Episode 777 – Three Questions With The Same Answer – Know, Like, & Trust

What do my best clients have in common? That question can be answered by looking at the Pareto Principle. 80% of my best clients come from referrals. and 80% of my income comes from 20% of all my clients. So 80% of the income comes from my best clients who were all referrals. Each one…

Episode 775 – The Power of Three… With Sales & Marketing

Good professional speakers and good marketers know that the most effective way to get people to remember what you said and to take action is to KEEP IT SIMPLE! Even if you have a very complex topic, it’s easier to digest in smaller chunks of three. We all tend to store information in our brains…

Episode 774 – Aligning Your Sales & Marketing Authenticity with Brent Keltner

Brent Keltner, Ph.D. is the author of the April 2022 book The Revenue Acceleration Playbook: Creating an Authentic Buyer Journey Across Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success published by Page Two Books and distributed by Macmillan. He is the founder and President of Winalytics LLC, a go-to-market and revenue acceleration consultancy. Winalytics helps clients reach their…

Episode 773 – My GREATEST Sales Success… (Selling My Wife On Moving)

I hate the process of making sales soI hired a sales coach to help me overcome my fears. I was filled with the guilt of asking people for money. Also, I lacked the self-confidence to ask what my hourly time was really worth to my clients so I always underpriced and undersold what I was…

Episode 771 – 3 Signs From God That It’s Time To Move On…

I don’t want to get all religious on you. As a matter of fact, I have often studied the science of religions, tribes, politics, and many facets of how and why we adopt belief systems that shape our lives. I was asked by my friend and podcast guest Ben Thomas if I wanted to be…

Episode 770 – Best Of Unleash Your Primal Brain (And Understanding Your Customers) with Tim Ash

Tim Ash is an acknowledged authority on evolutionary psychology and digital marketing. He is a sought-after international keynote speaker, executive marketing advisor, and the bestselling author of Unleash Your Primal Brain and Landing Page Optimization. Tim has been mentioned by Forbes as a Top-10 Online Marketing Expert, and by Entrepreneur Magazine as an Online Marketing…

Episode 769 – No One Can Serve Two Masters… But You Can Serve Two Clients At The Same Time!

Last week I had the pleasure and honor of being a paid speaker at a live conference. It was the first one I was able to do in the last 3 years. When you are presenting to an audience (as a paid speaker) you have two people that you have to serve. The conference organizer…

Episode 768 – Best Of – Connect – Direct – Project Your Business with Michael Verret

Mike has more than 20 years of experience in advertising and marketing, and his ability to understand and connect with an audience is the hallmark of his career. The approach he shares is what taught him how to understand an audience and deliver his message in a way they will not forget. Mike spent 13…

Episode 767 – Networking Is All About Give And Take But Success Takes Giving

It’s been a long journey to get ready to sell a house and buy another. I have been in the Chicagoland area for almost 50 years. Over that period I have moved at least a dozen times. But, you never really move far for your network. You know what grocery stores have what. You know…

Episode 766 – What Is Your Business REALLY Worth? with Henry Kaskov

Henry founded Kaskov Valuations, Inc. (KVi) with the mission of providing the right business valuation and financial consulting services to small and mid-sized businesses. Since 2008, he has gained extensive experience performing business valuations for succession and transition planning, mergers & acquisitions, estate and gift tax planning and reporting, ESOPs, marital and corporate dissolution and…