Overview
On this episode of Business Insanity Talk Radio, with the help of author Dr. Jackie Freiberg, we first learn lessons in baseball, business, and life from San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy, one of only 10 men that have won 3 or more World Series. Then, we talk to a Cambodian immigrant who went from rags to Donut King riches. How did he do it? Plus, we talk to the CEO and co-founder of a startup car insurance company about why he left a big company to start this new venture. Also, how do you get a featured story in the media about your company? And then how do you use it to your advantage to stay in the news? We show small business owners where they should start if they’re doing PR for their business themselves. Finally, we show you how to get your small business unstuck!
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Segment 1: Dr. Jackie Freiberg is an international best-selling business author, speaker and consultant. Her newest book “Bochy Ball! The Chemistry of Winning and Losing in Baseball, Business and Life”(February 2018), unpacks the career success and gutsy leadership behind the San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy – a 3-time World Series champion.
1:15 – How did you get connected to Bruce Bochy and decide to write a book?
3:00 – Is your team’s chemistry accidental or intentional?
5:15 – How can leaders be more intentional about building culture?
7:00 – How can business leaders remain humble and hungry, whether winning or losing?
9:45 – How can people measure the chemistry on their team?
Segment 2: Ted Ngoy is a businessman and community leader residing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He was the founder and first chairman of the Cambodian-American Republican Committee, and one-time advisor to the prime minister of Cambodia. Ted is using the publication of his memoir, “The Donut King, The Rags to Riches Story of a Poor Immigrant Who Changed the World” to pledge a seed endowment of $1 million to a new education foundation he is creating, which will provide scholarships to deserving Cambodian children.
15:15 – Ted’s real life Romeo and Juliet story in marrying his wife!
16:00 – How an immigrant from Cambodia created a donut empire, plus his secrets to rising from nothing to millionaire status.
17:15 – How Ted went from one donut shop to The Donut King.
19:00 – Ted’s experience as a Cambodian refugee coming to the U.S. and his views on immigration.
20:45 – How Ted learned to live with, and ultimately overcome, his gambling addiction.
23:15 – The #1 question he gets asked: What’s your favorite donut?
Segment 3: Kyle Nakatsuji is the co-founder and CEO of Clearcover, a data-driven car insurance company. Clearcover provides high-quality car insurance at lower prices than traditional insurance carriers by applying advanced technology, refraining from expensive advertising and passing along the cost savings to customers. Under Kyle’s leadership, Clearcover has raised more than $11 million to date. Before founding Clearcover, Kyle was a founding member of American Family Ventures where he was responsible for sourcing, evaluating and structuring over 50 equity and debt venture capital investments in nationally-based tech startups.
31:15 – How is Clearcover a new kind of car insurance?
32:45 – What is the average savings for an ordinary driver?
33:15 – How can Clearcover compete with the trust consumers have in large insurance companies to pay their claims?
34:15 – How did you decide to start an insurance company?
35:30 – People invest in teams, they don’t invest in ideas; was this true for you?
36:00 – What’s the next milestone for Clearcover?
Segment 4: Jennifer Fortney has been Principal at Cascade Communications, a boutique, virtual PR and marketing communications company in Chicago since 2001. She has written broadcast news, worked in sports, and broadcast marketing and corporate PR agencies. Jennifer is author of “Pitched: A Simple DIY Guide to Public Relations for Small Businesses” available on Amazon and Kindle.
40:45 – How to attract media attention by finding your story, your why, not just listing your features and benefits.
42:45 – What comes after a feature story? How do you stay in the news and continue building valuable credibility?
44:15 – Where small business owners should start if they are doing PR themselves.
45:00 – What should people expect out of their PR campaign?
Segment 5: Barry Moltz shares how to get your business unstuck.
49:30 – Do any of these sound familiar?
50:15 – How to take your business to the next level.
51:30 – What’s in the Unstuck course?
52:25 – Special offer code.
To learn more visit, www.barrymoltz.com/unstuck
