It’s never too early or too late to start a business.Today’s guest is Caleb Maddix- 14 year old entrepreneur and founder of Kids 4 Success. His message to us as Leaders is to come from place of SERVICE. Customers are people and if you focus on the fact that they are in fact people, you’ll get more PEOPLE for your business!

214 | Business is About Service with 14 Year Old Caleb Maddix

Every organization has a culture. The question is, are you intentional about the culture? Our guest on the show today is Lena Requist, President of Ontraport. They have about 100 employees and have been intentional about making it a remarkable place to work. Ontraport has been recognized by many different groups for ” the best place to work” and “the best place for millennials to work.” Listen in for Lena’s recipe on culture so that you can use it to develop your own award winning culture.

Leaders in the Trenches Podcast

192 | The Recipe for Culture Part 1 with Lena Requist

Think of this as a case study on the PROFITABLE NICHE where we explore the depth you can take a niched coaching business in 12 months. Jason Swenk is today’s guest with a powerful story about the focus on your specific audience. Jason is a coach to digital agencies that strive to hit $1million in revenue and beyond. His fast track growth to $50,000 in sales per month (with only part-time help) is incredible. Discover what Jason had to let go of to reach this point plus what he believes are his critical factors to success. My hope is that Jason’s story inspires you to take action to claim the clients that are ready for you and appreciate your work.

130 | The Importance of The Profitable Niche with Jason Swenk

Success is not just about money. In fact, I think money is only a part of success. However, I do believe success has a ton to do with significance. Also, I love to see people give back to the world using their talents and skill too. Our guests today are Adam Walker and Jeff Hilimire, who decided to do something significant. They wanted to do something for non-profits and leverage their talents too. These amazing leaders created 48 websites in 48 hours for non-profits. Discover what they learned along this journey.

196 | Creating a Life of Significance Takes Courage with Adam Walker and Jeff Hilimire

Most people believe they understand how to nurture prospects into becoming customers. Well, the key word there is “nurture.”  Most people are talking to everyone with the same message and this is the problem. Today we go deep with Scott Oldford on a framework for marketing that will help you keep each person moving at their individual and personalized pace with your business. Scott is the the founder of Infinitus, marketing systems are created so that businesses can have a predictable flow of quality leads. We look at the evolution of marketing funnels.

221 | Leveraging Your Unfair Advantage with Scott Oldford

Sample: Introduction - The Trap of Successs

Leaders in the Trenches explores the thinking of today’s entrepreneurs who are leading themselves, their teams and their markets. New and emerging leaders will learn from the success of others, but also from their not-so successful moments. We will discuss the fears these leaders faced, the failures they navigated and the power of focus. Growing a business is hard and feels lonely at times. This podcast will guide you on your journey through the trenches of your own business.

This podcast is intended for a broad range of the industries and business owners that are working HARD (really HARD) to get their companies to a stable position and even find new areas of growth. The interviews aim to help you find new ideas and even inspire you to keep pushing with the ideas you already have.

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