We can plan for the best year, set the most strategic goals, heck, even hire the greatest team. However, if you don't know how to evaluate your business correctly along the way, you are doomed this year!  Join in on the conversation where Andrew Fay and I discuss how to evaluate your company on a week-to-week basis so that at the end of the year, you achieve!

As an entrepreneur you need to believe in yourself that you can overcome adversity and there is always light at the end of the tunnel. However, one of the biggest mistakes we make as entrepreneurs is turning a blind eye to the facts. Numbers don't lie, people do (even if its unintentionally).  In this episode, I explain how to evaluate the hard truths of your company, expose the issues and improve them by establishing metrics.  

If you are operating in the Service Industry and dealing with residential clientele, this episode is for you.  In this episode, I share a decade of authentic sales wisdom on how to flat out close more sales. This is not an episode with Gimmicky tactics to persuade people into buying from you. Its quite the opposite.  Implementing these strategies into how you present your services to your clients will be a game changer. Check it out!

If you are a business owner, you know that delegation is important; but what exactly do you delegate, when do you do it, to whom to you delegate and how?  This is a jam packed episode full of what I've learned over a decade of improperly delegating. This episode is sure to help you lead your team more effectively!

This episode is piggy-backing off of Episode 13. My goal is to bring you simple practical advice based on the mistakes I've made as a young entrepreneur.  Here is what you need to focus on and prioritize as an early Entrepreneur. Check it out!

Looking back on your entrepreneurial journey, you are sure to realize that there were some mistakes you could have avoided. In this episode, I'm pretty honest about some early entrepreneurial mistakes of my own. My goal is to bring you value to help you avoid making some of these early entrepreneurial mistakes as well as bring you value with a few simple concepts that you can directly implement into your business. If you are in the trenches of your business or even if you haven't started yours yet, check out this episode. 

Do you have problems in your business that continue to occur? Does your team work together on a unified front or against one another? Do you have a hard time running meetings or even see no value in them at all? Do you have goals? Vision? Does your team have proper expectations? Do you ever find yourself yourself dreading coming to the workplace environment that you've created? In this episode Jeremiah Campbell brings the heat on these common questions with his experiences from the trenches in running his own business! As we dive into process, culture, managing people, and much more; if you don't leave this episode with a full page of notes you aren't listening! Applying just a few of these key concepts will dramatically improve not only the growth of your business but also your success as an entrepreneur. Check out Jeremiah's lessons from the trenches!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like venturing into Real Estate BEFORE the success came? In this episode, JJ Bradley, owner of Bradley Dream Homes Renovation shares his current experiences with brutal honesty.  This episode may seem a bit dark but it is sure to give you some real-life insights to some good... but... mostly the bad and ugly of house flipping. These are the lessons from the trenches that only a truly gritty entrepreneur could have the stomach to bare.    Check it out!

Most Business Podcasts focus on us as the entrepreneurs, as the interviewees. We can talk a big game but in this episode I am putting the mic in front of my team to put our company culture to the test! These lessons from the trenches are sure to give you a unique perspective on: motivating your team proper delegation leadership how your decisions truly affect your team how to wrestle with the mindset of quitting overall company culture and much more This is a jam packed episode that any manager or employer needs to hear!

Episode Summary: In Episode 9 Mike sits down with Sean Lowery of Lowery Brands and discusses systems, processes and lessons from the trenches of a succesful retail company.  Topics Covered: Sean's biggest adversity Laying off 50% of the workforce Importance of understanding metrics that keep your business healthy Overspending On This Can Cripple Your Business Training Yourself To Be Honest Most Dangerous thing you can do as an entrepreneur Hiring More Responsibly How do you responsibly Balance Growth? The most important attribute to look for when hiring? Tips to Combat Negative company culture The power of starting with why when communicating with your team The importance of utilizing the experts on your team Sean's unique outlook on being insulted Sean's Cash Flow Management system Sean Shares His In Depth Business Systems Power of being Honest About your Success through every stage of business Sean's Best Advice for focus in the early days Sean's Final Lesson From The Trenches Where to Find Sean:  Personal Instagram: @seanlowery20 Business Instagram:@unitedmonograms Webiste: https://www.united-monograms.com/