Entrepreneur Conundrum Scaling to $1M: The Systems Every Business Needs with Ernesto Mandowsky
Episode Notes
Virginia Purnell interviews Ernesto Mandowsky, a systems expert and founder of Million Dollar Machine (MDM), on how small business owners can simplify operations and scale faster.
In this episode, we cover:
✅ The 6P framework that helps entrepreneurs scale successfully.
✅ The biggest mistakes business owners make when trying to grow.
✅ Why solopreneurs struggle to reach $1M—and how to fix it.
✅ How to use systems & automation to reduce overwhelm.
✅ The importance of building a "Million Dollar Machine" for long-term success.
Ernesto also shares insights from his upcoming book, Momentum Multipliers: Five Recipes to Build Your Million Dollar Machine, where he breaks down the exact steps entrepreneurs need to take to systematize growth and scale with ease.
Key Questions
(00:50) How did you get to be where you are today?
(02:46) Are there certain businesses that you work with, like a niche or something like that?
(03:44) You work with startups or they have to be in the business for X amount of years first?
(04:34) Is there a typical thing, like a mistake or a misconception, whatever, that people are typically doing when they first start working with you?
(05:37) Do you help them, obviously systematize, but is that done through software? Is it done through bringing in people? Is it done through all of your stuff?
(07:46) You mentioned a 90-day system. So do you show them... Was it the 12-week year, like something like that for them to focus on?
(10:43) When you help bring in people to the team, are they virtually? Are they in person? Is it a mixture?
(13:01) How do you get in front of these potential clients?
(15:32) What are a couple of big goals that you are looking to achieve over the next year or two?
(16:01) How would that affect your business?
(16:55) What do you feel is the number one roadblock standing in your way of reaching that goal?
(18:30) What is the best advice that you have ever received?
(20:00) What's the best advice you've ever given?
(21:50) We've covered a lot of things, but is there something that we haven't talked about yet that you would like to touch on?
Virginia Purnell (26:28) Where can we go to learn more about you and what you do?
Ernesto Mandowsky
https://www.yourmdm.co
CTA: score.yourmdm.co
https://www.instagram.com/mdm.ernesto
Virginia Purnell
Funnel & Visibility Specialist
Distinct Digital Marketing
(833) 762-5336
virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.com