Rich Anderson, visionary entrepreneur and CEO of Imagine IT, joins the show to share poignant insights and learnings he’s acquired throughout his career. With a background in accounting, mergers and acquisitions, and social development, Rich is a wealth of entrepreneurial knowledge. In this episode, Alissa and Rich discuss the abundance mindset, the attitude of gratitude and universal laws like the Law of Attraction.

What We Covered:

01:58 – Rich’s unconventional entrepreneurial journey

10:58 – The power of culture

17:09 – The Law of Attraction and other universal laws

20:21 – Taking on all organizational responsibilities and an event that nearly destroyed Rich’s business

26:13 – How a single client led to a unique and prosperous partnership opportunity 

37:09 – Rich recalls a critical lesson he learned in leadership

39:14 – The number one tip Rich would give to aspiring entrepreneurs

Tweetables:

“I remember as, a kid, having Dad come ask if he could borrow some of our allowance to go buy groceries. So, entrepreneurialism has it’s knocks, and my story is no different. Some of my first ventures of entrepreneurialism did not go well.” (04:26) (Rich)

“I tell people I got my MBA, I just paid for it with elbow grease.” (16:51) (Rich)

“The universe provides.” (28:33) (Rich)

“One of my coaches pulls me aside as we were working through a hard thing a couple years back. And we’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s gonna be so great when we get through this.’ He goes, ‘You know what the reward is for solving all these problems, right?’ We said, ‘Yeah, we’re done with them.’ And he’s like, ‘No, you have a whole new set of problems to solve.’” (37:30) (Rich)

“If we’re expanding happiness in the world, which you know is our ‘why,’ then I’m happy to let everyone else take credit for it because that means it’s working.” (38:55) (Rich)

Links Mentioned:

Alissa’s Website – https://www.daire2succeed.com/makingthelistpodcast/

Rich’s LinkedIn –  https://www.linkedin.com/in/richarddanderson/

Imagine IT Website – https://www.imagineiti.com/

Books Mentioned:

Good To Great

The Power of Vulnerability