On an episode of The Apprentice I learned a valuable lesson in business growth strategies. Donald Trump had given the teams an exercise to sell as much bottled water as possible in downtown New York City. Each of the teams devised a plan they deemed worthy of winning. (If you’ve never watched the show here’s [...]
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Tired of working so hard to get your products sold? Do you have a proven concept, program or product that could be successful in new markets? Then you may be a candidate for a brand multiplication program (otherwise known as licensing, certifying or reselling your unique brilliance.) The idea behind brand multiplication is letting other [...]
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Joseph has a quickly growing business …and it’s just him. Knowing that something has to change in order to achieve his dream business, Joseph joins my Lifestyle & Leverage Coaching Program. As we develop his plan to hit six figures I notice that Joseph gets more and more anxious with the gap. His lack of [...]
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Knowing what to spend your time and money on is not always as easy as it sounds. With time being scarcer than money, it’s easy to put our focus on activities that will generate the wrong results. But what I do know is there are a few activities that highly successful entrepreneurs do consistently that [...]
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I was talking with a colleague the other day about their business. Like me, their ideal client already has an established business and knows they want to grow through scalable strategies and automation. As we were bouncing around some ideas of where those clients are I asked him, “Do you think you’ve lost some ideal [...]
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Not too long ago I read a book my friend Jim Palmer sent me called Stick Like Glue: How to Create an Everlasting Bond With Your Customer so They spend More, Stay Longer and Refer More! Here I was laying on a lounge chair at my favorite spa resort, The JW Marriott in Palm Desert, [...]
Read MoreBy Guest Expert, Jim Palmer – The Newsletter Guru I’ve been in and around the business world for almost 30 years, and I can tell you that while most savvy business owners understand it’s important to maintain good relationships with their customers to keep them repurchasing for many years, most would be hard-pressed to give [...]
Read MoreReady for three more “Get More Done” strategies? If you missed part one, read part 1 here. 3. Delegate Ruthlessly A lot of time is wasted when a business owner is doing a task that someone could do better, faster or cheaper than themselves. Now granted, when the cash flow is tight, sometimes it’s really [...]
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When I first started moving my business to an online marketplace I was lucky enough to have a friend and colleague who showcased me as the “Get Out Of Overwhelm” expert to her list. We put together one call that channeled a significant number of leads for years. Another colleague of mine invited me to [...]
Read MoreIf you have sabotaging elements in your life and business, every step forward you try to take will feel like quicksand and keep you from enjoying the flow of money in your business. This quick video showcases 6 of the unsuspecting elements that can cause you feel sluggish and frustrated with your growth. But most [...]
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A few weeks ago one of my clients asked how he could stop missing deadlines and get more predictable results with his business. Now I’ve worked with this client for a couple of months and I had a pretty good idea of why he wasn’t able to achieve his goals on time. I asked him, [...]
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What if you had a sure fire system for making really good decisions – how much more successful would you be? Some of the decisions I see entrepreneurs repeatedly make poor decisions around are: – Where they spend their time – What opportunities to say yes to – What clients they should work with – [...]
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Living just outside Los Angeles, Melanie has spent the last 10 years exploring the secrets to sustaining a successful thriving business without recreating a job. With freedom being one of her core success principles, Melanie spends her free time in search of the best spas and beaches in the world. |
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Melanie Benson Strick, the Big Idea Catalyst, helps thought leaders uncover the biggest way to unleash their brilliance without losing their sanity or their soul. With over 12 years in corporate America and eight years as a business owner, Melanie works exclusively with big thinking, heart-based entrepreneurs who are frustrated trying to run a successful business. Co-author of Entrepreneur.com’s “Start Up Guide to an Information Marketing Business” and faculty member for StomperNet, Melanie has a solid reputation for authentic but direct training and mentoring on 6 figure plus business success.