Episode 595: From 1 to 10 Million: What It Really Took To Build a Multi-Million Dollar Team Machine

Feb 6, 2023

Jennifer Finley of Team Wedmore joins to discuss the leap from $1 to $10 million in sales, emphasizing mindset shifts, team building, and upleveling strategies. Topics include embracing feedback, leadership evolution, building successful teams, and navigating challenges in business growth.

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Intro

00:00 • 4min

Embracing Feedback and Evolving as a Leader

03:43 • 17min

A Nostalgic Cruise Memory with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and Reflections on Entrepreneurial Strengths

20:18 • 3min

Building and Leading a Successful Team in Entrepreneurship

23:05 • 27min

Navigating Challenges in Entrepreneurship and Business Growth

50:01 • 3min

Building a Process-Oriented Culture for Business Growth

52:55 • 2min

Importance of Communication and Leadership in Team Performance

54:40 • 21min

Effective Leadership Qualities and Guest Insights

01:16:00 • 9min

Leadership Development and Business Growth Strategies Discussed

01:24:54 • 3min

Last week’s episode was a look back at how I created my first $1 million dollar year in business, and today I’m joined again by Team Wedmore’s Jennifer Finley, who is here to get all the details on what it really took to make the leap to $10 million in annual sales. As I always say, “what got you here, won’t get you there”, and today I reveal the mindset shifts needed, the huge role building the right team played, what most entrepreneurs are missing in order to uplevel their business, and so much more!

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In this episode you’ll hear:

How our latest episode on creating your first $1 million year resonated with listeners, in their own words
The role that thinking differently and taking different actions had in making the jump to 8-figures in annual revenue
Why I feel that the stage I’m in now is the biggest evolution that I’ve gone through to date
The “lightbulb moment” I had about the identity of the entrepreneur versus the identity of the Digital CEO
How assembling and developing a team to assist in this journey made all the difference on the journey to exceed $10 million in revenue
The ways in which many business owners are looking at building a team in the wrong way
The common symptoms I’m seeing in a lot of burgeoning CEO’s
What exactly is missing in most entrepreneurs that they must learn in leadership in order to unlock the next level of team

Learn more at: https://www.mindyourbusinesspodcast.com/blog/595