Michael Devellano is on the Leverage Podcast this week to discuss how entrepreneurs can use simple tools in creative ways to automate and grow their businesses. From CRMs to email marketing and funnel tools, Nick and Michael educate listeners on how to think about what their business requires and then find the right tech solutions to solve their problems. This is a powerful episode for anyone looking to better understand the operational and marketing tools available to them and which ones make sense for their specific business needs.
You can view the full show notes at getleverage.com/podcast/75.
Michael Devellano is an author, Salesforce consultant, custom app developer, and expert on technology related to marketing, traffic, and conversion. He is the Founder and CEO of Cloud Advisory LLC, a consulting firm that helps businesses and entrepreneurs set up, customize, and strategically use Salesforce. He is also the author of Automate and Grow: A Blueprint for Startups, Small and Medium Businesses to Automate Marketing, Sales, and Customer Support, and the host of the Automate and Grow Podcast.
The one and only Jay Abraham is back on the Leverage Podcast this week! Jay has devoted his life to helping companies of all sizes go BEYOND exponential, and in this episode, he covers some of the tactics and strategies he's used to do just that. From his 224 referral systems to the 9 drivers of exponential growth to his force multiplier concept, Jay hits on dozens of simple yet ingenious tactics that you can implement to drive exponential growth in your business today.
You can view the full show notes at https://getleverage.com/podcast/74
Jay Abraham is the world's highest-paid marketing consultant, having generated over $21 billion in revenue for the companies he's worked with. He has spent his entire career solving complex problems and fixing underperforming businesses in more than 1,000 industries worldwide. Jay has an uncanny ability to increase business income by looking at situations from different paradigms and uncovering hidden assets, overlooked opportunities, underperforming activities, and undervalued possibilities unseen by his clients. He is a mentor to many of the world's top business minds, such as Daymond John and Tony Robbins.
What does the future of work hold? Will AI and robots take over? Is on-demand labor the future? These are all questions that Jeff Wald has been researching for years, and today he's on the Leverage Podcast to discuss his findings with Nick. Jeff shows us how we can use data and trends from the past to predict what the future of work will look like and how we can best prepare. For entrepreneurs, this knowledge will help you allocate resources in the right places and get set up for the 4th Industrial Revolution, or as Jeff calls it, the 1st Service Revolution.
You can view the full show notes at http://getleverage.com/podcast.
Jeff Wald is the Founder of WorkMarket, a Freelance Management System that enables companies to organize, manage, and pay their extended workforce. He is an expert on labor and the future of work, and the author of The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. Jeff is also a speaker, Angel investor, startup advisor, and graduate of Harvard Business School and Cornell University.
Keith Ferrazzi is back on the Leverage Podcast! In this episode, Keith covers the 8 Areas of Recontracting a High-Performing Team and methods for improving team culture, leading effectively, and creating an open and transparent workplace. Nick and Keith discuss how many executive teams aren't working nearly as effectively as they could be, and it's often because no one is comfortable saying what needs to be said.
You can view the full show notes at http://getleverage.com/podcast/72.
Keith Ferrazzi is the Founder and CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, a research and consulting firm that specializes in transforming the performance, capability, and engagement of the people in organizations who produce business results. He is the New York Times #1 Bestselling Author of Never Eat Alone, in addition to Who's Got Your Back and his most recent book, Leading Without Authority.
Whether you need to hire remote employees for your business or find your next freelance gig, our guest today can help. Sara Sutton is the CEO of FlexJobs, one of the world's largest remote job websites. In today's episode, Nick and Sara discuss how to promote culture as a fully-remote company, why the COVID crisis is an opportunity to rethink many of our core systems, and some tips and tricks for remote hiring from the perspective of both the employer and employee.
You can view the full show notes at http://getleverage.com/podcast/71.
Sara Sutton is an entrepreneur with a passion for helping people find jobs that make their lives better. She is the Founder and CEO of FlexJobs, a pioneering job service that helps people find flexible work options to fit their modern-day lives, and she recently launched Remote.co as a resource for organizations and workers to learn and share remote work best practices. She was named as a Young Global Leader in 2014 by the World Economic Forum and also served on the community's Advisory Group.
When's the last time you took a look at your hiring system? Maren Kate Donovan is on the podcast this week to discuss hiring—specifically, how to create a system that allows you to discover and automatically sort through applicants to find highly-qualified candidates for your business. Nick and Maren discuss why most companies have outdated hiring systems, why hiring processes are like sales funnels, and the differences between hiring in-person and remote employees. This episode was recorded on April 8, 2020.
You can view the full show notes at getleverage.com/podcast/70.
Maren is a serial entrepreneur and expert on hiring remote teams. She's the founder of AVRA Talent, a recruiting agency, and Inde.co, a new hiring platform for remote workers. Maren is also the Ex-CEO and Founder of Zirtual, one of the largest virtual assistant companies in the world. Having hired thousands of remote workers and scanned through tens of thousands of applicants, Maren knows what it takes to build a successful hiring system for modern companies.
Marvin Liao is an Angel Investor, Keynote Speaker, and Ex-Partner of 500 Startups, one of the world's largest business accelerators. In this episode (recorded in April), Nick and Marvin discuss life as an investor during COVID, their predictions on how startups will be affected during and after the pandemic, and some tips on how to prepare for future recessions.
Check out the full show notes at getleverage.com/podcast/69.
Vinay Patankar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Process Street, a process and workflow management tool. In this episode, Nick and Vinay discuss Process Street’s recent Series A completion and their new partnership with Atlassian and Salesforce. You’ll learn the difference between static and dynamic knowledge and how to document your company processes easily and effectively.
Read the full show notes at getleverage.com/podcast/68
Kevin Harrington and Mark Timm join Nick to discuss their new book, "Mentor to Millions." Putting all of his effort into his businesses, Mark realized that he had ignored his family life for decades. Mentor to Millions chronicles how Mark pivoted to a life where work and family can co-exist together. Mark and Kevin discuss the biggest lessons they’ve learned: combining the best of business, family, and personal life.
Gain access to the full show notes at getleverage.com/podcast/67
Yael Eisenstat joins Nick to discuss how social media is affecting democracy and what it could mean for the upcoming elections.
As a former CIA Officer and National Security Advisor at the White House, Yael tackles the intersection of ethics, tech, and democracy with her years of experience working with governments, tech companies, and investors. She was the former head of elections integrity operations for political advertising at Facebook, and now works at Betaworks, a startup studio and seed-stage venture capital company in New York.
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Dan and Nick reveal how to succeed during these scary times. Dan discusses his “Scary Times Success Manual," including the ten strategies that will allow you to stay focused on opportunities for growth and progress.
Dan Sullivan is the Founder and President of Strategic Coach, the #1 coaching organization for entrepreneurs. Dan has been helping entrepreneurs reach their full potential in both their business and personal lives for over 30 years. Listen in to hear how Dan and Nick are helping their clients not only survive, but thrive during 2020.
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Jay and Nick will reveal why it's a great time to hire and reestablish roles and responsibilities within your company. They’ll also explain why it’s so critical to capture and document the processes and knowledge of your employees—especially now, when people are at home and at risk of getting sick.
Jay and Nick strategize the different ways businesses will have to shift their perspective and paradigms to stay ahead, and the value of moving towards a more results-based model. Listen in as they navigate this new reality, and learn the top tips for businesses that have suddenly made the switch to a remote model.
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Dr. Ben Hardy is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author of Willpower Doesn’t Work and Personality Isn’t Permanent. He was the #1 writer on Medium.com between 2015 to 2018, writing about the myth that personality is innate and unchangeable.
In this episode, Nick and Ben discuss strategies for becoming the person you want to be and how to shift your identity narrative from past-based to future-based.
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Jim Dew is the founder of Dew Wealth Management and author of “Beyond a Million: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook for Expanding Wealth, Freedom and Time.”
In this episode, Nick & Jim discuss the financial implications of COVID-19 and how to make use of what the US Government is offering, along with tips on how to get the most out of your wealth.
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Gino Wickman is the founder of EOS Worldwide and author of ‘Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business,’ a book that is aimed to help the younger generation answer the question ‘is this the right fit for me?’ In the episode, Nick & Gino will discuss how to gain traction by using the Entrepreneurial Operating System. Covering how they’ve already implemented strategies such as a remote workforce and how it has increased their productivity and ability to work during the COVID-19 crisis.
Mark C. Winters is the co-author of the bestselling book, Rocket Fuel, with EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) founder Gino Wickman. Mark’s aim is to help entrepreneurs expand their freedom.
In this episode, you’ll hear Mark and Nick discuss how they have both integrated EOS in their lives and companies. You’ll learn the difference between being an integrator and a visionary and how to implement tools and processes to increase you and your companies productivity.
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The Leverage Podcast is produced by Leverage, an outsourcing and productivity platform for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Our in-house, collaborative team of over 300 specialized freelancers can help you complete your next project! Need help with marketing, web design, social media, PR, copywriting, bookkeeping, audio production, or something else entirely? Get in touch -- we’ll connect you with a freelancer (or a team of freelancers) who have the right expertise for the job. Visit getleverage.com to get started.
Keith Ferrazzi is the Founder and CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, a research and consulting firm that specializes in transforming the performance, capability, and engagement of the people in organizations who produce business results.
On this week’s episode, you’ll hear a portion of the webinar that Nick held with Keith on the “Making Remote Work Actually Work” Facebook Group. As companies everywhere have been forced to work remotely, we’re sharing the best practices of remote work, which Leverage has been living, breathing and promoting for over five years now.
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The Leverage Podcast is produced by Leverage, an outsourcing and productivity platform for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Our in-house, collaborative team of over 300 specialized freelancers can help you complete your next project! Need help with marketing, web design, social media, PR, copywriting, bookkeeping, audio production, or something else entirely? Get in touch -- we’ll connect you with a freelancer (or a team of freelancers) who have the right expertise for the job. Visit getleverage.com to get started.
Chris Voss is the author of the best-selling book Never Split the Difference. An extremely popular book about the tactics and strategies on how to negotiate effectively. Chris spent 24 years as a FBI hostage negotiator and the lead international kidnapping negotiator.
On this week’s episode, you’ll learn the tactics and strategies on how to negotiate effectively, how to take a quantum leap into emotional intelligence and negotiation and what 24 years as a FBI hostage negotiator has taught Chris and how you can implement his experience into your own life and business.
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The Leverage Podcast is produced by Leverage, an outsourcing and productivity platform for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Our in-house, collaborative team of over 300 specialized freelancers can help you complete your next project! Need help with marketing, web design, social media, PR, copywriting, bookkeeping, audio production, or something else entirely? Get in touch -- we’ll connect you with a freelancer (or a team of freelancers) who have the right expertise for the job. Visit getleverage.com to get started.
Jay Abraham and Linda Kreitzman discuss the current situation of COVID-19 & the potential Economic Crisis on today’s episode of the Leverage Podcast.
Jay Abraham, who has been on the podcast many times, is an icon in the marketing and business strategy space. Jay is a brilliant thinker and sees things that most don't see. In this conversation, we find out what he's seeing and what other people aren't seeing in this current situation.
Linda Kreitzman is the Assistant Dean of Berkeley's Business School. She is the Programme Director & Executive Director of the Masters in the Financial Engineering Programme. Linda has a PhD in Economics, in this conversation we hear Linda's perspective on what's happening and the impact it will have.
In todays episode, Nick sits down with friend, mentor, and advisor Jay Abraham; asking more untraditional questions that Jay usually doesn't get asked. Learn how Jay developed his amazing vocabulary, insights on how to spend your time, and much more.
If you’re interested in Project Management tools, in the process of trying to figure out what PM tools are right for you and your team, this episode is meant for you. Nick sits down with the global head of community for Asana, Joshua Zerkel.
Dr. Jeff Gladden is a leader on disease prevention and human longevity. On this episode, Jeff and I discuss how the Apex program is paving a new path outside of conventional healthcare, Jeff’s view on health trends, and the steps you can take right now to improve your health in 2020.
Shannon Waller is an expert on entrepreneurial teams. She’s a sought-after speaker, presenter, and longtime coach at Strategic Coach®.
On this episode, Shannon walks us through the particular tools and concepts that have kept entrepreneurs coming back to Strategic Coach® for the past two decades. Nick and Shannon discuss the idea of taking a “free day,” the massive benefits of strategically taking that time, and how to implement it. Also, they dive into the Kolbe Index to discuss why anyone, especially teams, should do it and how it can optimize your team dynamic.
As an Olympic hurdler, Sarah knows what it’s like to meet obstacles along the path to achieving huge results. Not only is she now training for Tokyo 2020 but she’s founded the Believe Initiative which helps young children build personal belief by using passion as the fuel to solve problems.
In this episode, Sarah tells us about her journey to the Olympics, her experience on the Amazing Race, and how anyone can build belief and resilience even in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Get a peek into Howard’s time as President at one of the most famous hedge funds in the world, Renaissance Capital.
Also, learn how he became the very first investor for Uber and what Howard thinks are the next big opportunities in the bioinformatics space, which has become the primary focus of his later stage investment group, B Capital.