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Bootstrapping Your Startup with Sam & Charles Ryan Jan 02, 2019

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What does it take to build a business startup with a Bootstrap philosophy and succeed in launching your idea? Brother's Sam and Charles Ryan did just that while building their business Flocksy. What is bootstrapping your business? It is the act of starting a business with no money or very little money. That means no money from VC or Angel Funds, no outside investments, and building the business as you grow the business. Sam and Charles were able to build Flocksy by staying lean even in quick growth.In the episode we also discuss: running a business with family, dealing with fast growth, building a broad portfolio, what it really means to be an entrepreneur, the world of startups, evolving your dreams and ideas, standing out against your competition, and collaborating with your customers.Sam is an entrepreneur with a strong technical background and a bachelors degree in web development. He is a co-founder and CEO of Flocksy. His personal mantra includes a firm belief in the power of teamwork, the wisdom of taking risks, and that there’s nothing better than bacon. Sam has been a part of the launch of several companies, including Hatchwise, where he is the CTO and all around guru.Launched in 2016, Flocksy is a website maintenance and graphic design company specializing in supplying support and graphic design work to small businesses. Their headquarters are located in New London, CT, and their project managers and designers are located all over the globe.The company was founded by 3 brothers, Sam Ryan who brings a strong technical background and web development skills, George Ryan who is a seasoned entrepreneur and an experienced designer, and Charles Ryan who is a business graduate in marketing and management.They have assembled a team of project managers and graphic designers who work remotely.Flocksy provides website support and graphic design work, with their target customers being primarily startups and small companies who cannot afford or justify employing a full-time designer.LinksWebsite: https://flocksy.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goflocksy/Twitter: https://twitter.com/goflocksyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/goflocksy/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flocksyToday's episode was sponsored by OpportunityInChina.com and Idea Camps

Build an Execution Habit with Sean Johnson Dec 29, 2018

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Having an idea or dream is the start, but how do you execute on that dream or idea? Sean Johnson is an expert on helping entrepreneurs, startups, and organization build better products and experience for their customers. He shares why you need to build your execution habit and how you can create it. We also discuss: Why marketers need to have a stronger voice in product or technology decisions, How to use customer feedback to drive rapid product growth, How to model growth and focus on the levers with the biggest impact, How to ensure new customers have a fantastic first time experience, How to use data to get users to the "aha moment", How to design triggers to create habits and drive long term engagement, Strategies for building effective growth loops to improve referral, Product design principles, and much moreSean Johnson is a partner at Digital Intent, which helps amazing companies transform themselves with technology. He has deep experience in product design and digital marketing, and helps organizations understand how to combine the two to create better experiences for customers. Sean is a general partner at Founder Equity, a Chicago-based venture fund, and teaches digital marketing at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. He's been featured in Forbes, Inc, Fortune and more on topics related to entrepreneurship, venture capital and digital marketing.Recommended Reading: Getting Things DoneLinksWebsite: www.digintent.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalintent/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-intent/Today's episode is sponsored by Flocksy and OpportunityInChina.comLearn more about jumbleThink Idea Camps at https://www.jumblethink.com/ideacamps/

Our Christmas Episode with Michael Woodward Dec 25, 2018

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We want to wish you a very merry Christmas. Christmas is a great time to remember the importance of celebration in our lives as entrepreneurs, dreamers, and idea makers. Often we get caught up in the responsibilities, checklists, obligations, and grind of the journey and we forget to celebrate. We need to celebrate more. It needs to be a part of our journey in chasing dreams. Celebrating reminds us of the gifts, breakthroughs, milestones, and achievements that propel us towards the future. Our challenge to you today is to stop and celebrate the journey you are on. Today's episode is sponsored by Flocksy and OpprotunityInChina.com

Navigating the Transitions of Ideas and Dreams with Michael Woodward Dec 21, 2018

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Have you ever been stuck in the transition of the past and the future? The life you are living now no longer fulfills your created purpose. You see the next dream and idea, but you don't know how to navigate the transition. Having one foot in the past and one in the future is a difficult tension to reconcile. Both the old life and the new dream suffer and neither flourish. So how do you make the pivot from the past and into the future?In today's episode we chat about navigating the transition. Along the way I share some stories from our own journey. While the episode might not give you the answers to your specific journey, it will help you have some strategies to face the future while addressing the past.Today's episode is sponsored by: OpportunityInChina.com and Flocksy

Connecting to your audience with Bonnie Bruderer Dec 18, 2018

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In a noisy world it's becoming harder to connect with your audience. Your message and story is being lost in the clutter of all the content. So how do you stand out in a noisy world? How can you find your tribe and connect with them? Bonnie Bruderer is changing the game by creating a platform to connect directly to your audience and cut through the noise. In today's episode we discuss:-Building Exposure-Distributing your content-Content Creation-Monetizing your content-Audio vs Video content-Sustainable content creationBonnie Bruderer is a film and TV producer with over 700 television segments, and the writer, director, producer of the documentary: INFLUENCER on the social media generation and the advertising industry. With a strong background in technology and media, she started her career at companies like CitySearch, NBC Internet, Active Networks and learned first hand how to build and sell emerging media. She worked for two decades, touring with some of the world’s top personal development gurus including Tony Robbins, Harvey Mackay and others. She founded BINGE networks, which is a multi-channel media network for creators and brands, with syndication on 50 top OTT television networks. The company has a proprietary technology that can instantly get any video content featured in outlets all over the world. She is a kickboxer, an avid dog-lover, and auntie and has starred in multiple fight movies. She is also a four-time author and holds 10 certifications in human potential and coaching, including Columbia University’s Executive Coaching Program.Connect with Bonnie Bruderer: Twitter: @bingenetworks Facebook: @BINGEnetworks Website: www.bingechannels.com and www.bingenetworks.tv Email: pr@bingenetworks.tv Instagram: @watchbingetv Today's episode is sponsored by Flocksy and OpportunityInChina.com

Look Back to Move Forward with Michael Woodward Dec 14, 2018

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Our lives are often defined by our pasts. We have to 'look back to move forward.' But what is it about our past that sets us up for the future. How can we grow and learn from our past? Over the last few years I have had the words 'look back to move forward' on my mind. For a long time I had no idea what that meant or why it was important. As I learned more from my past, I found that it taught me a lot about the future that I was creating. As we prepare for the new year, looking back is especially important. It a time to celebrate the victories, learn from the failures, and prepare for what is coming in the future. It's a great time to setup a battle plan for where we are going next. I often find that quotes inspire me so I began to look for quotes about the past and the future. Here were a few that stuck out to me...“The past is never where you think you left it.” ― Katherine Anne Porter“The past beats inside me like a second heart.” ― John Banville“We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.” ― Rick Warren“Study the past if you would define the future.” ― Confucius“The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.” ― Barbara Taylor BradfordSo it's great to look back to move forward but how do we do that? Why do we look back. Your history defines your current state. Presupposition. Learn from your failuresEncourage faith for the futureShow your strengths and weaknessesA building block for your futureShows who is in your cornerAllows us to find healingOver the next few weeks I want to encourage you to look back and begin the journey to create a new future. Today is the perfect time to start that journey.Today's episode is sponsored by OpportunityInChina.com and Flocksy

A Life Transformed with Ruby Fremon Dec 11, 2018

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What does it take to live a life filled with worthiness? How can you find your identity and voice? Ruby Fremon went from a life of addiction to a life impacting leading thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and world changes. Now she shows others how you can change your story and write the story you were destined to live. We also discuss:Overcoming AddictionChanging your lifeFinding true authenticityFinding your messageOvercoming your inner victimLeading emerging leadersThought LeadershipCoaching live issuesRuby is the coach for the new generation of thought leaders. As a Top Breakthrough Coach for purpose-driven leaders who are ready to bring their big missions into the spotlight, her approach ignites true transformation, while flipping fear into actualized ambition, and doubt into absolute confidence.Ruby works with leaders, from artists to entrepreneurs, who are ready to rise above their limitations and amplify their message. Coaching 100+ clients, she’s a catalyst for change and is hugely successful at helping her clients embody radical resiliency and an unstoppable mentality.Named “An Inspirational Woman” by The Huffington Post, and creator of the 3-day leadership training intensive, Amplified Soul Live®, Ruby’s bold, no-nonsense approach helps leaders rise up to fulfill their missions and make their voices heard.Learn more about Ruby at rubyfremon.com or follow her online @iamruby.Recommended reading: The Four AgreementsToday's episode is sponsored by Flocksy and OpportunityInChina.com!

Living Your Created Purpose with Michael Woodward Dec 08, 2018

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Have you found what you were created to do or do you feel unfulfilled and stuck? Do you feel like you are tapping into your destiny or that you live without purpose? If you have then you found your ‘created purpose’. If you haven’t then it’s time that you start finding it!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for any extended period of time you most likely have heard me mention created purpose. But what does that mean and how can you tap into it? Over the past few years I bump into people who say something like ‘I feel like I’m doing what I was created to do’, ‘I found my passion’, or ‘I’m walking in my destiny.’ They always seam to be joy filled, passion driven, and completely walking in their zone of genius (another term you often hear). Now zone of genius is pretty easy to define and it’s a great place to start the discussion around Created Purpose, but they aren’t the same.Now the zone of genius is the mental state in which you will actually thrive. This whole concept comes from Gay Hendricks’s book ‘The Big Leap’ where he outlines four different zones of function.1. The zone of incompetence: In this zone, you are engaging in something you inherently do not understand or are not skilled at.2. The zone of competence: In this zone, you are doing what you are efficient at, but recognize that many people are likewise efficient at it, thus not distinguishing your capabilities in any significant way.3. The zone of excellence: In this zone, you are doing something you are tremendously skilled at. Often, the zone of excellence is cultivated, it's practiced and established over time.4. The zone of genius: In this zone, you capitalize on your natural abilities which are innate, rather than learned. This is the state in which you get into "flow," find ceaseless inspiration, and seem to not only come up with work that is distinguished and unique, but also do so in a way that excels far and beyond what anyone else is doing.Zone of genius is a great starting place but it’s not the fullness of Created Purpose. Let’s break it down. Created which steams from the word create. Create can be defined as 1) to bring (something) into existence. 2) cause (something) to happen as a result of one’s actions. 3) (of an actor) originate (a role) by playing a character for the first time. 4) invest (someone) with a new rank or title.Purpose: 1) the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. 2) have as one's intention or objective.When you put the words together you get something like this… Created Purpose is to bring something into existence with reason and intention. So how do you find your created purpose?Step One: Slow downStep Two: Seek God and listenStep Three: Evaluate your life and giftingsStep Four: Be intentionalStep Five: Face fear and make your moveStep Six: Play big but for the long game Episode Sponsors:Opportunity in ChinaFlocksy

The Business of Collaboration with Kenneth Bator Dec 04, 2018

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Collaboration can take many forms. It could be with a business partner, coach, mentor, mastermind group, employees, family members, contractors, strategic partners...and the list goes on. Collaboration can be working with your team on a new project, bringing in a specialist to help you with a project or something deeper. At the basic level collaboration is the action of working with someone to produce or create something. For Ken Bator collaboration was having the right teacher to pull the best out of him and point him in a new direction. This changed Ken's direction and led him to entrepreneurship. In this episode we go deep with Ken on the importance of collaboration on the entrepreneurial journey. Other topics we discuss include:Creating 'customer experiences'Serving Law EnforcementHow to navigate partnershipsBrand, culture, and strategyMaking your business successfulDriving the right business to your businessKen's Website: https://btcinc.net/Recommended Reading: Good to GreatEpisode SponsorsFlocksyOpportunityInChina.comSegmentsSegment One: 1:15 minutesSegment Two: 28:04 minutesRapid Fire Questions: 47:58 minutesAbout Kenneth BatorStarted by Kenneth C. Bator an independent business consultant in 2001, Bator Training & Consulting, Inc. (BTC) offered sales training and hospitality consulting from its Naperville, Illinois location. Ken’s background in banking and retail attracted a number of service-based businesses such as credit unions, restaurants, hair salons, therapists, real-estate firms, communications specialists, healthcare providers, and more.In 2002 given the needs and requests of clients, BTC began to offer Strategic Planning services. This included the facilitation of planning retreats and working with the business to compile the written strategic plan. Not having offered this service in the past, Ken quickly discovered that a combination of the Brand Strategy he learned at The University of Chicago coupled with some key pieces from the curriculum he was exposed to during his MBA in Entrepreneurship at DePaul University formed the perfect foundation for planning facilitation. His former experience as an executive in the financial services industry allowed Ken to quickly understand and provide the needed ebb and flow required for a productive planning process. In short order, Strategic Planning became the desired starting point for most BTC clients.After years of client engagements including business strategy, brand development, integrated marketing, and sales management it became clear that there was one common obstacle to proper implementation: the Corporate Culture. The best written Strategies do nothing but collect dust in a binder unless the employee base willingly supports it and allows for the execution of the plan. Even the most attractive and compelling Brand falls flat on its face unless staff consistently provides an experience that inspires customer loyalty. It was clear that BTC needed to incorporate Culture Building programs that allowed the team to grow from within.Thus, the B+C+S Formula was born – a unique approach to management consulting to with a laser focus on Brand, Culture, and Strategy alignment. Ken often jokes that he wishes he could say that he created the B+C+S Formula simply because he was just that incredibly brilliant. The truth is the genesis of this concept began when he was working his way up the corporate ladder in the 90’s. In a desire to learn he would grab a book on re-engineering, then run to a seminar on empowerment, and then read an article on Six Sigma and so on.While certainly learning a lot, it also led to some confusion and the question of how all this could fit together. For instance, if you wanted to re-engineer a business but also empower your employees couldn’t you do both rather than jumping from one corporate buzzword to the next. Ken’s need to understand eventually led him to believe that everything falls into at least one of three buckets: Brand, Culture, and Strategy. He later understood that the B+C+S Formula is an integrated system.

Time to Recharge with Michael Woodward Dec 01, 2018

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Recently Elon Musk tweeted that you can not change the world if you work 40 hours a week. He went went on to say that you need to work 80-100 hours to change the world. But is that true? In today's episode we share why this is a big lie and that many of us are hustled out. More work is not the answer. So how do we change the world? How do we create a sustainable journey in life?Finding rest and recharging are critical for a sustained life of ideas, dreaming, and entrepreneurship. Building rest in our fast paced society is hard to do, but it is possible. Five steps you can take to build a lifestyle of rest are:1) Don't listen to voices that tell you to do it a specific way.2) Take time to reflect on the past and your current situations.3) Actually schedule time to recharge into your life.4) Break routine and location.5) Get rid of the old things that steel your time.So join the conversation and let's talk about finding time to recharge.Episode SponsorsOpportunityInChina.comFlocksy

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