Entrepreneur and CEO of The Media Manager, Brian Bos joins the show to share his unique story and background. In this episode, Alissa and Brian discuss the importance of confronting fear, making calculated risks and developing strong relationships as an entrepreneur. Brian opens up about failures he has learned from throughout his career as well as the ever-evolving nature of his business model.

What We Covered:

02:02 – Brian shares his entrepreneurial genesis story and how he achieved over 3,500% growth for his organization, Media Manager

10:55 – Brian speaks to balancing entrepreneurship and his relationships

17:17 – How Media Manager made the 2019 Inc. 5000 List of Most Successful Companies in America three years quicker than the average organization

19:38 – The importance of building and strengthening relationships as an entrepreneur

21:45 – Brian details how Media Manager’s business model has evolved over the years

25:39 – Brian opens up about an early failure in his career that he overcame

31:50 – Final advice Brian would give to aspiring entrepreneurs

Tweetables:

“In today’s day and age, the culture of the company is essentially the most important thing.” (05:21) (Brian)

“The idea that entrepreneurship, in really probably any industry, is an 8-5 job is laughable. I mean it’s not even close.” (12:12) (Brian)

“Our business is a little bit unique in the sense that what we do is really performance-based. So, making sure that we are honest, transparent and accountable is really how we develop positive relationships.” (20:48) (Brian)

“If you’re an entrepreneur or want to be an entrepreneur it is definitely not going to happen overnight. That first year was an absolute grind from all aspects of the business.” (32:18) (Brian)

Links Mentioned:

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

Brian’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-bos-4163947/

Media Manager Website – https://www.themediamgr.com/

Daniel Moshe, entrepreneur, business owner and CPA firm technology guru, joins the show to share the story of how he overcame management roadblocks and worked himself out of a job by applying EOS. In this episode, Alissa and Daniel break down and analyze the importance of communication, innovation and setting core values to sustain growth within an organization.

What We Covered:

01:45 – Daniel talks about how his company Tech Guru made the 2019 Inc. 5000 List of Most Successful Companies in America and how they have sustained their growth

08:09 – How Daniel has used EOS implementation to promote innovation throughout his organization

12:04 – The moment Daniel realized it was alright to be himself as an entrepreneur

17:22 – Best practices for internal communication and maintaining sustainability

19:35 – Daniel breaks down the Trash Can Test and his State of the Company Meetings

26:02 – The importance of living by your own set of core values

31:28 – Lessons Daniel would have preferred to learn earlier in his career

40:34 – Final advice Daniel would give to aspiring entrepreneurs and where listeners can follow Daniel

Tweetables:

“As the adage goes, ‘When the leader turns his/her head and looks in a different direction, so does everybody else.’” (06:37) (Daniel)

“Learner is number one for me. And I love learning by doing and learning by teaching.” (11:02) (Daniel)

“It’s not just ya know you finish school and you go work for a company. You can start your own company. And I definitely try to teach that to my boys. But I think that would be so cool to have an Entrepreneurial Day at school.” (15:19) (Daniel)

“We [Tech Guru] have four core values: Caring, Accountable, Responsive and Empathetic.” (21:28) (Daniel)

“Part of living your ideal life is surrounding yourself with people who you really want to be spending your time with. And that, by definition, is that they share your values.” (30:21) (Daniel)

“If there’s anything I wish I could have learned and applied much sooner, it would be the way that we work with our people.” (36:15) (Daniel)

Links Mentioned:

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

Daniel’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/danmoshe/

Daniel’s Website – https://www.stronginsix.com/

Tech Guru Website – https://www.techguruit.com/

Books Mentioned:

Traction

Entrepreneurial Leap

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