Pocket Sized Pep Talks
Lessons From A Serial Entrepreneur
Episode Summary
So, you’re an entrepreneur are you? You are ready to start your own company and you’re all in. Not to panic you, but there are some pretty discouraging numbers out there relating to business failures, like the one that tells us 75% of businesses fail within the first five years. Not to worry! Rob sits down with author, Founder and CEO of TNG Worldwide, and serial entrepreneur, Larry Gaynor; an amazing entrepreneurial teacher who can help spare you from making critical mistakes! Looking for some ideas, support, and fun? You'll find it here!
Episode Notes
In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:
- How you can recognize sales opportunities and understand what customers want before they know they want them.
- What moved Larry to write the book, Take A Chance! 101 Entrepreneurial Life Lessons for Making it Big.
- Lesson learned it his father’s Ace hardware store in Detroit and some of the entrepreneurial ideas and lessons that experience produced.
- Thoughts on how to successfully differentiate yourself from the competition.
- How to avoid the temptation of trying to be everything to everyone.
- How the pandemic affected his business and how he pivoted by taking the biggest chance in your career!
- How to resist giving up too early and falling into an impulsive, flavor of the month type decision.
- Key mentors that assisted Larry along the way.
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