Serial business builder Waldon Fenster explores the strategies, tools, and wisdom entrepreneurs use every day to avoid the pitfalls of business and grow a successful enterprise that defies the odds.
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Creating Opportunities Around Your Primary Business
No business operates in a vacuum. Smart business owners find opportunities within and around their primary businesses that create alternate streams of revenue, leads, and partnership. On this week's episode, Waldon Fenster breaks down some of the hidden places you can branch out or partner up with someone to create new opportunities.
4 Mar 2020
Beyond Cash Flow: The Numbers You Must Track
Every business owner knows that they have to keep their thumb on the pulse of the business, and cash flow is an important metric to track. But cash flow doesn't show you everything; there are other metrics that can give you important insights into the health of your business.
26 Feb 2020
Strategies For Billing For Your Services
Making the leaps from hourly employee to freelancer to business owner is an honorable process for talented people to pursue, but most people don't know what their services are really worth. In this episode, serial business builder Waldon Fenster talks about how he works with contractors and how he encourages his clients to think about their value in the market.
19 Feb 2020
Success Story: Leader Of The Pack
There is nothing more gratifying than seeing a client take your advice and succeed with it. This week, Waldon Fenster interviews Rav Natan Alexander, the founder of Leader Of The Pack. Rav Natan is a fascinating person in his own right, but his story of turnaround is a lesson for many business owners.
12 Feb 2020
Staffing Tips For Optimizing Operations
Should you hire a team of W-2 employees or only 1099 contractors? What's the best way to staff your business to maximize profitability? These are just two of the questions every business has to ask itself, and every business has a different answer. In this episode, serial entrepreneur Waldon Fenster examines the pros and cons of different hiring scenarios.
5 Feb 2020
Getting The Most From Your Systems
Businesses are made up of systems. Some are electronic, while others are human. To maximize your efficiency, productivity, and profit, you have to know how to get the most out of each type of system. On this episode, serial business builder Waldon Fenster explores the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of each type of system.
29 Jan 2020
SEO for CEOs: What You Must Know To Win The Web
SEO is one of the most complex and confusing aspects of marketing, and yet every business must master it to be effective online. On this episode, serial entrepreneur Waldon Fenster pulls back the curtain on the things executives must know about SEO.
22 Jan 2020
Managing Risk In Your Business
Risk is just part of the entrepreneurial life. Or is it? On this week's podcast serial business builder Waldon Fenster discusses the mindset entrepreneurs must embrace regarding risk, and the steps they can take to mitigate and manage it.
15 Jan 2020
Demystifying The Secrets Of Venture Capital
Venture capital is one of those topics that confuses - and frightens - entrepreneurs. Does your business idea need an influx of capital to get launched, or will it create more problems than it solves? Serial business builder Waldon Fenster breaks down the misconceptions about venture capital, angel funding, and what businesses really need to get started.
8 Jan 2020
Is Your Business Website An Asset Or A Liability?
There was a time when nobody had a website for their business - they didn't exist. Nowadays, it seems that your business can't be taken seriously unless it has a spectacular website. But is that true? Does your business need a website? If so, what function does it need to perform? And what features does it need to include? Business builder Waldon Fenster breaks down the fact from the fiction.
1 Jan 2020
Fundamentals Of A Business Marketing Plan
Marketing can be one of the most complex and confusing aspects of operating a business. There are so many different channels for marketing, and the "latest and greatest" methods change so quickly that it trips people up. Is social media the answer? TV advertising? What is the difference between advertising and lead generation? And what is a lead? We'll address all of these questions and more in this week's "Messes To Successes" podcast.
25 Dec 2019
The Entrepreneur Mindset Vs The Employee Mindset
Why don't more people become entrepreneurs, when the opportunities are so plentiful and the results can be massive? It's all in the mindset. On this week's "Messes To Successes" podcast, serial business builder Waldon Fenster discusses the differences between the entrepreneur mindset and the employee mindset, and how the employee mindset blocks people from becoming successful entrepreneurs.
18 Dec 2019
How Can I Tell If My Business Idea Will Work?
Ever wonder where people get ideas for businesses? Or why some business ideas make billions while some never get off the ground? Serial business builder Waldon Fenster discusses the process he uses to generate, vet, and test business ideas before bringing them to market.
8 Dec 2019
Three Mistakes That Shipwreck Entrepreneurs
Serial business builder Waldon Fenster describes the three common mistakes entrepreneurs make that cause their businesses to fail, either directly or indirectly.
3 Dec 2019
The Seven Pillars of Business Success
Serial Business Builder Waldon Fenster describes the seven pillars every entrepreneur must have operating and stabilized in their business in order to grow a successful enterprise.
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