get you there,” as the saying goes. And while a good blog is still a powerful marketing tool, one thing we can finally put to bed forever is the Comments section. Today, we explain why — and what you can do instead. We all remember the early days of blogging, when a lively Comments section could breed an active, engaged com…
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Future Squared with Steve Glaveski - Helping You Navigate a Brave New World
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419. Extend Your Attention Span with Gloria Mark
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Gloria Mark is a Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She’s been a visiting senior researcher at Microsoft Research since 2012 and is a recipient of the Google Research Award and the NSF Career award. She’s the author of the new book, Attention Span: Finding Focus for a Fulfilling Life, which unpacks how ou…
When you buy someone a gift, what does that buy you? Do customers, partners, and others see it as an investment in your relationship, or an unasked-for transaction? Or worse, an attempted bribe? It all depends on how you give. Today, we discuss the art of the business gift. If it’s overly transactional, or impersonal, or simply has the wrong object…
When you buy someone a gift, what does that buy you? Do customers, partners, and others see it as an investment in your relationship, or an unasked-for transaction? Or worse, an attempted bribe? It all depends on how you give. Today, we discuss the art of the business gift. If it’s overly transactional, or impersonal, or simply has the wrong object…
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Be a Marketer with Dave Charest
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#10 - Adopting a Customer-First Approach with Gab Leonetti
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When marketing your business, it’s so tempting to want to talk only about your business. These are our services. This is what we can do to help. Here’s why we’re great. But Gab Leonetti, marketing director at Wolf Commercial Real Estate (WCRE), reminds us that it’s not about you… at least not at first. “In order for us to be able to assist and be a…
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MBA2265 Q&A Wednesday: Is a recession a bad time to start a business?
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Times are tough. Inflation, continuing supply chain issues, and price gouging are on the rise. Recessions are natural and inevitable — but should you wait them out before starting your own business? Spoiler alert: no. It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’ve got a listener with a great business idea. But they’re worried about the timing. Is it smart to get in…
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MBA2265 Q&A Wednesday: Is a recession a bad time to start a business?
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Times are tough. Inflation, continuing supply chain issues, and price gouging are on the rise. Recessions are natural and inevitable — but should you wait them out before starting your own business? Spoiler alert: no. It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’ve got a listener with a great business idea. But they’re worried about the timing. Is it smart to get in…
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MBA2264 Why You Need to Fire Your Customers
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The customer is always right — except when they’re not. It’s time to stop clinging to customers who aren’t serving your business, just like they’d quit your business if it wasn’t working for them. Seriously. As providers of products and services, we’re often primed to bend over backwards for our customers. But when a customer starts costing you mor…
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MBA2264 Why You Need to Fire Your Customers
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The customer is always right — except when they’re not. It’s time to stop clinging to customers who aren’t serving your business, just like they’d quit your business if it wasn’t working for them. Seriously. As providers of products and services, we’re often primed to bend over backwards for our customers. But when a customer starts costing you mor…
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MBA2263 The Business of Japan P3: East Meets West- Business at Its Best
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We’ve been hanging out in Japan, learning a whole new perspective on business. Now, it’s time to explore how you can get in on the action — by actually doing business with or inside Japan. Yes, this is possible. And it’s a very good idea. Today, we explore various ways non-Japanese businesses have forged ties with Japanese entities and professional…
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MBA2263 The Business of Japan P3: East Meets West- Business at Its Best
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We’ve been hanging out in Japan, learning a whole new perspective on business. Now, it’s time to explore how you can get in on the action — by actually doing business with or inside Japan. Yes, this is possible. And it’s a very good idea. Today, we explore various ways non-Japanese businesses have forged ties with Japanese entities and professional…
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Jason Feifer on Resilience During Times of Change
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This week I was really encouraged by my conversation with Jason Feifer. Jason is the the Editor In Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine and author of the new book, Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career. If we want to admit it or not, these past few years have been a time of serious change …
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MBA2262 How and Why You Should Always Sell Out + Free Ride Friday
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The wrong approach: “I should do my best to make sure there’s always enough of my product/service for everyone who wants to buy it.” The right approach: “I should run out of stuff. Often.” Yes, this is tough to wrap your head around, especially if you’re new to business. But remember that value is defined by one thing: scarcity. That’s why people l…
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MBA2262 How and Why You Should Always Sell Out + Free Ride Friday
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The wrong approach: “I should do my best to make sure there’s always enough of my product/service for everyone who wants to buy it.” The right approach: “I should run out of stuff. Often.” Yes, this is tough to wrap your head around, especially if you’re new to business. But remember that value is defined by one thing: scarcity. That’s why people l…
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418. Is Crypto a Scam? Debate with Theo Cox from Life Itself
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Theo Cox is Head of Life Itself Labs, a multidisciplinary research institute and consultancy that works across economics, governance, strategy and technology, and innovates systemic solutions to complex global challenges. Life Itself recently published its web3 and crypto guide - a multi-month project of research and analysis to "make sense" of cry…
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MBA2261 The 3 Most Effective Sales Funnels
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Let’s cut to the chase: what’s the best way to get people to buy your thing? Today, we offer 3 answers, based on our experience. These funnels work best for us — and they might for you, too. We’ll lay out exactly how to build and manage each of these funnels, with our own products as an example. There’s no single “best” funnel for every business. B…
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MBA2261 The 3 Most Effective Sales Funnels
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Let’s cut to the chase: what’s the best way to get people to buy your thing? Today, we offer 3 answers, based on our experience. These funnels work best for us — and they might for you, too. We’ll lay out exactly how to build and manage each of these funnels, with our own products as an example. There’s no single “best” funnel for every business. B…
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MBA2260 Q&A Wednesday: Do I need to brag to be an effective marketer?
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You can’t sell your product or service if you can’t sell yourself. Confidence in branding is everything. But does that mean you have to be…full of yourself? Can you persuade without playing the peacock? After all, in a noisy market, the loudest voice often wins. It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’re helping one listener learn how to market without being a …
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MBA2260 Q&A Wednesday: Do I need to brag to be an effective marketer?
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You can’t sell your product or service if you can’t sell yourself. Confidence in branding is everything. But does that mean you have to be…full of yourself? Can you persuade without playing the peacock? After all, in a noisy market, the loudest voice often wins. It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’re helping one listener learn how to market without being a …
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MBA2259 How to Simplify Your Growth to One Number
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Goals are hard. A goal, however, is more attainable. So how can you narrow your focus to something big and all-encompassing that’ll have the greatest impact on your business? And should you? It all comes down to a single number. There’s no shortage of business metrics you can track (and no shortage of products and services designed to help you trac…
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MBA2259 How to Simplify Your Growth to One Number
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Goals are hard. A goal, however, is more attainable. So how can you narrow your focus to something big and all-encompassing that’ll have the greatest impact on your business? And should you? It all comes down to a single number. There’s no shortage of business metrics you can track (and no shortage of products and services designed to help you trac…
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MBA2258 The Business of Japan P2: The Economy of Kawaii
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So how exactly did a cartoon kitten take over the world? And why does Japan consistently produce products that are almost dangerously cute? It’s no accident — it’s a business strategy. Kawaii is a catch-all term for a specific aesthetic, something Japanese businesses purposely cultivate. Loosely translated, it means “cuteness.” But kawaii is no chi…
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MBA2258 The Business of Japan P2: The Economy of Kawaii
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So how exactly did a cartoon kitten take over the world? And why does Japan consistently produce products that are almost dangerously cute? It’s no accident — it’s a business strategy. Kawaii is a catch-all term for a specific aesthetic, something Japanese businesses purposely cultivate. Loosely translated, it means “cuteness.” But kawaii is no chi…
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Marc Champagne on The Importance of Asking The Right Questions
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This week I was excited to welcome Marc Champagne to the show to discuss his new book, Personal Socrates: Questions That Will Upgrade Your Life from Legends & World-Class Performers. I connected with Marc through Joey Cofone from Baron Fig who you might recall was a guest on the show back in October of 2022. Baron Fig is the design house behind a h…
