Ask Sean Ep. 5

“What is the best way to start a low-scale small business while having an ongoing job?”

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Author of Human Centered Communication: A Business Case Against Digital Pollution. He talks about how to cut through the virtual noise of social media to reach your customers and build engagement.

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Scotty is a franchising coach/consultant. Buying a franchise is a great way to get into business. He and Sean discuss who it is and isn’t for and what makes a franchise successful.

scottmilasfranchisecoach.com

scott@scottmilasfranchisecoach.com

What’s keeping you from being successful? Here are the TOP 10. Avoid these!

seancastrina.com

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Have you ever thought of giving your company a physical? There are 20 things I will be going over in today's podcast that you need to consider when reviewing your company before going into the next year. Before anything, make sure you are giving your company an evaluation!

“How can I make this year MY BEST YEAR in business?”
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worldsgreatestbusinessplan.com

Patrick is the co-founder and CEO of Rhythm Systems, a software company that has helped hundreds of mid-market businesses develop their strategy and execution plans.

patrickthean.com

RhythmSystems.com

Kerry is the Co-Founder and CEO of William Murray Golf, an Austin-based golf apparel brand that challenges the stereotypical seriousness of the golf industry. Founded in 2016, she has since raised $7MM from investors and turned William Murray Golf into a $15MM company.

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williammurraygolf.com

@MBCompanyMan, A former operations officer for the CIA, now runs the global intelligence, risk mitigation, & crisis communications firm Portman Square Group (PSG). His book, Company Rules, is out now at scribd.com.

portmansquaregroup.com

There may not be a more important skill to develop than this one…

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Have you ever wondered how businesses that seem to be untouchable decline and fall? In today's podcast, Sean answers that question, along with providing reasons small businesses decline too.

“When I compare myself and my business and my success to those on social media, I feel small and my accomplishments don’t measure up.”

You wrote a best-seller. Now what? Steve teaches just that in his book: Best Seller Is Only The Beginning. He explains how to leverage your book in order to build revenue, wealth, and abundance in your life.

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thrivingbestsellers.com

Author of: Sole to Soul, Melissa’s goal is to inspire 10 MILLION people to contribute to the world in a positive way! Sole to Soul covers how to identify your soul purpose and monetize it.

Melissahughes.com

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Sam is the founder of drinkhazlo.com, a product created as a mixer for Tequila. Sam and Sean discuss how after launching Hazlo, he discovered his product was being consumed in a variety different ways that he was not initially targeting and how he pivoted to capture that audience. 

drinkhazlo.com

If you’ve ever watched Shark Tank, you’ll get the idea here, but I’m going to take you through the TEN things that VC’s typically look for when considering a new investment.

seancastrina.com

In all my years of business, I had one of the funniest interviews of my career. I believe I have interviewed Benjamin Button! Today I share with you the DON'TS the WARNING SIGNS to look for in your interviews. I hope you get value and a laugh out of today's podcast.

"How can a new company reliably forecast income?" I answer this question and more on this week's episode. 

seancastrina.com
worldsgreatestbusinessplan.com

Matt Higgins returns for additional insight from his book: Burn the Boats. Matt is a former guest-Shark on Shark Tank and will be a speaker at this year’s WEEKEND MBA

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What is intuition? Why is it important? How can you leverage it? These questions and more, Laura Day addresses in her fascinating interview with Sean.

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Growing up, he was “the kid with the lemonade stand”, always filling his time with creating business. After graduating from Wharton, he opted to forgo consulting and stick with the entrepreneur lifestyle. He and Sean talk boostrapping and his AI-powered PR business, IntelligentRelations.com

I think this is a critical characteristic of successful entrepreneurs. As an entrepreneur, you’ll have to endure negative criticism. You need to be like teflon, where criticism easily rolls off of you and doesn’t stick. CONFIDENCE, not arrogance!

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Being able to Clone Yourself is what will make you exponentially more money than hiring ordinary people. When you interview, people make sure they know that you are looking for something more than they might expect.

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"How can I start up a business I love but I have no experience in? Am I likely to fail?"

seancastrina.com

Author of “The Art of Bouncing Back”, Coach Dar is an Occupational Therapist and leadership and mental edge coach to professional athletes, entrepreneurs, CEOs and business leaders around the world.

coachdar.com

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Founder/CEO of FULL CIRCLE - a full-service digital marketing/advertising firm. He learned sales/marketing from THE BEST, spending 5 years with Grant Cardone. Mike’s energy and passion are truly infectious!

thefullcircle.io
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David is a co-founder of Iconic Productions. He teaches a proprietary methodology, guiding entrepreneurs to improve brand awareness,  exposure, and profitability.

https//iconic.productions 

Today I’m going to give you the TEN steps you need to follow to #start a #business THIS YEAR.

There are 20 MAJOR startup mistakes that small businesses and business owners make that are major glaciers to their Titanic. Today I will be going through the first 10 BIGGEST startup mistakes!

Carol is co-author of Real Time Leadership along with David Noble and an Asst. Professor at Harvard. Their book presents “an innovative new framework which equips you to slow down high-stakes situations before they speed you up.”

RTLInstitute.com

A former football player, Rick was impressed by the hand-written notes received during his college recruitment. Now, after an NFL career, he has bootstrapped simplynoted.com, helping 500 businesses automate their REAL pen-written communications. 

Author of Rigging the Game: How to Achieve Financial Certainty, Navigate Risk and Make Money On Your Own Terms. 

riggingamazon.com

riggingthegame.com

You need EIGHT of these to be an Entrepreneur!

Seven major roadblocks stop people from starting a business. In today's podcast, Sean shares seven reasons why people don't start businesses and breaks down those barriers. Don't let these roadblocks block you from living an amazing life as a successful entrepreneur.

In 2016, while working as a Detective in Law Enforcement, Paul decided start a side hustle to earn passive income through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), which quickly provided the freedom he wanted. 

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 ATMTogether.com 

Devin is a serial entrepreneur, an inspiring leader, and an adept marketer. He is also the CEO of Kennected, a SaaS company with over 15k users. 

kennected.org

Co-founder/CEO of RSE Ventures and author of the forthcoming book, Burn the Boats (2/14/23), Matt is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School and has been a guest-Shark on Shark Tank!

burntheboatsbook.com
rseventures.com

I want to talk about how to start a business without quitting your day job. These are seven hacks that work! 

Antonella is the CEO and Founder of Eyeful Media, a performance marketing company. What started as a way to leave the corporate world as an employee morphed into an Inc 5000 company!

eyefulmedia.com

Mike turned a hobby he started at 9 years old into a highly profitable business! He is the founder of flatfacefingerboards.com, the biggest fingerboard company in the USA and 2nd largest in the world! 

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My companies have grown every year, even during the pandemic. GROWTH IS NOT OPTIONAL. Here are a few things you need to do to grow…

How do you choose the right business? In today's podcast, Sean shares the different ways he chooses the right business to start. This are ways that anyone can use to start their own business today!

Bo Davis got his started in tech and later transitioned into restaurant ownership, where he found an opportunity to provide a solution to the industry. He is the co-founder and CEO of MarginEdge, the restaurant solution combining paperless invoice processing with POS and accounting integration.

marginedge.com

Paul is the founder of Vantage Point Commercial Capital, a firm which helps entrepreneurs, business owners, and real estate investors win by funding their growth and dreams in non-traditional ways.

www.vpc.capital/podcast-10minute

Nick is the author of Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work, out February 7th!

getleverage.com

comeupforair.com

This is a year that many economists think will be rough. We have high inflation and the ability to get money is going to be difficult. I’m going to teach you the “blocking and tackling” of business and the areas you’re struggling in that could be why you don’t make it to next year. 

Are you able to build a group of loyal followers for your business? Delivering on promises, exceeding expectations, and providing the highest quality of service are strong ways to create loyal followers for your business.

Matt is a Co-founder of proudmouth.com, a company that “helps free the world's experts from the torment of sales”. Matt stops by to give fantastic advice on niching down and how to market effectively with podcasting.

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Alex got his start as an entrepreneur when he figured out he could make more money reselling sneakers than the job he was working at the time. Now he is the founder and CEO of a niche hiring platform that helps online business owners hire experienced and commission only sales reps.

twitter: @alexh459
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Corwin is a 6th generation farmer who saw a need to promote and protect generational family farms. Farmer Focus is the only 100% organic and Humane Certified chicken company with this mission in mind. 

farmerfocus.com  

Like building a house, building a successful business requires you follow a blueprint. There are four critical inspections to pass in order to build a house and today I’m going to break down four critical inspections for success!

Why be an entrepreneur? What are you "why"? I know I can think of multiple reasons to be an entrepreneur, and I hope you can find these reasons valid and valuable as well.

Why be an entrepreneur? What are you "why"? I know I can think of multiple reasons to be an entrepreneur, and I hope you can find these reasons valid and valuable as well.

Jeremy is an entrepreneur, media expert, author and CEO and founder of CommandYourBrand.com. He’s who I called for podcast advice! His book “Unremarkable to Extraordinary” is available now!

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getextraordinarybook.com

Cristobal is the author of: Perform, the Unsexy Truth About (Startup) Success and experienced serial Entrepreneur x3, serial early-stage investor x240, and Global Executive. This episode is full of GOLD. 

startupwiseguys.com

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Brittany is the COO of helloseven.co which helps small businesses at every stage between $0 and $1M with business, marketing, financial, and legal training.

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brittalynnmartin 

In business, how much of success is simply "showing up"?

It's what you do when you show up that makes the difference! Let’s ask some questions. When you “show up”…

Mike is a marketing coach who helps marketers charge what they are worth, then, remove themselves from daily operations.

mikemoll.co 
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Andreas is a seasoned entrepreneur with a passion for helping business professionals find deeper meaning in their work and sustainable success through principled entrepreneurship. In his book, The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship, Andreas shares his philosophy in a practical guide on how to start and do business in a way that’s both virtuous and profitable.

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Brett is President & CEO of Sovereign Brands, a family-owned, international wine & spirits company headquartered in New York, which sells its portfolio of products in more than 100 countries globally.

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brettberish.com

sovereignbrands.com

As we start the year, let’s talk about PLANNING. Verbalizing an idea is great…executing on an idea is great… but can you take an idea and create a PLAN that makes execution seamless? 

How do the Patriots always have the best quarterbacks? That is because Bill Belichick looks for people, not talent. In your business, look beyond what a person can produce for your company and look at the person and their intangibles and other skills.

After a stint as a professional soccer player, Yuri found himself looking for what to do next. He created healthpreneurgroup.com which has helped over 1.2k health professionals scale their businesses online. 

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@John_Livesay is a sales keynote speaker focusing on how to develop new business through storytelling. His new book, “The Sale Is in the Tale”, is “a business fable…about a sales representative whose old ways of selling are not working anymore…” 

Text PITCH TO 66866 to get the first chapter FREE!

johnlivesay.com

Tricia (@loveurlawyer) founded the business law firm, meetmeyerlaw.com, which has helped thousands of companies from Shark Tank startups to INC 500. She also founded thecleverbaby.com, developing innovative products for baby feeding.

What separates great companies from those that don’t do as well? Let’s find out in this week’s teaching lesson…

Do you take time in your day to think? Thinking and finding time to think and innovate, brainstorm, and think through challenges you may be facing is crucial.

Jake is a successful serial entrepreneur with ventures spanning software, investments, and fashion. He is the founder of Krete, a company specializing in men's skincare products that are 100% vegan, cruelty-free and formulated from scratch. 

krete.club

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@janehanson is a much sought-after communications coach working with top-tier leaders in every field, while continuing to emcee, speak and host broadcasts.

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jane@janehanson.com

If you structure a great day, the goals take care of themselves! Here are some things to do every day to create the biggest impact. 

Founder and CEO of FirstLine Financial, Ryan discusses his early forays into entrepreneurship, firefighting, investing, and his book Ladder to Leader: My Journey from Failure to Fire to Financial Freedom

laddertoleaderbook.com

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Fred Cary, a powerhouse entrepreneur who has founded over ten companies and amassed billions in value. Today, he is focused on helping up-and-coming entrepreneurs get on their paths for success by finding their niches and remaining confident and steadfast along the way.

fredcary.com

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As you move up in life you get more flexibility. What I’m giving you today can really take you to the next level! #flexibility, #prioritize, #listmaking

Forget the big idea. Take action on a good idea. Too many people don't move forward with a business because they are waiting for the big idea. None of Sean's businesses have been the big idea, but they make significant profit. Your good ideas can make you money without having to be the big idea. 

Aaron Rubens is the co-founder and CEO of Kudoboard Inc., a platform primarily used for workplace appreciation on special occasions, company events, and everything in-between.

kudoboard.com

Kirsty Verity is CEO and co-founder of REAL Coaching. She has sold over $17M in physical products on Amazon since 2013 and has coached over 1000 Amazon sellers to build their businesses with real results since 2015.

goteamreal.com

FB Group: The Elevated Entrepreneur

Alright, this is an important one whether you own a business now or not. It took me many years to fully learn these so listen to this one more than once! #money #personalfinance

Sean shares the things he learned in September 2019. As an active business owner he learns something new and shares these things in this podcast. This month covers second chances, when to say no to taking on a client and when a call may be better than a text.

Host of The Thought Leaders Podcast and four-time bestseller Nicky Billou joins Sean to discuss how to focus on solving specific problems for others and properly valuing your products/services. 

ECIRCLEacademy.com/tljbook

sovereignman.ca/podcast

@akinnier’s success in growing Upside into a company driving $5B in commerce was informed by his years of experience leading product development teams at Opower, Google, and Procter & Gamble. He drops a lot of gems in this podcast! 

upside.com

You may be making more than a couple of these money mistakes! Sean breaks down common financial pitfalls for entrepreneurs. 

Sean discusses examples of businesses that have disrupted the marketplace and culture. The people that come up with big ideas deserve to be billionaires. Encouragement for entrepreneurs to go for it when it comes to disruptive ideas.

Ron founded and exited a very successful business in Two Maids and a Mop and afterwards founded Pink Zebra Moving, a company that is disrupting the moving company industry.

www.pinkzebramovingfranchise.com

As an Influencer, Entrepreneur, and Public Speaker, Lance Bachmann has a history of helping companies propel their growth with tangible results. 

1seo.com

digitallion.com

Sean encourages entrepreneurs to be intentional with the culture they create in their businesses. To build a great culture in a company, the business owner must decide the culture, hire for it, talk about it, reinforce it, reward it and promote it with management.

After a stint in the corporate world, @candacenelson opened up her bakery, Sprinkles.com, and Pizzana.com. Her book Sweet Success: A Simple Recipe to Turn your Passion into Profit, is out now!

candace-nelson.com

I had business partner who EVERY time we had a massive decision to make he would avoid coming to work for a few days. Making decisions CRIPPLED him. 

Self-confidence is one of the keys to winning. Sean shares how self confidence made him a millionaire in this podcast.  There is a difference between the delusion of arrogance and recognizing your gifts.

@MAMcConnell is the author of "Get Out of My Head - Creating Modern Clarity with Stoic Wisdom” and the CEO Rented.com. He talks with Sean about how to stop “renting your mind” out to things you can’t control and other people.

Rented.com
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Candy is the author of WEALTH HABITS: Six Ordinary Steps to Achieve Extraordinary Financial Freedom, out now! She has been building businesses for over two decades in a variety of fields such as services, retail, manufacturing, and real estate. 

candyvalentino.com

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There is value in being first to the marketplace with a product/service but it is not necessary. Google wasn’t the first search engine. Apple didn’t create the first phone. Before Facebook, there was MySpace. Instead, I think you should swim in shark-infested waters! In fact, YOU should be the baddest shark in the water. Let me tell you why…

Sarah is a managing partner and co-founder of @EnygmaVentures, a private investment fund dedicated to creating opportunities for women-led businesses in Africa in areas such as banking and digital-education. 

enygmaventures.com

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Bryant specializes in helping tech professionals create a clear path for their career that is fulfilling and well compensated. 

linkedin.com/in/bryantalexander-jr

bcasolutions.co 

“Hey, you could probably CEO of a company one day” someone told Raymond when he was working at NASA. 4 Startups later, he’s the founder of @getibble, a social media platform focused on topical conversation. 

getibble.com

A lawyer by trade, a personal experience in the healthcare system with her son spurred Rachel to create thrive-benefits.com, which advises employers how to offer good benefits while educating employees how to get quality care at the lowest cost. 

rminer@thrive-benefits.com

These are things you constantly do in leadership positions and/or as an entrepreneur, but you have to understand who you’re talking to and the timing of your confrontation, correction, or motivation. 

Lee has done it all, from getting paid to advertise an energy-bar logo on the back of his clipboard on-air, to working for Andretti Motorsport, to running his own Sports Marketing business. His company universalmultisport.com represents brands and events to build sponsorship agreements. 

twitter @leezohlman

Cesar is the author of The Profit Recipe: Unlock Your Entrepreneurial Flywheel to Live Life by Design. He discusses the tenets of his book, his Masters from MIT in Entrepreneurship, and growing his businesses. 

theprofitrecipe.com 

Phil is a CEO and co-founder. After trying his hand in real-estate, Phil and his wife developed PAWVILLE, a rapidly growing chain of pet resorts and INC 5000 company.

pawville.com

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Lou is the author of SPEAK EASY - Connect with EVERY Conversation. He and his business, ThriveLoud, help businesses, leaders, and brands thrive through the power of connecting.

thriveloud.com

The author of 9 Simple Steps to Sell More $H!T!, Corey is trying to bring the human element back to sales. 

www.coreyberrier.com

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