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On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
SEGMENT 1 with John Lee Dumas, starting at 0:00: Who knows what makes entrepreneurs tick more than JLD, the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire? He shares what it takes to reach uncommon success based on his own experience and interviews with thousands of entrepreneurs.
SEGMENT 2 with Adam C. Bandelli, starting at 19:15: When it comes to keeping your employees this year, you have to do more listening than talking. That is hard for a lot of small business owners who are used to telling their team members what to do and not actively listening to what they need.
SEGMENT 3 with Ariel Carr, starting at 37:00: The way that most small business owners use social media is to post things and hope that it increases their business… but what if you could actually monetize your social media stream directly?
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More on each segment below.
Segment 1: John Lee Dumas (JLD) is the founder & host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award-winning podcast with over 1M listeners per episode where he interviews inspiring entrepreneurs. After serving as an active-duty Army Officer for four years, he attended Law School (first-semester dropout), and then pursued Corporate Finance and Commercial Real Estate. He’s the author of the book The Common Path to Uncommon Success, your 17-step roadmap to financial freedom and fulfillment!
1:30 – You were on the Price is Right and won! Tell us the story.
3:30 – Why every entrepreneur should move to Puerto Rico.
4:15 – How did you have the courage to drop out of law school and get off of a traditional path? How did you end up going into the army?
8:00 – Why do you publish your monthly financial statements on your website?
12:00 – What does it take to be successful?
14:45 – Why JLD recommends “niching your flipping face off.”
16:00 – Why do a daily podcast?
Segment 2: Adam C. Bandelli, Ph.D. is the Managing Director of Bandelli & Associates, a boutique consulting firm focusing on leadership advisory services and organizational effectiveness. He is the author of the book, Relational Intelligence: The Five Essential Skills You Need to Build Life-Changing Relationships.
19:15 – How do you start listening more than talking?
21:00 – What is Relational Intelligence and why is it increasingly important?
22:00 – How do you build rapport?
26:00 – The five skills of Relational Intelligence.
27:45 – How can you develop empathy in the workplace?
29:45 – How can leaders celebrate individual differences and build trust in their small businesses?
32:30 – How can small business owners develop influence?
33:15 – What do employees really want from their employers?
Segment 3: Ariel Carr is a dynamic 27-year-old Instagram Monetization Expert and serial entrepreneur who uses her online presence to encourage people to make money online. This Virginia-based businesswoman launched several online courses and e-books that focus on helping budding entrepreneurs monetize their Instagram. It only took 90 days to generate over $100,000 in sales through social media alone.
37:00 – Your story seems like a dream for most entrepreneurs. How did you do it?
39:45 – What techniques did you use to grow your page and drive sales of your e-book?
41:15 – How do you turn social media followers into buyers?
44:15 – How do you actually monetize your social media posts?
45:30 – If you want to sell through Instagram, where do you start?
47:00 – Why are Reels important?
49:00 – Tips & tricks to go viral!
