Inter:views | Cracking The Entrepreneur Bottleneck

Creating velocity in your business requires the bold step of relinquishing your grip on the daily operational grind. Letting go, delegating, and entrusting key responsibilities to capable individuals can set the stage for remarkable acceleration of growth and progress.     By freeing yourself from the minutiae, you gain invaluable space to focus on your strengths, strategic endeavors, innovation, and long-term planning.     Removing yourself from the day-to-day and building a team is a transformative process that allows your business to operate with increased efficiency and adaptability, ultimately propelling you toward personal freedom. In essence, it’s the catalyst for unleashing the full potential of your business and charting a course toward greater success.     Join the conversation with Joe Rare as he shares his entrepreneurship journey and how to remove yourself from the daily operation equation and scale your way to freedom.    Joe is an underground serial entrepreneur, investor, and outsourcing expert. He began with a door-to-door product sales business, which grew from a team of two to forty employees in under two years. He later sold the company after 27 months. His passion for sales was never deemed, but he discovered what his life’s work would be: building digital businesses.     Joe has built seven figures for multiple companies and a strong and growing real estate portfolio. He owns four digital companies today, including Level 9 Virtual, five wedding venues, and real estate investment properties. Joe focuses on helping small to medium-sized businesses worldwide while working from the comfort of his home.    Tune in now!    Key Highlights From The Show  [01:37] Intro and a quick bio of the guest, Joe Rare   [03:50] How the question “What happens if Joe dies” has inspired his journey  [05:46] How Joe removing himself from his business gave him freedom and money   [09:33] Building teams: the fastest way to build velocity in your business   [11:26] Inability to let go and how it suffocates money flow and growth    [15:24] What Joe does with his time after delegating everything   [18:08] How long it took Joe to build a business around his lifestyle   [22:03] The dust and potholes Joe's encountered in his entrepreneurship path  [26:14] The advantages of hiring a virtual assistant as an entrepreneur   [31:15] Joe’s one recommendation to entrepreneurs “Go Fail First.”  [33:24] How to reach out, connect, or learn more about Joe  [33:40] Ending the show    Notable Quote  ·        Removing yourself from your business is all about putting teams in place, and it’s not easy; it takes strategy.  ·        The fastest way to freedom is financial and time resources; it’s easy to grow your business if you have time, but if you’re busy and don’t have time, you are the bottleneck.   ·        Self-realization and understanding of who you are, and your strengths are one of the most fundamental things if you are going to operate a company.   ·        The fastest thing you can do to create velocity in your business is to put somebody in place to take your weakness on.  ·        By providing opportunities to other people, you increase your own opportunities.  ·        Go fail first, make mistakes, and learn the lessons.    Connect With Joe Rare  Website: https://www.level9virtual.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerare/    ----- How much of the bottleneck in your business are you? Don’t underestimate the bottleneck’s impact. Take the Bottleneck Index and find out your bottleneck score now!

Building Your E-commerce Value Proposition is about recognizing successful retail's fundamental pillars. Whether in the physical or digital realm, having a good product, a great price, understanding the trends, and understanding your customers are the core of your business success.     Your customers are the bedrock upon which your business stands, and asking the right questions will help you to draw out their needs, pain points, or challenges to craft a solution that resonates with them at the deepest level and get your messaging right.     In addition to value proposition, the adept use of technology sets thriving e-commerce businesses apart. Leveraging the right technological tools and strategies is paramount to gaining a competitive edge in the evolving digital market.    Join the conversation with Liam Patterson as he shares how to build great products in e-commerce, stay on top of your customers' minds, prospect for the right customers, and move from startup to scale.     Liam is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bidnamic, a marketing technology platform that helps retailers unlock the full potential of Google Shopping out of Leeds in the UK. He started his first business at age 14 and ran several successful e-commerce ventures before co-founding Bidnamic. Liam is a knowledgeable speaker on topics including e-commerce, digital marketing, advertising, retail, tech, business, startups, and Google Shopping, and he speaks at global e-commerce events.    Tune in!    Key Highlights From The Show  [01:37] Intro and a quick bio of the guest, Liam Patterson   [02:53] What inspired Liam to start his first business at age 14   [06:21] The trends Liam has seen in the ecommerce over the last 20 years  [09:39] The two sides of ecommerce and the rules that will never change   [13:40] How Liam makes sure that he is on top of the customers’ mind  [17:41] What attracted Liam to get into the Google shopping niche   [21:50] Surrounding yourself with the right people   [23:00] Value preposition: What keeps Liam’s customers coming to him    [26:36] How prospecting for the right customers reduces your cost and increases your wins   [31:07] Liam's benchmarking strategy that they use to qualify clients    [33:11] What Liam has learned about himself as an entrepreneur   [37:21] Liam’s biggest bottleneck that he had to overcome in his business  [40:07] The journey from a bootcamp startup to becoming a scale-up  [45:04] Liam’s one recommendation to entrepreneurs, “trust your instinct.”  [46:17] How to reach out, connect, or learn more about Liam   [46:49] Ending the show    Notable Quote  ·        Technology is not the end; it is just the means to an end  ·        The great question reveals the direction and true problem the business wants to have solved.   ·        Don’t just do something; do it to improve it; don’t just execute the same thing; execute and stop to reflect on how you can do it better.   ·        Naturally, we are drawn to people who think, communicate and have attitudes similar to us.  ·        Pitching your product or solution to someone who's not a good fit will have a much lower win rate, not resonate often, and when they close, they will do it for less.       Connect With Liam Patterson  Website: https://www.bidnamic.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-patterson/?originalSubdomain=uk      ----- How much of the bottleneck in your business are you? Don’t underestimate the bottleneck’s impact. Take the Bottleneck Index and find out your bottleneck score now! 

As entrepreneurs, we often wear many hats and juggle roles we could delegate, inadvertently constraining our businesses' growth. To overcome this bottleneck, we must establish effective hiring and training strategies.     By taking people along with us and entrusting tasks to individuals wholly dedicated to their roles, we can gradually build a business that isn't solely reliant on our own personality and identity. This shift in approach enables us to concentrate on what truly matters to foster growth and scalability while establishing a robust presence in the market, building our public relations, and expanding our reach.     In this episode, Jeremy Ryan Slate offers invaluable insights into the art of embracing challenges, leveraging podcasting as an entrepreneur, making judicious hiring choices, and nurturing a team that can help you create a business that transcends you as an individual.     Jeremy is the CEO and co-founder of Command Your Brand, a podcast public relations agency that harnesses the power of podcasting to help make industry leaders become legends. Jeremy has also hosted a podcast that has ranked in the Apple podcast's top 100, called Create Your Own Life, since 2015, which saw 10,000 downloads in its first month. Command Your Brand was launched in 2017, and today, it has a team of 17 and has booked nearly 5,000 podcasts for its clients.    Tune in!    Key Highlights From The Show  [01:00] Intro and a quick bio of the guest, Jeremy   [02:54] What Jeremy means by “Audacity has not been my enemy; it has formed me.”   [06:06] How Jeremy thrives through suffering and finds positivity in it   [07:24] Jeremy's career Journey and how he came up with ‘Command Your Brand’   [09:14] How Jeremy became successful quickly and what has changed today  [10:52] The benefits of being in podcasting as an entrepreneur   [12:11] Why podcasting is becoming the best and most popular form of communication   [14:25] Some of the lessons Jeremy has learned in his entrepreneurship journey   [15:56] Getting better at hiring and training people to get out of the bottleneck   [17:00] The intrapersonal skills to look for in people’s social media when hiring    [18:30] How Jeremy realized he was becoming the bottleneck in his business  [19:58] Taking people with you and building a company that is not tied to your personality   [22:02] What inspired Jeremy to address his overwhelm to grow and scale his business  [25:33] Establishing your company's PR and how to build your PR skills  [28:28] Jeremy’s big dream for his company and what they are working on right now  [31:48] One practical recommendation from Jeremy that you can start implementing today  [32:42] How to reach out to Jeremy and get his book  [32:59] Ending the show    Notable Quotes  ·        The difficult things in your life make you who you are; if life was easy, you wouldn't have to be stronger, think faster, or have skills.  ·        Sometimes, as entrepreneurs, we insert ourselves in places we don’t need to be, and because of that, we keep our company and what we are doing small.  ·        Getting out of the bottleneck is all about hiring the right people and ensuring that training is there for them.   ·        If people are highly critical of others, they don't take responsibility for a lot of things in their personal lives; they blame a lot.  ·        You are so much better off having somebody who is even 90% as capable as you are in a position that gets 100% of their attention than giving 3.5% of your attention to 50 different things.  ·        The best place to have your message right now is on podcast, so always be building your PR strategy for your brand.           Connect With Jeremy Ryan Slate  Website: https://commandyourbrand.com/, https://getextraordinarybook.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-ryan-slate-bb7b284a/      ----- How much of the bottleneck in your business are you? Don’t underestimate the bottleneck’s impact. Take the Bottleneck Index and find out your bottleneck score now!

As business owners, we possess great superpowers to help us build a successful business, but saboteurs can dilute them and hinder our progress.   Saboteurs often manifest as self-imposed barriers that impede growth and innovation, arising from our inner critics fuelled by self-doubt, fear, imposter syndrome, excessive perfectionism, or an insistence on micromanaging every aspect of the business.   The path to triumph over these saboteurs involves a transformative shift to a Sage mind, which embodies positive intelligence, champions self-discovery, and embraces challenges as opportunities with resilience.   As an entrepreneur, recognizing and silencing the Saboteur is pivotal for unleashing the power of the Sage mind.   In this episode, Georgina Halabi shares strategies to cultivate positive intelligence, nurture a Sage mindset, and innovate on your superpowers as a business owner to move past saboteurs' limitations, get out of your way, and stop being a bottleneck in your business.   You are not your saboteurs, so don't allow them to interfere in your entrepreneurial journey; step out and scale your business beyond you.   Georgina Halabi is a mother, speaker, and professional certified performance and well-being coach with 23 years of senior roles in marketing and technology and a lifetime of experience in meditation and self-discovery. She is also a certified positive intelligence coach. Today, she helps overwhelmed executives step into peak performance and well-being.    Tune in!   Key Highlights From The Show  [01:52] Intro and a quick bio of the guest, Georgina Halabi [03:36] Why the term success always brings happiness is a myth [06:05] Hyper achiever saboteur survival mechanism [07:15] Positive intelligence and shifting from a saboteur to the SAGE brain [08:29] The top entrepreneurs' saboteurs and how they impact our path [15:10] How to identify your saboteurs and innovate your superpowers to reframe them [24:03] Listening to your SAGE brain and tapping into your creative resourcefulness [27:15] How to use physiology to flex that muscle to shift from saboteur to SAGE brain [34:26] What Georgina has learned about herself since she became an entrepreneur [36:26] Getting out of your own way to build something beyond yourself [37:35] Georgina’s one recommendation to entrepreneurs, “Listen.” [38:35] How to reach out, connect, or learn more about Georgina [39:46] Ending the show   Notable Quotes ·        Success does not lead to happiness, but happiness leads to success.  ·        We can’t control the world, we can’t control people, but we can control what we think and do.   ·        You are not your saboteurs; they are just trying to keep you safe and small.  ·        If people don't feel acknowledged or heard, they are not going to receive what you have to say.  ·        Our bodies fix our minds, and when we change our posture, it has a physiological effect on everything.  ·        As a good coach or business owner, you need to get out of your own way; it’s not about you, so stop being the bottleneck to your business.   Connect With Georgina Halabi  Website: https://georginahalabi.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georginahalabi/?originalSubdomain=uk    What’s Your Bottleneck Score? Take The Bottleneck Index > https://www.laurentnotin.com/the-bottleneck-index 

In the business world, the pursuit of growth is constant and is fueled by the desire to become bigger, better, faster, and stronger. This relentless drive pushes entrepreneurs to challenge themselves continually.   Entrepreneurs should understand that personal development and nourishing their minds with success are crucial elements of this journey.   In addition, entrepreneurs are leaders, and true leaders know the importance of casting a compelling vision in inspiring others to join them on their entrepreneurial adventures.   In this episode, Mark Lachance discusses how you can create luck and capture great opportunities to ensure your businesses flourish and reach new heights. According to him, your company influences your success, and successful people surround themselves with a can-do mindset while avoiding limiting influences from media and negative people.   Mark Lachance is a serial entrepreneur, strategic thinker, and investor. Having owned and operated several businesses that have experienced hyper-growth through creative business development and lead generation, Mark is a master of sales and marketing and continues to apply and grow his expertise through current projects.   He is the CEO and lead investor of Maxy Media Inc., the number one advertiser for monthly spending on the TikTok platform in Canada and the top ten in North America.   In 2016, Mark successfully Sold EVO Payment International Canada after guiding the company from its inception with one employee to over 200 employees across Canada.    Before founding EVO, Mark was one of the founding members and president of VersaPay Inc, a payments solutions provider, which became public in 2010.   Tune in!   Key Highlights From The Show:   [00:01] Intro and a quick bio of the guest, Mark Lachance [02:37] About Mark's mastery in blitz scaling companies [04:32] Mark’s drive, build big things or don't, and a story behind it [06:00] Mark’s big dream and goals with Max Media Inc [06:44] How Mark ended up as an entrepreneur and stepped up in the game [08:03] What it means to Mark to be an entrepreneur [08:43] The can't mentality and Mark's drive that keeps him in possibilities [09:56] Mark’s recipe for success: Enhancing and building on your leadership skills [13:24] How to create and will luck and keep capturing great opportunities [19:04] The entrepreneurship dilemma and how Mark overcomes this bottleneck [24:29] The biggest challenge Mark has faced in his journey  [27:13] What Mark has learned about himself from his entrepreneurship journey [28:34] Wartime versus peacetime leadership and what it means to the business landscape [31:14] A quick recap and Mark's final recommendations on doubling down on your strength [33:31] How to reach out, connect with Mark and get his book [33:48] Ending the show   Notable Quotes:   ● Business is about getting bigger, better, and stronger all the time and continuing to challenge yourself. ● Entrepreneurship is about growth and stepping up to the next level mentally, physically, and financially. ● To be a leader and an entrepreneur, you must have the ability to cast your Vision and bring people along with you for the ride. ● Feed your brain with personal development and stories about how success happens and get off from mainstream Media.  ● You are the average of the five people you hang around with; if you hang around a can’t-do mindset, you will not do anything, but if you hang around a can-do mindset, you will be successful.  ● Do what you are best at and let other people do what you're not best at, and your business will continue to roll.   Resources Mentioned   ● The Lucky Formula by Mark Lachance  ● Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin  ● The Luck Factor by Richard Wiseman  ● The Millionaire Mind by Thomas Stanley  ● The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham  ● The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer  ● Who Not How by Dan Sullivan  ● Good To Great by Jim Collins    Connect With Mark Lachance:   Website: https://marklachance.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-lachance-74902615/   ----- Help me inspire more (wannabe) entrepreneurs. Leave me a 5-star review. Go to https://ratethispodcast.com/interviewspodcast  and follow the simple instructions. 

In today's fast-paced world, it's all too common for business owners to become consumed by busyness without genuinely focusing on the crucial aspects of their businesses.    Entrepreneurs must prioritize their time and energy wisely, dedicating themselves to the most significant endeavors that will propel their businesses forward.   It's easy to get caught up in unimportant tasks and distractions, and become the bottleneck in your business. However, growth and success come from identifying and devoting your most productive hours to the essential elements driving your ventures.   By carefully managing your time and consistently aligning your efforts with your long-term goals, you can ensure that you make substantial strides in your entrepreneurial pursuits and you avoid getting stuck.   In this episode, Aytekin Tank shares insights on automating your busywork, and systematically eliminating unimportant things to focus on what matters most for your business and build a successful product or service.   Aytekin Tank is the pioneering WYSIWYG online form builder, CEO, and founder of Jotform, which Entrepreneur Magazine named one of the "Best Privately-Owned Companies in America" in 2016, 10 years after it was founded.   Today, Jotform has grown to serve over 20 million users worldwide and employs a team of more than 500. In addition to his role as CEO, Aytekin is also a productivity and automation enthusiast and has recently authored the book; Automate Your Busywork. Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff.   Let’s jump in!   Key Highlights From The Show:   [00:01] Intro and a quick bio of the guest; Aytekin Tank [02:34] How our to-do list is sabotaging our true productivity and the Hunter Strategy [10:47] Aytekin's to-do list technique, how long it is and why [13:32] Bottlenecks that are most common to entrepreneurs [17:41] The idea behind Jotform and Aytekin's strategies for building a successful product [27:12] A time when Aytekin was the bottleneck to his business [31:14] What inspired Aytekin to shift from busyness to start doing business [33:01] Strategies Aytekin gives in his book, Automate Your Busywork [37:48] How to reach out and connect with Aytekin and get his book [38:24] Ending the show   Notable Quotes There are two kinds of problems: urgent but not important and important but not urgent, but we are always working on the urgent and unimportant ones. When you are busy with all the unimportant stuff, it's hard to do the important things because you can get lost in them. You can build the best product, but no one will come and find it for you; you need to promote and market your product. When people are angry at your product, they are telling you something you should listen to because they want your product. You should grow from your business, not in your business; you should be designing the system, not be part of the system.   Resources Mentioned   Automate Your Busywork by Aytekin Tank The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal by Julia Cameron:    Connect With Aytekin Tank:   Website: https://aytekintank.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aytekintank/   ----- Help me inspire more (wannabe) entrepreneurs. Leave me a 5-star review. Go to https://ratethispodcast.com/interviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions.  

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As a business owner and leader, building trust and rapport within your organization is crucial for cultivating a thriving team in an ever-evolving business environment.   Building relationships goes beyond focusing solely on work and task-related effectiveness. It entails creating time and fostering connections with the people we work with, whether directly or indirectly.   Relationships contribute to a positive culture and a cohesive team. When faced with challenges or setbacks, strong relationships within your business prove invaluable, enabling swift and effective problem-solving.   On the other hand, lacking such relationships can significantly hinder navigating difficult situations. So instead of being judgmental, it is essential to approach our staff with curiosity, fostering a mindset of flexibility, emotional management, and collaboration.   Ultimately, the key to building a successful team is actively building meaningful relationships throughout the organization.   In this episode, we are joined by Angela Heise to talk more about building relationships and emotional intelligence as business owners. Angela is a leadership development expert, emotional productivity coach, and global village skill trainer.    Angela is a Certified Learning Professional (Fellow, ILP), Accredited Master Coach (ANZI), and Certified NLP Trainer. She supports the growth of highly productive individuals and teams in a diverse, rapidly changing world. She also strengthens leaders in emotional, social, and cultural intelligence competencies and teaches people in organizations of all sizes how to balance task effectiveness with building trust and rapport.   Let’s jump in!   Key Highlights From The Show:   [00:01] Intro and a quick bio of the guest; Angela Heise [02:02] What is wrong with the leaders today [04:46] What we need to adopt as business owners to become better leaders [07:49] Building relationships with people you don’t work directly but have touchpoints with [08:58] Angela's backstory and how she got to where she is today [11:54] What Emotional Productivity means and how to treat your emotions [16:23] Perfectionism and where to start in managing your emotional productivity [19:36] Limiting emotions you should pay more attention to and how to vent them [25:34] What Angela does as a global village skill trainer [28:41] How to cultivate emotional intelligence in working with different types of people [33:42] What Angela has discovered about herself since she started her journey [38:48] How to let go of things in your business and set yourself up for success [39:41] How to reach out and connect with Angela [40:08] Ending the show   Notable Quotes:   ●            Leaders need the ability to build trust and rapport in a constrained environment. ●            Progress is better than perfection, and as a leader, you need to recognize the difference between procrastinating, digesting, and integrating. ●            You have the right to be frightened, frustrated, or angry, which is perfectly okay; we are all allowed to have these emotions; it is what we do with them that matters. ●            Be curious, not judgemental, because this allows you to be flexible and manage your emotions when working with others. ●            Building a team is about understanding who they are and building relationships.    Connect With Angela Heise:   Website: https://angelaheise.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelaheise/?originalSubdomain=au ----- Help me inspire more (wannabe) entrepreneurs. Leave me a 5-star review. Go to https://ratethispodcast.com/interviewscrackingtheentrepreneurshipcode and follow the simple instructions.  

Hiring smart means going beyond candidates' qualifications and assessing if their character and values align with your company culture.   While technical skills are essential, character codes contribute to a positive work environment and can significantly impact your business culture, team dynamics, and productivity.   As a business owner, hiring smart is also about hiring smart people who can tell you how to get where you want to be as an organization. Don't become the bottleneck to your business by making all the decisions and telling people what to do all the time. Instead, empower your team and help it develop a character code that aligns with your vision and culture.   Character sets the foundation for building a strong and cohesive workforce that can drive long-term success for your organization.   In this episode, we are joined by David Carter, the world's leading CEO mentor, chairman, and founder of Entelechy Academy in the UK, to share insights on hiring smart, fostering inclusion, and avoiding common business bottlenecks.   With a remarkable 40-year-plus track record as a serial entrepreneur, David has left an indelible mark on innovative business creation. His extensive experience as a mentor and influencer has shaped leaders globally, making him an invaluable source of wisdom and guidance.   Entelechy Academy, named after the concept of "entelechy," meaning the realization of potential, is a testament to David's illustrious career and legacy. As a hub of exceptional minds in education, coaching, and professional organization, the Academy aims to empower individuals to reach their fullest potential.   David's book, "Breakthrough: Learn the Secrets of the World's Leading Mentor and Become the Best You Can Be," further encapsulates his expertise, offering invaluable advice for personal and professional growth advice.   Let’s jump in!   Key Highlights From The Show:   [00:01] Intro and a quick bio of the guest; David Carter [02:18] How to become the best you can be [03:56] Why David thinks of entrepreneurship as a curse [08:52] What becoming an entrepreneur means and the different levels [11:11] How David became the world’s leading CEO mentor [13:57] David's mentoring career and how he has been applying it in his business [15:30] How David helps companies to become a “company of character.” [23:38] The discrepancies that David sees in how well entrepreneurs know themselves  [25:53] Recruiting and promoting people based on both skills and character  [29:05] Why organizations focus on technical skills and what they need to change [30:56] What Entelechy means and how character determines our destiny [32:40] The last time David was a bottleneck in his business and how he resolved the issue [38:36] How to reach out and connect with David or get his book [39:40] Ending the show   Notable Quotes:   ●            Anyone who employs themselves is an entrepreneur. ●            We should not only recruit and promote people solely based on their technical skills but also their character. ●            Don't hire just for skills; hire somebody who fits into your team, culture, and customers. ●            The character code you need from candidates is not in the CVs; you have to get them to talk about the character they bring to the world, not just their technical skills. ●            Character determines destiny; wherever we end up in life is the direct function of our character. ●            We don't hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people who can tell us what to do, Steve Jobs.   Connect With David Carter:   Website: https://entelechy.academy/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcmcarter/   ----- Help me inspire more (wannabe) entrepreneurs. Leave me a 5-star review. Go to https://ratethispodcast.com/interviewscrackingtheentrepreneurshipcode and follow the simple instructions.

Imagine a world where you could focus solely on the core aspects of your business while all the non-essential tasks magically get done with precision and efficiency. A world where you could reclaim your time, energy, and sanity.   Welcome to the realm of outsourcing, the secret weapon behind countless thriving businesses. Outsourcing is not just a buzzword but a game-changer that can propel your business to new heights of success.   Join this conversation with Linh Podetti, the founder of Outsourcing Angels, as she has mastered the art of leveraging outsourcing to liberate business owners and professionals.   She is known as the "original" Outsourcing Angel because of her expertise in creating freedom for working professionals. Linh is a beacon of positive energy and enthusiasm, always striving to live a fulfilled life and inspire others to do the same.   In this episode, Linh shares valuable insights and lessons from her journey. She unveils the transformative power of outsourcing, offering a roadmap to take control of one's business and life.   Let’s jump in!   Key Highlights From the Show   [00:01] Intro and a quick bio of the guest; Linh Podetti [01:39] How Linh ensures she is constantly joyful, happy, and smiling [02:20] Linh’s backstory into how she got the entrepreneurship of outsourcing [05:12] Why she focused on an outsourcing company and not any other [07:35] Linh’s advice to entrepreneurs who wish to follow a business path like hers [08:49] Why some entrepreneurs lose their sense of direction and Linh’s experiences [10:41] An overview of Linh’s company staff and the significant milestones since she started [16:03] Where Linh dreams of taking her outsourcing business [17:13] Opportunities within the outsourcing space [19:37] Valuable entrepreneurship lessons she has learned along her journey [21:29] What Linh has learned about herself from the business [26:19] Linh’s self-care routine of journalling and why it is important to her [29:00] How Linh describes herself as a leader [32:17] Episode’s golden advice from the guest [33:27] How to reach out, connect or learn more about Linh Podetti [33:45] Ending the show   Notable Quotes   ·       Always align your business with what you care about. You will have so much motivation when your business hits rock bottom because entrepreneurship is generally hard. ·       Most entrepreneurs lose their sense of direction and track the moment they deviate from their purpose. ·       The longer you stay in business, the more clarity you gain and the more success you get. ·       Just because you have been in business for a long time does not mean starting a new one will be easier. ·       Running a business means indirectly working on yourself. You get better at character as you work in your business. ·       Business is not about starting something to make money. It is about solving a problem in the society. Resources Mentioned Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear   Connect With Linh Podetti Personal Website: https://linhpodetti.com/ Company’s Website: https://outsourcingangel.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LinhPodetti/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linhpodetti/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linhpod/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linhpodetti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU2V1yhkTfpiPQA-WTesOWg   ----- Help me inspire more (wannabe) entrepreneurs. Leave me a 5-star review. Go to https://ratethispodcast.com/interviewscrackingtheentrepreneurshipcode and follow the simple instructions.