Growth Think Tank

Do you believe in putting your customers first? It is a common thought. At many levels it makes total sense. However, today's guest is Jay Samit, author of Disrupt You!, a best selling book about innovation and growth. Jay shares insights about why this common thinking has limits as you are growing your company and becoming a strong CEO. Listen to this episode and disrupt your company. Get the show notes for 190 | Why Putting Customers First Is Wrong with Jay Samit Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @jaysamit #Innovation #Author #BestsellingBook #Episode190 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

When you lay in bed at night after a long day, what do you think about? Are you beating yourself up over what you didn’t do? Our guest today is Ryan Walsh. What he shares with us could make or break your business. Listen in to find out why you may want to shift your perspective on what you think you “SHOULD” be doing vs. going with what your passion and purpose is. Get the show notes for 189 | Getting in State for Peak Performance with Ryan Walsh Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @JahHills #Perspective #Passion #Perpose #Episode189 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Launching a business is easy. Launching a successful business is what is hard. Your job as leader is to make your business successful. Joel Boggess, co-host for ReLaunch podcast and best selling author, shares his journey to launching. What he learned in his latest venture is critical to your success. It is about responsibility...yes, you have to listen in to hear what Joel has to say. Get the show notes for 188 | Launching and Relaunching with Joel Boggess Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @JoelBoggess #SucessfulBusiness #BestsellingAuthor #Leaders #Episode188 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Your habits determine your health, wealth and happiness. It is not the pivotal moments in life...it is your day-to-day choices. Todd Tresidder shares insights on creating wealth. The often talked about yet rarely carried out aspects of wealth building as a leader or CEO are the focus of this episode. Listen to Todd's practical and actionable steps. Get the show notes for 187 | The Entrepreneur’s Formula For Wealth with Todd Tresidder Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @Financialmentor #Insights #CreatingWealth #Practical #Episode187 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Building a business fast is likely your goal. You can take your time, but fast movers tend to learn the lessons and grab the mind share of the market. Today we discuss the key elements of a fast growing brand. Our guest is Kimra Luna. Kimra built a business by being authentic and adding value to her people. Kimra's success goes beyond money (she did that too), but it is even a bigger deal to grow a thriving community of 20,000 people that just love her. Find out the secrets in today's interview. Get the show notes for 186 | The Key Elements of Growing Fast with Kimra Luna Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @KimraLuna #Success #FastGrowing #SuccessgoesBeyondmoney #Episode186 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Do you have a clear idea of what you want your clients and prospects to say about you? This is the key to your success in building your business. Joe Calloway describes what it takes to be magnetic and create the business you want. Listen to this episode to learn how to be the best at what matters most. Get the show notes for 185 | Be Magnetic and Attract Clients with Joe Calloway Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @joecalloway #ClientsandProspects #KeytoyourSuccess #Business #Episode185 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Breaking free to a new level is rarely if ever done by doing more of what you are already doing. And doing what everyone in your industry is doing is actually the hard way. I say this hoping to inspire you to have the courage to do something new and dare I say...different. Ryan Boughen is our guest in this episode and he shares what he did to this is mortgage business to the next level. Get the show notes for 184 | The Foundation to Start Your Business with Mortgage Broker Ryan Boughen Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @RyanBoughen #ClientsandProspects #KeytoyourSuccess #Business #Episode184 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Positioning yourself to your marketing is often overlooked. Look around and be totally honest wtih yourself...are you positioned as an expert for a particular industry, technology or result? Or perhaps, you are one of many people that do what you do. Sue B Zimmerman is an expert on Instagram and has a strong passion for this social platform. Sue shares her perspective on being the expert in ONE area. Get the show notes for 183 | Being the Go to Expert with Sue B Zimmerman Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @SueBZimmerman #Technology #SocialPlatform #Expert #Episode183 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Getting more quality leads for your business is not about going broader. You are much better off narrowing your focus to the right clients. Not all clients are the same. Do you know your ideal client? In this show, Marc Mawhinney from the podcast Natural Born Coaches shares his insights to why you want to niche and how to niche. Listen in to discover how to get more quality leads for your business. Get the show notes for 182 | Seizing Your Niche as a Coach with Marc Mawhinney Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @marcmawhinney #QualityLeads #Business #Niche #Episode182 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

If you want to be a speaker (paid or unpaid), you want to understand how meeting planners think. In this episode, Shirley Hogsett shares her years of experience on working with meeting planners to help you understand how to contact and engage meeting planners. Shirley operates the Destiny Speakers Bureau. Get the show notes for 181 | How Meeting Planners Think with Shirley Hogsett Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @DestinySpeaks #Speaker #MeetingPlanners #Engage #Episode181 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!