Into The Wild 415. How to Build a High-Performance Team from Day One with Natalie Dawson
Have you ever wondered what to do if you realize your idea is bad?
We're alongside Natalie Dawson in this episode, the co-founder of Cardone Ventures. Her company helps business owners achieve their personal, professional, and financial goals through the growth of their business. In just four short years, they have generated over $250 million in revenue. Natalie is also a podcast host and best-selling author.
Natalie lets us in on what she learned about successfully leading a team, including the moment she realized it was going to be about so much more than the books she had read. She also discusses the importance of systems, how to use AI most effectively, and how to drive your sales forward even if you don't feel ready.
In this episode, you will learn about:
- Natalie's tips for developing team members and how to do it confidently.
- How leaders can be limited by their own self-determined capacity.
- Why Natalie is obsessed with where she's going and how it impacts her clients.
- Why it's okay to have bad ideas (and when to know your ideas are worth pursuing).
- The mistakes Natalie sees women make when going to their husbands for support.
- The most effective place AI can take in your business as your first hire.
- How to build your sales even when your online presence isn't perfected yet.
What it means to be a wild woman:
- To be entirely unapologetic about the way you make decisions and the confidence you have in yourself.
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